Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ricky Blanton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ricky Blanton 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.

Ricky Blanton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ricky Blanton: 1992-93 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ricky Blanton 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ricky Blanton 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ricky Blanton 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Ricky Blanton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ricky Blanton 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ricky Blanton 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Ricky Blanton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Ricky Blanton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Ricky Blanton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Ricky Blanton 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ricky Blanton 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ricky Blanton 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ricky Blanton 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ricky Blanton 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 Ricky Blanton 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ricky Blanton 1.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ricky Blanton 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ricky Blanton 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ricky Blanton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ricky Blanton 6

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ricky Blanton 3

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ricky Blanton 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ricky Blanton 2

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ricky Blanton 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ricky Blanton 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ricky Blanton .429

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ricky Blanton -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ricky Blanton -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ricky Blanton 3.0 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ricky Blanton 1.5 (1993)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ricky Blanton 0.5 (1993)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ricky Blanton 1.0 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ricky Blanton 0.0 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ricky Blanton -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ricky Blanton -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ricky Blanton -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ricky Blanton -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ricky Blanton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ricky Blanton -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ricky Blanton -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ricky Blanton -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ricky Blanton -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ricky Blanton -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ricky Blanton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ricky Blanton -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ricky Blanton -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ricky Blanton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ricky Blanton -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ricky Blanton -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ricky Blanton -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ricky Blanton -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ricky Blanton -

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.