Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Elston Turner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elston Turner 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.

Elston Turner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Elston Turner: 1981-82 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Elston Turner 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Elston Turner 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Elston Turner 6

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Elston Turner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Elston Turner 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Elston Turner 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Elston Turner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Elston Turner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Elston Turner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Elston Turner 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Elston Turner 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Elston Turner 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Elston Turner 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Elston Turner 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 Elston Turner 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Elston Turner 2.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Elston Turner 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Elston Turner 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Elston Turner 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Elston Turner 2,397

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Elston Turner 1,375

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Elston Turner 914

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Elston Turner 442

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Elston Turner 27

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Elston Turner 505

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Elston Turner .432

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Elston Turner .152

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Elston Turner .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Elston Turner 8.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Elston Turner 3.8 (1982)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Elston Turner 2.4 (1982)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Elston Turner 1.2 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Elston Turner 0.1 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Elston Turner 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Elston Turner 3.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Elston Turner 2.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Elston Turner 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Elston Turner 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Elston Turner 218

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Elston Turner 130

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Elston Turner 86

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Elston Turner 33

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Elston Turner 2

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Elston Turner 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Elston Turner .485

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Elston Turner .750

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Elston Turner .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Elston Turner 7.6 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Elston Turner 4.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Elston Turner 3.1 (1985)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Elston Turner 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Elston Turner 0.1 (1984)

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.