Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Forest Able Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Forest Able 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.

Forest Able

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Forest Able: 1956-57 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Forest Able 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Forest Able 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Forest Able 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Forest Able 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Forest Able 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Forest Able 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Forest Able 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Forest Able 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Forest Able 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Forest Able 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Forest Able 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Forest Able 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Forest Able 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Forest Able 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Forest Able 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Forest Able 1.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Forest Able 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Forest Able - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Forest Able - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Forest Able 0

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Forest Able 1

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Forest Able 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Forest Able - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Forest Able - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Forest Able 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Forest Able .000

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Forest Able - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Forest Able -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Forest Able 0.0 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Forest Able 1.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Forest Able 1.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Forest Able - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Forest Able - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Forest Able -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Forest Able -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Forest Able -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Forest Able - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Forest Able - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Forest Able -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Forest Able -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Forest Able -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Forest Able - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Forest Able - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Forest Able 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Forest Able -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Forest Able - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Forest Able -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Forest Able -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Forest Able -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Forest Able -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Forest Able - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Forest Able - 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.