Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Rory Sparrow Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rory Sparrow 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.

Rory Sparrow

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Rory Sparrow: 1980-81 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rory Sparrow 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Rory Sparrow 12

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Rory Sparrow 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Rory Sparrow 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Rory Sparrow 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rory Sparrow 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Rory Sparrow 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Rory Sparrow 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Rory Sparrow 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Rory Sparrow 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Rory Sparrow 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rory Sparrow 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Rory Sparrow 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Rory Sparrow 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 Rory Sparrow 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Rory Sparrow 2.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Rory Sparrow 5.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Rory Sparrow 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Rory Sparrow 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Rory Sparrow 7,557

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Rory Sparrow 1,755

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Rory Sparrow 4,192

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Rory Sparrow 828

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Rory Sparrow 103

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Rory Sparrow 836

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Rory Sparrow .466

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Rory Sparrow .260

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Rory Sparrow .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Rory Sparrow 12.5 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Rory Sparrow 2.8 (1983)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Rory Sparrow 7.1 (1985)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Rory Sparrow 1.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Rory Sparrow 0.2 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Rory Sparrow 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Rory Sparrow 1.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Rory Sparrow 5.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Rory Sparrow 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Rory Sparrow 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Rory Sparrow 257

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Rory Sparrow 51

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Rory Sparrow 161

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Rory Sparrow 26

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Rory Sparrow 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Rory Sparrow 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Rory Sparrow .417

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Rory Sparrow .313

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Rory Sparrow .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Rory Sparrow 13.0 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Rory Sparrow 4.0 (1982)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Rory Sparrow 7.2 (1984)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Rory Sparrow 1.2 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Rory Sparrow 0.1 (1984)

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.