Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jim McElroy Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jim McElroy: 1975-76 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim McElroy 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jim McElroy 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jim McElroy 1

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim McElroy 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim McElroy 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim McElroy 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jim McElroy 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jim McElroy 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jim McElroy 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 Jim McElroy 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jim McElroy 2.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jim McElroy 3.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jim McElroy 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jim McElroy 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jim McElroy 4,120

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jim McElroy 820

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jim McElroy 1,462

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jim McElroy 384

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jim McElroy 126

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jim McElroy 418

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jim McElroy .468

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jim McElroy .206 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jim McElroy .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jim McElroy 16.9 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jim McElroy 2.7 (1979)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jim McElroy 5.7 (1979)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jim McElroy 1.9 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jim McElroy 0.6 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jim McElroy 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jim McElroy 0.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jim McElroy 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jim McElroy 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jim McElroy 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jim McElroy 12

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jim McElroy 2

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jim McElroy 4

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jim McElroy 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jim McElroy 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jim McElroy 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jim McElroy .444

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jim McElroy .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jim McElroy .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jim McElroy 2.4 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jim McElroy 0.4 (1980)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jim McElroy 0.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jim McElroy 0.0 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jim McElroy 0.0 (1980)

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.