Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Wally Osterkorn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wally Osterkorn 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.

Wally Osterkorn

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Wally Osterkorn: 1951-52 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Wally Osterkorn 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Wally Osterkorn 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Wally Osterkorn 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Wally Osterkorn 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Wally Osterkorn 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Wally Osterkorn 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Wally Osterkorn 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Wally Osterkorn 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Wally Osterkorn 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Wally Osterkorn 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Wally Osterkorn 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Wally Osterkorn 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Wally Osterkorn 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Wally Osterkorn 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Wally Osterkorn 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Wally Osterkorn 6.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Wally Osterkorn 1.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Wally Osterkorn 1,436

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Wally Osterkorn 1,218

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Wally Osterkorn 346

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Wally Osterkorn 204

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Wally Osterkorn .334

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Wally Osterkorn .592

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Wally Osterkorn 8.8 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Wally Osterkorn 7.0 (1954)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Wally Osterkorn 2.2 (1954)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Wally Osterkorn 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Wally Osterkorn 6.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Wally Osterkorn 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Wally Osterkorn 258

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Wally Osterkorn 207

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Wally Osterkorn 70

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Wally Osterkorn 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Wally Osterkorn .358

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Wally Osterkorn .586

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Wally Osterkorn 10.8 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Wally Osterkorn 9.6 (1954)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Wally Osterkorn 2.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Wally Osterkorn - n/a **

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. ** 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.