Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Clifford Ray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Clifford Ray 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.

Clifford Ray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Clifford Ray: 1971-72 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Clifford Ray 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Clifford Ray 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Clifford Ray 6

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Clifford Ray 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Clifford Ray 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Clifford Ray 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Clifford Ray 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Clifford Ray 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Clifford Ray 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Clifford Ray 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Clifford Ray 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Clifford Ray 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Clifford Ray 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Clifford Ray 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 Clifford Ray 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Clifford Ray 8.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Clifford Ray 2.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Clifford Ray 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Clifford Ray 1.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Clifford Ray 5,821

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Clifford Ray 6,953

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Clifford Ray 1,728

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Clifford Ray 501 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Clifford Ray 638 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Clifford Ray 784

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Clifford Ray .524

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Clifford Ray .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Clifford Ray .588

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Clifford Ray 9.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Clifford Ray 12.2 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Clifford Ray 3.7 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Clifford Ray 1.2 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Clifford Ray 2.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Clifford Ray 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Clifford Ray 10.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Clifford Ray 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Clifford Ray 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Clifford Ray 1.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Clifford Ray 496

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Clifford Ray 608

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Clifford Ray 125

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Clifford Ray 51 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Clifford Ray 70 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Clifford Ray 60

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Clifford Ray .538

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Clifford Ray - *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Clifford Ray .590

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Clifford Ray 15.3 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Clifford Ray 16.5 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Clifford Ray 4.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Clifford Ray 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Clifford Ray 1.9 (1974) *

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.