Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Paul Cloyd Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Cloyd 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.

Paul Cloyd

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Paul Cloyd: 1949-50 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Paul Cloyd 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Paul Cloyd 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Paul Cloyd 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Paul Cloyd 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Paul Cloyd 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Paul Cloyd 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Paul Cloyd 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Paul Cloyd 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Paul Cloyd 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Paul Cloyd 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Paul Cloyd 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Paul Cloyd 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Paul Cloyd 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Paul Cloyd 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 Paul Cloyd 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Paul Cloyd - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Paul Cloyd 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Paul Cloyd - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Paul Cloyd - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Paul Cloyd 19

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Paul Cloyd - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Paul Cloyd 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Paul Cloyd - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Paul Cloyd - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Paul Cloyd 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Paul Cloyd .269

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Paul Cloyd - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Paul Cloyd .625

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Paul Cloyd 2.7 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Paul Cloyd - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Paul Cloyd 0.3 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Paul Cloyd - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Paul Cloyd - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Paul Cloyd -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Paul Cloyd - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Paul Cloyd -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Paul Cloyd - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Paul Cloyd - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Paul Cloyd -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Paul Cloyd - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Paul Cloyd -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Paul Cloyd - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Paul Cloyd - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Paul Cloyd 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Paul Cloyd -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Paul Cloyd - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Paul Cloyd -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Paul Cloyd -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Paul Cloyd - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Paul Cloyd -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Paul Cloyd - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Paul Cloyd - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.