Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. John Battle Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Battle 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.

John Battle

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Battle 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 John Battle 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 John Battle 9

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 John Battle 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Battle 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Battle 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 John Battle 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 John Battle 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 John Battle 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 John Battle 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Battle 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Battle 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * John Battle 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Battle 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 John Battle 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 John Battle 1.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 John Battle 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * John Battle 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * John Battle 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 John Battle 5,338

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 John Battle 824

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 John Battle 1,257

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * John Battle 273

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * John Battle 43

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 John Battle 612

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 John Battle .464

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * John Battle .273

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 John Battle .793

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) John Battle 13.6 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) John Battle 2.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) John Battle 2.7 (1991)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * John Battle 0.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * John Battle 0.1 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 John Battle 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 John Battle 1.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 John Battle 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * John Battle 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * John Battle 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 John Battle 347

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 John Battle 72

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 John Battle 80

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * John Battle 13

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * John Battle 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 John Battle 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 John Battle .429

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * John Battle .182

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 John Battle .848

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) John Battle 11.6 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) John Battle 2.6 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) John Battle 3.2 (1989)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * John Battle 0.4 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * John Battle 0.1 (1992)

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.