Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Joe Graboski Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Graboski 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 Graboski

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Joe Graboski: 1948-49 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Joe Graboski 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Joe Graboski 13

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Joe Graboski 10

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Joe Graboski 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Joe Graboski 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Joe Graboski 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Joe Graboski 0 *

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Joe Graboski 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 Graboski 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Joe Graboski 8.1 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Joe Graboski 1.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Joe Graboski 9,280

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Joe Graboski 5,999 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Joe Graboski 1,502

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Joe Graboski 845

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Joe Graboski .352

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Joe Graboski .700

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Joe Graboski 14.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Joe Graboski 10.4 (1959) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Joe Graboski 2.6 (1956)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Joe Graboski 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Joe Graboski 7.1 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Joe Graboski 1.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Joe Graboski 389

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Joe Graboski 271 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Joe Graboski 73

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Joe Graboski 40

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Joe Graboski .328

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Joe Graboski .735

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Joe Graboski 23.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Joe Graboski 11.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Joe Graboski 3.8 (1958)

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

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Joe Graboski - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.