Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Norris Coleman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norris Coleman 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.

Norris Coleman

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Norris Coleman 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Norris Coleman 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Norris Coleman 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Norris Coleman 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Norris Coleman 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Norris Coleman 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Norris Coleman 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Norris Coleman 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Norris Coleman 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Norris Coleman 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Norris Coleman 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Norris Coleman 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Norris Coleman 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Norris Coleman 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 Norris Coleman 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Norris Coleman 2.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Norris Coleman 0.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Norris Coleman 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Norris Coleman 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Norris Coleman 153

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Norris Coleman 81

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Norris Coleman 13

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Norris Coleman 11

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Norris Coleman 6

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Norris Coleman 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Norris Coleman .346

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Norris Coleman .500

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Norris Coleman .556

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Norris Coleman 5.3 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Norris Coleman 2.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Norris Coleman 0.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Norris Coleman 0.4 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Norris Coleman 0.2 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Norris Coleman -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Norris Coleman -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Norris Coleman -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Norris Coleman -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Norris Coleman -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Norris Coleman -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Norris Coleman -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Norris Coleman -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Norris Coleman -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Norris Coleman -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Norris Coleman 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Norris Coleman -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Norris Coleman -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Norris Coleman -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Norris Coleman -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Norris Coleman -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Norris Coleman -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Norris Coleman -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Norris Coleman -

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.