Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Elmer Gainer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmer Gainer 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.

Elmer Gainer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Elmer Gainer: 1947-48 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Elmer Gainer 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Elmer Gainer 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Elmer Gainer 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Elmer Gainer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Elmer Gainer 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Elmer Gainer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Elmer Gainer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Elmer Gainer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Elmer Gainer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Elmer Gainer 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Elmer Gainer 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Elmer Gainer 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Elmer Gainer 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Elmer Gainer 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Elmer Gainer 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Elmer Gainer 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Elmer Gainer 29

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Elmer Gainer 10

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Elmer Gainer 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Elmer Gainer .227

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Elmer Gainer .643

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Elmer Gainer 1.6 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Elmer Gainer 0.6 (1948)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Elmer Gainer -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Elmer Gainer -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Elmer Gainer -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Elmer Gainer -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Elmer Gainer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Elmer Gainer -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Elmer Gainer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Elmer Gainer -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Elmer Gainer -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Elmer Gainer - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.