Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ed Sadowski Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Sadowski 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.

Ed Sadowski

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ed Sadowski: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ed Sadowski 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ed Sadowski 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ed Sadowski 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Ed Sadowski 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ed Sadowski 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ed Sadowski 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Ed Sadowski 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Ed Sadowski 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Ed Sadowski 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Ed Sadowski 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ed Sadowski 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ed Sadowski 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ed Sadowski 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ed Sadowski 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Ed Sadowski 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ed Sadowski 3,579

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ed Sadowski 416

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ed Sadowski 229

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ed Sadowski .354

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ed Sadowski .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ed Sadowski 19.4 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ed Sadowski 2.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ed Sadowski 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ed Sadowski 152

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ed Sadowski 14

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ed Sadowski 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ed Sadowski .338

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ed Sadowski .682

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ed Sadowski 23.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ed Sadowski 2.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ed Sadowski - n/a **

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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.