Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Joel Freeland Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joel Freeland 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.

Joel Freeland

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Joel Freeland: 2012-13 to 2014-15

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Joel Freeland 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Joel Freeland 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Joel Freeland 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Joel Freeland 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Joel Freeland 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Joel Freeland 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Joel Freeland 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Joel Freeland 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Joel Freeland 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Joel Freeland 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Joel Freeland 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Joel Freeland 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Joel Freeland 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Joel Freeland 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 Joel Freeland 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Joel Freeland 3.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Joel Freeland 0.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Joel Freeland 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Joel Freeland 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Joel Freeland 477

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Joel Freeland 518

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Joel Freeland 65

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Joel Freeland 32

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Joel Freeland 56

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Joel Freeland 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Joel Freeland .459

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Joel Freeland .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Joel Freeland .728

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Joel Freeland 3.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Joel Freeland 4.0 (2014)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Joel Freeland 0.7 (2014)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Joel Freeland 0.3 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Joel Freeland 0.5 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Joel Freeland 0.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Joel Freeland 0.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Joel Freeland 0.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Joel Freeland 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Joel Freeland 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Joel Freeland 1

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Joel Freeland 9

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Joel Freeland 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Joel Freeland 2

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Joel Freeland 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Joel Freeland 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Joel Freeland .000

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Joel Freeland -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Joel Freeland .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Joel Freeland 0.1 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Joel Freeland 0.9 (2014)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Joel Freeland 0.1 (2014)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Joel Freeland 0.5 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Joel Freeland 0.1 (2014)

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.