Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. John Williams Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
John Williams: 1986-87 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Williams 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 John Williams 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 John Williams 3

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Williams 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Williams 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Williams 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Williams 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * John Williams 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Williams 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 Williams 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 John Williams 5.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 John Williams 2.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * John Williams 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * John Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 John Williams 4,406

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 John Williams 2,201

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 John Williams 1,262

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * John Williams 566

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * John Williams 184

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 John Williams 435

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 John Williams .451

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * John Williams .225

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 John Williams .704

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) John Williams 18.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) John Williams 7.6 (1990)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) John Williams 4.7 (1990)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * John Williams 1.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * John Williams 0.9 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 John Williams 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 John Williams 4.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 John Williams 2.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * John Williams 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * John Williams 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 John Williams 96

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 John Williams 54

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 John Williams 30

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * John Williams 15

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * John Williams 4

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 John Williams 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 John Williams .438

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * John Williams .400

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 John Williams .585

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) John Williams 13.0 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) John Williams 5.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) John Williams 4.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * John Williams 1.6 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * John Williams 0.8 (1988)

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.