Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Dick Groat Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Groat 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.

Dick Groat

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Dick Groat: 1952-53 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dick Groat 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Dick Groat 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Dick Groat 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Dick Groat 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dick Groat 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dick Groat 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Dick Groat 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Dick Groat 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Dick Groat 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Dick Groat 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dick Groat 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dick Groat 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Dick Groat 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dick Groat 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. 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 Dick Groat 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Dick Groat 3.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Dick Groat 2.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Dick Groat - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Dick Groat - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Dick Groat 309

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Dick Groat 86

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Dick Groat 69

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Dick Groat - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Dick Groat - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Dick Groat 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Dick Groat .368

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Dick Groat - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Dick Groat .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Dick Groat 11.9 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Dick Groat 3.3 (1953)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Dick Groat 2.7 (1953)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Dick Groat - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Dick Groat - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Dick Groat -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Dick Groat -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Dick Groat -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Dick Groat - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Dick Groat - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Dick Groat -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Dick Groat -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Dick Groat -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Dick Groat - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Dick Groat - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Dick Groat 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Dick Groat -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Dick Groat - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Dick Groat -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Dick Groat -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Dick Groat -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Dick Groat -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Dick Groat - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Dick Groat - 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.