Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bobby Wanzer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bobby Wanzer 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.

Bobby Wanzer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bobby Wanzer: 1948-49 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bobby Wanzer 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bobby Wanzer 9

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bobby Wanzer 7

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Bobby Wanzer 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bobby Wanzer 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bobby Wanzer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Bobby Wanzer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Bobby Wanzer 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Bobby Wanzer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Bobby Wanzer 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bobby Wanzer 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bobby Wanzer 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Bobby Wanzer 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bobby Wanzer 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 Bobby Wanzer 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bobby Wanzer 4.5 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bobby Wanzer 3.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bobby Wanzer 6,924

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bobby Wanzer 1,979 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bobby Wanzer 1,830

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bobby Wanzer 568

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bobby Wanzer .393

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bobby Wanzer .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bobby Wanzer 15.7 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bobby Wanzer 5.4 (1954) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bobby Wanzer 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bobby Wanzer 14.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bobby Wanzer 5.8 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bobby Wanzer 3.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Bobby Wanzer 554

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bobby Wanzer 186 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bobby Wanzer 134

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bobby Wanzer 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Bobby Wanzer .425

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Bobby Wanzer .880

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Bobby Wanzer 18.8 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bobby Wanzer 7.0 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Bobby Wanzer 4.3 (1954)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Bobby Wanzer - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.