Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Skippy Whitaker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Skippy Whitaker 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.

Skippy Whitaker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Skippy Whitaker: 1954-55 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Skippy Whitaker 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Skippy Whitaker 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Skippy Whitaker 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Skippy Whitaker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Skippy Whitaker 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Skippy Whitaker 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Skippy Whitaker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Skippy Whitaker 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Skippy Whitaker 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Skippy Whitaker 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Skippy Whitaker 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Skippy Whitaker 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Skippy Whitaker 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Skippy Whitaker 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Skippy Whitaker 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Skippy Whitaker 0.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Skippy Whitaker 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Skippy Whitaker 2

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Skippy Whitaker 1

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Skippy Whitaker 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Skippy Whitaker 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Skippy Whitaker .167

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Skippy Whitaker -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Skippy Whitaker 0.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Skippy Whitaker 0.3 (1955)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Skippy Whitaker 0.3 (1955)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Skippy Whitaker -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Skippy Whitaker -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Skippy Whitaker -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Skippy Whitaker -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Skippy Whitaker -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Skippy Whitaker -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Skippy Whitaker 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Skippy Whitaker -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Skippy Whitaker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Skippy Whitaker -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Skippy Whitaker -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Skippy Whitaker -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Skippy Whitaker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Skippy Whitaker - 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.