Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bud Acton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Acton 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.

Bud Acton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bud Acton: 1967-68 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bud Acton 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bud Acton 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bud Acton 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Bud Acton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bud Acton 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bud Acton 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Bud Acton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Bud Acton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Bud Acton 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Bud Acton 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bud Acton 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bud Acton 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Bud Acton 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bud Acton 0

* Notes: 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 Bud Acton 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bud Acton 2.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bud Acton 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Bud Acton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Bud Acton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bud Acton 77

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bud Acton 47

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bud Acton 11

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Bud Acton - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Bud Acton - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bud Acton 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bud Acton .392

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Bud Acton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bud Acton .655

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bud Acton 3.3 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bud Acton 2.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bud Acton 0.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Bud Acton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Bud Acton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bud Acton -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bud Acton -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bud Acton -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Bud Acton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Bud Acton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Bud Acton -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bud Acton -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bud Acton -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Bud Acton - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Bud Acton - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bud Acton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Bud Acton -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Bud Acton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Bud Acton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Bud Acton -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bud Acton -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Bud Acton -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Bud Acton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Bud Acton - 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.