Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Wayne Embry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Embry 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.

Wayne Embry

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Wayne Embry: 1958-59 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Wayne Embry 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Wayne Embry 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Wayne Embry 7

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Wayne Embry 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Wayne Embry 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Wayne Embry 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Wayne Embry 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Wayne Embry 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Wayne Embry 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Wayne Embry 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Wayne Embry 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Wayne Embry 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Wayne Embry 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Wayne Embry 0

* Notes: 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 Wayne Embry 12.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Wayne Embry 9.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Wayne Embry 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Wayne Embry - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Wayne Embry - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Wayne Embry 10,380

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Wayne Embry 7,544

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Wayne Embry 1,194

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Wayne Embry - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Wayne Embry - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Wayne Embry 831

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Wayne Embry .440

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Wayne Embry - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Wayne Embry .640

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Wayne Embry 19.8 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Wayne Embry 13.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Wayne Embry 2.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Wayne Embry - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Wayne Embry - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Wayne Embry 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Wayne Embry 8.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Wayne Embry 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Wayne Embry - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Wayne Embry - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Wayne Embry 566

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Wayne Embry 448

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Wayne Embry 64

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Wayne Embry - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Wayne Embry - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Wayne Embry 56

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Wayne Embry .418

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Wayne Embry - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Wayne Embry .645

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Wayne Embry 16.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Wayne Embry 13.5 (1963)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Wayne Embry 2.1 (1964)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Wayne Embry - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Wayne Embry - 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.