Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Malcolm Delaney Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Malcolm Delaney 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.

Malcolm Delaney

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Malcolm Delaney: 2016-17 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Malcolm Delaney 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Malcolm Delaney 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Malcolm Delaney 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Malcolm Delaney 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Malcolm Delaney 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Malcolm Delaney 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Malcolm Delaney 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Malcolm Delaney 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Malcolm Delaney 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Malcolm Delaney 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Malcolm Delaney 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Malcolm Delaney 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Malcolm Delaney 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Malcolm Delaney 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 Malcolm Delaney 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Malcolm Delaney 1.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Malcolm Delaney 2.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Malcolm Delaney 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Malcolm Delaney 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Malcolm Delaney 729

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Malcolm Delaney 223

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Malcolm Delaney 356

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Malcolm Delaney 74

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Malcolm Delaney 7

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Malcolm Delaney 127

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Malcolm Delaney .377

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Malcolm Delaney .308

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Malcolm Delaney .805

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Malcolm Delaney 6.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Malcolm Delaney 1.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Malcolm Delaney 3.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Malcolm Delaney 0.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Malcolm Delaney 0.1 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Malcolm Delaney 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Malcolm Delaney 1.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Malcolm Delaney 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Malcolm Delaney 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Malcolm Delaney 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Malcolm Delaney 8

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Malcolm Delaney 1

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Malcolm Delaney 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Malcolm Delaney 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Malcolm Delaney 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Malcolm Delaney 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Malcolm Delaney 1.000

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Malcolm Delaney 1.000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Malcolm Delaney .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Malcolm Delaney 8.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Malcolm Delaney 1.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Malcolm Delaney 0.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Malcolm Delaney 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Malcolm Delaney 0.0 (2017)

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.