Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jim Petersen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Petersen 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 Petersen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jim Petersen: 1984-85 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim Petersen 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jim Petersen 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jim Petersen 5

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim Petersen 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim Petersen 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim Petersen 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jim Petersen 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jim Petersen 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jim Petersen 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 Jim Petersen 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jim Petersen 4.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jim Petersen 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jim Petersen 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jim Petersen 3,397

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jim Petersen 2,354

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jim Petersen 487

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jim Petersen 213

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jim Petersen 363

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jim Petersen 491

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jim Petersen .486

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jim Petersen .071

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jim Petersen .725

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jim Petersen 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jim Petersen 6.8 (1987)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jim Petersen 0.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jim Petersen 1.2 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jim Petersen 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jim Petersen 4.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jim Petersen 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jim Petersen 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jim Petersen 241

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jim Petersen 207

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jim Petersen 37

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jim Petersen 17

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jim Petersen 17

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jim Petersen 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jim Petersen .485

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jim Petersen -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jim Petersen .662

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jim Petersen 7.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jim Petersen 5.6 (1986)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1988)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jim Petersen 0.5 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jim Petersen 0.5 (1988)

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.