Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bob Houbregs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Houbregs 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.

Bob Houbregs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bob Houbregs: 1953-54 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bob Houbregs 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bob Houbregs 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bob Houbregs 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Bob Houbregs 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bob Houbregs 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bob Houbregs 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Bob Houbregs 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Bob Houbregs 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Bob Houbregs 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Bob Houbregs 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bob Houbregs 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bob Houbregs 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Bob Houbregs 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bob Houbregs 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 Bob Houbregs 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bob Houbregs 5.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bob Houbregs 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Bob Houbregs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Bob Houbregs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bob Houbregs 2,611

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bob Houbregs 1,552

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bob Houbregs 500

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Bob Houbregs - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Bob Houbregs - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bob Houbregs 281

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bob Houbregs .404

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Bob Houbregs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bob Houbregs .721

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bob Houbregs 11.2 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bob Houbregs 6.7 (1957)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bob Houbregs 2.3 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Bob Houbregs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Bob Houbregs - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bob Houbregs 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bob Houbregs 5.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bob Houbregs 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Bob Houbregs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Bob Houbregs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Bob Houbregs 202

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bob Houbregs 135

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bob Houbregs 36

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Bob Houbregs - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Bob Houbregs - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bob Houbregs 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Bob Houbregs .424

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Bob Houbregs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Bob Houbregs .739

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Bob Houbregs 11.0 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bob Houbregs 6.7 (1956)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Bob Houbregs 1.7 (1955)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Bob Houbregs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Bob Houbregs - 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.