Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Cliff Barker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Barker 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.

Cliff Barker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Cliff Barker: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Cliff Barker 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Cliff Barker 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Cliff Barker 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Cliff Barker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Cliff Barker 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Cliff Barker 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Cliff Barker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Cliff Barker 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Cliff Barker 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Cliff Barker 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Cliff Barker 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Cliff Barker 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Cliff Barker 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Cliff Barker 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 Cliff Barker 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Cliff Barker 1.8 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Cliff Barker 2.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Cliff Barker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Cliff Barker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Cliff Barker 557

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Cliff Barker 181 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Cliff Barker 294

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Cliff Barker - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Cliff Barker - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Cliff Barker 149

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Cliff Barker .316

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Cliff Barker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Cliff Barker .662

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Cliff Barker 5.7 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Cliff Barker 1.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Cliff Barker 2.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Cliff Barker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Cliff Barker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Cliff Barker 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Cliff Barker 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Cliff Barker 2.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Cliff Barker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Cliff Barker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Cliff Barker 42

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Cliff Barker 15 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Cliff Barker 23

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Cliff Barker - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Cliff Barker - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Cliff Barker 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Cliff Barker .320

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Cliff Barker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Cliff Barker .556

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Cliff Barker 5.7 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Cliff Barker 5.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Cliff Barker 3.3 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Cliff Barker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Cliff Barker - 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.