Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Whitey Skoog Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Whitey Skoog 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.

Whitey Skoog

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Whitey Skoog: 1951-52 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Whitey Skoog 3

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Whitey Skoog 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Whitey Skoog 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Whitey Skoog 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Whitey Skoog 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Whitey Skoog 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Whitey Skoog 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Whitey Skoog 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Whitey Skoog 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Whitey Skoog 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Whitey Skoog 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Whitey Skoog 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Whitey Skoog 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Whitey Skoog 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 Whitey Skoog 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Whitey Skoog 3.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Whitey Skoog 2.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Whitey Skoog 2,800

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Whitey Skoog 1,133

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Whitey Skoog 903

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Whitey Skoog 341

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Whitey Skoog .388

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Whitey Skoog .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Whitey Skoog 11.6 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Whitey Skoog 4.2 (1955)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Whitey Skoog 3.5 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Whitey Skoog - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Whitey Skoog 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Whitey Skoog 3.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Whitey Skoog 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Whitey Skoog 280

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Whitey Skoog 125

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Whitey Skoog 70

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Whitey Skoog 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Whitey Skoog .402

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Whitey Skoog .685

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Whitey Skoog 13.0 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Whitey Skoog 6.0 (1956)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Whitey Skoog 6.0 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Whitey Skoog - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Whitey Skoog - 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.