Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Tom Kozelko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Kozelko 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.

Tom Kozelko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Tom Kozelko: 1973-74 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tom Kozelko 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Tom Kozelko 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Tom Kozelko 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Tom Kozelko 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tom Kozelko 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tom Kozelko 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Tom Kozelko 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Tom Kozelko 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Tom Kozelko 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Tom Kozelko 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tom Kozelko 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tom Kozelko 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Tom Kozelko 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tom Kozelko 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 Tom Kozelko 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Tom Kozelko 1.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Tom Kozelko 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Tom Kozelko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Tom Kozelko 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Tom Kozelko 407

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Tom Kozelko 346

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Tom Kozelko 99

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Tom Kozelko 68

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Tom Kozelko 16

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Tom Kozelko 189

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Tom Kozelko .419

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Tom Kozelko - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Tom Kozelko .745

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Tom Kozelko 2.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Tom Kozelko 2.5 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Tom Kozelko 0.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Tom Kozelko 0.4 (1974)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Tom Kozelko 0.1 (1974)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Tom Kozelko 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Tom Kozelko 0.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Tom Kozelko 0.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Tom Kozelko 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Tom Kozelko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Tom Kozelko 39

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Tom Kozelko 17

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Tom Kozelko 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Tom Kozelko 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Tom Kozelko 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Tom Kozelko 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Tom Kozelko .600

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Tom Kozelko - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Tom Kozelko .818

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Tom Kozelko 3.3 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Tom Kozelko 1.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Tom Kozelko 0.1 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Tom Kozelko 0.0 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Tom Kozelko 0.2 (1976)

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.