Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Dwight Davis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwight Davis 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.

Dwight Davis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Dwight Davis: 1972-73 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dwight Davis 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Dwight Davis 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Dwight Davis 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Dwight Davis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dwight Davis 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dwight Davis 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Dwight Davis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Dwight Davis 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Dwight Davis 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Dwight Davis 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dwight Davis 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dwight Davis 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Dwight Davis 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dwight Davis 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 Dwight Davis 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Dwight Davis 5.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Dwight Davis 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Dwight Davis 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Dwight Davis 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Dwight Davis 2,936

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Dwight Davis 1,991

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Dwight Davis 529

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Dwight Davis 139 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Dwight Davis 149 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Dwight Davis 340

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Dwight Davis .423

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Dwight Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Dwight Davis .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Dwight Davis 12.5 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Dwight Davis 8.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Dwight Davis 2.4 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Dwight Davis 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Dwight Davis 1.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Dwight Davis 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Dwight Davis 2.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Dwight Davis 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Dwight Davis 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Dwight Davis 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Dwight Davis 50

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Dwight Davis 28

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Dwight Davis 10

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Dwight Davis 3 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Dwight Davis 4 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Dwight Davis 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Dwight Davis .432

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Dwight Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Dwight Davis .818

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Dwight Davis 4.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Dwight Davis 2.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Dwight Davis 0.9 (1976)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Dwight Davis 0.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Dwight Davis 0.4 (1976) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.