Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jack Kerris Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jack Kerris 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 Kerris

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jack Kerris: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jack Kerris 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jack Kerris 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jack Kerris 4

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jack Kerris 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jack Kerris 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jack Kerris 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jack Kerris 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jack Kerris 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jack Kerris 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 Jack Kerris 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jack Kerris 6.3 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jack Kerris 2.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jack Kerris - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jack Kerris - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jack Kerris 2,057

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jack Kerris 1,286 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jack Kerris 667

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jack Kerris - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jack Kerris - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jack Kerris 271

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jack Kerris .363

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jack Kerris - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jack Kerris .662

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jack Kerris 10.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jack Kerris 7.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jack Kerris 3.2 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jack Kerris - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jack Kerris - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jack Kerris 8.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jack Kerris 5.7 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jack Kerris 2.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jack Kerris - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jack Kerris - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jack Kerris 92

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jack Kerris 40 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jack Kerris 24

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jack Kerris - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jack Kerris - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jack Kerris 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jack Kerris .349

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jack Kerris - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jack Kerris .582

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jack Kerris 12.5 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jack Kerris 9.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jack Kerris 4.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jack Kerris - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jack Kerris - 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.