Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Craig Shelton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Craig Shelton 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.

Craig Shelton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Craig Shelton: 1980-81 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Craig Shelton 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Craig Shelton 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Craig Shelton 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Craig Shelton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Craig Shelton 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Craig Shelton 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Craig Shelton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Craig Shelton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Craig Shelton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Craig Shelton 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Craig Shelton 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Craig Shelton 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Craig Shelton 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Craig Shelton 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 Craig Shelton 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Craig Shelton 2.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Craig Shelton 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Craig Shelton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Craig Shelton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Craig Shelton 240

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Craig Shelton 141

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Craig Shelton 27

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Craig Shelton 19

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Craig Shelton 5

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Craig Shelton 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Craig Shelton .453

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Craig Shelton .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Craig Shelton .600

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Craig Shelton 4.3 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Craig Shelton 2.5 (1981)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Craig Shelton 0.5 (1981)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Craig Shelton 0.3 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Craig Shelton 0.1 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Craig Shelton -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Craig Shelton -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Craig Shelton -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Craig Shelton -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Craig Shelton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Craig Shelton -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Craig Shelton -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Craig Shelton -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Craig Shelton -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Craig Shelton -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Craig Shelton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Craig Shelton -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Craig Shelton -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Craig Shelton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Craig Shelton -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Craig Shelton -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Craig Shelton -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Craig Shelton -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Craig Shelton -

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.