Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Dave Gambee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Gambee 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.

Dave Gambee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Dave Gambee: 1958-59 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dave Gambee 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Dave Gambee 12

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Dave Gambee 7

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Dave Gambee 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dave Gambee 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dave Gambee 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Dave Gambee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Dave Gambee 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Dave Gambee 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Dave Gambee 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dave Gambee 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dave Gambee 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Dave Gambee 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dave Gambee 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 Dave Gambee 10.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Dave Gambee 5.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Dave Gambee 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Dave Gambee - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Dave Gambee - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Dave Gambee 7,935

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Dave Gambee 3,891

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Dave Gambee 757

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Dave Gambee - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Dave Gambee - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Dave Gambee 750

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Dave Gambee .420

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Dave Gambee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Dave Gambee .822

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Dave Gambee 16.7 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Dave Gambee 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Dave Gambee 1.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Dave Gambee - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Dave Gambee - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Dave Gambee 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Dave Gambee 4.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Dave Gambee 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Dave Gambee - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Dave Gambee - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Dave Gambee 367

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Dave Gambee 188

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Dave Gambee 36

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Dave Gambee - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Dave Gambee - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Dave Gambee 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Dave Gambee .356

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Dave Gambee - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Dave Gambee .834

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Dave Gambee 13.8 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Dave Gambee 9.0 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Dave Gambee 1.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Dave Gambee - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Dave Gambee - 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.