Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Clyde Lovellette Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Clyde Lovellette 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.

Clyde Lovellette

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Clyde Lovellette: 1953-54 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Clyde Lovellette 3

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Clyde Lovellette 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Clyde Lovellette 10

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Clyde Lovellette 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Clyde Lovellette 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Clyde Lovellette 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Clyde Lovellette 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Clyde Lovellette 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Clyde Lovellette 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Clyde Lovellette 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Clyde Lovellette 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Clyde Lovellette 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Clyde Lovellette 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Clyde Lovellette 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Clyde Lovellette 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Clyde Lovellette 9.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Clyde Lovellette 1.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Clyde Lovellette 11,947

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Clyde Lovellette 6,663

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Clyde Lovellette 1,165

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Clyde Lovellette 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Clyde Lovellette .443

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Clyde Lovellette .757

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Clyde Lovellette 23.4 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Clyde Lovellette 14.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Clyde Lovellette 2.6 (1961)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Clyde Lovellette 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Clyde Lovellette 8.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Clyde Lovellette 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Clyde Lovellette 963

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Clyde Lovellette 557

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Clyde Lovellette 89

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Clyde Lovellette 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Clyde Lovellette .416

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Clyde Lovellette .684

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Clyde Lovellette 24.2 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Clyde Lovellette 10.8 (1960)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Clyde Lovellette 2.8 (1960)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Clyde Lovellette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Clyde Lovellette - 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.