Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Wayne Yates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Yates 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.

Wayne Yates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Wayne Yates: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Wayne Yates 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Wayne Yates 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Wayne Yates 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Wayne Yates 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Wayne Yates 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Wayne Yates 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Wayne Yates 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Wayne Yates 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Wayne Yates 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Wayne Yates 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Wayne Yates 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Wayne Yates 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Wayne Yates 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Wayne Yates 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Wayne Yates 2.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Wayne Yates 0.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Wayne Yates 72

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Wayne Yates 94

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Wayne Yates 16

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Wayne Yates 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Wayne Yates .295

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Wayne Yates .455

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Wayne Yates 1.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Wayne Yates 2.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Wayne Yates 0.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Wayne Yates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Wayne Yates 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Wayne Yates 1.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Wayne Yates 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Wayne Yates 7

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Wayne Yates 5

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Wayne Yates 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Wayne Yates 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Wayne Yates .375

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Wayne Yates .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Wayne Yates 1.8 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Wayne Yates 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Wayne Yates 0.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Wayne Yates - 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.