Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Carl Nicks Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Nicks 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.

Carl Nicks

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Carl Nicks: 1980-81 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Carl Nicks 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Carl Nicks 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Carl Nicks 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Carl Nicks 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Carl Nicks 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Carl Nicks 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Carl Nicks 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Carl Nicks 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Carl Nicks 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Carl Nicks 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Carl Nicks 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Carl Nicks 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Carl Nicks 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Carl Nicks 0

* Notes: 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 Carl Nicks 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Carl Nicks 1.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Carl Nicks 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Carl Nicks 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Carl Nicks 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Carl Nicks 1,067

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Carl Nicks 297

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Carl Nicks 249

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Carl Nicks 132

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Carl Nicks 7

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Carl Nicks 156

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Carl Nicks .462

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Carl Nicks .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Carl Nicks .570

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Carl Nicks 7.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Carl Nicks 2.9 (1983)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Carl Nicks 2.2 (1981)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Carl Nicks 0.9 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Carl Nicks 0.1 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Carl Nicks -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Carl Nicks -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Carl Nicks -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Carl Nicks -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Carl Nicks -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Carl Nicks -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Carl Nicks -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Carl Nicks -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Carl Nicks -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Carl Nicks -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Carl Nicks 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Carl Nicks -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Carl Nicks -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Carl Nicks -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Carl Nicks -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Carl Nicks -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Carl Nicks -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Carl Nicks -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Carl Nicks -

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.