Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jerome Kersey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerome Kersey 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.

Jerome Kersey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jerome Kersey: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jerome Kersey 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jerome Kersey 17

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jerome Kersey 15

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jerome Kersey 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jerome Kersey 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jerome Kersey 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jerome Kersey 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jerome Kersey 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jerome Kersey 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jerome Kersey 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jerome Kersey 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jerome Kersey 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jerome Kersey 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jerome Kersey 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 Jerome Kersey 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jerome Kersey 5.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jerome Kersey 1.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jerome Kersey 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jerome Kersey 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jerome Kersey 11,825

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jerome Kersey 6,339

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jerome Kersey 2,134

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jerome Kersey 1,439

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jerome Kersey 799

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jerome Kersey 1,153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jerome Kersey .465

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jerome Kersey .201

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jerome Kersey .690

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jerome Kersey 19.2 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jerome Kersey 8.4 (1990)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jerome Kersey 3.2 (1989)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jerome Kersey 1.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jerome Kersey 1.1 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jerome Kersey 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jerome Kersey 5.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jerome Kersey 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jerome Kersey 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jerome Kersey 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jerome Kersey 1,557

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jerome Kersey 717

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jerome Kersey 233

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jerome Kersey 168

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jerome Kersey 80

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jerome Kersey 126

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jerome Kersey .469

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jerome Kersey .095

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jerome Kersey .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jerome Kersey 20.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jerome Kersey 8.5 (1993)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jerome Kersey 3.6 (1992)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jerome Kersey 3.3 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jerome Kersey 1.0 (1998)

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.