Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Wardell Jackson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wardell Jackson 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.

Wardell Jackson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Wardell Jackson: 1974-75 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Wardell Jackson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Wardell Jackson 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Wardell Jackson 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Wardell Jackson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Wardell Jackson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Wardell Jackson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Wardell Jackson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Wardell Jackson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Wardell Jackson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Wardell Jackson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Wardell Jackson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Wardell Jackson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Wardell Jackson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Wardell Jackson 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 Wardell Jackson 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Wardell Jackson 2.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Wardell Jackson 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Wardell Jackson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Wardell Jackson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Wardell Jackson 243

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Wardell Jackson 133

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Wardell Jackson 30

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Wardell Jackson 26

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Wardell Jackson 5

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Wardell Jackson 56

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Wardell Jackson .397

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Wardell Jackson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Wardell Jackson .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Wardell Jackson 4.3 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Wardell Jackson 2.4 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Wardell Jackson 0.5 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Wardell Jackson 0.5 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Wardell Jackson 0.1 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Wardell Jackson -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Wardell Jackson -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Wardell Jackson -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Wardell Jackson -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Wardell Jackson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Wardell Jackson -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Wardell Jackson -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Wardell Jackson -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Wardell Jackson -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Wardell Jackson -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Wardell Jackson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Wardell Jackson -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Wardell Jackson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Wardell Jackson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Wardell Jackson -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Wardell Jackson -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Wardell Jackson -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Wardell Jackson -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Wardell Jackson -

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.