Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Slater Martin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slater Martin 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.

Slater Martin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Slater Martin: 1949-50 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Slater Martin 5

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Slater Martin 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Slater Martin 11

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Slater Martin 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Slater Martin 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Slater Martin 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Slater Martin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Slater Martin 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Slater Martin 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Slater Martin 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Slater Martin 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Slater Martin 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Slater Martin 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Slater Martin 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Slater Martin 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Slater Martin 3.4 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Slater Martin 4.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Slater Martin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Slater Martin 7,337

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Slater Martin 2,302 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Slater Martin 3,160

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Slater Martin 745

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Slater Martin .364

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Slater Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Slater Martin .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Slater Martin 13.6 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Slater Martin 4.4 (1957) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Slater Martin 6.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Slater Martin - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Slater Martin 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Slater Martin 3.4 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Slater Martin 3.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Slater Martin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Slater Martin 924

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Slater Martin 270 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Slater Martin 354

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Slater Martin - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Slater Martin 92

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Slater Martin .351

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Slater Martin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Slater Martin .715

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Slater Martin 18.0 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Slater Martin 6.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Slater Martin 5.0 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Slater Martin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Slater Martin - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.