Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Don Carlson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Carlson 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 Carlson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Don Carlson 2

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Don Carlson 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Don Carlson 3

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Don Carlson 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Don Carlson 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Don Carlson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Don Carlson 0 *

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Don Carlson 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Don Carlson 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Don Carlson 1.7 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Don Carlson 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Don Carlson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Don Carlson 1,447

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Don Carlson 15 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Don Carlson 324

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Don Carlson 180

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Don Carlson .330

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Don Carlson .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Don Carlson 10.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Don Carlson 3.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Don Carlson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Don Carlson 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Don Carlson - *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Don Carlson 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Don Carlson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Don Carlson 249

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Don Carlson 0 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Don Carlson 45

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Don Carlson 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Don Carlson .295

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Don Carlson .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Don Carlson 12.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Don Carlson - *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Don Carlson 2.8 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Don Carlson - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.