Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Leo Klier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Leo Klier 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Leo Klier: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Leo Klier 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Leo Klier 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Leo Klier 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Leo Klier 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Leo Klier 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Leo Klier 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Leo Klier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Leo Klier 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Leo Klier 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Leo Klier 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Leo Klier 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Leo Klier 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Leo Klier 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Leo Klier 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 Leo Klier 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Leo Klier - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Leo Klier 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Leo Klier - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Leo Klier - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Leo Klier 802

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Leo Klier - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Leo Klier 177

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Leo Klier - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Leo Klier - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Leo Klier 113

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Leo Klier .280

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Leo Klier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Leo Klier .728

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Leo Klier 7.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Leo Klier - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Leo Klier 1.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Leo Klier - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Leo Klier - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Leo Klier 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Leo Klier - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Leo Klier 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Leo Klier - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Leo Klier - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Leo Klier 1

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Leo Klier - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Leo Klier 3

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Leo Klier - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Leo Klier - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Leo Klier 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Leo Klier .000

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Leo Klier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Leo Klier 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Leo Klier 0.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Leo Klier - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Leo Klier 1.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Leo Klier - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Leo Klier - 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.