Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Darryl Dawkins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darryl Dawkins 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.

Darryl Dawkins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Darryl Dawkins: 1975-76 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Darryl Dawkins 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Darryl Dawkins 14

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Darryl Dawkins 10

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Darryl Dawkins 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Darryl Dawkins 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Darryl Dawkins 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Darryl Dawkins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Darryl Dawkins 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Darryl Dawkins 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Darryl Dawkins 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Darryl Dawkins 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Darryl Dawkins 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Darryl Dawkins 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Darryl Dawkins 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 Darryl Dawkins 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Darryl Dawkins 6.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Darryl Dawkins 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Darryl Dawkins 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Darryl Dawkins 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Darryl Dawkins 8,733

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Darryl Dawkins 4,432

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Darryl Dawkins 917

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Darryl Dawkins 345

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Darryl Dawkins 1,023

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Darryl Dawkins 726

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Darryl Dawkins .572

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Darryl Dawkins .133 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Darryl Dawkins .685

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Darryl Dawkins 16.8 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Darryl Dawkins 8.7 (1980)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Darryl Dawkins 1.9 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Darryl Dawkins 0.8 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Darryl Dawkins 1.9 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Darryl Dawkins 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Darryl Dawkins 6.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Darryl Dawkins 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Darryl Dawkins 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Darryl Dawkins 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Darryl Dawkins 1,375

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Darryl Dawkins 665

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Darryl Dawkins 119

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Darryl Dawkins 47

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Darryl Dawkins 165

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Darryl Dawkins 109

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Darryl Dawkins .546

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Darryl Dawkins .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Darryl Dawkins .703

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Darryl Dawkins 18.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Darryl Dawkins 9.1 (1979)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Darryl Dawkins 3.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Darryl Dawkins 2.0 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Darryl Dawkins 2.5 (1983)

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.