Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Nemanja Bjelica Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nemanja Bjelica 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.

Nemanja Bjelica

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Nemanja Bjelica: 2015-16 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Nemanja Bjelica 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Nemanja Bjelica 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Nemanja Bjelica 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Nemanja Bjelica 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Nemanja Bjelica 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Nemanja Bjelica 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Nemanja Bjelica 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Nemanja Bjelica 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Nemanja Bjelica 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Nemanja Bjelica 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Nemanja Bjelica 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Nemanja Bjelica 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Nemanja Bjelica 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Nemanja Bjelica 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 Nemanja Bjelica 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Nemanja Bjelica 4.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Nemanja Bjelica 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Nemanja Bjelica 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Nemanja Bjelica 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Nemanja Bjelica 3,412

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Nemanja Bjelica 2,051

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Nemanja Bjelica 825

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Nemanja Bjelica 288

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Nemanja Bjelica 184

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Nemanja Bjelica 449

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Nemanja Bjelica .466

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Nemanja Bjelica .384

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Nemanja Bjelica .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Nemanja Bjelica 11.5 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Nemanja Bjelica 6.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Nemanja Bjelica 2.8 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Nemanja Bjelica 0.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Nemanja Bjelica 0.7 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Nemanja Bjelica 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Nemanja Bjelica 2.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Nemanja Bjelica 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Nemanja Bjelica 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Nemanja Bjelica 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Nemanja Bjelica 84

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Nemanja Bjelica 51

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Nemanja Bjelica 22

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Nemanja Bjelica 9

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Nemanja Bjelica 3

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Nemanja Bjelica 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Nemanja Bjelica .492

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Nemanja Bjelica .478

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Nemanja Bjelica .650

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Nemanja Bjelica 9.0 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Nemanja Bjelica 3.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Nemanja Bjelica 1.1 (2022)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Nemanja Bjelica 1.0 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Nemanja Bjelica 0.5 (2021)

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.