Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Curly Armstrong Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Curly Armstrong 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.

Curly Armstrong

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Curly Armstrong: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Curly Armstrong 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Curly Armstrong 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Curly Armstrong 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Curly Armstrong 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Curly Armstrong 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Curly Armstrong 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Curly Armstrong 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Curly Armstrong 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Curly Armstrong 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Curly Armstrong 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Curly Armstrong 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Curly Armstrong 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Curly Armstrong 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Curly Armstrong 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 Curly Armstrong 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Curly Armstrong 2.3 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Curly Armstrong 2.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Curly Armstrong - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Curly Armstrong - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Curly Armstrong 1,040

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Curly Armstrong 89 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Curly Armstrong 352

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Curly Armstrong - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Curly Armstrong - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Curly Armstrong 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Curly Armstrong .295

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Curly Armstrong - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Curly Armstrong .692

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Curly Armstrong 7.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Curly Armstrong 2.3 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Curly Armstrong 2.7 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Curly Armstrong - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Curly Armstrong - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Curly Armstrong 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Curly Armstrong 2.3 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Curly Armstrong 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Curly Armstrong - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Curly Armstrong - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Curly Armstrong 24

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Curly Armstrong 7 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Curly Armstrong 11

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Curly Armstrong - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Curly Armstrong - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Curly Armstrong 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Curly Armstrong .268

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Curly Armstrong - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Curly Armstrong .400

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Curly Armstrong 5.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Curly Armstrong 2.3 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Curly Armstrong 2.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Curly Armstrong - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Curly Armstrong - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.