Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jeff Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeff Sanders 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.

Jeff Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jeff Sanders: 1989-90 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jeff Sanders 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jeff Sanders 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jeff Sanders 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jeff Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jeff Sanders 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jeff Sanders 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jeff Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jeff Sanders 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jeff Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jeff Sanders 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jeff Sanders 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jeff Sanders 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jeff Sanders 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jeff Sanders 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 Jeff Sanders 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jeff Sanders 1.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jeff Sanders 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jeff Sanders 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jeff Sanders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jeff Sanders 112

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jeff Sanders 103

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jeff Sanders 25

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jeff Sanders 18

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jeff Sanders 9

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jeff Sanders 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jeff Sanders .395

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jeff Sanders -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jeff Sanders .609

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jeff Sanders 4.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jeff Sanders 3.2 (1993)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jeff Sanders 0.8 (1992)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jeff Sanders 0.9 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jeff Sanders 0.3 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jeff Sanders 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jeff Sanders 0.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jeff Sanders 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jeff Sanders 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jeff Sanders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jeff Sanders 2

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jeff Sanders 0

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jeff Sanders 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jeff Sanders 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jeff Sanders 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jeff Sanders 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jeff Sanders 1.000

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jeff Sanders -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jeff Sanders -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jeff Sanders 0.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jeff Sanders 0.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jeff Sanders 0.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jeff Sanders 0.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jeff Sanders 0.0 (1990)

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.