Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jeryl Sasser Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeryl Sasser 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.

Jeryl Sasser

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jeryl Sasser: 2001-02 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jeryl Sasser 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jeryl Sasser 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jeryl Sasser 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jeryl Sasser 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jeryl Sasser 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jeryl Sasser 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jeryl Sasser 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jeryl Sasser 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jeryl Sasser 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jeryl Sasser 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jeryl Sasser 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jeryl Sasser 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jeryl Sasser 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jeryl Sasser 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 Jeryl Sasser 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jeryl Sasser 2.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jeryl Sasser 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jeryl Sasser 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jeryl Sasser 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jeryl Sasser 204

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jeryl Sasser 191

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jeryl Sasser 67

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jeryl Sasser 48

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jeryl Sasser 12

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jeryl Sasser 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jeryl Sasser .303

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jeryl Sasser .295

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jeryl Sasser .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jeryl Sasser 2.6 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jeryl Sasser 2.5 (2003)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jeryl Sasser 0.9 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jeryl Sasser 0.6 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jeryl Sasser 0.2 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jeryl Sasser 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jeryl Sasser 0.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jeryl Sasser 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jeryl Sasser 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jeryl Sasser 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jeryl Sasser 5

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jeryl Sasser 5

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jeryl Sasser 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jeryl Sasser 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jeryl Sasser 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jeryl Sasser 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jeryl Sasser .286

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jeryl Sasser .250

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jeryl Sasser -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jeryl Sasser 0.8 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jeryl Sasser 0.8 (2003)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jeryl Sasser 0.2 (2003)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jeryl Sasser 0.2 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jeryl Sasser 0.2 (2003)

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.