Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Doug Collins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Doug Collins and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Doug Collins:
1973-74 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar6
Doug Collins0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar20
Doug Collins8
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar18
Doug Collins3
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar19
Doug Collins4

Honors and Awards

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar6
Doug Collins0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar2
Doug Collins0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar10
Doug Collins0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar15
Doug Collins0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar5
Doug Collins0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar11
Doug Collins0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar2
Doug Collins0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1
Doug Collins0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar4 *
Doug Collins0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1
Doug Collins0
* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6
Doug Collins 17.9

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2
Doug Collins 3.2

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6
Doug Collins 3.3

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9
*
Doug Collins 1.2

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6
*
Doug Collins 0.3

Totals Stats

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
Doug Collins 7,427

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440
Doug Collins 1,339

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660
Doug Collins 1,368

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160
*
Doug Collins 518

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189
*
Doug Collins 114

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560
Doug Collins 415

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559
Doug Collins .501

3-Point Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056
*
Doug Collins .000

*
Free Throw Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721
Doug Collins .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8
(1972)
Doug Collins 20.8
(1976)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9
(1976)
Doug Collins 4.0
(1976)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4
(1979)
Doug Collins 4.7
(1977)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7
(1978)
*
Doug Collins 1.6
(1978)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1
(1976)
*
Doug Collins 0.4
(1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3
Doug Collins 21.5

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5
Doug Collins 4.1

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2
Doug Collins 3.5

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0
*
Doug Collins 1.1

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4
*
Doug Collins 0.1

Totals Stats

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762
Doug Collins 687

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481
Doug Collins 131

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767
Doug Collins 111

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189
*
Doug Collins 34

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476
*
Doug Collins 4

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237
Doug Collins 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533
Doug Collins .526

3-Point Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000
*
Doug Collins -

*
Free Throw Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740
Doug Collins .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2
(1970)
Doug Collins 22.4
(1977)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2
(1972)
Doug Collins 7.0
(1976)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1
(1972)
Doug Collins 3.9
(1977)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7
(1977)
*
Doug Collins 1.5
(1977)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1
(1979)
*
Doug Collins 0.3
(1976)

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.