Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Kevin Edwards Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kevin Edwards 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.

Kevin Edwards

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Kevin Edwards: 1988-89 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kevin Edwards 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Kevin Edwards 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Kevin Edwards 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Kevin Edwards 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kevin Edwards 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kevin Edwards 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Kevin Edwards 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Kevin Edwards 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Kevin Edwards 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Kevin Edwards 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kevin Edwards 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kevin Edwards 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Kevin Edwards 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kevin Edwards 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 Kevin Edwards 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Kevin Edwards 2.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Kevin Edwards 2.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Kevin Edwards 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Kevin Edwards 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Kevin Edwards 6,596

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Kevin Edwards 1,653

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Kevin Edwards 1,609

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Kevin Edwards 825

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Kevin Edwards 197

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Kevin Edwards 604

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Kevin Edwards .423

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Kevin Edwards .335

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Kevin Edwards .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Kevin Edwards 14.0 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Kevin Edwards 3.6 (1990)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Kevin Edwards 4.4 (1989)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Kevin Edwards 1.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Kevin Edwards 0.6 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Kevin Edwards 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Kevin Edwards 3.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Kevin Edwards 2.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Kevin Edwards 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Kevin Edwards 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Kevin Edwards 64

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Kevin Edwards 23

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Kevin Edwards 16

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Kevin Edwards 7

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Kevin Edwards 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Kevin Edwards 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Kevin Edwards .365

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Kevin Edwards .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Kevin Edwards .818

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Kevin Edwards 12.3 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Kevin Edwards 4.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Kevin Edwards 2.3 (1992)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Kevin Edwards 1.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Kevin Edwards 0.3 (1994)

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.