Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Donald Whiteside Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Donald Whiteside 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.

Donald Whiteside

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Donald Whiteside: 1996-97 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Donald Whiteside 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Donald Whiteside 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Donald Whiteside 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Donald Whiteside 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Donald Whiteside 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Donald Whiteside 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Donald Whiteside 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Donald Whiteside 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Donald Whiteside 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Donald Whiteside 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Donald Whiteside 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Donald Whiteside 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Donald Whiteside 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Donald Whiteside 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 Donald Whiteside 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Donald Whiteside 0.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Donald Whiteside 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Donald Whiteside 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Donald Whiteside 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Donald Whiteside 61

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Donald Whiteside 13

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Donald Whiteside 37

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Donald Whiteside 11

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Donald Whiteside 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Donald Whiteside 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Donald Whiteside .333

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Donald Whiteside .324

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Donald Whiteside .647

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Donald Whiteside 2.2 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Donald Whiteside 0.4 (1997)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Donald Whiteside 1.3 (1997)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Donald Whiteside 0.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Donald Whiteside 0.0 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Donald Whiteside -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Donald Whiteside -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Donald Whiteside -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Donald Whiteside -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Donald Whiteside -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Donald Whiteside -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Donald Whiteside -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Donald Whiteside -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Donald Whiteside -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Donald Whiteside -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Donald Whiteside 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Donald Whiteside -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Donald Whiteside -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Donald Whiteside -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Donald Whiteside -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Donald Whiteside -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Donald Whiteside -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Donald Whiteside -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Donald Whiteside -

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.