Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Rich Kelley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rich Kelley 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.

Rich Kelley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Rich Kelley: 1975-76 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rich Kelley 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Rich Kelley 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Rich Kelley 6

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Rich Kelley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rich Kelley 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rich Kelley 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Rich Kelley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Rich Kelley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Rich Kelley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Rich Kelley 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rich Kelley 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rich Kelley 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Rich Kelley 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rich Kelley 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 Rich Kelley 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Rich Kelley 7.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Rich Kelley 2.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Rich Kelley 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Rich Kelley 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Rich Kelley 6,199

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Rich Kelley 5,678

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Rich Kelley 2,092

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Rich Kelley 694

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Rich Kelley 749

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Rich Kelley 814

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Rich Kelley .488

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Rich Kelley .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Rich Kelley .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Rich Kelley 15.7 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Rich Kelley 12.8 (1979)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Rich Kelley 3.6 (1982)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Rich Kelley 1.6 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Rich Kelley 2.1 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Rich Kelley 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Rich Kelley 5.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Rich Kelley 2.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Rich Kelley 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Rich Kelley 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Rich Kelley 259

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Rich Kelley 246

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Rich Kelley 105

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Rich Kelley 39

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Rich Kelley 24

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Rich Kelley 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Rich Kelley .467

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Rich Kelley .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Rich Kelley .798

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Rich Kelley 9.7 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Rich Kelley 6.9 (1982)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Rich Kelley 4.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Rich Kelley 1.1 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Rich Kelley 0.9 (1980)

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.