Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jimmy Carruth Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jimmy Carruth 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.

Jimmy Carruth

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jimmy Carruth: 1996-97 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jimmy Carruth 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jimmy Carruth 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jimmy Carruth 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jimmy Carruth 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jimmy Carruth 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jimmy Carruth 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jimmy Carruth 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jimmy Carruth 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jimmy Carruth 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jimmy Carruth 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jimmy Carruth 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jimmy Carruth 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jimmy Carruth 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jimmy Carruth 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 Jimmy Carruth 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jimmy Carruth 1.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jimmy Carruth 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jimmy Carruth 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jimmy Carruth 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jimmy Carruth 5

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jimmy Carruth 4

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jimmy Carruth 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jimmy Carruth 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jimmy Carruth 2

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jimmy Carruth 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jimmy Carruth .667

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jimmy Carruth -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jimmy Carruth 1.000

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jimmy Carruth 1.3 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jimmy Carruth 1.0 (1997)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jimmy Carruth 0.0 (1997)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jimmy Carruth 0.0 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jimmy Carruth 0.5 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jimmy Carruth -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jimmy Carruth -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jimmy Carruth -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jimmy Carruth -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jimmy Carruth -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jimmy Carruth -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jimmy Carruth -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jimmy Carruth -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jimmy Carruth -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jimmy Carruth -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jimmy Carruth 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jimmy Carruth -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jimmy Carruth -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jimmy Carruth -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jimmy Carruth -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jimmy Carruth -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jimmy Carruth -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jimmy Carruth -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jimmy Carruth -

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.