Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jim Holstein Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Holstein 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.

Jim Holstein

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jim Holstein: 1952-53 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim Holstein 2

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jim Holstein 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jim Holstein 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jim Holstein 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim Holstein 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim Holstein 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jim Holstein 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jim Holstein 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jim Holstein 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jim Holstein 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim Holstein 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jim Holstein 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jim Holstein 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jim Holstein 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 Jim Holstein 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jim Holstein 2.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jim Holstein 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jim Holstein - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jim Holstein - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jim Holstein 859

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jim Holstein 659

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jim Holstein 249

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jim Holstein - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jim Holstein - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jim Holstein 225

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jim Holstein .323

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jim Holstein - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jim Holstein .647

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jim Holstein 4.5 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jim Holstein 3.3 (1955)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jim Holstein 1.4 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jim Holstein - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jim Holstein - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jim Holstein 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jim Holstein 3.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jim Holstein 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jim Holstein - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jim Holstein - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jim Holstein 138

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jim Holstein 95

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jim Holstein 28

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jim Holstein - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jim Holstein - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jim Holstein 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jim Holstein .395

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jim Holstein - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jim Holstein .655

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jim Holstein 5.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jim Holstein 4.3 (1955)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jim Holstein 0.9 (1953)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jim Holstein - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jim Holstein - 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.