Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ernie Calverley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ernie Calverley 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.

Ernie Calverley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ernie Calverley: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ernie Calverley 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ernie Calverley 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ernie Calverley 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Ernie Calverley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ernie Calverley 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ernie Calverley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Ernie Calverley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Ernie Calverley 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Ernie Calverley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Ernie Calverley 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ernie Calverley 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ernie Calverley 0 *

Assists Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0 Ernie Calverley 1

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ernie Calverley 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ernie Calverley 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 Ernie Calverley 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ernie Calverley - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ernie Calverley 3.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ernie Calverley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ernie Calverley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ernie Calverley 1,961

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ernie Calverley - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ernie Calverley 572

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ernie Calverley - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ernie Calverley - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ernie Calverley 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ernie Calverley .291

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ernie Calverley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ernie Calverley .707

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ernie Calverley 14.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ernie Calverley - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ernie Calverley 4.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ernie Calverley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ernie Calverley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ernie Calverley -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ernie Calverley - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ernie Calverley -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ernie Calverley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ernie Calverley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ernie Calverley -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ernie Calverley - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ernie Calverley -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ernie Calverley - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ernie Calverley - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ernie Calverley 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ernie Calverley -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ernie Calverley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ernie Calverley -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ernie Calverley -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ernie Calverley - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ernie Calverley -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ernie Calverley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ernie Calverley - 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.