Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Fred Sheffield Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Sheffield and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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 Sheffield

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Fred Sheffield: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	6
Fred Sheffield	1

NBA Seasons

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	20
Fred Sheffield	1

Playoffs Played

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	18
Fred Sheffield	0

All-Star Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	19
Fred Sheffield	0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	6
Fred Sheffield	0		*

Finals MVP

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2
Fred Sheffield	0		*

All-NBA First Team

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	10
Fred Sheffield	0

All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	15
Fred Sheffield	0

All-Defensive 1st Team

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5
Fred Sheffield	0		*

All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	11
Fred Sheffield	0

Scoring Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2
Fred Sheffield	0

Rebounds Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1
Fred Sheffield	0		*

Blocks Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	4		*
Fred Sheffield	0		*

Rookie of The Year

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1
Fred Sheffield	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
Fred Sheffield	3.4

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	11.2
Fred Sheffield	-		n/a **

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	3.6
Fred Sheffield	0.2

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	0.9		*
Fred Sheffield	-		n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2.6		*
Fred Sheffield	-		n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	38,387
Fred Sheffield	74

Total Rebounds

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	17,440
Fred Sheffield	-		n/a **

Total Assists

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5,660
Fred Sheffield	4

Total Steals

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1,160		*
Fred Sheffield	-		n/a **

Total Blocks

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	3,189		*
Fred Sheffield	-		n/a **

Total Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1,560
Fred Sheffield	22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.559
Fred Sheffield	.199

3-Point Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.056		*
Fred Sheffield	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.721
Fred Sheffield	.615

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	34.8		(1972)
Fred Sheffield	3.4		(1947)

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	16.9		(1976)
Fred Sheffield	-			n/a **

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5.4		(1979)
Fred Sheffield	0.2		(1947)

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1.7		(1978)	*
Fred Sheffield	-			n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	4.1		(1976)	*
Fred Sheffield	-			n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	24.3
Fred Sheffield	-

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	10.5
Fred Sheffield	-		n/a **

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	3.2
Fred Sheffield	-

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1.0		*
Fred Sheffield	-		n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2.4		*
Fred Sheffield	-		n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5,762
Fred Sheffield	-

Total Rebounds

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2,481
Fred Sheffield	-		n/a **

Total Assists

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	767
Fred Sheffield	-

Total Steals

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	189		*
Fred Sheffield	-		n/a **

Total Blocks

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	476		*
Fred Sheffield	-		n/a **

Total Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	237
Fred Sheffield	0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.533
Fred Sheffield	-

3-Point Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.000		*
Fred Sheffield	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.740
Fred Sheffield	-

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	35.2		(1970)
Fred Sheffield	-

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	18.2		(1972)
Fred Sheffield	-			n/a **

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5.1		(1972)
Fred Sheffield	-

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1.7		(1977)	*
Fred Sheffield	-			n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	4.1		(1979)	*
Fred Sheffield	-			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.