Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. DeJuan Wheat Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeJuan Wheat 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.

DeJuan Wheat

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
DeJuan Wheat: 1997-98 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 DeJuan Wheat 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 DeJuan Wheat 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 DeJuan Wheat 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 DeJuan Wheat 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 DeJuan Wheat 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 DeJuan Wheat 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 DeJuan Wheat 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 DeJuan Wheat 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 DeJuan Wheat 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 DeJuan Wheat 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 DeJuan Wheat 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 DeJuan Wheat 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * DeJuan Wheat 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 DeJuan Wheat 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 DeJuan Wheat 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 DeJuan Wheat 0.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 DeJuan Wheat 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * DeJuan Wheat 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 DeJuan Wheat 265

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 DeJuan Wheat 56

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 DeJuan Wheat 127

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * DeJuan Wheat 32

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * DeJuan Wheat 3

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 DeJuan Wheat 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 DeJuan Wheat .383

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * DeJuan Wheat .390

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 DeJuan Wheat .700

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) DeJuan Wheat 4.5 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1999)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) DeJuan Wheat 2.2 (1999)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * DeJuan Wheat 0.6 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 DeJuan Wheat 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 DeJuan Wheat 1.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * DeJuan Wheat 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 DeJuan Wheat 2

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 DeJuan Wheat 1

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 DeJuan Wheat 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * DeJuan Wheat 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * DeJuan Wheat 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 DeJuan Wheat 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 DeJuan Wheat .500

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * DeJuan Wheat -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 DeJuan Wheat -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) DeJuan Wheat 2.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1998)

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.