Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jalen Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jalen Williams 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.

Jalen Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jalen Williams: 2022-23 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jalen Williams 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jalen Williams 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jalen Williams 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jalen Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jalen Williams 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jalen Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jalen Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jalen Williams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jalen Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jalen Williams 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jalen Williams 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jalen Williams 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jalen Williams 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jalen Williams 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 Jalen Williams 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jalen Williams 4.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jalen Williams 3.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jalen Williams 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jalen Williams 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jalen Williams 2,411

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jalen Williams 619

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jalen Williams 570

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jalen Williams 183

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jalen Williams 80

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jalen Williams 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jalen Williams .532

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jalen Williams .395

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jalen Williams .813

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jalen Williams 19.1 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jalen Williams 4.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jalen Williams 4.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jalen Williams 1.4 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jalen Williams 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jalen Williams 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jalen Williams 6.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jalen Williams 5.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jalen Williams 1.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jalen Williams 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jalen Williams 187

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jalen Williams 68

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jalen Williams 54

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jalen Williams 17

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jalen Williams 5

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jalen Williams 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jalen Williams .469

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jalen Williams .385

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jalen Williams .815

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jalen Williams 18.7 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jalen Williams 6.8 (2024)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jalen Williams 5.4 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jalen Williams 1.7 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jalen Williams 0.5 (2024)

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.