Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. James Bailey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Bailey 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.

James Bailey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
James Bailey: 1979-80 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 James Bailey 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 James Bailey 9

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 James Bailey 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 James Bailey 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 James Bailey 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 James Bailey 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 James Bailey 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 James Bailey 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 James Bailey 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 James Bailey 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 James Bailey 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 James Bailey 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * James Bailey 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 James Bailey 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 James Bailey 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 James Bailey 5.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 James Bailey 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * James Bailey 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * James Bailey 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 James Bailey 5,246

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 James Bailey 2,988

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 James Bailey 488

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * James Bailey 305

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * James Bailey 521

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 James Bailey 595

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 James Bailey .484

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * James Bailey .077

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 James Bailey .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) James Bailey 14.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) James Bailey 7.4 (1981)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) James Bailey 1.2 (1981)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * James Bailey 0.9 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * James Bailey 1.7 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 James Bailey 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 James Bailey 2.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 James Bailey 0.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * James Bailey 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * James Bailey 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 James Bailey 59

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 James Bailey 31

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 James Bailey 6

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * James Bailey 11

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * James Bailey 10

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 James Bailey 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 James Bailey .468

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * James Bailey -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 James Bailey .682

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) James Bailey 4.6 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) James Bailey 3.0 (1982)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) James Bailey 0.5 (1982)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * James Bailey 1.0 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * James Bailey 0.8 (1980)

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.