Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. John Olive Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Olive 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 Olive

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
John Olive: 1978-79 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Olive 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 John Olive 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 John Olive 0

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Olive 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Olive 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Olive 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Olive 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * John Olive 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Olive 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 John Olive 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 John Olive 0.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 John Olive 0.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * John Olive 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * John Olive 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 John Olive 44

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 John Olive 20

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 John Olive 3

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * John Olive 4

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * John Olive 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 John Olive 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 John Olive .310

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * John Olive - *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 John Olive .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) John Olive 1.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) John Olive 1.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) John Olive 0.1 (1979)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * John Olive 0.1 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * John Olive 0.0 (1980)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 John Olive -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 John Olive -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 John Olive -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * John Olive -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * John Olive -

Totals Stats

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

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 John Olive -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 John Olive -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * John Olive -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * John Olive -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 John Olive 0

Percentages

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

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * John Olive - *

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) John Olive -

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

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * John Olive -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * John Olive -

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.