Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Don Adams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Adams 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.

Don Adams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Don Adams: 1970-71 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Don Adams 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Don Adams 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Don Adams 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Don Adams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Don Adams 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Don Adams 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Don Adams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Don Adams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Don Adams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Don Adams 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Don Adams 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Don Adams 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Don Adams 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Don Adams 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 Don Adams 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Don Adams 5.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Don Adams 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Don Adams 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Don Adams 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Don Adams 4,236

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Don Adams 2,732

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Don Adams 869

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Don Adams 283 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Don Adams 55 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Don Adams 487

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Don Adams .402

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Don Adams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Don Adams .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Don Adams 11.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Don Adams 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Don Adams 2.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Don Adams 1.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Don Adams 0.4 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Don Adams 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Don Adams 5.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Don Adams 2.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Don Adams 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Don Adams 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Don Adams 156

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Don Adams 116

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Don Adams 45

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Don Adams 8 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Don Adams 1 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Don Adams 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Don Adams .382

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Don Adams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Don Adams .682

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Don Adams 9.3 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Don Adams 7.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Don Adams 2.9 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Don Adams 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Don Adams 0.1 (1974) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.