Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. James Phelan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Phelan 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 Phelan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
James Phelan: 1953-54 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 James Phelan 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 James Phelan 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 James Phelan 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 James Phelan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 James Phelan 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 James Phelan 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 James Phelan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 James Phelan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 James Phelan 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 James Phelan 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 James Phelan 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 James Phelan 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * James Phelan 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 James Phelan 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 James Phelan 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 James Phelan 1.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 James Phelan 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * James Phelan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * James Phelan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 James Phelan 3

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 James Phelan 5

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 James Phelan 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * James Phelan - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * James Phelan - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 James Phelan 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 James Phelan .000

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * James Phelan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 James Phelan .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) James Phelan 0.8 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) James Phelan 1.3 (1954)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) James Phelan 0.5 (1954)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * James Phelan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * James Phelan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 James Phelan -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 James Phelan -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 James Phelan -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * James Phelan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * James Phelan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 James Phelan -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 James Phelan -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 James Phelan -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * James Phelan - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * James Phelan - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 James Phelan 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 James Phelan -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * James Phelan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 James Phelan -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) James Phelan -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) James Phelan -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) James Phelan -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * James Phelan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * James Phelan - n/a **

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. ** 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.