Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bob Tough Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bob Tough: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bob Tough 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bob Tough 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bob Tough 0

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bob Tough 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bob Tough 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bob Tough 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bob Tough 0 *

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bob Tough 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Bob Tough 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bob Tough - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bob Tough 1.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bob Tough 589

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bob Tough 137

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bob Tough 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bob Tough .278

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bob Tough .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bob Tough 8.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bob Tough - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bob Tough 1.9 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bob Tough -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bob Tough - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bob Tough -

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Bob Tough -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bob Tough - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bob Tough -

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bob Tough 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Bob Tough -

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Bob Tough -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Bob Tough -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bob Tough - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Bob Tough -

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

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Bob Tough - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.