Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ken Bannister Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ken Bannister 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.

Ken Bannister

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ken Bannister: 1984-85 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ken Bannister 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ken Bannister 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ken Bannister 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Ken Bannister 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ken Bannister 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ken Bannister 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Ken Bannister 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Ken Bannister 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Ken Bannister 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Ken Bannister 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ken Bannister 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ken Bannister 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ken Bannister 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ken Bannister 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 Ken Bannister 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ken Bannister 3.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ken Bannister 0.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ken Bannister 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ken Bannister 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ken Bannister 1,501

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ken Bannister 893

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ken Bannister 111

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ken Bannister 109

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ken Bannister 80

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ken Bannister 253

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ken Bannister .488

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ken Bannister .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ken Bannister .492

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ken Bannister 8.6 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ken Bannister 4.6 (1986)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ken Bannister 0.6 (1986)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ken Bannister 0.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ken Bannister 0.5 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ken Bannister -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ken Bannister -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ken Bannister -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ken Bannister -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ken Bannister -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ken Bannister -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ken Bannister -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ken Bannister -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ken Bannister -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ken Bannister -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ken Bannister 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ken Bannister -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ken Bannister -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ken Bannister -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ken Bannister -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ken Bannister -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ken Bannister -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ken Bannister -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ken Bannister -

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.