Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Calbert Cheaney Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Calbert Cheaney 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.

Calbert Cheaney

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Calbert Cheaney: 1993-94 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Calbert Cheaney 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Calbert Cheaney 13

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Calbert Cheaney 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Calbert Cheaney 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Calbert Cheaney 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Calbert Cheaney 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Calbert Cheaney 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Calbert Cheaney 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Calbert Cheaney 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Calbert Cheaney 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Calbert Cheaney 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Calbert Cheaney 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Calbert Cheaney 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Calbert Cheaney 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Calbert Cheaney 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Calbert Cheaney 3.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Calbert Cheaney 1.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Calbert Cheaney 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Calbert Cheaney 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Calbert Cheaney 7,826

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Calbert Cheaney 2,610

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Calbert Cheaney 1,398

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Calbert Cheaney 659

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Calbert Cheaney 198

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Calbert Cheaney 825

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Calbert Cheaney .466

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Calbert Cheaney .298

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Calbert Cheaney .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Calbert Cheaney 16.6 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Calbert Cheaney 4.1 (1995)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Calbert Cheaney 2.3 (1995)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Calbert Cheaney 1.2 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Calbert Cheaney 0.4 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Calbert Cheaney 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Calbert Cheaney 2.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Calbert Cheaney 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Calbert Cheaney 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Calbert Cheaney 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Calbert Cheaney 67

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Calbert Cheaney 18

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Calbert Cheaney 12

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Calbert Cheaney 5

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Calbert Cheaney 3

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Calbert Cheaney 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Calbert Cheaney .418

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Calbert Cheaney .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Calbert Cheaney .688

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Calbert Cheaney 15.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Calbert Cheaney 3.7 (1997)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Calbert Cheaney 1.6 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Calbert Cheaney 1.0 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Calbert Cheaney 0.7 (1997)

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.