Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jim King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim King 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 King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jim King: 1963-64 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim King 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jim King 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jim King 9

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jim King 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim King 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim King 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim King 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jim King 0

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jim King 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 King 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jim King 2.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jim King 2.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jim King 4,377

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jim King 1,500

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jim King 1,412

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jim King 607

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jim King .418

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jim King .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jim King 16.6 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jim King 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jim King 4.2 (1968)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jim King 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jim King 3.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jim King 2.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jim King 602

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jim King 246

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jim King 182

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jim King 73

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jim King .436

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jim King .728

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jim King 16.3 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jim King 6.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jim King 3.9 (1971)

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

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