Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Vlatko Cancar Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vlatko Cancar 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.

Vlatko Cancar

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Vlatko Cancar: 2019-20 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Vlatko Cancar 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Vlatko Cancar 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Vlatko Cancar 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Vlatko Cancar 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Vlatko Cancar 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Vlatko Cancar 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Vlatko Cancar 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Vlatko Cancar 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Vlatko Cancar 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Vlatko Cancar 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Vlatko Cancar 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Vlatko Cancar 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Vlatko Cancar 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Vlatko Cancar 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 Vlatko Cancar 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Vlatko Cancar 1.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Vlatko Cancar 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Vlatko Cancar 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Vlatko Cancar 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Vlatko Cancar 461

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Vlatko Cancar 219

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Vlatko Cancar 114

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Vlatko Cancar 36

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Vlatko Cancar 20

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Vlatko Cancar 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Vlatko Cancar .479

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Vlatko Cancar .361

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Vlatko Cancar .847

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Vlatko Cancar 5.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Vlatko Cancar 2.1 (2023)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Vlatko Cancar 1.3 (2023)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Vlatko Cancar 0.4 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Vlatko Cancar 0.2 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Vlatko Cancar 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Vlatko Cancar 0.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Vlatko Cancar 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Vlatko Cancar 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Vlatko Cancar 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Vlatko Cancar 16

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Vlatko Cancar 8

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Vlatko Cancar 3

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Vlatko Cancar 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Vlatko Cancar 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Vlatko Cancar 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Vlatko Cancar .455

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Vlatko Cancar .286

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Vlatko Cancar .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Vlatko Cancar 2.5 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Vlatko Cancar 1.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Vlatko Cancar 0.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Vlatko Cancar 0.2 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Vlatko Cancar 0.2 (2021)

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.