Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Wayman Tisdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayman Tisdale 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.

Wayman Tisdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Wayman Tisdale: 1985-86 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Wayman Tisdale 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Wayman Tisdale 12

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Wayman Tisdale 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Wayman Tisdale 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Wayman Tisdale 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Wayman Tisdale 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Wayman Tisdale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Wayman Tisdale 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Wayman Tisdale 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Wayman Tisdale 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Wayman Tisdale 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Wayman Tisdale 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Wayman Tisdale 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Wayman Tisdale 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 Wayman Tisdale 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Wayman Tisdale 6.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Wayman Tisdale 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Wayman Tisdale 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Wayman Tisdale 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Wayman Tisdale 12,878

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Wayman Tisdale 5,117

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Wayman Tisdale 1,077

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Wayman Tisdale 464

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Wayman Tisdale 500

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Wayman Tisdale 840

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Wayman Tisdale .505

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Wayman Tisdale .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Wayman Tisdale .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Wayman Tisdale 22.3 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Wayman Tisdale 7.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Wayman Tisdale 2.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Wayman Tisdale 0.8 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Wayman Tisdale 1.1 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Wayman Tisdale 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Wayman Tisdale 2.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Wayman Tisdale 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Wayman Tisdale 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Wayman Tisdale 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Wayman Tisdale 157

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Wayman Tisdale 57

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Wayman Tisdale 22

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Wayman Tisdale 2

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Wayman Tisdale 5

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Wayman Tisdale 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Wayman Tisdale .456

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Wayman Tisdale .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Wayman Tisdale .590

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Wayman Tisdale 12.8 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Wayman Tisdale 4.0 (1987)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Wayman Tisdale 2.3 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Wayman Tisdale 0.3 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Wayman Tisdale 0.4 (1995)

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.