Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bob Carpenter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Carpenter and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Bob Carpenter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bob Carpenter: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bob Carpenter 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bob Carpenter 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bob Carpenter 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Bob Carpenter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bob Carpenter 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bob Carpenter 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Bob Carpenter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Bob Carpenter 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Bob Carpenter 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Bob Carpenter 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bob Carpenter 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bob Carpenter 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Bob Carpenter 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bob Carpenter 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Bob Carpenter 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bob Carpenter 4.1 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bob Carpenter 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Bob Carpenter - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Bob Carpenter - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bob Carpenter 937

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bob Carpenter 229 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bob Carpenter 171

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Bob Carpenter - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Bob Carpenter - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bob Carpenter 122

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bob Carpenter .330

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Bob Carpenter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bob Carpenter .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bob Carpenter 9.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bob Carpenter 4.1 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bob Carpenter 1.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Bob Carpenter - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Bob Carpenter - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bob Carpenter 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bob Carpenter - *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bob Carpenter 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Bob Carpenter - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Bob Carpenter - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Bob Carpenter 32

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bob Carpenter 0 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bob Carpenter 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Bob Carpenter - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Bob Carpenter - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bob Carpenter 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Bob Carpenter .367

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Bob Carpenter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Bob Carpenter .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Bob Carpenter 8.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bob Carpenter - *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Bob Carpenter 0.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Bob Carpenter - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Bob Carpenter - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.