Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Junior Bridgeman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Junior Bridgeman 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.

Junior Bridgeman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Junior Bridgeman: 1975-76 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Junior Bridgeman 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Junior Bridgeman 12

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Junior Bridgeman 6

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Junior Bridgeman 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Junior Bridgeman 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Junior Bridgeman 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Junior Bridgeman 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Junior Bridgeman 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Junior Bridgeman 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Junior Bridgeman 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Junior Bridgeman 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Junior Bridgeman 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Junior Bridgeman 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Junior Bridgeman 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 Junior Bridgeman 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Junior Bridgeman 3.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Junior Bridgeman 2.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Junior Bridgeman 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Junior Bridgeman 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Junior Bridgeman 11,517

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Junior Bridgeman 2,995

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Junior Bridgeman 2,066

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Junior Bridgeman 685

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Junior Bridgeman 220

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Junior Bridgeman 849

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Junior Bridgeman .475

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Junior Bridgeman .244 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Junior Bridgeman .846

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Junior Bridgeman 17.6 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Junior Bridgeman 5.1 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Junior Bridgeman 3.3 (1984)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Junior Bridgeman 1.2 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Junior Bridgeman 0.5 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Junior Bridgeman 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Junior Bridgeman 3.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Junior Bridgeman 2.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Junior Bridgeman 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Junior Bridgeman 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Junior Bridgeman 650

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Junior Bridgeman 172

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Junior Bridgeman 128

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Junior Bridgeman 37

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Junior Bridgeman 11

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Junior Bridgeman 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Junior Bridgeman .454

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Junior Bridgeman .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Junior Bridgeman .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Junior Bridgeman 16.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Junior Bridgeman 5.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Junior Bridgeman 3.4 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Junior Bridgeman 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Junior Bridgeman 0.4 (1980)

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.