Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Zelmo Beaty Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Zelmo Beaty 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Zelmo Beaty: 1962-63 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Zelmo Beaty 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Zelmo Beaty 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Zelmo Beaty 7

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Zelmo Beaty 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Zelmo Beaty 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Zelmo Beaty 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Zelmo Beaty 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Zelmo Beaty 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Zelmo Beaty 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Zelmo Beaty 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Zelmo Beaty 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Zelmo Beaty 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Zelmo Beaty 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Zelmo Beaty 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 Zelmo Beaty 16.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Zelmo Beaty 10.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Zelmo Beaty 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Zelmo Beaty 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Zelmo Beaty 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Zelmo Beaty 9,107

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Zelmo Beaty 5,949

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Zelmo Beaty 839

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Zelmo Beaty 45 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Zelmo Beaty 29 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Zelmo Beaty 570

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Zelmo Beaty .469

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Zelmo Beaty - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Zelmo Beaty .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Zelmo Beaty 21.5 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Zelmo Beaty 13.6 (1966)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Zelmo Beaty 2.1 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Zelmo Beaty 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Zelmo Beaty 0.4 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Zelmo Beaty 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Zelmo Beaty 11.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Zelmo Beaty 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Zelmo Beaty - *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Zelmo Beaty - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Zelmo Beaty 1,071

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Zelmo Beaty 696

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Zelmo Beaty 98

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Zelmo Beaty 0 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Zelmo Beaty 0 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Zelmo Beaty 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Zelmo Beaty .466

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Zelmo Beaty - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Zelmo Beaty .718

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Zelmo Beaty 22.5 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Zelmo Beaty 13.8 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Zelmo Beaty 2.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Zelmo Beaty - *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Zelmo Beaty - *

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.