Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. George Kaftan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Kaftan 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.

George Kaftan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
George Kaftan: 1948-49 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 George Kaftan 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 George Kaftan 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 George Kaftan 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 George Kaftan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 George Kaftan 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 George Kaftan 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 George Kaftan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 George Kaftan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 George Kaftan 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 George Kaftan 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 George Kaftan 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 George Kaftan 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * George Kaftan 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 George Kaftan 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 George Kaftan 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 George Kaftan 3.1 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 George Kaftan 1.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * George Kaftan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * George Kaftan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 George Kaftan 1,594

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 George Kaftan 424 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 George Kaftan 399

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * George Kaftan - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * George Kaftan - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 George Kaftan 212

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 George Kaftan .370

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * George Kaftan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 George Kaftan .650

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) George Kaftan 14.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) George Kaftan 3.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) George Kaftan 2.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * George Kaftan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * George Kaftan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 George Kaftan 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 George Kaftan 1.7 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 George Kaftan 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * George Kaftan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * George Kaftan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 George Kaftan 93

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 George Kaftan 36 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 George Kaftan 24

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * George Kaftan - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * George Kaftan - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 George Kaftan 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 George Kaftan .381

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * George Kaftan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 George Kaftan .644

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) George Kaftan 6.2 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) George Kaftan 2.3 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) George Kaftan 1.7 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * George Kaftan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * George Kaftan - 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.