Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Don Ray Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Don Ray: 1949-50 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Don Ray 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Don Ray 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Don Ray 1

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Don Ray 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Don Ray 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Don Ray 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Don Ray 0 *

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Don Ray 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 Ray 6.0

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

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Don Ray 1.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Don Ray 364

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

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Don Ray 60

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Don Ray 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Don Ray .323

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Don Ray .698

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Don Ray 6.0 (1950)

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

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Don Ray 1.0 (1950)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Don Ray 6.0

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

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Don Ray 0.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Don Ray 18

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

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Don Ray 0

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Don Ray 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Don Ray .308

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Don Ray .909

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Don Ray 6.0 (1950)

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

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Don Ray 0.0 (1950)

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

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Don Ray - 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.