Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Pavel Podkolzin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pavel Podkolzin 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.

Pavel Podkolzin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Pavel Podkolzin: 2004-05 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Pavel Podkolzin 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Pavel Podkolzin 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Pavel Podkolzin 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Pavel Podkolzin 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Pavel Podkolzin 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Pavel Podkolzin 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Pavel Podkolzin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Pavel Podkolzin 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Pavel Podkolzin 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Pavel Podkolzin 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Pavel Podkolzin 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Pavel Podkolzin 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Pavel Podkolzin 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Pavel Podkolzin 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 Pavel Podkolzin 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Pavel Podkolzin 1.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Pavel Podkolzin 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Pavel Podkolzin 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Pavel Podkolzin 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Pavel Podkolzin 4

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Pavel Podkolzin 9

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Pavel Podkolzin 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Pavel Podkolzin 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Pavel Podkolzin 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Pavel Podkolzin 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Pavel Podkolzin .000

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Pavel Podkolzin -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Pavel Podkolzin .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Pavel Podkolzin 3.0 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Pavel Podkolzin 7.0 (2006)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Pavel Podkolzin 0.0 (2006)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Pavel Podkolzin 0.0 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Pavel Podkolzin 1.0 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Pavel Podkolzin -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Pavel Podkolzin -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Pavel Podkolzin -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Pavel Podkolzin -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Pavel Podkolzin -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Pavel Podkolzin -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Pavel Podkolzin -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Pavel Podkolzin -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Pavel Podkolzin -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Pavel Podkolzin -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Pavel Podkolzin 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Pavel Podkolzin -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Pavel Podkolzin -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Pavel Podkolzin -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Pavel Podkolzin -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Pavel Podkolzin -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Pavel Podkolzin -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Pavel Podkolzin -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Pavel Podkolzin -

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.