Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Greg Kelser Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Greg Kelser 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Greg Kelser: 1979-80 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Greg Kelser 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Greg Kelser 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Greg Kelser 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Greg Kelser 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Greg Kelser 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Greg Kelser 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Greg Kelser 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Greg Kelser 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Greg Kelser 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Greg Kelser 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Greg Kelser 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Greg Kelser 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Greg Kelser 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Greg Kelser 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 Greg Kelser 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Greg Kelser 4.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Greg Kelser 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Greg Kelser 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Greg Kelser 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Greg Kelser 2,961

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Greg Kelser 1,402

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Greg Kelser 411

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Greg Kelser 239

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Greg Kelser 150

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Greg Kelser 305

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Greg Kelser .486

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Greg Kelser .167

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Greg Kelser .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Greg Kelser 14.2 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Greg Kelser 5.5 (1980)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Greg Kelser 2.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Greg Kelser 1.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Greg Kelser 1.2 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Greg Kelser 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Greg Kelser 1.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Greg Kelser 0.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Greg Kelser 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Greg Kelser 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Greg Kelser 8

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Greg Kelser 9

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Greg Kelser 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Greg Kelser 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Greg Kelser 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Greg Kelser 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Greg Kelser .286

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Greg Kelser -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Greg Kelser 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Greg Kelser 2.0 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Greg Kelser 3.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Greg Kelser 0.5 (1983)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Greg Kelser 0.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Greg Kelser 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.