Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jeff Nordgaard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeff Nordgaard 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.

Jeff Nordgaard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jeff Nordgaard: 1997-98 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jeff Nordgaard 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jeff Nordgaard 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jeff Nordgaard 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jeff Nordgaard 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jeff Nordgaard 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jeff Nordgaard 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jeff Nordgaard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jeff Nordgaard 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jeff Nordgaard 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jeff Nordgaard 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jeff Nordgaard 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jeff Nordgaard 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jeff Nordgaard 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jeff Nordgaard 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 Jeff Nordgaard 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jeff Nordgaard 1.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jeff Nordgaard 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jeff Nordgaard 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jeff Nordgaard 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jeff Nordgaard 18

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jeff Nordgaard 14

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jeff Nordgaard 3

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jeff Nordgaard 2

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jeff Nordgaard 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jeff Nordgaard 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jeff Nordgaard .278

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jeff Nordgaard -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jeff Nordgaard .889

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jeff Nordgaard 1.4 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jeff Nordgaard 1.1 (1998)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jeff Nordgaard 0.2 (1998)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jeff Nordgaard 0.2 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jeff Nordgaard 0.0 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jeff Nordgaard -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jeff Nordgaard -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jeff Nordgaard -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jeff Nordgaard -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jeff Nordgaard -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jeff Nordgaard -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jeff Nordgaard -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jeff Nordgaard -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jeff Nordgaard -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jeff Nordgaard -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jeff Nordgaard 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jeff Nordgaard -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jeff Nordgaard -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jeff Nordgaard -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jeff Nordgaard -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jeff Nordgaard -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jeff Nordgaard -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jeff Nordgaard -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jeff Nordgaard -

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.