Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. John Duren Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Duren 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 Duren

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
John Duren: 1980-81 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Duren 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 John Duren 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 John Duren 0

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Duren 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Duren 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Duren 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Duren 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * John Duren 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Duren 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 Duren 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 John Duren 1.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 John Duren 2.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * John Duren 0.5

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 John Duren 712

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 John Duren 226

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 John Duren 411

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * John Duren 104

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * John Duren 11

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 John Duren 201

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 John Duren .435

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * John Duren .120

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 John Duren .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) John Duren 4.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) John Duren 1.3 (1983)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) John Duren 2.4 (1983)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * John Duren 0.8 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * John Duren 0.1 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 John Duren -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 John Duren -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 John Duren -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * John Duren -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * John Duren -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 John Duren -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 John Duren -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 John Duren -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * John Duren -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * John Duren -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 John Duren 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 John Duren -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * John Duren -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 John Duren -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) John Duren -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) John Duren -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) John Duren -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * John Duren -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * John Duren -

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.