Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Louie Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Louie Nelson 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.

Louie Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Louie Nelson: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Louie Nelson 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Louie Nelson 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Louie Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Louie Nelson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Louie Nelson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Louie Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Louie Nelson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Louie Nelson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Louie Nelson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Louie Nelson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Louie Nelson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Louie Nelson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Louie Nelson 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 Louie Nelson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Louie Nelson 2.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Louie Nelson 1.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Louie Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Louie Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Louie Nelson 2,113

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Louie Nelson 527

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Louie Nelson 436

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Louie Nelson 202

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Louie Nelson 21

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Louie Nelson 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Louie Nelson .437

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Louie Nelson .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Louie Nelson 12.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Louie Nelson 3.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Louie Nelson 2.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Louie Nelson 1.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Louie Nelson 0.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Louie Nelson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Louie Nelson -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Louie Nelson -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Louie Nelson -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Louie Nelson -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Louie Nelson -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Louie Nelson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Louie Nelson -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Louie Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Louie Nelson -

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.