Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Leo Gottlieb Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Leo Gottlieb 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.

Leo Gottlieb

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Leo Gottlieb: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Leo Gottlieb 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Leo Gottlieb 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Leo Gottlieb 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Leo Gottlieb 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Leo Gottlieb 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Leo Gottlieb 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Leo Gottlieb 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Leo Gottlieb 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Leo Gottlieb 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Leo Gottlieb 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Leo Gottlieb 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Leo Gottlieb 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Leo Gottlieb 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Leo Gottlieb 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 Leo Gottlieb 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Leo Gottlieb 0.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Leo Gottlieb 465

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Leo Gottlieb 36

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Leo Gottlieb 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Leo Gottlieb .266

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Leo Gottlieb .645

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Leo Gottlieb 5.9 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Leo Gottlieb 0.4 (1948)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Leo Gottlieb 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Leo Gottlieb 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Leo Gottlieb 24

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Leo Gottlieb 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Leo Gottlieb 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Leo Gottlieb .256

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Leo Gottlieb .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Leo Gottlieb 6.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Leo Gottlieb 0.3 (1947)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Leo Gottlieb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Leo Gottlieb - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.