Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Pete Cross Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pete Cross 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.

Pete Cross

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Pete Cross: 1970-71 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Pete Cross 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Pete Cross 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Pete Cross 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Pete Cross 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Pete Cross 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Pete Cross 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Pete Cross 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Pete Cross 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Pete Cross 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Pete Cross 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Pete Cross 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Pete Cross 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Pete Cross 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Pete Cross 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 Pete Cross 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Pete Cross 8.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Pete Cross 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Pete Cross - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Pete Cross - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Pete Cross 1,057

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Pete Cross 1,519

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Pete Cross 187

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Pete Cross - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Pete Cross - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Pete Cross 182

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Pete Cross .431

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Pete Cross - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Pete Cross .695

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Pete Cross 8.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Pete Cross 12.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Pete Cross 1.4 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Pete Cross - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Pete Cross - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Pete Cross -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Pete Cross -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Pete Cross -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Pete Cross - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Pete Cross - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Pete Cross -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Pete Cross -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Pete Cross -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Pete Cross - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Pete Cross - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Pete Cross 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Pete Cross -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Pete Cross - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Pete Cross -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Pete Cross -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Pete Cross -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Pete Cross -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Pete Cross - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Pete Cross - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.