Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Goo Kennedy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Goo Kennedy 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.

Goo Kennedy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Goo Kennedy: 1976-77 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Goo Kennedy 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Goo Kennedy 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Goo Kennedy 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Goo Kennedy 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Goo Kennedy 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Goo Kennedy 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Goo Kennedy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Goo Kennedy 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Goo Kennedy 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Goo Kennedy 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Goo Kennedy 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Goo Kennedy 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Goo Kennedy 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Goo Kennedy 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 Goo Kennedy 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Goo Kennedy 1.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Goo Kennedy 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Goo Kennedy 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Goo Kennedy 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Goo Kennedy 65

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Goo Kennedy 51

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Goo Kennedy 6

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Goo Kennedy 7

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Goo Kennedy 5

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Goo Kennedy 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Goo Kennedy .534

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Goo Kennedy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Goo Kennedy .375

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Goo Kennedy 2.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Goo Kennedy 1.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Goo Kennedy 0.2 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Goo Kennedy 0.2 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Goo Kennedy 0.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Goo Kennedy 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Goo Kennedy 2.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Goo Kennedy 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Goo Kennedy 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Goo Kennedy 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Goo Kennedy 12

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Goo Kennedy 12

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Goo Kennedy 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Goo Kennedy 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Goo Kennedy 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Goo Kennedy 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Goo Kennedy .500

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Goo Kennedy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Goo Kennedy 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Goo Kennedy 2.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Goo Kennedy 2.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Goo Kennedy 0.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Goo Kennedy 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Goo Kennedy 0.0 (1977)

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.