Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Frank Kudelka Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Frank Kudelka 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.

Frank Kudelka

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Frank Kudelka: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Frank Kudelka 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Frank Kudelka 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Frank Kudelka 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Frank Kudelka 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Frank Kudelka 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Frank Kudelka 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Frank Kudelka 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Frank Kudelka 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Frank Kudelka 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Frank Kudelka 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Frank Kudelka 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Frank Kudelka 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Frank Kudelka 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Frank Kudelka 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 Frank Kudelka 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Frank Kudelka 3.2 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Frank Kudelka 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Frank Kudelka - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Frank Kudelka - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Frank Kudelka 1,642

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Frank Kudelka 521 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Frank Kudelka 490

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Frank Kudelka - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Frank Kudelka - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Frank Kudelka 228

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Frank Kudelka .331

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Frank Kudelka - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Frank Kudelka .708

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Frank Kudelka 9.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Frank Kudelka 4.2 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Frank Kudelka 2.8 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Frank Kudelka - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Frank Kudelka - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Frank Kudelka 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Frank Kudelka 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Frank Kudelka 2.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Frank Kudelka - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Frank Kudelka - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Frank Kudelka 9

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Frank Kudelka 5 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Frank Kudelka 6

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Frank Kudelka - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Frank Kudelka - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Frank Kudelka 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Frank Kudelka .286

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Frank Kudelka - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Frank Kudelka .200

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Frank Kudelka 4.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Frank Kudelka 5.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Frank Kudelka 2.0 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Frank Kudelka - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Frank Kudelka - 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.