Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. John Wallace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Wallace and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
John Wallace:
1996-97 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar6
John Wallace0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar20
John Wallace7
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar18
John Wallace2
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar19
John Wallace0

Honors and Awards

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar6
John Wallace0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar2
John Wallace0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar10
John Wallace0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar15
John Wallace0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar5
John Wallace0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar11
John Wallace0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar2
John Wallace0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1
John Wallace0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar4 *
John Wallace0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1
John Wallace0
* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6
John Wallace 7.6

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2
John Wallace 2.8

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6
John Wallace 0.7

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9
*
John Wallace 0.4

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6
*
John Wallace 0.6

Totals Stats

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
John Wallace 2,901

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440
John Wallace 1,061

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660
John Wallace 281

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160
*
John Wallace 134

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189
*
John Wallace 216

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560
John Wallace 381

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559
John Wallace .462

3-Point Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056
*
John Wallace .300

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

Best Season (no game minimum)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8
(1972)
John Wallace 14.0
(1998)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9
(1976)
John Wallace 4.5
(1998)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4
(1979)
John Wallace 1.3
(1998)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7
(1978)
*
John Wallace 0.8
(1998)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1
(1976)
*
John Wallace 1.2
(1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3
John Wallace 2.0

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5
John Wallace 1.6

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2
John Wallace 1.0

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0
*
John Wallace 0.4

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4
*
John Wallace 0.4

Totals Stats

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762
John Wallace 10

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481
John Wallace 8

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767
John Wallace 5

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189
*
John Wallace 2

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476
*
John Wallace 2

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237
John Wallace 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533
John Wallace .235

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

Free Throw Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740
John Wallace 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2
(1970)
John Wallace 2.5
(1997)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2
(1972)
John Wallace 1.8
(1997)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1
(1972)
John Wallace 1.3
(1997)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7
(1977)
*
John Wallace 1.0
(2000)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1
(1979)
*
John Wallace 0.5
(1997)

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.