Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bill Bolger Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Bolger 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.

Bill Bolger

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bill Bolger: 1953-54 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bill Bolger 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bill Bolger 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bill Bolger 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Bill Bolger 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bill Bolger 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bill Bolger 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Bill Bolger 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Bill Bolger 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Bill Bolger 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Bill Bolger 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bill Bolger 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bill Bolger 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Bill Bolger 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bill Bolger 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Bill Bolger 2.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bill Bolger 1.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bill Bolger 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Bill Bolger - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Bill Bolger - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bill Bolger 56

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bill Bolger 36

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bill Bolger 11

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Bill Bolger - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Bill Bolger - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bill Bolger 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bill Bolger .407

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Bill Bolger - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bill Bolger .615

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bill Bolger 2.8 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bill Bolger 1.8 (1954)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bill Bolger 0.6 (1954)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Bill Bolger - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Bill Bolger - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bill Bolger -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bill Bolger -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bill Bolger -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Bill Bolger - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Bill Bolger - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Bill Bolger -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bill Bolger -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bill Bolger -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Bill Bolger - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Bill Bolger - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bill Bolger 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Bill Bolger -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Bill Bolger - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Bill Bolger -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Bill Bolger -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bill Bolger -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Bill Bolger -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Bill Bolger - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Bill Bolger - 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.