Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Russell Cross Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russell Cross 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.

Russell Cross

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Russell Cross: 1983-84 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Russell Cross 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Russell Cross 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Russell Cross 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Russell Cross 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Russell Cross 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Russell Cross 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Russell Cross 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Russell Cross 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Russell Cross 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Russell Cross 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Russell Cross 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Russell Cross 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Russell Cross 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Russell Cross 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 Russell Cross 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Russell Cross 1.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Russell Cross 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Russell Cross 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Russell Cross 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Russell Cross 166

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Russell Cross 82

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Russell Cross 22

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Russell Cross 12

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Russell Cross 7

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Russell Cross 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Russell Cross .571

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Russell Cross -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Russell Cross .418

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Russell Cross 3.7 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Russell Cross 1.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Russell Cross 0.5 (1984)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Russell Cross 0.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Russell Cross 0.2 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Russell Cross -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Russell Cross -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Russell Cross -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Russell Cross -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Russell Cross -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Russell Cross -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Russell Cross -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Russell Cross -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Russell Cross -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Russell Cross -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Russell Cross 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Russell Cross -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Russell Cross -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Russell Cross -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Russell Cross -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Russell Cross -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Russell Cross -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Russell Cross -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Russell Cross -

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.