Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Keith Appling Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Keith Appling 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.

Keith Appling

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Keith Appling: 2015-16 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Keith Appling 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Keith Appling 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Keith Appling 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Keith Appling 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Keith Appling 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Keith Appling 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Keith Appling 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Keith Appling 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Keith Appling 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Keith Appling 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Keith Appling 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Keith Appling 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Keith Appling 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Keith Appling 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 Keith Appling 1.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Keith Appling 0.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Keith Appling 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Keith Appling 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Keith Appling 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Keith Appling 6

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Keith Appling 1

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Keith Appling 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Keith Appling 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Keith Appling 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Keith Appling 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Keith Appling .250

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Keith Appling .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Keith Appling 1.000

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Keith Appling 1.2 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Keith Appling 0.2 (2016)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Keith Appling 0.2 (2016)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Keith Appling 0.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Keith Appling 0.0 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Keith Appling -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Keith Appling -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Keith Appling -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Keith Appling -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Keith Appling -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Keith Appling -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Keith Appling -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Keith Appling -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Keith Appling -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Keith Appling -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Keith Appling 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Keith Appling -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Keith Appling -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Keith Appling -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Keith Appling -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Keith Appling -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Keith Appling -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Keith Appling -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Keith Appling -

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.