Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. James Wilkes Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
James Wilkes: 1980-81 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 James Wilkes 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 James Wilkes 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 James Wilkes 1

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 James Wilkes 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 James Wilkes 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 James Wilkes 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 James Wilkes 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * James Wilkes 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 James Wilkes 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 Wilkes 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 James Wilkes 2.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 James Wilkes 0.9

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

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * James Wilkes 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 James Wilkes 547

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 James Wilkes 274

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 James Wilkes 104

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * James Wilkes 58

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * James Wilkes 31

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 James Wilkes 114

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 James Wilkes .463

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * James Wilkes .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 James Wilkes .723

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) James Wilkes 5.5 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) James Wilkes 2.8 (1982)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) James Wilkes 1.1 (1982)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * James Wilkes 0.5 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * James Wilkes 0.3 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 James Wilkes 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 James Wilkes 0.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 James Wilkes 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * James Wilkes 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * James Wilkes 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 James Wilkes 0

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 James Wilkes 1

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 James Wilkes 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * James Wilkes 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * James Wilkes 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 James Wilkes 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 James Wilkes .000

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 James Wilkes -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) James Wilkes 0.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) James Wilkes 0.5 (1981)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) James Wilkes 0.5 (1981)

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

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * James Wilkes 0.0 (1981)

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.