Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Dwight Waller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwight Waller 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Dwight Waller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Dwight Waller: 1968-69 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	6
Dwight Waller	0

NBA Seasons

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	20
Dwight Waller	1

Playoffs Played

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	18
Dwight Waller	0

All-Star Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	19
Dwight Waller	0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	6
Dwight Waller	0

Finals MVP

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2
Dwight Waller	0

All-NBA First Team

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	10
Dwight Waller	0

All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	15
Dwight Waller	0

All-Defensive 1st Team

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5
Dwight Waller	0

All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	11
Dwight Waller	0

Scoring Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2
Dwight Waller	0

Rebounds Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1
Dwight Waller	0

Blocks Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	4		*
Dwight Waller	0		*

Rookie of The Year

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1
Dwight Waller	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
Dwight Waller	0.6

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	11.2
Dwight Waller	0.9

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	3.6
Dwight Waller	0.1

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	0.9		*
Dwight Waller	-		n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2.6		*
Dwight Waller	-		n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	38,387
Dwight Waller	7

Total Rebounds

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	17,440
Dwight Waller	10

Total Assists

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5,660
Dwight Waller	1

Total Steals

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1,160		*
Dwight Waller	-		n/a **

Total Blocks

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	3,189		*
Dwight Waller	-		n/a **

Total Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1,560
Dwight Waller	11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.559
Dwight Waller	.222

3-Point Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.056		*
Dwight Waller	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.721
Dwight Waller	.429

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	34.8		(1972)
Dwight Waller	0.6		(1969)

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	16.9		(1976)
Dwight Waller	0.9		(1969)

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5.4		(1979)
Dwight Waller	0.1		(1969)

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1.7		(1978)	*
Dwight Waller	-			n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	4.1		(1976)	*
Dwight Waller	-			n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	24.3
Dwight Waller	-

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	10.5
Dwight Waller	-

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	3.2
Dwight Waller	-

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1.0		*
Dwight Waller	-		n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2.4		*
Dwight Waller	-		n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5,762
Dwight Waller	-

Total Rebounds

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2,481
Dwight Waller	-

Total Assists

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	767
Dwight Waller	-

Total Steals

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	189		*
Dwight Waller	-		n/a **

Total Blocks

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	476		*
Dwight Waller	-		n/a **

Total Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	237
Dwight Waller	0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.533
Dwight Waller	-

3-Point Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.000		*
Dwight Waller	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.740
Dwight Waller	-

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	35.2		(1970)
Dwight Waller	-

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	18.2		(1972)
Dwight Waller	-

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5.1		(1972)
Dwight Waller	-

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1.7		(1977)	*
Dwight Waller	-			n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	4.1		(1979)	*
Dwight Waller	-			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.