Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ed Ratleff Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Ratleff 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.

Ed Ratleff

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ed Ratleff: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ed Ratleff 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ed Ratleff 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ed Ratleff 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Ed Ratleff 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ed Ratleff 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ed Ratleff 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Ed Ratleff 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Ed Ratleff 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Ed Ratleff 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Ed Ratleff 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ed Ratleff 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ed Ratleff 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ed Ratleff 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ed Ratleff 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 Ed Ratleff 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ed Ratleff 4.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ed Ratleff 2.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ed Ratleff 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ed Ratleff 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ed Ratleff 2,813

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ed Ratleff 1,363

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ed Ratleff 896

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ed Ratleff 430

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ed Ratleff 143

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ed Ratleff 338

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ed Ratleff .454

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ed Ratleff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ed Ratleff .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ed Ratleff 11.8 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ed Ratleff 5.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ed Ratleff 3.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ed Ratleff 1.8 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ed Ratleff 0.6 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ed Ratleff 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ed Ratleff 6.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ed Ratleff 4.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ed Ratleff 1.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ed Ratleff 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ed Ratleff 89

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ed Ratleff 53

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ed Ratleff 35

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ed Ratleff 14

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ed Ratleff 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ed Ratleff 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ed Ratleff .414

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ed Ratleff - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ed Ratleff .850

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ed Ratleff 11.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ed Ratleff 6.6 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ed Ratleff 4.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ed Ratleff 1.8 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ed Ratleff 0.1 (1975)

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.