Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Joe Meriweather Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Joe Meriweather: 1975-76 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Joe Meriweather 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Joe Meriweather 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Joe Meriweather 1

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Joe Meriweather 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Joe Meriweather 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Joe Meriweather 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Joe Meriweather 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Joe Meriweather 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Joe Meriweather 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 Joe Meriweather 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Joe Meriweather 5.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Joe Meriweather 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Joe Meriweather 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Joe Meriweather 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Joe Meriweather 5,439

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Joe Meriweather 3,764

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Joe Meriweather 603

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Joe Meriweather 311

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Joe Meriweather 810

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Joe Meriweather 670

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Joe Meriweather .511

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Joe Meriweather .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Joe Meriweather .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Joe Meriweather 11.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Joe Meriweather 8.1 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Joe Meriweather 1.1 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Joe Meriweather 0.7 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Joe Meriweather 2.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Joe Meriweather 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Joe Meriweather 3.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Joe Meriweather 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Joe Meriweather 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Joe Meriweather 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Joe Meriweather 56

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Joe Meriweather 31

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Joe Meriweather 5

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Joe Meriweather 5

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Joe Meriweather 7

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Joe Meriweather 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Joe Meriweather .490

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Joe Meriweather - *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Joe Meriweather .571

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Joe Meriweather 5.6 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Joe Meriweather 3.1 (1981)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Joe Meriweather 0.5 (1981)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Joe Meriweather 0.5 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Joe Meriweather 0.7 (1981)

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.