Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jake Tsakalidis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jake Tsakalidis 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.

Jake Tsakalidis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jake Tsakalidis: 2000-01 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jake Tsakalidis 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jake Tsakalidis 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jake Tsakalidis 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jake Tsakalidis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jake Tsakalidis 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jake Tsakalidis 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jake Tsakalidis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jake Tsakalidis 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jake Tsakalidis 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jake Tsakalidis 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jake Tsakalidis 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jake Tsakalidis 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jake Tsakalidis 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jake Tsakalidis 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 Jake Tsakalidis 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jake Tsakalidis 3.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jake Tsakalidis 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jake Tsakalidis 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jake Tsakalidis 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jake Tsakalidis 1,497

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jake Tsakalidis 1,238

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jake Tsakalidis 101

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jake Tsakalidis 73

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jake Tsakalidis 223

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jake Tsakalidis 315

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jake Tsakalidis .490

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jake Tsakalidis .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jake Tsakalidis .657

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jake Tsakalidis 7.3 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jake Tsakalidis 5.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jake Tsakalidis 0.5 (2004)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jake Tsakalidis 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jake Tsakalidis 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jake Tsakalidis 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jake Tsakalidis 4.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jake Tsakalidis 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jake Tsakalidis 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jake Tsakalidis 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jake Tsakalidis 29

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jake Tsakalidis 43

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jake Tsakalidis 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jake Tsakalidis 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jake Tsakalidis 8

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jake Tsakalidis 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jake Tsakalidis .462

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jake Tsakalidis -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jake Tsakalidis .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jake Tsakalidis 3.3 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jake Tsakalidis 7.0 (2001)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jake Tsakalidis 0.5 (2006)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jake Tsakalidis 0.3 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jake Tsakalidis 1.8 (2001)

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.