Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Speedy Claxton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Speedy Claxton 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.

Speedy Claxton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Speedy Claxton: 2001-02 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Speedy Claxton 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Speedy Claxton 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Speedy Claxton 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Speedy Claxton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Speedy Claxton 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Speedy Claxton 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Speedy Claxton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Speedy Claxton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Speedy Claxton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Speedy Claxton 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Speedy Claxton 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Speedy Claxton 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Speedy Claxton 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Speedy Claxton 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 Speedy Claxton 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Speedy Claxton 2.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Speedy Claxton 4.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Speedy Claxton 1.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Speedy Claxton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Speedy Claxton 3,096

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Speedy Claxton 830

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Speedy Claxton 1,441

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Speedy Claxton 503

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Speedy Claxton 40

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Speedy Claxton 334

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Speedy Claxton .409

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Speedy Claxton .193

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Speedy Claxton .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Speedy Claxton 12.3 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Speedy Claxton 3.0 (2005)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Speedy Claxton 6.0 (2005)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Speedy Claxton 1.8 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Speedy Claxton 0.2 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Speedy Claxton 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Speedy Claxton 1.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Speedy Claxton 2.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Speedy Claxton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Speedy Claxton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Speedy Claxton 137

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Speedy Claxton 46

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Speedy Claxton 59

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Speedy Claxton 21

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Speedy Claxton 5

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Speedy Claxton 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Speedy Claxton .427

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Speedy Claxton .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Speedy Claxton .740

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Speedy Claxton 5.2 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Speedy Claxton 1.9 (2003)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Speedy Claxton 2.8 (2002)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Speedy Claxton 1.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Speedy Claxton 0.2 (2003)

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.