Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bob Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Peterson 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 Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bob Peterson: 1953-54 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bob Peterson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bob Peterson 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bob Peterson 1

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bob Peterson 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bob Peterson 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bob Peterson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bob Peterson 0

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bob Peterson 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 Peterson 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bob Peterson 3.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bob Peterson 0.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bob Peterson 479

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bob Peterson 389

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bob Peterson 78

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bob Peterson 103

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bob Peterson .386

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bob Peterson .669

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bob Peterson 5.3 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bob Peterson 4.2 (1955)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bob Peterson 0.8 (1955)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bob Peterson 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bob Peterson 5.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bob Peterson 1.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Bob Peterson 24

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bob Peterson 16

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bob Peterson 5

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bob Peterson 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Bob Peterson .467

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Bob Peterson .909

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Bob Peterson 8.0 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bob Peterson 5.3 (1955)

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

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

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