Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Dick Surhoff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Surhoff 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.

Dick Surhoff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Dick Surhoff: 1952-53 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dick Surhoff 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Dick Surhoff 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Dick Surhoff 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Dick Surhoff 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dick Surhoff 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dick Surhoff 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Dick Surhoff 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Dick Surhoff 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Dick Surhoff 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Dick Surhoff 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dick Surhoff 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dick Surhoff 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Dick Surhoff 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dick Surhoff 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. 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 Dick Surhoff 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Dick Surhoff 1.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Dick Surhoff 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Dick Surhoff 178

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Dick Surhoff 94

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Dick Surhoff 32

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Dick Surhoff 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Dick Surhoff .295

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Dick Surhoff .717

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Dick Surhoff 4.2 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Dick Surhoff 2.2 (1954)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Dick Surhoff 0.7 (1954)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Dick Surhoff - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Dick Surhoff 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Dick Surhoff 0.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Dick Surhoff 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Dick Surhoff 4

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Dick Surhoff 2

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Dick Surhoff 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Dick Surhoff 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Dick Surhoff .500

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Dick Surhoff -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Dick Surhoff 1.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Dick Surhoff 0.5 (1953)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Dick Surhoff 0.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Dick Surhoff - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Dick Surhoff - 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.