Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Willie Norwood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willie Norwood 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.

Willie Norwood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Willie Norwood: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Willie Norwood 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Willie Norwood 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Willie Norwood 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Willie Norwood 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Willie Norwood 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Willie Norwood 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Willie Norwood 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Willie Norwood 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Willie Norwood 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Willie Norwood 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Willie Norwood 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Willie Norwood 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Willie Norwood 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Willie Norwood 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 Willie Norwood 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Willie Norwood 3.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Willie Norwood 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Willie Norwood 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Willie Norwood 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Willie Norwood 3,209

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Willie Norwood 1,597

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Willie Norwood 364

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Willie Norwood 218 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Willie Norwood 22 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Willie Norwood 430

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Willie Norwood .488

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Willie Norwood - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Willie Norwood .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Willie Norwood 8.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Willie Norwood 4.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Willie Norwood 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Willie Norwood 1.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Willie Norwood 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Willie Norwood 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Willie Norwood 3.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Willie Norwood 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Willie Norwood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Willie Norwood 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Willie Norwood 92

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Willie Norwood 45

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Willie Norwood 13

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Willie Norwood 8 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Willie Norwood 3 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Willie Norwood 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Willie Norwood .469

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Willie Norwood - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Willie Norwood .696

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Willie Norwood 9.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Willie Norwood 6.3 (1976)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Willie Norwood 1.3 (1978)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Willie Norwood 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Willie Norwood 0.3 (1978) *

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.