Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Paul Zipser Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Zipser 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.

Paul Zipser

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Paul Zipser: 2016-17 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Paul Zipser 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Paul Zipser 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Paul Zipser 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Paul Zipser 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Paul Zipser 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Paul Zipser 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Paul Zipser 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Paul Zipser 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Paul Zipser 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Paul Zipser 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Paul Zipser 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Paul Zipser 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Paul Zipser 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Paul Zipser 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 Paul Zipser 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Paul Zipser 2.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Paul Zipser 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Paul Zipser 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Paul Zipser 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Paul Zipser 458

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Paul Zipser 256

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Paul Zipser 82

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Paul Zipser 35

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Paul Zipser 31

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Paul Zipser 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Paul Zipser .371

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Paul Zipser .335

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Paul Zipser .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Paul Zipser 5.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Paul Zipser 2.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Paul Zipser 0.9 (2018)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Paul Zipser 0.4 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Paul Zipser 0.4 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Paul Zipser 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Paul Zipser 3.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Paul Zipser 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Paul Zipser 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Paul Zipser 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Paul Zipser 44

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Paul Zipser 21

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Paul Zipser 3

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Paul Zipser 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Paul Zipser 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Paul Zipser 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Paul Zipser .455

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Paul Zipser .375

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Paul Zipser 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Paul Zipser 7.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Paul Zipser 3.5 (2017)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Paul Zipser 0.5 (2017)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Paul Zipser 0.2 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Paul Zipser 0.2 (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.