Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Buddy Jeannette Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Buddy Jeannette 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.

Buddy Jeannette

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Buddy Jeannette: 1947-48 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Buddy Jeannette 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Buddy Jeannette 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Buddy Jeannette 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Buddy Jeannette 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Buddy Jeannette 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Buddy Jeannette 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Buddy Jeannette 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Buddy Jeannette 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Buddy Jeannette 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Buddy Jeannette 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Buddy Jeannette 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Buddy Jeannette 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Buddy Jeannette 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Buddy Jeannette 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 Buddy Jeannette 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Buddy Jeannette 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Buddy Jeannette 997

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Buddy Jeannette 287

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Buddy Jeannette 139

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Buddy Jeannette .341

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Buddy Jeannette .781

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Buddy Jeannette 10.7 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Buddy Jeannette 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Buddy Jeannette 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Buddy Jeannette 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Buddy Jeannette 105

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Buddy Jeannette 17

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Buddy Jeannette 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Buddy Jeannette .432

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Buddy Jeannette .891

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Buddy Jeannette 8.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Buddy Jeannette 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Buddy Jeannette - 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.