Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jerry Kelly Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Kelly 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.

Jerry Kelly

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jerry Kelly: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jerry Kelly 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jerry Kelly 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jerry Kelly 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jerry Kelly 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jerry Kelly 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jerry Kelly 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jerry Kelly 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jerry Kelly 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jerry Kelly 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jerry Kelly 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jerry Kelly 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jerry Kelly 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jerry Kelly 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jerry Kelly 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Jerry Kelly 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jerry Kelly 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jerry Kelly 262

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jerry Kelly 21

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jerry Kelly 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jerry Kelly .291

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jerry Kelly .661

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jerry Kelly 6.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jerry Kelly 0.5 (1947)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jerry Kelly - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jerry Kelly -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jerry Kelly -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jerry Kelly -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jerry Kelly -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jerry Kelly 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jerry Kelly -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jerry Kelly -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jerry Kelly -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jerry Kelly -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jerry Kelly - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jerry Kelly - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.