Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jerome Whitehead Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerome Whitehead 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.

Jerome Whitehead

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jerome Whitehead: 1978-79 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jerome Whitehead 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jerome Whitehead 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jerome Whitehead 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jerome Whitehead 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jerome Whitehead 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jerome Whitehead 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jerome Whitehead 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jerome Whitehead 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jerome Whitehead 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jerome Whitehead 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jerome Whitehead 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jerome Whitehead 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jerome Whitehead 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jerome Whitehead 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 Jerome Whitehead 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jerome Whitehead 4.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jerome Whitehead 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jerome Whitehead 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jerome Whitehead 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jerome Whitehead 4,423

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jerome Whitehead 3,268

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jerome Whitehead 374

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jerome Whitehead 251

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jerome Whitehead 200

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jerome Whitehead 679

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jerome Whitehead .497

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jerome Whitehead .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jerome Whitehead 13.8 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jerome Whitehead 9.2 (1982)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jerome Whitehead 1.4 (1982)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jerome Whitehead 0.7 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jerome Whitehead 0.6 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jerome Whitehead 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jerome Whitehead 1.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jerome Whitehead 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jerome Whitehead 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jerome Whitehead 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jerome Whitehead 22

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jerome Whitehead 14

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jerome Whitehead 3

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jerome Whitehead 2

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jerome Whitehead 2

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jerome Whitehead 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jerome Whitehead .333

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jerome Whitehead .400

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jerome Whitehead 2.2 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jerome Whitehead 1.4 (1987)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jerome Whitehead 0.3 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jerome Whitehead 0.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jerome Whitehead 0.2 (1987)

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.