Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jim Spanarkel Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jim Spanarkel: 1979-80 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim Spanarkel 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jim Spanarkel 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jim Spanarkel 1

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jim Spanarkel 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim Spanarkel 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jim Spanarkel 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jim Spanarkel 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jim Spanarkel 0

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

* Notes: 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 Spanarkel 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jim Spanarkel 2.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jim Spanarkel 2.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jim Spanarkel 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jim Spanarkel 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jim Spanarkel 2,505

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jim Spanarkel 652

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jim Spanarkel 572

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jim Spanarkel 248

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jim Spanarkel 38

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jim Spanarkel 259

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jim Spanarkel .470

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jim Spanarkel .250

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jim Spanarkel .855

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jim Spanarkel 14.4 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jim Spanarkel 3.6 (1981)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jim Spanarkel 2.8 (1981)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jim Spanarkel 1.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jim Spanarkel 0.2 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jim Spanarkel 0.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jim Spanarkel 0.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jim Spanarkel 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jim Spanarkel 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jim Spanarkel 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jim Spanarkel 2

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jim Spanarkel 1

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jim Spanarkel 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jim Spanarkel 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jim Spanarkel 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jim Spanarkel 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jim Spanarkel .000

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jim Spanarkel -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jim Spanarkel 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jim Spanarkel 0.4 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jim Spanarkel 0.2 (1980)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jim Spanarkel 0.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jim Spanarkel 0.0 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jim Spanarkel 0.0 (1980)

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.