Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Willie Cauley-Stein Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willie Cauley-Stein 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.

Willie Cauley-Stein

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Willie Cauley-Stein: 2015-16 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Willie Cauley-Stein 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Willie Cauley-Stein 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Willie Cauley-Stein 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Willie Cauley-Stein 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Willie Cauley-Stein 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Willie Cauley-Stein 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Willie Cauley-Stein 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Willie Cauley-Stein 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Willie Cauley-Stein 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Willie Cauley-Stein 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Willie Cauley-Stein 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Willie Cauley-Stein 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Willie Cauley-Stein 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Willie Cauley-Stein 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 Willie Cauley-Stein 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Willie Cauley-Stein 5.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Willie Cauley-Stein 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Willie Cauley-Stein 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Willie Cauley-Stein 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Willie Cauley-Stein 3,675

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Willie Cauley-Stein 2,470

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Willie Cauley-Stein 598

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Willie Cauley-Stein 350

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Willie Cauley-Stein 335

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Willie Cauley-Stein 422

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Willie Cauley-Stein .544

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Willie Cauley-Stein .188

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Willie Cauley-Stein .612

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Willie Cauley-Stein 12.8 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Willie Cauley-Stein 8.4 (2019)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Willie Cauley-Stein 2.4 (2019)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Willie Cauley-Stein 1.2 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Willie Cauley-Stein 1.1 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Willie Cauley-Stein 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Willie Cauley-Stein 2.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Willie Cauley-Stein 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Willie Cauley-Stein 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Willie Cauley-Stein 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Willie Cauley-Stein 15

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Willie Cauley-Stein 16

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Willie Cauley-Stein 3

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Willie Cauley-Stein 2

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Willie Cauley-Stein 4

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Willie Cauley-Stein 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Willie Cauley-Stein .667

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Willie Cauley-Stein -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Willie Cauley-Stein 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Willie Cauley-Stein 2.5 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Willie Cauley-Stein 2.7 (2021)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Willie Cauley-Stein 0.5 (2021)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Willie Cauley-Stein 0.3 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Willie Cauley-Stein 0.7 (2021)

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.