Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Chris Whitney Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Whitney 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.

Chris Whitney

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Chris Whitney: 1993-94 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Chris Whitney 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Chris Whitney 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Chris Whitney 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Chris Whitney 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Chris Whitney 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Chris Whitney 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Chris Whitney 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Chris Whitney 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Chris Whitney 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Chris Whitney 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Chris Whitney 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Chris Whitney 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Chris Whitney 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Chris Whitney 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 Chris Whitney 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Chris Whitney 1.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Chris Whitney 2.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Chris Whitney 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Chris Whitney 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Chris Whitney 3,738

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Chris Whitney 815

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Chris Whitney 1,613

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Chris Whitney 351

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Chris Whitney 32

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Chris Whitney 579

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Chris Whitney .395

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Chris Whitney .361

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Chris Whitney .875

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Chris Whitney 10.2 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Chris Whitney 1.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Chris Whitney 4.2 (2001)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Chris Whitney 0.9 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Chris Whitney 0.1 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Chris Whitney 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Chris Whitney 1.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Chris Whitney 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Chris Whitney 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Chris Whitney 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Chris Whitney 29

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Chris Whitney 13

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Chris Whitney 9

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Chris Whitney 2

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Chris Whitney 2

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Chris Whitney 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Chris Whitney .385

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Chris Whitney .462

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Chris Whitney 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Chris Whitney 3.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Chris Whitney 1.6 (2003)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Chris Whitney 1.0 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Chris Whitney 0.3 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Chris Whitney 0.3 (2003)

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.