Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Don Otten Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Otten 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.

Don Otten

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Don Otten: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Don Otten 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Don Otten 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Don Otten 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Don Otten 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Don Otten 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Don Otten 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Don Otten 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Don Otten 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Don Otten 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Don Otten 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Don Otten 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Don Otten 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Don Otten 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Don Otten 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Don Otten 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Don Otten 6.0 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Don Otten 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Don Otten - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Don Otten 2,294

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Don Otten 928 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Don Otten 297

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Don Otten - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Don Otten - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Don Otten 219

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Don Otten .357

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Don Otten - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Don Otten .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Don Otten 12.9 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Don Otten 6.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Don Otten 1.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Don Otten - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Don Otten 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Don Otten 6.3 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Don Otten 2.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Don Otten - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Don Otten 70

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Don Otten 19 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Don Otten 14

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Don Otten - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Don Otten - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Don Otten 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Don Otten .353

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Don Otten - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Don Otten .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Don Otten 20.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Don Otten 6.3 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Don Otten 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Don Otten - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Don Otten - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.