Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jim Barnes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Barnes 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.

Jim Barnes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jim Barnes: 1964-65 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim Barnes 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jim Barnes 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jim Barnes 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jim Barnes 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim Barnes 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim Barnes 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jim Barnes 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jim Barnes 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jim Barnes 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jim Barnes 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim Barnes 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jim Barnes 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jim Barnes 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jim Barnes 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Jim Barnes 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jim Barnes 6.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jim Barnes 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jim Barnes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jim Barnes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jim Barnes 3,997

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jim Barnes 2,939

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jim Barnes 377

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jim Barnes - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jim Barnes - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jim Barnes 454

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jim Barnes .429

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jim Barnes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jim Barnes .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jim Barnes 15.5 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jim Barnes 10.3 (1966)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jim Barnes 1.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jim Barnes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jim Barnes - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jim Barnes 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jim Barnes 5.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jim Barnes 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jim Barnes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jim Barnes - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jim Barnes 64

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jim Barnes 61

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jim Barnes 6

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jim Barnes - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jim Barnes - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jim Barnes 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jim Barnes .413

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jim Barnes - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jim Barnes .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jim Barnes 13.0 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jim Barnes 9.3 (1966)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jim Barnes 1.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jim Barnes - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jim Barnes - n/a **

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. ** 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.