Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Joe Colone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Colone 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.

Joe Colone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Joe Colone: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Joe Colone 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Joe Colone 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Joe Colone 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Joe Colone 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Joe Colone 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Joe Colone 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Joe Colone 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Joe Colone 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Joe Colone 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Joe Colone 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Joe Colone 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Joe Colone 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Joe Colone 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Joe Colone 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 Joe Colone 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Joe Colone - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Joe Colone 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Joe Colone - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Joe Colone - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Joe Colone 83

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Joe Colone - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Joe Colone 9

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Joe Colone - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Joe Colone - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Joe Colone 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Joe Colone .310

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Joe Colone - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Joe Colone .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Joe Colone 5.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Joe Colone - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Joe Colone 0.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Joe Colone - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Joe Colone - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Joe Colone 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Joe Colone - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Joe Colone 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Joe Colone - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Joe Colone - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Joe Colone 17

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Joe Colone - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Joe Colone 3

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Joe Colone - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Joe Colone - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Joe Colone 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Joe Colone .233

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Joe Colone - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Joe Colone .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Joe Colone 4.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Joe Colone - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Joe Colone 0.8 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Joe Colone - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Joe Colone - 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.