Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Franklin Edwards Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Franklin Edwards 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.

Franklin Edwards

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Franklin Edwards: 1981-82 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Franklin Edwards 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Franklin Edwards 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Franklin Edwards 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Franklin Edwards 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Franklin Edwards 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Franklin Edwards 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Franklin Edwards 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Franklin Edwards 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Franklin Edwards 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Franklin Edwards 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Franklin Edwards 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Franklin Edwards 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Franklin Edwards 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Franklin Edwards 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 Franklin Edwards 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Franklin Edwards 1.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Franklin Edwards 2.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Franklin Edwards 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Franklin Edwards 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Franklin Edwards 1,802

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Franklin Edwards 300

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Franklin Edwards 774

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Franklin Edwards 249

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Franklin Edwards 21

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Franklin Edwards 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Franklin Edwards .449

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Franklin Edwards .030

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Franklin Edwards .795

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Franklin Edwards 9.0 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Franklin Edwards 1.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Franklin Edwards 5.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Franklin Edwards 1.2 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Franklin Edwards 0.1 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Franklin Edwards 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Franklin Edwards 0.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Franklin Edwards 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Franklin Edwards 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Franklin Edwards 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Franklin Edwards 73

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Franklin Edwards 14

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Franklin Edwards 22

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Franklin Edwards 8

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Franklin Edwards 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Franklin Edwards 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Franklin Edwards .481

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Franklin Edwards 1.000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Franklin Edwards .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Franklin Edwards 3.7 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Franklin Edwards 0.8 (1983)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Franklin Edwards 1.4 (1983)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Franklin Edwards 0.4 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Franklin Edwards 0.0 (1983)

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.