Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jakob Poeltl Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jakob Poeltl 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.

Jakob Poeltl

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jakob Poeltl: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jakob Poeltl 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jakob Poeltl 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jakob Poeltl 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jakob Poeltl 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jakob Poeltl 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jakob Poeltl 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jakob Poeltl 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jakob Poeltl 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jakob Poeltl 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jakob Poeltl 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jakob Poeltl 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jakob Poeltl 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jakob Poeltl 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jakob Poeltl 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 Jakob Poeltl 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jakob Poeltl 6.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jakob Poeltl 1.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jakob Poeltl 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jakob Poeltl 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jakob Poeltl 4,487

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jakob Poeltl 3,606

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jakob Poeltl 925

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jakob Poeltl 315

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jakob Poeltl 686

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jakob Poeltl 538

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jakob Poeltl .631

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jakob Poeltl .500

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jakob Poeltl .538

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jakob Poeltl 13.5 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jakob Poeltl 9.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jakob Poeltl 2.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jakob Poeltl 0.9 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jakob Poeltl 1.8 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jakob Poeltl 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jakob Poeltl 4.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jakob Poeltl 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jakob Poeltl 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jakob Poeltl 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jakob Poeltl 110

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jakob Poeltl 102

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jakob Poeltl 18

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jakob Poeltl 6

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jakob Poeltl 10

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jakob Poeltl 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jakob Poeltl .577

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jakob Poeltl .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jakob Poeltl .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jakob Poeltl 7.3 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jakob Poeltl 7.7 (2019)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jakob Poeltl 1.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jakob Poeltl 0.3 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jakob Poeltl 0.7 (2019)

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.