Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. John Chaney Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Chaney 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.

John Chaney

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
John Chaney: 1949-50 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Chaney 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 John Chaney 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 John Chaney 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 John Chaney 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Chaney 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Chaney 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 John Chaney 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 John Chaney 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 John Chaney 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 John Chaney 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Chaney 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Chaney 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * John Chaney 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Chaney 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 John Chaney 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 John Chaney - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 John Chaney 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * John Chaney - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * John Chaney - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 John Chaney 70

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 John Chaney - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 John Chaney 20

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * John Chaney - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * John Chaney - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 John Chaney 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 John Chaney .291

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * John Chaney - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 John Chaney .690

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) John Chaney 4.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) John Chaney - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) John Chaney 1.3 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * John Chaney - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * John Chaney - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 John Chaney -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 John Chaney - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 John Chaney -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * John Chaney - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * John Chaney - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 John Chaney -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 John Chaney - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 John Chaney -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * John Chaney - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * John Chaney - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 John Chaney 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 John Chaney -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * John Chaney - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 John Chaney -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) John Chaney -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) John Chaney - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) John Chaney -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * John Chaney - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * John Chaney - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.