Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. James Southerland Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
James Southerland: 2013-14 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 James Southerland 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 James Southerland 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 James Southerland 0

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 James Southerland 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 James Southerland 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 James Southerland 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 James Southerland 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * James Southerland 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 James Southerland 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 James Southerland 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 James Southerland 2.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 James Southerland 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * James Southerland 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * James Southerland 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 James Southerland 14

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 James Southerland 8

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 James Southerland 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * James Southerland 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * James Southerland 2

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

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 James Southerland .333

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * James Southerland .500

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

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) James Southerland 3.5 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) James Southerland 2.0 (2014)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) James Southerland 0.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * James Southerland 0.3 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * James Southerland 0.5 (2014)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 James Southerland -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 James Southerland -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 James Southerland -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * James Southerland -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * James Southerland -

Totals Stats

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

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

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 James Southerland -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * James Southerland -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * James Southerland -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 James Southerland 0

Percentages

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

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * James Southerland -

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * James Southerland -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * James Southerland -

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.