Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jack Garfinkel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jack Garfinkel 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.

Jack Garfinkel

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jack Garfinkel 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jack Garfinkel 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jack Garfinkel 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jack Garfinkel 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jack Garfinkel 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jack Garfinkel 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jack Garfinkel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jack Garfinkel 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jack Garfinkel 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jack Garfinkel 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jack Garfinkel 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jack Garfinkel 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jack Garfinkel 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jack Garfinkel 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 Jack Garfinkel 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jack Garfinkel 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jack Garfinkel 476

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jack Garfinkel 134

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jack Garfinkel 92

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jack Garfinkel .275

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jack Garfinkel .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jack Garfinkel 6.1 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jack Garfinkel 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jack Garfinkel 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jack Garfinkel 2.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jack Garfinkel 22

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jack Garfinkel 7

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jack Garfinkel 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jack Garfinkel .304

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jack Garfinkel .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jack Garfinkel 7.3 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jack Garfinkel 2.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jack Garfinkel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jack Garfinkel - 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.