Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ralph Simpson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ralph Simpson 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.

Ralph Simpson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ralph Simpson: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ralph Simpson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ralph Simpson 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ralph Simpson 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Ralph Simpson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ralph Simpson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ralph Simpson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Ralph Simpson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Ralph Simpson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Ralph Simpson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Ralph Simpson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ralph Simpson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ralph Simpson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ralph Simpson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ralph Simpson 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 Ralph Simpson 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ralph Simpson 2.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ralph Simpson 2.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ralph Simpson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ralph Simpson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ralph Simpson 1,832

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ralph Simpson 445

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ralph Simpson 479

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ralph Simpson 189

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ralph Simpson 17

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ralph Simpson 218

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ralph Simpson .404

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ralph Simpson .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ralph Simpson .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ralph Simpson 11.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ralph Simpson 2.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ralph Simpson 2.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ralph Simpson 1.2 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ralph Simpson 0.1 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ralph Simpson 6.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ralph Simpson 1.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ralph Simpson 2.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ralph Simpson 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ralph Simpson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ralph Simpson 106

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ralph Simpson 24

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ralph Simpson 41

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ralph Simpson 4

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ralph Simpson 2

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ralph Simpson 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ralph Simpson .413

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ralph Simpson - *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ralph Simpson .696

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ralph Simpson 7.8 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ralph Simpson 1.5 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ralph Simpson 2.9 (1978)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ralph Simpson 0.3 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ralph Simpson 0.2 (1978)

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.