Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bill Downey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Downey 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 Downey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bill Downey: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bill Downey 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bill Downey 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bill Downey 0

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bill Downey 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bill Downey 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bill Downey 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bill Downey 0 *

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bill Downey 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 Bill Downey 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bill Downey - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bill Downey 0.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bill Downey 0

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bill Downey - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bill Downey 0

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bill Downey 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bill Downey .000

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bill Downey -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bill Downey 0.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bill Downey - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bill Downey 0.0 (1948)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bill Downey -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bill Downey - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bill Downey -

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

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

Totals Stats

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

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bill Downey - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bill Downey -

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bill Downey 0

Percentages

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

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

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bill Downey - n/a **

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

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

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Bill Downey - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.