Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Blaine Denning Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Blaine Denning and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Blaine Denning

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Blaine Denning: 1952-53 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	6
Blaine Denning	0

NBA Seasons

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	20
Blaine Denning	1

Playoffs Played

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	18
Blaine Denning	0

All-Star Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	19
Blaine Denning	0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	6
Blaine Denning	0		*

Finals MVP

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2
Blaine Denning	0		*

All-NBA First Team

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	10
Blaine Denning	0

All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	15
Blaine Denning	0

All-Defensive 1st Team

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5
Blaine Denning	0		*

All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	11
Blaine Denning	0

Scoring Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2
Blaine Denning	0

Rebounds Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1
Blaine Denning	0

Blocks Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	4		*
Blaine Denning	0		*

Rookie of The Year

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1
Blaine Denning	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
Blaine Denning	5.0

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	11.2
Blaine Denning	4.0

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	3.6
Blaine Denning	0.0

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	0.9		*
Blaine Denning	-		n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2.6		*
Blaine Denning	-		n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	38,387
Blaine Denning	5

Total Rebounds

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	17,440
Blaine Denning	4

Total Assists

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5,660
Blaine Denning	0

Total Steals

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1,160		*
Blaine Denning	-		n/a **

Total Blocks

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	3,189		*
Blaine Denning	-		n/a **

Total Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1,560
Blaine Denning	1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.559
Blaine Denning	.400

3-Point Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.056		*
Blaine Denning	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.721
Blaine Denning	1.000

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	34.8		(1972)
Blaine Denning	5.0		(1953)

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	16.9		(1976)
Blaine Denning	4.0		(1953)

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5.4		(1979)
Blaine Denning	0.0		(1953)

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1.7		(1978)	*
Blaine Denning	-			n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	4.1		(1976)	*
Blaine Denning	-			n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	24.3
Blaine Denning	-

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	10.5
Blaine Denning	-

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	3.2
Blaine Denning	-

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1.0		*
Blaine Denning	-		n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2.4		*
Blaine Denning	-		n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5,762
Blaine Denning	-

Total Rebounds

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2,481
Blaine Denning	-

Total Assists

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	767
Blaine Denning	-

Total Steals

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	189		*
Blaine Denning	-		n/a **

Total Blocks

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	476		*
Blaine Denning	-		n/a **

Total Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	237
Blaine Denning	0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.533
Blaine Denning	-

3-Point Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.000		*
Blaine Denning	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.740
Blaine Denning	-

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	35.2		(1970)
Blaine Denning	-

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	18.2		(1972)
Blaine Denning	-

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5.1		(1972)
Blaine Denning	-

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1.7		(1977)	*
Blaine Denning	-			n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	4.1		(1979)	*
Blaine Denning	-			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.