Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Richie Niemiera Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Richie Niemiera 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.

Richie Niemiera

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Richie Niemiera: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Richie Niemiera 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Richie Niemiera 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Richie Niemiera 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Richie Niemiera 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Richie Niemiera 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Richie Niemiera 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Richie Niemiera 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Richie Niemiera 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Richie Niemiera 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Richie Niemiera 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Richie Niemiera 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Richie Niemiera 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Richie Niemiera 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Richie Niemiera 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 Richie Niemiera 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Richie Niemiera 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Richie Niemiera 686

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Richie Niemiera 212

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Richie Niemiera 115

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Richie Niemiera .330

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Richie Niemiera .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Richie Niemiera 6.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Richie Niemiera 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Richie Niemiera 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Richie Niemiera 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Richie Niemiera 28

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Richie Niemiera 8

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Richie Niemiera 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Richie Niemiera .407

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Richie Niemiera .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Richie Niemiera 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Richie Niemiera 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Richie Niemiera - 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.