Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Joe Thomas Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Joe Thomas: 1970-71 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Joe Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Joe Thomas 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Joe Thomas 0

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Joe Thomas 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Joe Thomas 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Joe Thomas 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Joe Thomas 0

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Joe Thomas 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 Thomas 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Joe Thomas 1.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Joe Thomas 0.4

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Joe Thomas 55

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Joe Thomas 43

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Joe Thomas 17

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Joe Thomas 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Joe Thomas .267

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Joe Thomas .450

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Joe Thomas 1.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Joe Thomas 1.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Joe Thomas 0.4 (1971)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Joe Thomas -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Joe Thomas -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Joe Thomas -

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Joe Thomas -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Joe Thomas -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Joe Thomas -

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Joe Thomas 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Joe Thomas -

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Joe Thomas -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Joe Thomas -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Joe Thomas -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Joe Thomas -

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

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