Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. James Edwards Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Edwards 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 Edwards

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
James Edwards: 1977-78 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 James Edwards 3

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 James Edwards 19

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 James Edwards 11

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 James Edwards 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 James Edwards 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 James Edwards 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 James Edwards 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * James Edwards 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 James Edwards 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 Edwards 12.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 James Edwards 5.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 James Edwards 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * James Edwards 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * James Edwards 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 James Edwards 14,862

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 James Edwards 6,004

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 James Edwards 1,499

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * James Edwards 420

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * James Edwards 867

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 James Edwards 1,168

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 James Edwards .495

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * James Edwards .048 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 James Edwards .698

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) James Edwards 16.7 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) James Edwards 8.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) James Edwards 2.6 (1981)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * James Edwards 0.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * James Edwards 1.6 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 James Edwards 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 James Edwards 3.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 James Edwards 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * James Edwards 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * James Edwards 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 James Edwards 1,030

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 James Edwards 354

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 James Edwards 84

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * James Edwards 17

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * James Edwards 46

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 James Edwards 111

Percentages

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

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

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) James Edwards 14.3 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) James Edwards 7.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) James Edwards 2.5 (1981)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * James Edwards 0.5 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * James Edwards 0.6 (1984)

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.