Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter 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.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Cliff Pondexter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Cliff Pondexter 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Cliff Pondexter 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Cliff Pondexter 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Cliff Pondexter 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Cliff Pondexter 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 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.