Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Nelson Bobb Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nelson Bobb 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.

Nelson Bobb

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Nelson Bobb: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Nelson Bobb 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Nelson Bobb 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Nelson Bobb 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Nelson Bobb 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Nelson Bobb 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Nelson Bobb 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Nelson Bobb 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Nelson Bobb 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Nelson Bobb 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Nelson Bobb 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Nelson Bobb 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Nelson Bobb 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Nelson Bobb 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Nelson Bobb 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 Nelson Bobb 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Nelson Bobb 2.4 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Nelson Bobb 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Nelson Bobb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Nelson Bobb - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Nelson Bobb 1,052

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Nelson Bobb 405 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Nelson Bobb 488

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Nelson Bobb - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Nelson Bobb - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Nelson Bobb 227

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Nelson Bobb .350

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Nelson Bobb - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Nelson Bobb .612

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Nelson Bobb 6.2 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Nelson Bobb 2.9 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Nelson Bobb 3.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Nelson Bobb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Nelson Bobb - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Nelson Bobb 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Nelson Bobb 0.5 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Nelson Bobb 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Nelson Bobb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Nelson Bobb - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Nelson Bobb 6

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Nelson Bobb 2 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Nelson Bobb 4

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Nelson Bobb - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Nelson Bobb - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Nelson Bobb 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Nelson Bobb .333

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Nelson Bobb - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Nelson Bobb .400

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Nelson Bobb 1.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Nelson Bobb 0.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Nelson Bobb 2.0 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Nelson Bobb - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Nelson Bobb - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.