Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Alan Sawyer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alan Sawyer 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.

Alan Sawyer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Alan Sawyer: 1950-51 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Alan Sawyer 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Alan Sawyer 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Alan Sawyer 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Alan Sawyer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Alan Sawyer 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Alan Sawyer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Alan Sawyer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Alan Sawyer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Alan Sawyer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Alan Sawyer 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Alan Sawyer 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Alan Sawyer 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Alan Sawyer 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Alan Sawyer 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Alan Sawyer 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Alan Sawyer 3.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Alan Sawyer 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Alan Sawyer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Alan Sawyer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Alan Sawyer 217

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Alan Sawyer 121

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Alan Sawyer 25

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Alan Sawyer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Alan Sawyer - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Alan Sawyer 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Alan Sawyer .370

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Alan Sawyer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Alan Sawyer .860

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Alan Sawyer 6.6 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Alan Sawyer 3.7 (1951)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Alan Sawyer 0.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Alan Sawyer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Alan Sawyer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Alan Sawyer -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Alan Sawyer -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Alan Sawyer -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Alan Sawyer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Alan Sawyer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Alan Sawyer -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Alan Sawyer -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Alan Sawyer -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Alan Sawyer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Alan Sawyer - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Alan Sawyer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Alan Sawyer -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Alan Sawyer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Alan Sawyer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Alan Sawyer -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Alan Sawyer -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Alan Sawyer -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Alan Sawyer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Alan Sawyer - 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.