Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Cal Christensen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cal Christensen 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.

Cal Christensen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Cal Christensen: 1950-51 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Cal Christensen 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Cal Christensen 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Cal Christensen 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Cal Christensen 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Cal Christensen 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Cal Christensen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Cal Christensen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Cal Christensen 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Cal Christensen 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Cal Christensen 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Cal Christensen 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Cal Christensen 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Cal Christensen 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Cal Christensen 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Cal Christensen 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Cal Christensen 5.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Cal Christensen 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Cal Christensen 1,507

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Cal Christensen 1,587

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Cal Christensen 460

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Cal Christensen 291

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Cal Christensen .330

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Cal Christensen .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Cal Christensen 6.6 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Cal Christensen 7.8 (1951)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Cal Christensen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Cal Christensen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Cal Christensen 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Cal Christensen 4.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Cal Christensen 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Cal Christensen 42

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Cal Christensen 45

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Cal Christensen 16

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Cal Christensen 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Cal Christensen .308

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Cal Christensen .563

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Cal Christensen 5.3 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Cal Christensen 5.8 (1954)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Cal Christensen 2.5 (1954)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Cal Christensen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Cal Christensen - 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.