Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Joe Kennedy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Kennedy 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 Kennedy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Joe Kennedy: 1968-69 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Joe Kennedy 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Joe Kennedy 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Joe Kennedy 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Joe Kennedy 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Joe Kennedy 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Joe Kennedy 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Joe Kennedy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Joe Kennedy 0

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Joe Kennedy 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Joe Kennedy 0

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Joe Kennedy 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 Joe Kennedy 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Joe Kennedy 3.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Joe Kennedy 0.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Joe Kennedy 454

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Joe Kennedy 261

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Joe Kennedy 67

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Joe Kennedy 86

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Joe Kennedy .373

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Joe Kennedy .794

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Joe Kennedy 6.2 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Joe Kennedy 3.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Joe Kennedy 0.8 (1969)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Joe Kennedy -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Joe Kennedy -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Joe Kennedy -

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Joe Kennedy -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Joe Kennedy -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Joe Kennedy -

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Joe Kennedy 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Joe Kennedy -

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Joe Kennedy -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Joe Kennedy -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Joe Kennedy -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Joe Kennedy -

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

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