Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Dave Twardzik Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Twardzik 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.

Dave Twardzik

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Dave Twardzik: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dave Twardzik 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Dave Twardzik 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Dave Twardzik 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Dave Twardzik 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dave Twardzik 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dave Twardzik 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Dave Twardzik 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Dave Twardzik 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Dave Twardzik 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Dave Twardzik 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dave Twardzik 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dave Twardzik 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Dave Twardzik 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dave Twardzik 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 Dave Twardzik 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Dave Twardzik 2.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Dave Twardzik 3.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Dave Twardzik 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Dave Twardzik 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Dave Twardzik 2,666

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Dave Twardzik 611

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Dave Twardzik 940

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Dave Twardzik 396

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Dave Twardzik 24

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Dave Twardzik 280

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Dave Twardzik .552

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Dave Twardzik .571 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Dave Twardzik .823

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Dave Twardzik 10.4 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Dave Twardzik 2.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Dave Twardzik 4.1 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Dave Twardzik 1.7 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Dave Twardzik 0.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Dave Twardzik 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Dave Twardzik 1.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Dave Twardzik 2.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Dave Twardzik 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Dave Twardzik 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Dave Twardzik 216

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Dave Twardzik 39

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Dave Twardzik 62

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Dave Twardzik 30

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Dave Twardzik 2

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Dave Twardzik 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Dave Twardzik .552

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Dave Twardzik - *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Dave Twardzik .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Dave Twardzik 10.9 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Dave Twardzik 2.3 (1979)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Dave Twardzik 3.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Dave Twardzik 1.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Dave Twardzik 0.1 (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.