Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James 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.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Gene James 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Gene James 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Gene James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Gene James 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Gene James 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Gene James 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Gene James 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Gene James 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Gene James 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Gene James 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 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Gene James 95

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Gene James 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Gene James - 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.