Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Gene Shue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Shue 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.

Gene Shue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Gene Shue: 1954-55 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Gene Shue 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Gene Shue 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Gene Shue 7

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Gene Shue 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Gene Shue 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Gene Shue 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Gene Shue 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Gene Shue 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Gene Shue 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Gene Shue 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Gene Shue 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Gene Shue 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Gene Shue 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Gene Shue 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Gene Shue 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Gene Shue 4.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Gene Shue 3.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Gene Shue - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Gene Shue 10,068

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Gene Shue 2,855

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Gene Shue 2,608

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Gene Shue 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Gene Shue .396

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Gene Shue - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Gene Shue .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Gene Shue 22.8 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Gene Shue 5.8 (1957)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Gene Shue 6.8 (1961)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Gene Shue - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Gene Shue 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Gene Shue 4.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Gene Shue 4.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Gene Shue - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Gene Shue 569

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Gene Shue 133

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Gene Shue 132

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Gene Shue - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Gene Shue 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Gene Shue .424

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Gene Shue - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Gene Shue .842

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Gene Shue 27.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Gene Shue 6.6 (1958)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Gene Shue 4.9 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Gene Shue - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Gene Shue - 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.