Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Gene Vance Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Vance 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 Vance

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Gene Vance: 1947-48 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Gene Vance 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Gene Vance 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Gene Vance 3

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Gene Vance 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Gene Vance 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Gene Vance 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Gene Vance 0 *

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Gene Vance 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 Vance 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Gene Vance 3.0 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Gene Vance 2.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Gene Vance 1,445

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Gene Vance 109 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Gene Vance 403

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Gene Vance 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Gene Vance .315

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Gene Vance .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Gene Vance 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Gene Vance 3.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Gene Vance 3.5 (1950)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Gene Vance 8.7

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

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Gene Vance 1.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Gene Vance 87

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

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Gene Vance 17

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Gene Vance 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Gene Vance .242

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Gene Vance .697

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Gene Vance 10.5 (1949)

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

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Gene Vance 3.5 (1949)

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

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