Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ward Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ward Williams 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.

Ward Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ward Williams: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ward Williams 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ward Williams 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ward Williams 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Ward Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ward Williams 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ward Williams 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Ward Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Ward Williams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Ward Williams 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Ward Williams 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ward Williams 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ward Williams 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ward Williams 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ward Williams 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Ward Williams 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ward Williams - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ward Williams 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ward Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ward Williams - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ward Williams 215

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ward Williams - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ward Williams 82

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ward Williams - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ward Williams - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ward Williams 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ward Williams .237

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ward Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ward Williams .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ward Williams 4.1 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ward Williams - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ward Williams 1.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ward Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ward Williams - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ward Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ward Williams - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ward Williams -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ward Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ward Williams - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ward Williams -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ward Williams - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ward Williams -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ward Williams - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ward Williams - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ward Williams 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ward Williams -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ward Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ward Williams -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ward Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ward Williams - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ward Williams -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ward Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ward Williams - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.