Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. John Gianelli Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
John Gianelli: 1972-73 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Gianelli 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 John Gianelli 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 John Gianelli 4

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Gianelli 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Gianelli 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Gianelli 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Gianelli 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * John Gianelli 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Gianelli 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 Gianelli 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 John Gianelli 5.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 John Gianelli 1.5

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

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * John Gianelli 1.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 John Gianelli 4,210

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 John Gianelli 3,188

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 John Gianelli 832

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * John Gianelli 225 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * John Gianelli 476 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 John Gianelli 541

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 John Gianelli .470

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * John Gianelli - *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 John Gianelli .702

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) John Gianelli 10.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) John Gianelli 8.6 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) John Gianelli 2.3 (1978)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * John Gianelli 0.7 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * John Gianelli 1.5 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 John Gianelli 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 John Gianelli 5.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 John Gianelli 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * John Gianelli 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * John Gianelli 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 John Gianelli 208

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 John Gianelli 173

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 John Gianelli 40

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * John Gianelli 12 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * John Gianelli 21 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 John Gianelli 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 John Gianelli .434

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 John Gianelli .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) John Gianelli 8.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) John Gianelli 7.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) John Gianelli 1.9 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * John Gianelli 0.9 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * John Gianelli 1.3 (1975) *

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.