Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jameer Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jameer Nelson 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.

Jameer Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jameer Nelson: 2004-05 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jameer Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jameer Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jameer Nelson 6

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jameer Nelson 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jameer Nelson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jameer Nelson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jameer Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jameer Nelson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jameer Nelson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jameer Nelson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jameer Nelson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jameer Nelson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jameer Nelson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jameer Nelson 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 Jameer Nelson 11.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jameer Nelson 3.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jameer Nelson 5.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jameer Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jameer Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jameer Nelson 9,940

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jameer Nelson 2,595

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jameer Nelson 4,508

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jameer Nelson 772

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jameer Nelson 68

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jameer Nelson 878

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jameer Nelson .436

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jameer Nelson .368

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jameer Nelson .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jameer Nelson 16.7 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jameer Nelson 3.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jameer Nelson 7.4 (2013)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jameer Nelson 1.3 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jameer Nelson 0.1 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jameer Nelson 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jameer Nelson 3.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jameer Nelson 4.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jameer Nelson 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jameer Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jameer Nelson 661

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jameer Nelson 154

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jameer Nelson 204

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jameer Nelson 37

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jameer Nelson 3

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jameer Nelson 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jameer Nelson .445

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jameer Nelson .372

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jameer Nelson .792

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jameer Nelson 19.0 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jameer Nelson 4.2 (2011)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jameer Nelson 6.6 (2012)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jameer Nelson 2.0 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jameer Nelson 0.2 (2012)

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.