Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ralph Polson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ralph Polson 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.

Ralph Polson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ralph Polson: 1952-53 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ralph Polson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ralph Polson 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ralph Polson 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Ralph Polson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ralph Polson 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ralph Polson 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Ralph Polson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Ralph Polson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Ralph Polson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Ralph Polson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ralph Polson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ralph Polson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ralph Polson 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ralph Polson 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 Ralph Polson 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ralph Polson 4.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ralph Polson 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ralph Polson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ralph Polson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ralph Polson 191

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ralph Polson 211

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ralph Polson 24

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ralph Polson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ralph Polson - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ralph Polson 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ralph Polson .363

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ralph Polson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ralph Polson .635

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ralph Polson 3.9 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ralph Polson 4.3 (1953)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ralph Polson 0.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ralph Polson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ralph Polson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ralph Polson -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ralph Polson -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ralph Polson -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ralph Polson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ralph Polson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ralph Polson -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ralph Polson -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ralph Polson -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ralph Polson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ralph Polson - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ralph Polson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ralph Polson -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ralph Polson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ralph Polson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ralph Polson -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ralph Polson -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ralph Polson -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ralph Polson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ralph Polson - 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.