Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bernard James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard James 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.

Bernard James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bernard James: 2012-13 to 2014-15

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bernard James 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bernard James 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bernard James 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Bernard James 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bernard James 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bernard James 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Bernard James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Bernard James 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Bernard James 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Bernard James 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bernard James 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bernard James 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Bernard James 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bernard James 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 Bernard James 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bernard James 2.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bernard James 0.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Bernard James 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Bernard James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bernard James 203

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bernard James 212

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bernard James 13

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Bernard James 17

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Bernard James 61

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bernard James 92

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bernard James .497

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Bernard James .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bernard James .680

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bernard James 2.8 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bernard James 2.8 (2013)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bernard James 0.3 (2015)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Bernard James 0.3 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Bernard James 0.9 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bernard James 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bernard James 0.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bernard James 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Bernard James 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Bernard James 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Bernard James 0

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bernard James 1

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bernard James 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Bernard James 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Bernard James 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bernard James 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Bernard James -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Bernard James -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Bernard James -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Bernard James 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bernard James 0.5 (2014)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Bernard James 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Bernard James 0.5 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Bernard James 0.0 (2015)

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.