Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bob O'Brien Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob O'Brien 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 O'Brien

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bob O'Brien: 1947-48 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bob O'Brien 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bob O'Brien 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bob O'Brien 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Bob O'Brien 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bob O'Brien 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bob O'Brien 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Bob O'Brien 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Bob O'Brien 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Bob O'Brien 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Bob O'Brien 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bob O'Brien 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bob O'Brien 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Bob O'Brien 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bob O'Brien 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 O'Brien 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bob O'Brien - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bob O'Brien 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Bob O'Brien - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Bob O'Brien - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bob O'Brien 81

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bob O'Brien - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bob O'Brien 10

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Bob O'Brien - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Bob O'Brien - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bob O'Brien 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bob O'Brien .206

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Bob O'Brien - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bob O'Brien .466

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bob O'Brien 2.2 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bob O'Brien - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bob O'Brien 0.4 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bob O'Brien 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bob O'Brien - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bob O'Brien 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Bob O'Brien - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Bob O'Brien - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Bob O'Brien 28

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bob O'Brien - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bob O'Brien 3

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Bob O'Brien - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Bob O'Brien - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bob O'Brien 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Bob O'Brien .237

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Bob O'Brien - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Bob O'Brien .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Bob O'Brien 3.1 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bob O'Brien - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Bob O'Brien 0.3 (1948)

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

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

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.