Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Nick Vanos Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Vanos 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.

Nick Vanos

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Nick Vanos: 1985-86 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Nick Vanos 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Nick Vanos 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Nick Vanos 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Nick Vanos 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Nick Vanos 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Nick Vanos 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Nick Vanos 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Nick Vanos 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Nick Vanos 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Nick Vanos 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Nick Vanos 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Nick Vanos 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Nick Vanos 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Nick Vanos 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 Nick Vanos 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Nick Vanos 3.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Nick Vanos 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Nick Vanos 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Nick Vanos 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Nick Vanos 222

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Nick Vanos 240

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Nick Vanos 59

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Nick Vanos 21

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Nick Vanos 28

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Nick Vanos 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Nick Vanos .383

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Nick Vanos .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Nick Vanos .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Nick Vanos 4.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Nick Vanos 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Nick Vanos 1.5 (1986)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Nick Vanos 0.3 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Nick Vanos 0.5 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Nick Vanos -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Nick Vanos -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Nick Vanos -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Nick Vanos -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Nick Vanos -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Nick Vanos -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Nick Vanos -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Nick Vanos -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Nick Vanos -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Nick Vanos -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Nick Vanos 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Nick Vanos -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Nick Vanos -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Nick Vanos -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Nick Vanos -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Nick Vanos -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Nick Vanos -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Nick Vanos -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Nick Vanos -

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.