Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Don Eliason Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Eliason 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 Eliason

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Don Eliason: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Don Eliason 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Don Eliason 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Don Eliason 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Don Eliason 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Don Eliason 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Don Eliason 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Don Eliason 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Don Eliason 0 *

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Don Eliason 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 Don Eliason 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Don Eliason - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Don Eliason 0.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Don Eliason 0

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Don Eliason - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Don Eliason 0

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Don Eliason 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Don Eliason .000

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Don Eliason -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Don Eliason 0.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Don Eliason - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Don Eliason 0.0 (1947)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Don Eliason -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Don Eliason - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Don Eliason -

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Don Eliason -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Don Eliason - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Don Eliason -

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Don Eliason 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Don Eliason -

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Don Eliason -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Don Eliason -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Don Eliason - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Don Eliason -

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

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Don Eliason - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.