Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Charlie Criss Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Charlie Criss 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.

Charlie Criss

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Charlie Criss: 1977-78 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Charlie Criss 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Charlie Criss 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Charlie Criss 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Charlie Criss 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Charlie Criss 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Charlie Criss 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Charlie Criss 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Charlie Criss 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Charlie Criss 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Charlie Criss 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Charlie Criss 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Charlie Criss 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Charlie Criss 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Charlie Criss 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 Charlie Criss 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Charlie Criss 1.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Charlie Criss 3.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Charlie Criss 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Charlie Criss 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Charlie Criss 3,534

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Charlie Criss 592

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Charlie Criss 1,335

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Charlie Criss 366

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Charlie Criss 21

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Charlie Criss 418

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Charlie Criss .432

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Charlie Criss .179 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Charlie Criss .831

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Charlie Criss 11.4 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Charlie Criss 3.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Charlie Criss 5.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Charlie Criss 1.4 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Charlie Criss 0.1 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Charlie Criss 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Charlie Criss 1.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Charlie Criss 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Charlie Criss 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Charlie Criss 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Charlie Criss 177

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Charlie Criss 28

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Charlie Criss 53

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Charlie Criss 22

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Charlie Criss 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Charlie Criss 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Charlie Criss .452

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Charlie Criss .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Charlie Criss .898

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Charlie Criss 14.0 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Charlie Criss 2.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Charlie Criss 4.4 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Charlie Criss 2.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Charlie Criss 0.5 (1978)

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.