Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Otis Thorpe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Thorpe 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.

Otis Thorpe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Otis Thorpe: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Otis Thorpe 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Otis Thorpe 17

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Otis Thorpe 11

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Otis Thorpe 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Otis Thorpe 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Otis Thorpe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Otis Thorpe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Otis Thorpe 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Otis Thorpe 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Otis Thorpe 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Otis Thorpe 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Otis Thorpe 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 Otis Thorpe 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Otis Thorpe 8.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Otis Thorpe 2.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Otis Thorpe 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Otis Thorpe 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Otis Thorpe 17,600

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Otis Thorpe 10,370

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Otis Thorpe 2,730

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Otis Thorpe 840

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Otis Thorpe 501

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Otis Thorpe 1,257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Otis Thorpe .546

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Otis Thorpe .047

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Otis Thorpe .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Otis Thorpe 20.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Otis Thorpe 10.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Otis Thorpe 3.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Otis Thorpe 1.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Otis Thorpe 0.7 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Otis Thorpe 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Otis Thorpe 7.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Otis Thorpe 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Otis Thorpe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Otis Thorpe 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Otis Thorpe 790

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Otis Thorpe 547

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Otis Thorpe 128

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Otis Thorpe 33

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Otis Thorpe 15

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Otis Thorpe 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Otis Thorpe .569

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Otis Thorpe .333

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Otis Thorpe .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Otis Thorpe 20.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Otis Thorpe 11.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Otis Thorpe 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Otis Thorpe 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Otis Thorpe 0.4 (1994)

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.