Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jerry Rullo Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jerry Rullo: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jerry Rullo 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jerry Rullo 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jerry Rullo 2

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jerry Rullo 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jerry Rullo 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jerry Rullo 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jerry Rullo 0 *

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jerry Rullo 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 Rullo 2.9

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

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jerry Rullo 0.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jerry Rullo 271

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

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jerry Rullo 70

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jerry Rullo 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jerry Rullo .292

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jerry Rullo .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jerry Rullo 3.5 (1949)

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

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jerry Rullo 1.2 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jerry Rullo 1.4

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

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jerry Rullo 0.1

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jerry Rullo 13

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

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jerry Rullo 1

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jerry Rullo 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jerry Rullo .238

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jerry Rullo 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jerry Rullo 3.0 (1949)

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

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jerry Rullo 0.5 (1949)

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

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