Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Tom Tolbert Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Tom Tolbert: 1988-89 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tom Tolbert 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Tom Tolbert 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Tom Tolbert 1

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tom Tolbert 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tom Tolbert 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tom Tolbert 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tom Tolbert 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Tom Tolbert 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tom Tolbert 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 Tolbert 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Tom Tolbert 4.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Tom Tolbert 0.9

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

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Tom Tolbert 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Tom Tolbert 2,030

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Tom Tolbert 1,251

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Tom Tolbert 285

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Tom Tolbert 116

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Tom Tolbert 109

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Tom Tolbert 312

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Tom Tolbert .460

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Tom Tolbert .296

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Tom Tolbert .716

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Tom Tolbert 8.8 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Tom Tolbert 5.7 (1993)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Tom Tolbert 1.3 (1993)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Tom Tolbert 0.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Tom Tolbert 0.6 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Tom Tolbert 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Tom Tolbert 2.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Tom Tolbert 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Tom Tolbert 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Tom Tolbert 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Tom Tolbert 32

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Tom Tolbert 18

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Tom Tolbert 8

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Tom Tolbert 3

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Tom Tolbert 4

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Tom Tolbert 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Tom Tolbert .424

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Tom Tolbert .333

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Tom Tolbert .273

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Tom Tolbert 3.6 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Tom Tolbert 2.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Tom Tolbert 0.9 (1991)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Tom Tolbert 0.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Tom Tolbert 0.4 (1991)

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.