Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jerome James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerome James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Jerome James:
1998-99 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar6
Jerome James0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar20
Jerome James9
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar18
Jerome James3
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar19
Jerome James0

Honors and Awards

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar6
Jerome James0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar2
Jerome James0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar10
Jerome James0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar15
Jerome James0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar5
Jerome James0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar11
Jerome James0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar2
Jerome James0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1
Jerome James0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar4 *
Jerome James0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1
Jerome James0
* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6
Jerome James 4.3

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2
Jerome James 3.1

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6
Jerome James 0.3

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9
*
Jerome James 0.3

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6
*
Jerome James 1.1

Totals Stats

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
Jerome James 1,540

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440
Jerome James 1,099

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660
Jerome James 118

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160
*
Jerome James 92

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189
*
Jerome James 384

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560
Jerome James 358

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559
Jerome James .485

3-Point Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056
*
Jerome James .000

Free Throw Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721
Jerome James .617

Best Season (no game minimum)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8
(1972)
Jerome James 5.4
(2003)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9
(1976)
Jerome James 4.2
(2003)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4
(1979)
Jerome James 0.5
(2003)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7
(1978)
*
Jerome James 0.5
(2009)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1
(1976)
*
Jerome James 1.6
(2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3
Jerome James 9.4

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5
Jerome James 5.2

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2
Jerome James 0.5

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0
*
Jerome James 0.4

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4
*
Jerome James 1.5

Totals Stats

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762
Jerome James 160

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481
Jerome James 89

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767
Jerome James 9

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189
*
Jerome James 6

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476
*
Jerome James 25

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237
Jerome James 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533
Jerome James .493

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

Free Throw Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740
Jerome James .722

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2
(1970)
Jerome James 12.5
(2005)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2
(1972)
Jerome James 6.8
(2005)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1
(1972)
Jerome James 0.8
(2002)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7
(1977)
*
Jerome James 0.5
(2005)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1
(1979)
*
Jerome James 1.8
(2005)

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.