Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Art Burris Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Art Burris 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.

Art Burris

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Art Burris: 1950-51 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Art Burris 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Art Burris 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Art Burris 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Art Burris 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Art Burris 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Art Burris 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Art Burris 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Art Burris 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Art Burris 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Art Burris 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Art Burris 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Art Burris 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Art Burris 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Art Burris 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Art Burris 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Art Burris 2.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Art Burris 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Art Burris - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Art Burris - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Art Burris 187

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Art Burris 205

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Art Burris 54

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Art Burris - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Art Burris - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Art Burris 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Art Burris .260

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Art Burris - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Art Burris .627

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Art Burris 2.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Art Burris 3.2 (1951)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Art Burris 0.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Art Burris - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Art Burris - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Art Burris -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Art Burris -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Art Burris -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Art Burris - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Art Burris - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Art Burris -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Art Burris -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Art Burris -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Art Burris - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Art Burris - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Art Burris 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Art Burris -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Art Burris - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Art Burris -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Art Burris -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Art Burris -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Art Burris -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Art Burris - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Art Burris - 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.