Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Eldridge Recasner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Eldridge Recasner 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.

Eldridge Recasner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Eldridge Recasner: 1994-95 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Eldridge Recasner 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Eldridge Recasner 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Eldridge Recasner 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Eldridge Recasner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Eldridge Recasner 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Eldridge Recasner 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Eldridge Recasner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Eldridge Recasner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Eldridge Recasner 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Eldridge Recasner 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Eldridge Recasner 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Eldridge Recasner 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Eldridge Recasner 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Eldridge Recasner 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 Eldridge Recasner 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Eldridge Recasner 1.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Eldridge Recasner 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Eldridge Recasner 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Eldridge Recasner 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Eldridge Recasner 1,732

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Eldridge Recasner 534

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Eldridge Recasner 522

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Eldridge Recasner 129

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Eldridge Recasner 12

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Eldridge Recasner 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Eldridge Recasner .426

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Eldridge Recasner .409

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Eldridge Recasner .887

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Eldridge Recasner 9.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Eldridge Recasner 2.4 (1998)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Eldridge Recasner 2.7 (1996)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Eldridge Recasner 1.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Eldridge Recasner 0.1 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Eldridge Recasner 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Eldridge Recasner 1.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Eldridge Recasner 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Eldridge Recasner 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Eldridge Recasner 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Eldridge Recasner 63

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Eldridge Recasner 17

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Eldridge Recasner 21

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Eldridge Recasner 4

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Eldridge Recasner 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Eldridge Recasner 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Eldridge Recasner .382

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Eldridge Recasner .458

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Eldridge Recasner .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Eldridge Recasner 7.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Eldridge Recasner 1.1 (1997)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Eldridge Recasner 2.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Eldridge Recasner 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Eldridge Recasner 0.0 (2001)

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.