Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Red Owens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Owens 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.

Red Owens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Red Owens: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Red Owens 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Red Owens 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Red Owens 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Red Owens 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Red Owens 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Red Owens 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Red Owens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Red Owens 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Red Owens 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Red Owens 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Red Owens 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Red Owens 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Red Owens 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Red Owens 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 Red Owens 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Red Owens 3.5 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Red Owens 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Red Owens 470

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Red Owens 102 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Red Owens 137

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Red Owens 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Red Owens .313

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Red Owens .614

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Red Owens 7.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Red Owens 3.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Red Owens 2.2 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Red Owens - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Red Owens 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Red Owens 2.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Red Owens 80

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Red Owens 0 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Red Owens 19

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Red Owens 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Red Owens .292

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Red Owens .683

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Red Owens 10.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Red Owens 2.4 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Red Owens - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.