Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jim Burns Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Burns 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.

Jim Burns

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jim Burns: 1967-68 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim Burns 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jim Burns 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jim Burns 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jim Burns 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim Burns 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim Burns 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jim Burns 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jim Burns 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jim Burns 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jim Burns 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim Burns 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jim Burns 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jim Burns 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jim Burns 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 Jim Burns 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jim Burns 0.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jim Burns 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jim Burns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jim Burns - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jim Burns 4

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jim Burns 2

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jim Burns 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jim Burns - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jim Burns - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jim Burns 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jim Burns .286

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jim Burns - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jim Burns -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jim Burns 1.3 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jim Burns 0.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jim Burns 0.3 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jim Burns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jim Burns - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jim Burns -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jim Burns -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jim Burns -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jim Burns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jim Burns - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jim Burns -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jim Burns -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jim Burns -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jim Burns - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jim Burns - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jim Burns 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jim Burns -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jim Burns - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jim Burns -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jim Burns -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jim Burns -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jim Burns -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jim Burns - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jim Burns - 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.