Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Tom Boswell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Boswell 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
Tom Boswell:
1975-76 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar6
Tom Boswell1
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar20
Tom Boswell6
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar18
Tom Boswell4
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar19
Tom Boswell0

Honors and Awards

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar6
Tom Boswell0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar2
Tom Boswell0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar10
Tom Boswell0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar15
Tom Boswell0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar5
Tom Boswell0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar11
Tom Boswell0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar2
Tom Boswell0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1
Tom Boswell0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar4 *
Tom Boswell0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1
Tom Boswell0
* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6
Tom Boswell 7.7

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2
Tom Boswell 4.7

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6
Tom Boswell 1.6

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9
*
Tom Boswell 0.4

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6
*
Tom Boswell 0.3

Totals Stats

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
Tom Boswell 2,821

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440
Tom Boswell 1,709

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660
Tom Boswell 591

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160
*
Tom Boswell 142

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189
*
Tom Boswell 111

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560
Tom Boswell 366

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559
Tom Boswell .533

3-Point Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056
*
Tom Boswell .545

*
Free Throw Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721
Tom Boswell .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8
(1972)
Tom Boswell 11.4
(1980)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9
(1976)
Tom Boswell 6.8
(1979)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4
(1979)
Tom Boswell 3.1
(1979)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7
(1978)
*
Tom Boswell 0.6
(1979)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1
(1976)
*
Tom Boswell 0.6
(1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3
Tom Boswell 4.1

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5
Tom Boswell 2.7

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2
Tom Boswell 1.3

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0
*
Tom Boswell 0.2

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4
*
Tom Boswell 0.3

Totals Stats

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762
Tom Boswell 82

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481
Tom Boswell 54

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767
Tom Boswell 25

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189
*
Tom Boswell 4

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476
*
Tom Boswell 6

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237
Tom Boswell 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533
Tom Boswell .559

3-Point Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000
*
Tom Boswell -

*
Free Throw Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740
Tom Boswell .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2
(1970)
Tom Boswell 17.3
(1979)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2
(1972)
Tom Boswell 9.0
(1979)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1
(1972)
Tom Boswell 5.3
(1979)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7
(1977)
*
Tom Boswell 1.0
(1979)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1
(1979)
*
Tom Boswell 1.7
(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.