Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ray Wertis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ray Wertis 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.

Ray Wertis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ray Wertis: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ray Wertis 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ray Wertis 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ray Wertis 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Ray Wertis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ray Wertis 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ray Wertis 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Ray Wertis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Ray Wertis 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Ray Wertis 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Ray Wertis 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ray Wertis 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ray Wertis 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ray Wertis 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ray Wertis 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Ray Wertis 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ray Wertis - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ray Wertis 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ray Wertis - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ray Wertis - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ray Wertis 246

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ray Wertis - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ray Wertis 45

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ray Wertis - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ray Wertis - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ray Wertis 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ray Wertis .210

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ray Wertis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ray Wertis .590

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ray Wertis 4.6 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ray Wertis - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ray Wertis 0.9 (1948)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ray Wertis - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ray Wertis - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ray Wertis 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ray Wertis - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ray Wertis 2.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ray Wertis - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ray Wertis - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ray Wertis 16

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ray Wertis - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ray Wertis 6

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ray Wertis - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ray Wertis - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ray Wertis 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ray Wertis .231

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ray Wertis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ray Wertis .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ray Wertis 5.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ray Wertis - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ray Wertis 2.0 (1947)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ray Wertis - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ray Wertis - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.