Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders 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.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Fred Saunders 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Fred Saunders 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Fred Saunders 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Fred Saunders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Fred Saunders 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Fred Saunders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Fred Saunders 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Fred Saunders 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Fred Saunders 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Fred Saunders 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Fred Saunders 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 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Fred Saunders 37

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Fred Saunders 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977)

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.