Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jack Givens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jack Givens 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.

Jack Givens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jack Givens: 1978-79 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jack Givens 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jack Givens 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jack Givens 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jack Givens 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jack Givens 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jack Givens 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jack Givens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jack Givens 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jack Givens 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jack Givens 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jack Givens 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jack Givens 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jack Givens 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jack Givens 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 Jack Givens 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jack Givens 2.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jack Givens 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jack Givens 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jack Givens 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jack Givens 1,040

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jack Givens 456

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jack Givens 142

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jack Givens 123

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jack Givens 36

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jack Givens 156

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jack Givens .401

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jack Givens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jack Givens .791

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jack Givens 7.7 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jack Givens 3.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jack Givens 1.1 (1979)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jack Givens 1.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jack Givens 0.2 (1980)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jack Givens 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jack Givens 2.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jack Givens 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jack Givens 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jack Givens 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jack Givens 29

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jack Givens 26

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jack Givens 6

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jack Givens 3

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jack Givens 2

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jack Givens 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jack Givens .295

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jack Givens - *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jack Givens 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jack Givens 2.6 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jack Givens 2.3 (1979)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jack Givens 0.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jack Givens 0.5 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jack Givens 0.2 (1979)

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.