Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Derek Anderson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Derek Anderson 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.

Derek Anderson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Derek Anderson: 1997-98 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Derek Anderson 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Derek Anderson 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Derek Anderson 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Derek Anderson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Derek Anderson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Derek Anderson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Derek Anderson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Derek Anderson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Derek Anderson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Derek Anderson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Derek Anderson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Derek Anderson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Derek Anderson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Derek Anderson 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 Derek Anderson 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Derek Anderson 3.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Derek Anderson 3.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Derek Anderson 1.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Derek Anderson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Derek Anderson 7,357

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Derek Anderson 1,988

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Derek Anderson 2,083

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Derek Anderson 691

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Derek Anderson 87

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Derek Anderson 615

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Derek Anderson .408

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Derek Anderson .341

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Derek Anderson .853

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Derek Anderson 16.9 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Derek Anderson 4.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Derek Anderson 4.5 (2004)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Derek Anderson 1.5 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Derek Anderson 0.2 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Derek Anderson 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Derek Anderson 1.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Derek Anderson 1.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Derek Anderson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Derek Anderson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Derek Anderson 167

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Derek Anderson 45

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Derek Anderson 40

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Derek Anderson 12

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Derek Anderson 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Derek Anderson 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Derek Anderson .336

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Derek Anderson .302

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Derek Anderson .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Derek Anderson 14.7 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Derek Anderson 2.7 (2001)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Derek Anderson 2.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Derek Anderson 1.3 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Derek Anderson 0.3 (1998)

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.