Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Joe Fulks Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Fulks 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.

Joe Fulks

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Joe Fulks 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Joe Fulks 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Joe Fulks 6

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Joe Fulks 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Joe Fulks 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Joe Fulks 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Joe Fulks 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Joe Fulks 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Joe Fulks 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Joe Fulks 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Joe Fulks 1

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Joe Fulks 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Joe Fulks 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Joe Fulks 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 Joe Fulks 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Joe Fulks 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Joe Fulks 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Joe Fulks 8,003

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Joe Fulks 1,379 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Joe Fulks 587

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Joe Fulks 489

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Joe Fulks .302

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Joe Fulks .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Joe Fulks - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Joe Fulks 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Joe Fulks 5.6 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Joe Fulks 0.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Joe Fulks 588

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Joe Fulks 28 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Joe Fulks 11

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Joe Fulks 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Joe Fulks .258

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Joe Fulks .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Joe Fulks - 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.