Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Tony Lavelli Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tony Lavelli 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.

Tony Lavelli

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Tony Lavelli: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tony Lavelli 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Tony Lavelli 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Tony Lavelli 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Tony Lavelli 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tony Lavelli 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tony Lavelli 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Tony Lavelli 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Tony Lavelli 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Tony Lavelli 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Tony Lavelli 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tony Lavelli 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tony Lavelli 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Tony Lavelli 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tony Lavelli 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Tony Lavelli 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Tony Lavelli 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Tony Lavelli 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Tony Lavelli 591

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Tony Lavelli 59 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Tony Lavelli 63

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Tony Lavelli 86

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Tony Lavelli .367

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Tony Lavelli .853

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Tony Lavelli 8.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Tony Lavelli 2.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Tony Lavelli 0.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Tony Lavelli - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Tony Lavelli 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Tony Lavelli 0.5 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Tony Lavelli 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Tony Lavelli 4

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Tony Lavelli 1 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Tony Lavelli 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Tony Lavelli 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Tony Lavelli .200

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Tony Lavelli 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Tony Lavelli 2.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Tony Lavelli 0.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Tony Lavelli 0.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Tony Lavelli - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.