Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Tom Burleson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Burleson 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 Burleson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tom Burleson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Tom Burleson 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Tom Burleson 2

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tom Burleson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tom Burleson 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tom Burleson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tom Burleson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Tom Burleson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tom Burleson 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 Burleson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Tom Burleson 6.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Tom Burleson 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Tom Burleson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Tom Burleson 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Tom Burleson 4,190

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Tom Burleson 2,794

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Tom Burleson 601

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Tom Burleson 312

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Tom Burleson 591

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Tom Burleson 446

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Tom Burleson .445

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Tom Burleson .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Tom Burleson .726

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Tom Burleson 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Tom Burleson 10.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Tom Burleson 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Tom Burleson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Tom Burleson 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Tom Burleson 311

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Tom Burleson 153

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Tom Burleson 23

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Tom Burleson 13

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Tom Burleson 26

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Tom Burleson 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Tom Burleson .542

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Tom Burleson .756

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Tom Burleson 2.0 (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.