Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Derrick Walton Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Derrick Walton Jr. 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.

Derrick Walton Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Derrick Walton Jr.: 2017-18 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Derrick Walton Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Derrick Walton Jr. 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Derrick Walton Jr. 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Derrick Walton Jr. 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Derrick Walton Jr. 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Derrick Walton Jr. 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Derrick Walton Jr. 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Derrick Walton Jr. 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Derrick Walton Jr. 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Derrick Walton Jr. 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Derrick Walton Jr. 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Derrick Walton Jr. 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Derrick Walton Jr. 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Derrick Walton Jr. 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 Derrick Walton Jr. 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Derrick Walton Jr. 0.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Derrick Walton Jr. 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Derrick Walton Jr. 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Derrick Walton Jr. 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Derrick Walton Jr. 101

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Derrick Walton Jr. 42

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Derrick Walton Jr. 64

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Derrick Walton Jr. 21

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Derrick Walton Jr. 7

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Derrick Walton Jr. 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Derrick Walton Jr. .356

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Derrick Walton Jr. .370

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Derrick Walton Jr. .895

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Derrick Walton Jr. 6.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Derrick Walton Jr. 3.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Derrick Walton Jr. 7.0 (2022)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Derrick Walton Jr. 2.3 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Derrick Walton Jr. 1.3 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Derrick Walton Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Derrick Walton Jr. -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Derrick Walton Jr. -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Derrick Walton Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Derrick Walton Jr. -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Derrick Walton Jr. -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Derrick Walton Jr. -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Derrick Walton Jr. -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Derrick Walton Jr. -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Derrick Walton Jr. -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Derrick Walton Jr. 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Derrick Walton Jr. -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Derrick Walton Jr. -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Derrick Walton Jr. -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Derrick Walton Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Derrick Walton Jr. -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Derrick Walton Jr. -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Derrick Walton Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Derrick Walton Jr. -

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.