Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Norris Cole Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norris Cole 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.

Norris Cole

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Norris Cole: 2011-12 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Norris Cole 2

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Norris Cole 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Norris Cole 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Norris Cole 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Norris Cole 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Norris Cole 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Norris Cole 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Norris Cole 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Norris Cole 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Norris Cole 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Norris Cole 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Norris Cole 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Norris Cole 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Norris Cole 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 Norris Cole 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Norris Cole 2.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Norris Cole 2.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Norris Cole 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Norris Cole 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Norris Cole 2,506

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Norris Cole 702

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Norris Cole 981

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Norris Cole 280

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Norris Cole 34

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Norris Cole 360

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Norris Cole .407

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Norris Cole .324

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Norris Cole .743

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Norris Cole 10.6 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Norris Cole 3.4 (2016)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Norris Cole 3.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Norris Cole 0.9 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Norris Cole 0.2 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Norris Cole 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Norris Cole 1.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Norris Cole 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Norris Cole 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Norris Cole 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Norris Cole 295

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Norris Cole 79

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Norris Cole 98

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Norris Cole 31

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Norris Cole 5

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Norris Cole 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Norris Cole .421

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Norris Cole .382

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Norris Cole .783

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Norris Cole 8.8 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Norris Cole 1.9 (2013)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Norris Cole 2.0 (2013)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Norris Cole 0.7 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Norris Cole 0.3 (2017)

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.