Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Rick Adelman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Adelman 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.

Rick Adelman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rick Adelman 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Rick Adelman 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Rick Adelman 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Rick Adelman 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rick Adelman 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rick Adelman 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Rick Adelman 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Rick Adelman 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Rick Adelman 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Rick Adelman 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rick Adelman 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rick Adelman 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Rick Adelman 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rick Adelman 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 Rick Adelman 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Rick Adelman 2.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Rick Adelman 3.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Rick Adelman 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Rick Adelman 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Rick Adelman 3,579

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Rick Adelman 1,129

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Rick Adelman 1,606

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Rick Adelman 106 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Rick Adelman 9 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Rick Adelman 462

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Rick Adelman .415

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Rick Adelman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Rick Adelman .713

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Rick Adelman 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Rick Adelman 1.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Rick Adelman 1.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Rick Adelman 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Rick Adelman 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Rick Adelman 121

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Rick Adelman 27

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Rick Adelman 39

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Rick Adelman 8 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Rick Adelman 0 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Rick Adelman 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Rick Adelman .448

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Rick Adelman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Rick Adelman .625

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.