Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Don Sunderlage Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Sunderlage 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.

Don Sunderlage

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Don Sunderlage: 1953-54 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Don Sunderlage 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Don Sunderlage 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Don Sunderlage 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Don Sunderlage 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Don Sunderlage 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Don Sunderlage 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Don Sunderlage 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Don Sunderlage 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Don Sunderlage 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Don Sunderlage 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Don Sunderlage 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Don Sunderlage 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Don Sunderlage 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Don Sunderlage 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Don Sunderlage 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Don Sunderlage 2.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Don Sunderlage 2.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Don Sunderlage - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Don Sunderlage - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Don Sunderlage 874

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Don Sunderlage 281

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Don Sunderlage 224

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Don Sunderlage - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Don Sunderlage - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Don Sunderlage 113

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Don Sunderlage .326

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Don Sunderlage - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Don Sunderlage .732

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Don Sunderlage 11.2 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Don Sunderlage 3.3 (1954)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Don Sunderlage 2.8 (1954)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Don Sunderlage - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Don Sunderlage - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Don Sunderlage -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Don Sunderlage -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Don Sunderlage -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Don Sunderlage - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Don Sunderlage - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Don Sunderlage -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Don Sunderlage -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Don Sunderlage -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Don Sunderlage - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Don Sunderlage - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Don Sunderlage 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Don Sunderlage -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Don Sunderlage - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Don Sunderlage -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Don Sunderlage -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Don Sunderlage -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Don Sunderlage -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Don Sunderlage - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Don Sunderlage - 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.