Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. David West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David West 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.

David West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
David West: 2003-04 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 David West 2

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 David West 15

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 David West 9

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 David West 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 David West 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 David West 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 David West 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 David West 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 David West 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 David West 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 David West 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 David West 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * David West 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 David West 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 David West 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 David West 6.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 David West 2.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * David West 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * David West 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 David West 14,034

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 David West 6,590

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 David West 2,273

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * David West 764

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * David West 850

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 David West 1,034

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 David West .495

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * David West .265

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 David West .817

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) David West 21.0 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) David West 8.9 (2008)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) David West 3.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * David West 1.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * David West 1.3 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 David West 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 David West 5.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 David West 2.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * David West 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * David West 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 David West 1,335

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 David West 655

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 David West 265

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * David West 74

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * David West 95

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 David West 118

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 David West .476

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * David West .320

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 David West .796

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) David West 21.2 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) David West 8.5 (2012)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) David West 3.9 (2014)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * David West 1.1 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * David West 1.9 (2008)

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.