Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Adrian Caldwell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Adrian Caldwell 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.

Adrian Caldwell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Adrian Caldwell: 1989-90 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Adrian Caldwell 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Adrian Caldwell 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Adrian Caldwell 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Adrian Caldwell 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Adrian Caldwell 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Adrian Caldwell 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Adrian Caldwell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Adrian Caldwell 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Adrian Caldwell 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Adrian Caldwell 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Adrian Caldwell 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Adrian Caldwell 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Adrian Caldwell 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Adrian Caldwell 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 Adrian Caldwell 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Adrian Caldwell 2.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Adrian Caldwell 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Adrian Caldwell 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Adrian Caldwell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Adrian Caldwell 390

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Adrian Caldwell 496

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Adrian Caldwell 33

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Adrian Caldwell 56

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Adrian Caldwell 41

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Adrian Caldwell 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Adrian Caldwell .485

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Adrian Caldwell .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Adrian Caldwell .453

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Adrian Caldwell 2.2 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Adrian Caldwell 3.7 (1997)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Adrian Caldwell 0.3 (1997)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Adrian Caldwell 0.5 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Adrian Caldwell 0.4 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Adrian Caldwell 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Adrian Caldwell 0.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Adrian Caldwell 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Adrian Caldwell 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Adrian Caldwell 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Adrian Caldwell 2

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Adrian Caldwell 1

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Adrian Caldwell 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Adrian Caldwell 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Adrian Caldwell 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Adrian Caldwell 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Adrian Caldwell 1.000

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Adrian Caldwell -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Adrian Caldwell -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Adrian Caldwell 2.0 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Adrian Caldwell 1.0 (1996)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Adrian Caldwell 0.0 (1996)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Adrian Caldwell 0.0 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Adrian Caldwell 0.0 (1996)

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.