Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Slick Watts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slick Watts and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Slick Watts:
1973-74 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar6
Slick Watts0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar20
Slick Watts6
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar18
Slick Watts3
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar19
Slick Watts0

Honors and Awards

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar6
Slick Watts0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar2
Slick Watts0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar10
Slick Watts0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar15
Slick Watts0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar5
Slick Watts1
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar11
Slick Watts1
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar2
Slick Watts0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1
Slick Watts0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar0
Slick Watts1
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar0 *
Slick Watts1
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar4 *
Slick Watts0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1
Slick Watts0
* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6
Slick Watts 8.9

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2
Slick Watts 3.2

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6
Slick Watts 6.1

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9
*
Slick Watts 2.2

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6
*
Slick Watts 0.3

Totals Stats

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
Slick Watts 3,901

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440
Slick Watts 1,398

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660
Slick Watts 2,678

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160
*
Slick Watts 961

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189
*
Slick Watts 111

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560
Slick Watts 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559
Slick Watts .413

3-Point Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056
*
Slick Watts -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721
Slick Watts .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8
(1972)
Slick Watts 13.0
(1977)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9
(1976)
Slick Watts 4.5
(1976)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4
(1979)
Slick Watts 8.1
(1976)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7
(1978)
*
Slick Watts 3.2
(1976)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1
(1976)
*
Slick Watts 0.4
(1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3
Slick Watts 10.9

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5
Slick Watts 3.4

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2
Slick Watts 7.1

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0
*
Slick Watts 2.5

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4
*
Slick Watts 0.4

Totals Stats

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762
Slick Watts 185

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481
Slick Watts 58

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767
Slick Watts 120

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189
*
Slick Watts 43

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476
*
Slick Watts 7

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237
Slick Watts 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533
Slick Watts .446

3-Point Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000
*
Slick Watts -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740
Slick Watts .519

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2
(1970)
Slick Watts 11.8
(1976)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2
(1972)
Slick Watts 3.7
(1975)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1
(1972)
Slick Watts 8.2
(1976)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7
(1977)
*
Slick Watts 3.0
(1975)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1
(1979)
*
Slick Watts 0.5
(1979)

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.
** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.