Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Rudy Tomjanovich Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Tomjanovich 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.

Rudy Tomjanovich

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Rudy Tomjanovich: 1970-71 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rudy Tomjanovich 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Rudy Tomjanovich 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Rudy Tomjanovich 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Rudy Tomjanovich 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rudy Tomjanovich 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rudy Tomjanovich 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Rudy Tomjanovich 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Rudy Tomjanovich 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Rudy Tomjanovich 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Rudy Tomjanovich 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rudy Tomjanovich 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rudy Tomjanovich 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Rudy Tomjanovich 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rudy Tomjanovich 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 Rudy Tomjanovich 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Rudy Tomjanovich 8.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Rudy Tomjanovich 2.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Rudy Tomjanovich 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Rudy Tomjanovich 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Rudy Tomjanovich 13,383

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Rudy Tomjanovich 6,198

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Rudy Tomjanovich 1,573

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Rudy Tomjanovich 374 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Rudy Tomjanovich 175 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Rudy Tomjanovich 768

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Rudy Tomjanovich .501

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Rudy Tomjanovich .262 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Rudy Tomjanovich .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Rudy Tomjanovich 24.5 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Rudy Tomjanovich 11.8 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Rudy Tomjanovich 3.1 (1974)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Rudy Tomjanovich 1.1 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Rudy Tomjanovich 0.8 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Rudy Tomjanovich 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Rudy Tomjanovich 5.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Rudy Tomjanovich 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Rudy Tomjanovich 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Rudy Tomjanovich 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Rudy Tomjanovich 511

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Rudy Tomjanovich 189

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Rudy Tomjanovich 59

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Rudy Tomjanovich 11 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Rudy Tomjanovich 8 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Rudy Tomjanovich 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Rudy Tomjanovich .489

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Rudy Tomjanovich .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Rudy Tomjanovich .771

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Rudy Tomjanovich 23.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Rudy Tomjanovich 8.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Rudy Tomjanovich 2.9 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Rudy Tomjanovich 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Rudy Tomjanovich 0.5 (1979) *

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.