Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. John Kuester Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
John Kuester: 1977-78 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Kuester 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 John Kuester 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 John Kuester 0

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Kuester 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Kuester 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Kuester 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Kuester 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * John Kuester 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Kuester 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 Kuester 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 John Kuester 1.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 John Kuester 2.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * John Kuester 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * John Kuester 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 John Kuester 451

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 John Kuester 141

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 John Kuester 305

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * John Kuester 83

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * John Kuester 3

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 John Kuester 135

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 John Kuester .427

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * John Kuester .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 John Kuester .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) John Kuester 4.8 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) John Kuester 1.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) John Kuester 3.2 (1978)

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

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * John Kuester 0.0 (1980)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 John Kuester -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 John Kuester -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 John Kuester -

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

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

Totals Stats

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

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

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 John Kuester -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * John Kuester -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * John Kuester -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 John Kuester 0

Percentages

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

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

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

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

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.