Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Sam Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Williams 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.

Sam Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Sam Williams: 1968-69 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Sam Williams 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Sam Williams 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Sam Williams 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Sam Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Sam Williams 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Sam Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Sam Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Sam Williams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Sam Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Sam Williams 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Sam Williams 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Sam Williams 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Sam Williams 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Sam Williams 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 Sam Williams 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Sam Williams 1.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Sam Williams 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Sam Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Sam Williams - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Sam Williams 255

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Sam Williams 116

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Sam Williams 64

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Sam Williams - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Sam Williams - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Sam Williams 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Sam Williams .353

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Sam Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Sam Williams .531

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Sam Williams 4.1 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Sam Williams 2.0 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Sam Williams 1.1 (1969)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Sam Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Sam Williams - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Sam Williams 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Sam Williams 2.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Sam Williams 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Sam Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Sam Williams - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Sam Williams 8

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Sam Williams 4

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Sam Williams 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Sam Williams - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Sam Williams - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Sam Williams 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Sam Williams .571

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Sam Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Sam Williams .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Sam Williams 4.0 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Sam Williams 2.0 (1970)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Sam Williams 0.5 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Sam Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Sam Williams - 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.