Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Chris Ford Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Ford 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.

Chris Ford

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Chris Ford: 1972-73 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Chris Ford 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Chris Ford 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Chris Ford 7

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Chris Ford 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Chris Ford 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Chris Ford 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Chris Ford 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Chris Ford 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Chris Ford 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Chris Ford 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Chris Ford 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Chris Ford 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Chris Ford 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Chris Ford 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 Chris Ford 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Chris Ford 3.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Chris Ford 3.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Chris Ford 1.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Chris Ford 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Chris Ford 7,314

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Chris Ford 2,394

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Chris Ford 2,719

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Chris Ford 1,152 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Chris Ford 192 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Chris Ford 794

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Chris Ford .460

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Chris Ford .375 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Chris Ford .731

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Chris Ford 15.4 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Chris Ford 3.7 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Chris Ford 4.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Chris Ford 2.2 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Chris Ford 0.4 (1980) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Chris Ford 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Chris Ford 2.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Chris Ford 2.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Chris Ford 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Chris Ford 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Chris Ford 434

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Chris Ford 168

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Chris Ford 151

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Chris Ford 52 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Chris Ford 15 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Chris Ford 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Chris Ford .440

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Chris Ford .244 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Chris Ford .688

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Chris Ford 13.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Chris Ford 6.3 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Chris Ford 4.4 (1976)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Chris Ford 2.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Chris Ford 0.7 (1980) *

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.