Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Rich Rinaldi Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rich Rinaldi 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 Rinaldi

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Rich Rinaldi 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Rich Rinaldi 1

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rich Rinaldi 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rich Rinaldi 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rich Rinaldi 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rich Rinaldi 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 Rinaldi 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Rich Rinaldi 1.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Rich Rinaldi 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Rich Rinaldi 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Rich Rinaldi 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Rich Rinaldi 393

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Rich Rinaldi 93

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Rich Rinaldi 73

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Rich Rinaldi 3 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Rich Rinaldi 1 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Rich Rinaldi 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Rich Rinaldi .393

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Rich Rinaldi .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Rich Rinaldi 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Rich Rinaldi 0.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Rich Rinaldi 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Rich Rinaldi - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Rich Rinaldi 2

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Rich Rinaldi 0

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Rich Rinaldi 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Rich Rinaldi 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Rich Rinaldi .500

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Rich Rinaldi -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Rich Rinaldi - *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.