Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bill Thieben Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bill Thieben: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bill Thieben 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bill Thieben 1

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bill Thieben 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bill Thieben 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bill Thieben 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bill Thieben 0

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

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

* Notes: 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 Thieben 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bill Thieben 3.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bill Thieben 0.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bill Thieben 337

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bill Thieben 272

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bill Thieben 24

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bill Thieben 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bill Thieben .331

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bill Thieben .640

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bill Thieben 4.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bill Thieben 3.6 (1957)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bill Thieben 0.3 (1957)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bill Thieben 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bill Thieben 3.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bill Thieben 1.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Bill Thieben 14

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bill Thieben 6

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bill Thieben 3

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bill Thieben 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Bill Thieben .857

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Bill Thieben .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Bill Thieben 7.0 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bill Thieben 3.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Bill Thieben 1.5 (1957)

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

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