Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ray Kuka Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ray Kuka 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.

Ray Kuka

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ray Kuka: 1947-48 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ray Kuka 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ray Kuka 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ray Kuka 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Ray Kuka 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ray Kuka 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ray Kuka 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Ray Kuka 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Ray Kuka 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Ray Kuka 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Ray Kuka 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ray Kuka 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ray Kuka 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ray Kuka 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ray Kuka 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 Ray Kuka 4.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ray Kuka - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ray Kuka 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ray Kuka - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ray Kuka - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ray Kuka 253

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ray Kuka - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ray Kuka 38

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ray Kuka - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ray Kuka - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ray Kuka 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ray Kuka .320

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ray Kuka - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ray Kuka .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ray Kuka 5.2 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ray Kuka - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ray Kuka 1.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ray Kuka - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ray Kuka - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ray Kuka 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ray Kuka - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ray Kuka 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ray Kuka - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ray Kuka - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ray Kuka 8

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ray Kuka - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ray Kuka 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ray Kuka - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ray Kuka - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ray Kuka 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ray Kuka .300

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ray Kuka - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ray Kuka 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ray Kuka 2.7 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ray Kuka - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ray Kuka 0.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ray Kuka - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ray Kuka - 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.