Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward 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.

Gerry Ward

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Gerry Ward 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Gerry Ward 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Gerry Ward 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Gerry Ward 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Gerry Ward 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Gerry Ward 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Gerry Ward 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Gerry Ward 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Gerry Ward 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Gerry Ward 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Gerry Ward 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Gerry Ward 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 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Gerry Ward - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Gerry Ward - 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.