Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Tellis Frank Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tellis Frank 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.

Tellis Frank

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Tellis Frank: 1987-88 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tellis Frank 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Tellis Frank 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Tellis Frank 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Tellis Frank 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tellis Frank 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tellis Frank 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Tellis Frank 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Tellis Frank 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Tellis Frank 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Tellis Frank 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tellis Frank 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tellis Frank 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Tellis Frank 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tellis Frank 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 Tellis Frank 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Tellis Frank 3.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Tellis Frank 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Tellis Frank 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Tellis Frank 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Tellis Frank 1,710

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Tellis Frank 1,022

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Tellis Frank 276

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Tellis Frank 158

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Tellis Frank 95

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Tellis Frank 264

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Tellis Frank .439

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Tellis Frank .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Tellis Frank .741

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Tellis Frank 9.5 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Tellis Frank 5.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Tellis Frank 1.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Tellis Frank 0.7 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Tellis Frank 0.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Tellis Frank -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Tellis Frank -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Tellis Frank -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Tellis Frank -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Tellis Frank -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Tellis Frank -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Tellis Frank -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Tellis Frank -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Tellis Frank -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Tellis Frank -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Tellis Frank 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Tellis Frank -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Tellis Frank -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Tellis Frank -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Tellis Frank -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Tellis Frank -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Tellis Frank -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Tellis Frank -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Tellis Frank -

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.