Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Kurt Nimphius Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kurt Nimphius 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.

Kurt Nimphius

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Kurt Nimphius: 1981-82 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kurt Nimphius 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Kurt Nimphius 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Kurt Nimphius 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Kurt Nimphius 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kurt Nimphius 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kurt Nimphius 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Kurt Nimphius 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Kurt Nimphius 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Kurt Nimphius 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Kurt Nimphius 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kurt Nimphius 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kurt Nimphius 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Kurt Nimphius 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kurt Nimphius 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 Kurt Nimphius 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Kurt Nimphius 4.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Kurt Nimphius 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Kurt Nimphius 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Kurt Nimphius 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Kurt Nimphius 3,602

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Kurt Nimphius 2,474

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Kurt Nimphius 681

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Kurt Nimphius 191

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Kurt Nimphius 696

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Kurt Nimphius 564

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Kurt Nimphius .487

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Kurt Nimphius .100

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Kurt Nimphius .668

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Kurt Nimphius 11.2 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Kurt Nimphius 6.3 (1984)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Kurt Nimphius 2.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Kurt Nimphius 0.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Kurt Nimphius 1.8 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Kurt Nimphius 2.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Kurt Nimphius 3.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Kurt Nimphius 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Kurt Nimphius 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Kurt Nimphius 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Kurt Nimphius 70

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Kurt Nimphius 81

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Kurt Nimphius 18

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Kurt Nimphius 2

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Kurt Nimphius 19

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Kurt Nimphius 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Kurt Nimphius .400

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Kurt Nimphius -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Kurt Nimphius .783

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Kurt Nimphius 4.2 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Kurt Nimphius 5.3 (1984)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Kurt Nimphius 1.3 (1984)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Kurt Nimphius 0.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Kurt Nimphius 1.4 (1984)

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.