Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jim Neal Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jim Neal: 1953-54 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim Neal 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jim Neal 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jim Neal 1

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim Neal 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim Neal 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim Neal 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jim Neal 0

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jim Neal 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. 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 Neal 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jim Neal 3.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jim Neal 0.4

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jim Neal 350

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jim Neal 304

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jim Neal 33

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jim Neal 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jim Neal .301

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jim Neal .601

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jim Neal 4.7 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jim Neal 3.8 (1954)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jim Neal 0.7 (1955)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jim Neal 2.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jim Neal 2.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jim Neal 0.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jim Neal 31

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jim Neal 27

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jim Neal 2

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jim Neal 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jim Neal .371

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jim Neal .385

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jim Neal 2.8 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jim Neal 2.5 (1954)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jim Neal 0.2 (1954)

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

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