Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Walt Budko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Walt Budko 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.

Walt Budko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Walt Budko: 1948-49 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Walt Budko 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Walt Budko 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Walt Budko 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Walt Budko 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Walt Budko 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Walt Budko 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Walt Budko 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Walt Budko 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Walt Budko 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Walt Budko 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Walt Budko 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Walt Budko 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Walt Budko 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Walt Budko 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 Walt Budko 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Walt Budko 5.4 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Walt Budko 1.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Walt Budko - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Walt Budko - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Walt Budko 2,037

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Walt Budko 684 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Walt Budko 471

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Walt Budko - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Walt Budko - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Walt Budko 253

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Walt Budko .342

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Walt Budko - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Walt Budko .757

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Walt Budko 11.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Walt Budko 7.1 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Walt Budko 2.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Walt Budko - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Walt Budko - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Walt Budko 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Walt Budko 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Walt Budko 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Walt Budko - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Walt Budko - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Walt Budko 53

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Walt Budko 12 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Walt Budko 9

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Walt Budko - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Walt Budko - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Walt Budko 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Walt Budko .425

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Walt Budko - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Walt Budko .731

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Walt Budko 12.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Walt Budko 4.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Walt Budko 1.7 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Walt Budko - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Walt Budko - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.