Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. John Murphy Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
John Murphy: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Murphy 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 John Murphy 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 John Murphy 0

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Murphy 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Murphy 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Murphy 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Murphy 0 *

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Murphy 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 John Murphy 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 John Murphy - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 John Murphy 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * John Murphy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * John Murphy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 John Murphy 32

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 John Murphy - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 John Murphy 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * John Murphy - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * John Murphy - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 John Murphy 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 John Murphy .275

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * John Murphy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 John Murphy .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) John Murphy 1.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) John Murphy - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) John Murphy 0.0 (1947)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * John Murphy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * John Murphy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 John Murphy -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 John Murphy - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 John Murphy -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * John Murphy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * John Murphy - n/a **

Totals Stats

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

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 John Murphy - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 John Murphy -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * John Murphy - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * John Murphy - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 John Murphy 0

Percentages

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

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * John Murphy - n/a **

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) John Murphy - n/a **

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

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * John Murphy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * John Murphy - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.