Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. James Michael McAdoo Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Michael McAdoo 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.

James Michael McAdoo

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
J. McAdoo: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 J. McAdoo 2

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 J. McAdoo 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 J. McAdoo 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 J. McAdoo 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 J. McAdoo 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 J. McAdoo 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 J. McAdoo 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 J. McAdoo 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 J. McAdoo 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 J. McAdoo 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 J. McAdoo 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 J. McAdoo 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * J. McAdoo 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 J. McAdoo 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 J. McAdoo 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 J. McAdoo 1.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 J. McAdoo 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * J. McAdoo 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * J. McAdoo 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 J. McAdoo 334

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 J. McAdoo 188

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 J. McAdoo 37

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * J. McAdoo 33

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * J. McAdoo 47

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 J. McAdoo 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 J. McAdoo .528

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * J. McAdoo .294

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 J. McAdoo .534

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) J. McAdoo 4.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) J. McAdoo 2.5 (2015)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) J. McAdoo 0.4 (2016)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * J. McAdoo 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * J. McAdoo 0.6 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 J. McAdoo 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 J. McAdoo 1.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 J. McAdoo 0.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * J. McAdoo 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * J. McAdoo 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 J. McAdoo 33

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 J. McAdoo 25

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 J. McAdoo 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * J. McAdoo 5

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * J. McAdoo 5

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 J. McAdoo 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 J. McAdoo .542

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * J. McAdoo .400

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 J. McAdoo .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) J. McAdoo 1.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) J. McAdoo 1.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) J. McAdoo 0.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * J. McAdoo 0.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * J. McAdoo 0.3 (2016)

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.