Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Granville Waiters Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Granville Waiters 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.

Granville Waiters

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Granville Waiters: 1983-84 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Granville Waiters 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Granville Waiters 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Granville Waiters 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Granville Waiters 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Granville Waiters 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Granville Waiters 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Granville Waiters 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Granville Waiters 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Granville Waiters 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Granville Waiters 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Granville Waiters 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Granville Waiters 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Granville Waiters 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Granville Waiters 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 Granville Waiters 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Granville Waiters 2.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Granville Waiters 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Granville Waiters 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Granville Waiters 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Granville Waiters 606

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Granville Waiters 540

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Granville Waiters 121

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Granville Waiters 56

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Granville Waiters 185

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Granville Waiters 249

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Granville Waiters .458

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Granville Waiters .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Granville Waiters .559

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Granville Waiters 3.6 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Granville Waiters 2.9 (1984)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Granville Waiters 0.8 (1984)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Granville Waiters 0.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Granville Waiters 1.1 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Granville Waiters 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Granville Waiters 0.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Granville Waiters 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Granville Waiters 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Granville Waiters 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Granville Waiters 8

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Granville Waiters 6

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Granville Waiters 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Granville Waiters 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Granville Waiters 4

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Granville Waiters 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Granville Waiters .571

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Granville Waiters -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Granville Waiters -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Granville Waiters 0.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Granville Waiters 0.5 (1987)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Granville Waiters 0.0 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Granville Waiters 0.1 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Granville Waiters 0.5 (1987)

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.