Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ryan Anderson Comparison

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

Ryan Anderson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ryan Anderson: 2008-09 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ryan Anderson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ryan Anderson 12

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ryan Anderson 6

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ryan Anderson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ryan Anderson 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ryan Anderson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ryan Anderson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ryan Anderson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ryan 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 Ryan Anderson 12.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ryan Anderson 5.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ryan Anderson 0.9

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

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ryan Anderson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ryan Anderson 8,001

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ryan Anderson 3,413

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ryan Anderson 586

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ryan Anderson 332

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ryan Anderson 217

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ryan Anderson 649

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ryan Anderson .422

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ryan Anderson .380

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ryan Anderson .854

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ryan Anderson 19.8 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ryan Anderson 7.7 (2012)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ryan Anderson 1.2 (2013)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ryan Anderson 0.8 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ryan Anderson 0.6 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ryan Anderson 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ryan Anderson 3.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ryan Anderson 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ryan Anderson 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ryan Anderson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ryan Anderson 264

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ryan Anderson 168

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ryan Anderson 32

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ryan Anderson 17

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ryan Anderson 10

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ryan Anderson 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ryan Anderson .363

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ryan Anderson .325

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ryan Anderson .917

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ryan Anderson 10.8 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ryan Anderson 5.2 (2017)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ryan Anderson 2.3 (2015)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ryan Anderson 0.8 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ryan Anderson 0.5 (2015)

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.