Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jim Davis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Davis 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 Davis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jim Davis: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim Davis 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jim Davis 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jim Davis 6

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim Davis 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim Davis 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim Davis 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jim Davis 0

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

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

* Notes: 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 Davis 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jim Davis 5.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jim Davis 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jim Davis 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jim Davis 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jim Davis 3,997

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jim Davis 3,109

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jim Davis 739

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jim Davis 89 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jim Davis 66 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jim Davis 597

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jim Davis .461

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jim Davis .674

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jim Davis 13.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jim Davis 9.7 (1970)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jim Davis 2.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jim Davis 0.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jim Davis 0.5 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jim Davis 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jim Davis 2.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jim Davis 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jim Davis 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jim Davis 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jim Davis 142

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jim Davis 92

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jim Davis 16

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jim Davis 3 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jim Davis 1 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jim Davis 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jim Davis .430

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jim Davis .698

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jim Davis 11.2 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jim Davis 4.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jim Davis 0.8 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jim Davis 0.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jim Davis 0.1 (1974) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.