Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Darnell Valentine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darnell Valentine 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.

Darnell Valentine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Darnell Valentine: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Darnell Valentine 9

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Darnell Valentine 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Darnell Valentine 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Darnell Valentine 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Darnell Valentine 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Darnell Valentine 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Darnell Valentine 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Darnell Valentine 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Darnell Valentine 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Darnell Valentine 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Darnell Valentine 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Darnell Valentine 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Darnell Valentine 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 Darnell Valentine 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Darnell Valentine 2.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Darnell Valentine 5.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Darnell Valentine 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Darnell Valentine 5,400

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Darnell Valentine 1,318

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Darnell Valentine 3,080

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Darnell Valentine 910

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Darnell Valentine 58

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Darnell Valentine 620

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Darnell Valentine .437

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Darnell Valentine .261

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Darnell Valentine .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Darnell Valentine 12.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Darnell Valentine 2.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Darnell Valentine 7.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Darnell Valentine 2.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Darnell Valentine 0.2 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Darnell Valentine 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Darnell Valentine 1.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Darnell Valentine 6.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Darnell Valentine 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Darnell Valentine 313

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Darnell Valentine 50

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Darnell Valentine 177

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Darnell Valentine 40

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Darnell Valentine 4

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Darnell Valentine 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Darnell Valentine .460

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Darnell Valentine .500

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Darnell Valentine .884

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Darnell Valentine 18.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Darnell Valentine 2.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Darnell Valentine 8.7 (1983)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Darnell Valentine 1.8 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Darnell Valentine 0.4 (1983)

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.