Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Tom Boerwinkle Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Boerwinkle 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.

Tom Boerwinkle

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Tom Boerwinkle: 1968-69 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tom Boerwinkle 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Tom Boerwinkle 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Tom Boerwinkle 7

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Tom Boerwinkle 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tom Boerwinkle 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tom Boerwinkle 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Tom Boerwinkle 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Tom Boerwinkle 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Tom Boerwinkle 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Tom Boerwinkle 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tom Boerwinkle 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tom Boerwinkle 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Tom Boerwinkle 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tom Boerwinkle 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 Tom Boerwinkle 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Tom Boerwinkle 9.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Tom Boerwinkle 3.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Tom Boerwinkle 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Tom Boerwinkle 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Tom Boerwinkle 4,596

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Tom Boerwinkle 5,745

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Tom Boerwinkle 2,007

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Tom Boerwinkle 110 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Tom Boerwinkle 138 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Tom Boerwinkle 635

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Tom Boerwinkle .453

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Tom Boerwinkle - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Tom Boerwinkle .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Tom Boerwinkle 10.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Tom Boerwinkle 13.8 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Tom Boerwinkle 5.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Tom Boerwinkle 0.6 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Tom Boerwinkle 0.7 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Tom Boerwinkle 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Tom Boerwinkle 9.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Tom Boerwinkle 3.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Tom Boerwinkle 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Tom Boerwinkle 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Tom Boerwinkle 250

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Tom Boerwinkle 330

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Tom Boerwinkle 123

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Tom Boerwinkle 4 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Tom Boerwinkle 11 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Tom Boerwinkle 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Tom Boerwinkle .459

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Tom Boerwinkle - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Tom Boerwinkle .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Tom Boerwinkle 17.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Tom Boerwinkle 14.4 (1970)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Tom Boerwinkle 4.4 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Tom Boerwinkle 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Tom Boerwinkle 0.8 (1975) *

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.