Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ernie Vandeweghe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ernie Vandeweghe 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.

Ernie Vandeweghe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ernie Vandeweghe: 1949-50 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ernie Vandeweghe 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ernie Vandeweghe 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 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 Ernie Vandeweghe 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ernie Vandeweghe 4.6 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ernie Vandeweghe 2,135

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ernie Vandeweghe 834 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ernie Vandeweghe 548

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ernie Vandeweghe 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ernie Vandeweghe .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ernie Vandeweghe 12.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.6 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ernie Vandeweghe 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ernie Vandeweghe 5.1 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ernie Vandeweghe 428

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ernie Vandeweghe 199 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ernie Vandeweghe 91

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ernie Vandeweghe 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ernie Vandeweghe .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ernie Vandeweghe 13.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.8 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.