Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Alex Groza Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Groza 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.

Alex Groza

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Alex Groza 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Alex Groza 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Alex Groza 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Alex Groza 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Alex Groza 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Alex Groza 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Alex Groza 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Alex Groza 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Alex Groza 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Alex Groza 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Alex Groza 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Alex Groza 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Alex Groza 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Alex Groza 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 Alex Groza 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Alex Groza 10.7 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Alex Groza 2.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Alex Groza 2,925

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Alex Groza 709 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Alex Groza 318

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Alex Groza 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Alex Groza .474

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Alex Groza .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Alex Groza 23.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Alex Groza 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Alex Groza - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Alex Groza 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Alex Groza 14.0 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Alex Groza 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Alex Groza 234

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Alex Groza 42 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Alex Groza 14

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Alex Groza 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Alex Groza .544

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Alex Groza .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Alex Groza 32.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Alex Groza 2.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Alex Groza - 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.