Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jim Baechtold Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Baechtold 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.

Jim Baechtold

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jim Baechtold: 1952-53 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim Baechtold 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jim Baechtold 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jim Baechtold 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jim Baechtold 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim Baechtold 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim Baechtold 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jim Baechtold 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jim Baechtold 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jim Baechtold 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jim Baechtold 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim Baechtold 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jim Baechtold 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jim Baechtold 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jim Baechtold 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Jim Baechtold 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jim Baechtold 3.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jim Baechtold 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jim Baechtold - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jim Baechtold - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jim Baechtold 3,123

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jim Baechtold 1,009

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jim Baechtold 685

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jim Baechtold - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jim Baechtold - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jim Baechtold 321

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jim Baechtold .388

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jim Baechtold - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jim Baechtold .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jim Baechtold 13.9 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jim Baechtold 4.3 (1955)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jim Baechtold 3.0 (1955)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jim Baechtold - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jim Baechtold - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jim Baechtold 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jim Baechtold 3.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jim Baechtold 4.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jim Baechtold - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jim Baechtold - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jim Baechtold 121

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jim Baechtold 32

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jim Baechtold 36

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jim Baechtold - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jim Baechtold - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jim Baechtold 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jim Baechtold .433

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jim Baechtold - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jim Baechtold .795

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jim Baechtold 19.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jim Baechtold 4.7 (1955)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jim Baechtold 5.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jim Baechtold - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jim Baechtold - 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.