Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Nick Weatherspoon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Weatherspoon 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.

Nick Weatherspoon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Nick Weatherspoon: 1973-74 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Nick Weatherspoon 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Nick Weatherspoon 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Nick Weatherspoon 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Nick Weatherspoon 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Nick Weatherspoon 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Nick Weatherspoon 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Nick Weatherspoon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Nick Weatherspoon 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Nick Weatherspoon 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Nick Weatherspoon 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Nick Weatherspoon 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Nick Weatherspoon 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Nick Weatherspoon 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Nick Weatherspoon 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 Nick Weatherspoon 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Nick Weatherspoon 4.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Nick Weatherspoon 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Nick Weatherspoon 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Nick Weatherspoon 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Nick Weatherspoon 4,086

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Nick Weatherspoon 2,232

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Nick Weatherspoon 418

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Nick Weatherspoon 344

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Nick Weatherspoon 145

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Nick Weatherspoon 453

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Nick Weatherspoon .455

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Nick Weatherspoon - *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Nick Weatherspoon .713

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Nick Weatherspoon 13.8 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Nick Weatherspoon 6.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Nick Weatherspoon 1.6 (1979)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Nick Weatherspoon 1.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Nick Weatherspoon 0.5 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Nick Weatherspoon 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Nick Weatherspoon 4.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Nick Weatherspoon 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Nick Weatherspoon 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Nick Weatherspoon 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Nick Weatherspoon 281

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Nick Weatherspoon 150

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Nick Weatherspoon 26

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Nick Weatherspoon 18

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Nick Weatherspoon 8

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Nick Weatherspoon 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Nick Weatherspoon .489

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Nick Weatherspoon - *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Nick Weatherspoon .699

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Nick Weatherspoon 12.3 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Nick Weatherspoon 6.0 (1976)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Nick Weatherspoon 1.4 (1976)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Nick Weatherspoon 0.8 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Nick Weatherspoon 0.6 (1976)

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.