Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Martin Nessley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Martin Nessley 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.

Martin Nessley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Martin Nessley: 1987-88 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Martin Nessley 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Martin Nessley 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Martin Nessley 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Martin Nessley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Martin Nessley 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Martin Nessley 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Martin Nessley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Martin Nessley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Martin Nessley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Martin Nessley 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Martin Nessley 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Martin Nessley 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Martin Nessley 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Martin Nessley 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 Martin Nessley 1.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Martin Nessley 1.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Martin Nessley 0.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Martin Nessley 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Martin Nessley 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Martin Nessley 48

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Martin Nessley 82

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Martin Nessley 16

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Martin Nessley 8

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Martin Nessley 12

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Martin Nessley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Martin Nessley .385

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Martin Nessley -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Martin Nessley .444

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Martin Nessley 1.1 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Martin Nessley 1.9 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Martin Nessley 0.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Martin Nessley 0.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Martin Nessley 0.3 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Martin Nessley -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Martin Nessley -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Martin Nessley -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Martin Nessley -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Martin Nessley -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Martin Nessley -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Martin Nessley -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Martin Nessley -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Martin Nessley -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Martin Nessley -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Martin Nessley 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Martin Nessley -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Martin Nessley -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Martin Nessley -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Martin Nessley -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Martin Nessley -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Martin Nessley -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Martin Nessley -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Martin Nessley -

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.