Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Don Barksdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Barksdale 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.

Don Barksdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Don Barksdale: 1951-52 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Don Barksdale 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Don Barksdale 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Don Barksdale 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Don Barksdale 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Don Barksdale 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Don Barksdale 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Don Barksdale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Don Barksdale 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Don Barksdale 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Don Barksdale 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Don Barksdale 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Don Barksdale 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Don Barksdale 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Don Barksdale 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Don Barksdale 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Don Barksdale 8.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Don Barksdale 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Don Barksdale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Don Barksdale - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Don Barksdale 2,895

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Don Barksdale 2,088

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Don Barksdale 549

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Don Barksdale - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Don Barksdale - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Don Barksdale 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Don Barksdale .370

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Don Barksdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Don Barksdale .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Don Barksdale 13.8 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Don Barksdale 9.7 (1952)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Don Barksdale 2.6 (1953)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Don Barksdale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Don Barksdale - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Don Barksdale 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Don Barksdale 4.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Don Barksdale 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Don Barksdale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Don Barksdale - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Don Barksdale 84

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Don Barksdale 62

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Don Barksdale 17

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Don Barksdale - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Don Barksdale - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Don Barksdale 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Don Barksdale .382

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Don Barksdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Don Barksdale .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Don Barksdale 7.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Don Barksdale 5.0 (1955)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Don Barksdale 1.4 (1955)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Don Barksdale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Don Barksdale - n/a **

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. ** 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.