Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. James Anderson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James 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.

James Anderson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
James Anderson: 2010-11 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 James Anderson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 James Anderson 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 James Anderson 2

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 James Anderson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 James Anderson 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 James Anderson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 James Anderson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * James Anderson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 James 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 James Anderson 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 James Anderson 2.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 James Anderson 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * James Anderson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * James Anderson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 James Anderson 1,422

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 James Anderson 560

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 James Anderson 291

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * James Anderson 121

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * James Anderson 55

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 James Anderson 247

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 James Anderson .411

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * James Anderson .321

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 James Anderson .755

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) James Anderson 10.1 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) James Anderson 3.8 (2014)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) James Anderson 1.9 (2014)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * James Anderson 0.9 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * James Anderson 0.4 (2014)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 James Anderson 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 James Anderson 0.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 James Anderson 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * James Anderson 0.1

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 James Anderson 13

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 James Anderson 9

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 James Anderson 3

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * James Anderson 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * James Anderson 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 James Anderson 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 James Anderson .357

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * James Anderson .286

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 James Anderson .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) James Anderson 1.4 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) James Anderson 2.0 (2013)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) James Anderson 0.4 (2012)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * James Anderson 0.1 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * James Anderson 0.0 (2013)

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.