Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jerry Nagel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Nagel 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 Nagel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jerry Nagel: 1949-50 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jerry Nagel 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jerry Nagel 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jerry Nagel 0

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jerry Nagel 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jerry Nagel 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jerry Nagel 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jerry Nagel 0 *

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jerry Nagel 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Jerry Nagel 0.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jerry Nagel 1.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jerry Nagel 13

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jerry Nagel 18

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jerry Nagel 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jerry Nagel .214

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jerry Nagel .250

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jerry Nagel 0.9 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jerry Nagel 1.3 (1950)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jerry Nagel -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jerry Nagel -

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

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

Totals Stats

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

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jerry Nagel - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jerry Nagel -

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jerry Nagel 0

Percentages

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

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

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jerry Nagel - n/a **

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

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

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jerry Nagel - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.