Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Tommy Kearns Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tommy Kearns 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.

Tommy Kearns

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Tommy Kearns: 1958-59 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tommy Kearns 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Tommy Kearns 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Tommy Kearns 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Tommy Kearns 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tommy Kearns 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tommy Kearns 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Tommy Kearns 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Tommy Kearns 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Tommy Kearns 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Tommy Kearns 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tommy Kearns 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tommy Kearns 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Tommy Kearns 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tommy Kearns 0

* Notes: 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 Tommy Kearns 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Tommy Kearns 0.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Tommy Kearns 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Tommy Kearns 2

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Tommy Kearns 0

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Tommy Kearns 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Tommy Kearns 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Tommy Kearns 1.000

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Tommy Kearns -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Tommy Kearns 2.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Tommy Kearns 0.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Tommy Kearns 0.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Tommy Kearns - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Tommy Kearns -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Tommy Kearns -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Tommy Kearns -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Tommy Kearns -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Tommy Kearns -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Tommy Kearns -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Tommy Kearns 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Tommy Kearns -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Tommy Kearns -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Tommy Kearns -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Tommy Kearns -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Tommy Kearns -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Tommy Kearns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Tommy Kearns - 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.