Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Shelton Jones Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shelton Jones 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.

Shelton Jones

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Shelton Jones: 1988-89 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Shelton Jones 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Shelton Jones 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Shelton Jones 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Shelton Jones 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Shelton Jones 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Shelton Jones 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Shelton Jones 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Shelton Jones 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Shelton Jones 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Shelton Jones 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Shelton Jones 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Shelton Jones 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Shelton Jones 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Shelton Jones 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 Shelton Jones 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Shelton Jones 2.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Shelton Jones 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Shelton Jones 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Shelton Jones 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Shelton Jones 244

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Shelton Jones 113

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Shelton Jones 42

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Shelton Jones 21

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Shelton Jones 15

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Shelton Jones 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Shelton Jones .445

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Shelton Jones .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Shelton Jones .725

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Shelton Jones 4.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Shelton Jones 2.2 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Shelton Jones 0.8 (1989)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Shelton Jones 0.4 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Shelton Jones 0.3 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Shelton Jones -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Shelton Jones -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Shelton Jones -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Shelton Jones -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Shelton Jones -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Shelton Jones -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Shelton Jones -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Shelton Jones -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Shelton Jones -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Shelton Jones -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Shelton Jones 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Shelton Jones -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Shelton Jones -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Shelton Jones -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Shelton Jones -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Shelton Jones -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Shelton Jones -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Shelton Jones -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Shelton Jones -

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.