Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Billy Paultz Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Paultz 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Billy Paultz: 1976-77 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Billy Paultz 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Billy Paultz 9

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Billy Paultz 9

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Billy Paultz 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Billy Paultz 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Billy Paultz 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Billy Paultz 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Billy Paultz 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Billy Paultz 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Billy Paultz 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Billy Paultz 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Billy Paultz 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Billy Paultz 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Billy Paultz 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 Billy Paultz 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Billy Paultz 5.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Billy Paultz 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Billy Paultz 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Billy Paultz 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Billy Paultz 5,432

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Billy Paultz 3,553

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Billy Paultz 1,043

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Billy Paultz 275

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Billy Paultz 706

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Billy Paultz 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Billy Paultz .491

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Billy Paultz .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Billy Paultz .643

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Billy Paultz 15.8 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Billy Paultz 8.4 (1978)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Billy Paultz 2.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Billy Paultz 0.8 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Billy Paultz 2.4 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Billy Paultz 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Billy Paultz 5.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Billy Paultz 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Billy Paultz 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Billy Paultz 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Billy Paultz 515

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Billy Paultz 380

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Billy Paultz 106

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Billy Paultz 30

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Billy Paultz 54

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Billy Paultz 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Billy Paultz .426

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Billy Paultz .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Billy Paultz .659

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Billy Paultz 17.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Billy Paultz 8.5 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Billy Paultz 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Billy Paultz 1.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Billy Paultz 1.3 (1981)

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.