Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Butch Van Breda Kolff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Butch Van Breda Kolff 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.

Butch Van Breda Kolff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
B. Van Breda Kolff: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 B. Van Breda Kolff 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 B. Van Breda Kolff 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 B. Van Breda Kolff 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 B. Van Breda Kolff 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 B. Van Breda Kolff 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 B. Van Breda Kolff 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 B. Van Breda Kolff 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * B. Van Breda Kolff 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 B. Van Breda Kolff 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 B. Van Breda Kolff 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 B. Van Breda Kolff 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 B. Van Breda Kolff 826

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 B. Van Breda Kolff 256

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 B. Van Breda Kolff 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 B. Van Breda Kolff .305

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 B. Van Breda Kolff .669

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) B. Van Breda Kolff 7.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) B. Van Breda Kolff 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 B. Van Breda Kolff 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 B. Van Breda Kolff 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 B. Van Breda Kolff 92

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 B. Van Breda Kolff 13

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 B. Van Breda Kolff 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 B. Van Breda Kolff .318

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 B. Van Breda Kolff .720

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) B. Van Breda Kolff 8.2 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) B. Van Breda Kolff 1.2 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * B. Van Breda Kolff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * B. Van Breda Kolff - 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.