Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Kelly Tripucka Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kelly Tripucka 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.

Kelly Tripucka

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Kelly Tripucka: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kelly Tripucka 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Kelly Tripucka 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Kelly Tripucka 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Kelly Tripucka 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kelly Tripucka 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kelly Tripucka 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Kelly Tripucka 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Kelly Tripucka 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Kelly Tripucka 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Kelly Tripucka 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kelly Tripucka 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kelly Tripucka 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Kelly Tripucka 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kelly Tripucka 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 Kelly Tripucka 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Kelly Tripucka 3.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Kelly Tripucka 3.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Kelly Tripucka 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Kelly Tripucka 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Kelly Tripucka 12,142

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Kelly Tripucka 2,703

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Kelly Tripucka 2,090

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Kelly Tripucka 678

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Kelly Tripucka 137

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Kelly Tripucka 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Kelly Tripucka .473

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Kelly Tripucka .361

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Kelly Tripucka .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Kelly Tripucka 26.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Kelly Tripucka 5.4 (1982)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Kelly Tripucka 4.1 (1983)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Kelly Tripucka 1.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Kelly Tripucka 0.3 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Kelly Tripucka 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Kelly Tripucka 3.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Kelly Tripucka 2.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Kelly Tripucka 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Kelly Tripucka 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Kelly Tripucka 391

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Kelly Tripucka 93

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Kelly Tripucka 57

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Kelly Tripucka 22

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Kelly Tripucka 5

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Kelly Tripucka 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Kelly Tripucka .462

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Kelly Tripucka .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Kelly Tripucka .856

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Kelly Tripucka 27.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Kelly Tripucka 5.8 (1986)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Kelly Tripucka 3.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Kelly Tripucka 2.2 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Kelly Tripucka 0.5 (1986)

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.