Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Connie Dierking Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Connie Dierking 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.

Connie Dierking

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Connie Dierking: 1958-59 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Connie Dierking 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Connie Dierking 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Connie Dierking 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Connie Dierking 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Connie Dierking 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Connie Dierking 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Connie Dierking 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Connie Dierking 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Connie Dierking 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Connie Dierking 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Connie Dierking 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Connie Dierking 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Connie Dierking 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Connie Dierking 0

* Notes: 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 Connie Dierking 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Connie Dierking 6.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Connie Dierking 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Connie Dierking - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Connie Dierking - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Connie Dierking 7,094

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Connie Dierking 4,757

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Connie Dierking 1,053

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Connie Dierking - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Connie Dierking - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Connie Dierking 706

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Connie Dierking .417

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Connie Dierking - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Connie Dierking .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Connie Dierking 16.7 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Connie Dierking 9.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Connie Dierking 2.7 (1969)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Connie Dierking - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Connie Dierking - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Connie Dierking 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Connie Dierking 6.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Connie Dierking 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Connie Dierking - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Connie Dierking - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Connie Dierking 153

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Connie Dierking 129

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Connie Dierking 23

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Connie Dierking - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Connie Dierking - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Connie Dierking 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Connie Dierking .399

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Connie Dierking - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Connie Dierking .771

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Connie Dierking 17.5 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Connie Dierking 13.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Connie Dierking 3.5 (1967)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Connie Dierking - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Connie Dierking - 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.