Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Sid Catlett Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sid Catlett 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.

Sid Catlett

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Sid Catlett: 1971-72 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Sid Catlett 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Sid Catlett 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Sid Catlett 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Sid Catlett 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Sid Catlett 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Sid Catlett 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Sid Catlett 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Sid Catlett 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Sid Catlett 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Sid Catlett 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Sid Catlett 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Sid Catlett 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Sid Catlett 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Sid Catlett 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 Sid Catlett 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Sid Catlett 0.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Sid Catlett 0.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Sid Catlett - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Sid Catlett - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Sid Catlett 6

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Sid Catlett 4

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Sid Catlett 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Sid Catlett - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Sid Catlett - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Sid Catlett 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Sid Catlett .222

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Sid Catlett - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Sid Catlett .222

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Sid Catlett 0.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Sid Catlett 0.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Sid Catlett 0.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Sid Catlett - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Sid Catlett - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Sid Catlett -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Sid Catlett -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Sid Catlett -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Sid Catlett - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Sid Catlett - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Sid Catlett -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Sid Catlett -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Sid Catlett -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Sid Catlett - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Sid Catlett - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Sid Catlett 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Sid Catlett -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Sid Catlett - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Sid Catlett -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Sid Catlett -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Sid Catlett -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Sid Catlett -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Sid Catlett - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Sid Catlett - 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.