Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Norm Swanson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Swanson 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.

Norm Swanson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Norm Swanson: 1953-54 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Norm Swanson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Norm Swanson 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Norm Swanson 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Norm Swanson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Norm Swanson 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Norm Swanson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Norm Swanson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Norm Swanson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Norm Swanson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Norm Swanson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Norm Swanson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Norm Swanson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Norm Swanson 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Norm Swanson 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Norm Swanson 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Norm Swanson 1.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Norm Swanson 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Norm Swanson 100

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Norm Swanson 110

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Norm Swanson 33

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Norm Swanson 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Norm Swanson .226

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Norm Swanson .594

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Norm Swanson 1.6 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Norm Swanson 1.7 (1954)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Norm Swanson 0.5 (1954)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Norm Swanson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Norm Swanson 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Norm Swanson 0.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Norm Swanson 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Norm Swanson 8

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Norm Swanson 5

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Norm Swanson 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Norm Swanson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Norm Swanson .429

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Norm Swanson .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Norm Swanson 1.3 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Norm Swanson 0.8 (1954)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Norm Swanson 0.0 (1954)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Norm Swanson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Norm Swanson - 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.