Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Joe Ellis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Ellis 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.

Joe Ellis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Joe Ellis: 1966-67 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Joe Ellis 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Joe Ellis 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Joe Ellis 6

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Joe Ellis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Joe Ellis 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Joe Ellis 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Joe Ellis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Joe Ellis 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Joe Ellis 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Joe Ellis 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Joe Ellis 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Joe Ellis 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Joe Ellis 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Joe Ellis 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 Joe Ellis 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Joe Ellis 5.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Joe Ellis 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Joe Ellis 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Joe Ellis 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Joe Ellis 4,623

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Joe Ellis 2,686

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Joe Ellis 716

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Joe Ellis 33 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Joe Ellis 9 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Joe Ellis 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Joe Ellis .398

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Joe Ellis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Joe Ellis .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Joe Ellis 15.8 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Joe Ellis 7.8 (1970)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Joe Ellis 2.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Joe Ellis 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Joe Ellis 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Joe Ellis 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Joe Ellis 3.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Joe Ellis 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Joe Ellis - *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Joe Ellis - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Joe Ellis 202

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Joe Ellis 131

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Joe Ellis 23

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Joe Ellis 0 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Joe Ellis 0 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Joe Ellis 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Joe Ellis .307

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Joe Ellis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Joe Ellis .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Joe Ellis 10.8 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Joe Ellis 8.5 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Joe Ellis 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Joe Ellis - *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Joe Ellis - *

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.