Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jerry Harkness Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Harkness 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.

Jerry Harkness

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jerry Harkness: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jerry Harkness 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jerry Harkness 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jerry Harkness 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jerry Harkness 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jerry Harkness 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jerry Harkness 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jerry Harkness 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jerry Harkness 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jerry Harkness 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jerry Harkness 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jerry Harkness 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jerry Harkness 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jerry Harkness 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jerry Harkness 0

* Notes: 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 Jerry Harkness 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jerry Harkness 1.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jerry Harkness 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jerry Harkness - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jerry Harkness - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jerry Harkness 29

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jerry Harkness 6

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jerry Harkness 6

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jerry Harkness - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jerry Harkness - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jerry Harkness 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jerry Harkness .433

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jerry Harkness - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jerry Harkness .375

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jerry Harkness 5.8 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jerry Harkness 1.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jerry Harkness 1.2 (1964)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jerry Harkness - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jerry Harkness - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jerry Harkness -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jerry Harkness -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jerry Harkness -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jerry Harkness - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jerry Harkness - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jerry Harkness -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jerry Harkness -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jerry Harkness -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jerry Harkness - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jerry Harkness - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jerry Harkness 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jerry Harkness -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jerry Harkness - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jerry Harkness -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jerry Harkness -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jerry Harkness -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jerry Harkness -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jerry Harkness - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jerry Harkness - 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.