Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. John Wetzel Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
John Wetzel: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Wetzel 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 John Wetzel 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 John Wetzel 2

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Wetzel 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Wetzel 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Wetzel 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Wetzel 0

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Wetzel 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 John Wetzel 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 John Wetzel 1.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 John Wetzel 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * John Wetzel 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * John Wetzel 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 John Wetzel 1,215

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 John Wetzel 682

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 John Wetzel 494

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * John Wetzel 133 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * John Wetzel 30 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 John Wetzel 357

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 John Wetzel .429

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 John Wetzel .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) John Wetzel 4.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) John Wetzel 2.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) John Wetzel 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * John Wetzel 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * John Wetzel 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 John Wetzel 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 John Wetzel 0.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 John Wetzel 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * John Wetzel 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * John Wetzel 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 John Wetzel 8

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 John Wetzel 4

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 John Wetzel 4

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * John Wetzel 0 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * John Wetzel 0 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 John Wetzel 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 John Wetzel .429

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 John Wetzel 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) John Wetzel 2.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) John Wetzel 1.0 (1976)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) John Wetzel 1.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

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.