Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ben Sheppard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Sheppard 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.

Ben Sheppard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ben Sheppard: 2023-24 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ben Sheppard 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ben Sheppard 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ben Sheppard 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Ben Sheppard 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ben Sheppard 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ben Sheppard 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Ben Sheppard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Ben Sheppard 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Ben Sheppard 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Ben Sheppard 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ben Sheppard 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ben Sheppard 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ben Sheppard 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ben Sheppard 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 Ben Sheppard 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ben Sheppard 1.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ben Sheppard 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ben Sheppard 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ben Sheppard 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ben Sheppard 252

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ben Sheppard 89

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ben Sheppard 53

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ben Sheppard 33

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ben Sheppard 2

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ben Sheppard 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ben Sheppard .393

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ben Sheppard .314

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ben Sheppard .885

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ben Sheppard 4.4 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ben Sheppard 1.6 (2024)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ben Sheppard 0.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ben Sheppard 0.6 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ben Sheppard 0.0 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ben Sheppard 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ben Sheppard 3.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ben Sheppard 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ben Sheppard 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ben Sheppard 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ben Sheppard 88

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ben Sheppard 51

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ben Sheppard 17

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ben Sheppard 8

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ben Sheppard 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ben Sheppard 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ben Sheppard .437

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ben Sheppard .380

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ben Sheppard .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ben Sheppard 5.2 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ben Sheppard 3.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ben Sheppard 1.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ben Sheppard 0.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ben Sheppard 0.1 (2024)

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.