Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. John Wall: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of John Wall and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by John Wall.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has better scoring stats than John Wall in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 20 NBA regular seasons played, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar averages 5.9 points more than John Wall in his 11 seasons (24.6 points against 18.7), and he also scored a total of 26,299 points more (38,387 vs. 12,088).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6
+5.9
20
John Wall 18.7
11

Total Points

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
+26,299
20
John Wall 12,088
11

Scoring Titles

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
John Wall 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a better career point average than John Wall (+2.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,952).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3
+2.4
18
John Wall 21.9
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762
+4,952
18
John Wall 810
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10
+9
John Wall 1

40+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 70
+65
John Wall 5

30+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 429
+378
John Wall 51

20+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,122
+854
John Wall 268

10+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,509
+929
John Wall 580

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,559
+912
John Wall 647

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1
+1
John Wall 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9
+7
John Wall 2

30+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 75
+71
John Wall 4

20+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 169
+146
John Wall 23

10+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 223
+187
John Wall 36

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237
+200
John Wall 37

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0
John Wall 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 10.2 18.1 55.9 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 5.6 4.3 6.0 72.1 20 1,560
difference:+5.9+3.4+2.4+13.0+1.0+3.1+26.6+0.1+0.6+5.5+9+913
John Wall 18.7 6.8 15.7 43.0 1.0 3.1 32.2 4.2 5.4 77.6 11 647

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 15,837 28,307 55.9 * 1 * 18 * 5.6 6,712 9,304 72.1 20 1,560
difference:+26,299+11,464+18,136+13.0+650+2,003+26.6+4,021+5,836+5.5+9+913
John Wall 12,088 4,373 10,171 43.0 651 2,021 32.2 2,691 3,468 77.6 11 647

Notes: Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.
* = some years in his career didn't have the stat.

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 9.9 18.7 53.3 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 4.4 6.0 74.0 18 237
difference:+2.4+2.2+0.3+11.3+0.9+3.5+26.7+1.1+0.7+8.2+14+200
John Wall 21.9 7.7 18.4 41.9 0.9 3.5 26.7 5.5 6.7 82.2 4 37

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 2,356 4,422 53.3 * 0 * 4 * 0.0 1,050 1,419 74.0 18 237
difference:+4,952+2,070+3,740+11.3+35+127+26.7+847+1,172+8.2+14+200
John Wall 810 286 682 41.9 35 131 26.7 203 247 82.2 4 37

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.8
+12.4
197082
John Wall 16.4
201169

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scoring leader31.7
+15.4
1971NBA Champion82
John Wall 16.3
201266

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scoring leader34.8
+16.3
197281
John Wall 18.5
201349

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30.2
+10.9
197376
John Wall 19.3
201482

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.0
+9.4
197481
John Wall 17.6
201579

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30.0
+10.1
197565
John Wall 19.9
201677

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.7
+4.6
197682
John Wall 23.1
201778

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.2
+6.8
197782
John Wall 19.4
201841

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25.8
+5.1
197862
John Wall 20.7
201932

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23.8
+3.2
197980
John Wall 20.6
202140

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.8
+13.4
1980NBA Champion82
John Wall 11.4
202334

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's additional seasons:

* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 9 seasons more than John Wall in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 20, from 1981 to 1989—he averaged 20.2 points in a total of 705 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.2 ppg and his lowest 10.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2
+35.2
197010
John Wall -
DNP
20110

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.6
+26.6
1971NBA Champion14
John Wall -
DNP
20120

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.7
+28.7
197211
John Wall -
DNP
20130

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22.8
+6.5
19736
John Wall 16.3
201411

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32.2
+14.8
197416
John Wall 17.4
20157

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
DNP
19750
John Wall -
DNP
20160

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
DNP
19760
John Wall 27.2
+27.2
201713

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.6
+8.6
197711
John Wall 26.0
20186

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.0
+27.0
19783
John Wall -
DNP
20190

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.5
+28.5
19798
John Wall -
DNP
20210

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31.9
+31.9
1980NBA Champion15
John Wall -
DNP
20230

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played in 9 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 20.3 points in a total of 143 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.1 ppg and his lowest 11.1.

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