Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Walt Kirk Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Walt Kirk 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.

Walt Kirk

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Walt Kirk: 1948-49 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Walt Kirk 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Walt Kirk 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Walt Kirk 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Walt Kirk 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Walt Kirk 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Walt Kirk 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Walt Kirk 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Walt Kirk 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Walt Kirk 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Walt Kirk 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Walt Kirk 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Walt Kirk 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Walt Kirk 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Walt Kirk 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 Walt Kirk 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Walt Kirk 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Walt Kirk 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Walt Kirk 907

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Walt Kirk 44 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Walt Kirk 249

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Walt Kirk 118

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Walt Kirk .305

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Walt Kirk .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Walt Kirk 10.1 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Walt Kirk 4.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Walt Kirk 2.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Walt Kirk - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Walt Kirk 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Walt Kirk - *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Walt Kirk 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Walt Kirk 5

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Walt Kirk 0 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Walt Kirk 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Walt Kirk 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Walt Kirk .286

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Walt Kirk .167

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Walt Kirk 1.7 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Walt Kirk - *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Walt Kirk 0.3 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Walt Kirk - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Walt Kirk - 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.