Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Joe McNamee Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Joe McNamee: 1950-51 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Joe McNamee 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Joe McNamee 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Joe McNamee 1

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Joe McNamee 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Joe McNamee 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Joe McNamee 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Joe McNamee 0

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Joe McNamee 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Joe McNamee 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Joe McNamee 2.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Joe McNamee 0.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Joe McNamee 289

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Joe McNamee 238

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Joe McNamee 58

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Joe McNamee 118

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Joe McNamee .298

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Joe McNamee .620

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Joe McNamee 2.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Joe McNamee 2.4 (1952)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Joe McNamee 0.7 (1952)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Joe McNamee 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Joe McNamee 2.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Joe McNamee 0.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Joe McNamee 33

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Joe McNamee 35

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Joe McNamee 9

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Joe McNamee 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Joe McNamee .293

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Joe McNamee .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Joe McNamee 2.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Joe McNamee 2.7 (1951)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Joe McNamee 0.7 (1951)

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

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