Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Sam Jacobson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Jacobson 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.

Sam Jacobson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Sam Jacobson: 1998-99 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Sam Jacobson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Sam Jacobson 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Sam Jacobson 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Sam Jacobson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Sam Jacobson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Sam Jacobson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Sam Jacobson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Sam Jacobson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Sam Jacobson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Sam Jacobson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Sam Jacobson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Sam Jacobson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Sam Jacobson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Sam Jacobson 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 Sam Jacobson 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Sam Jacobson 1.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Sam Jacobson 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Sam Jacobson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Sam Jacobson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Sam Jacobson 283

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Sam Jacobson 80

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Sam Jacobson 36

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Sam Jacobson 33

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Sam Jacobson 3

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Sam Jacobson 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Sam Jacobson .511

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Sam Jacobson .360

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Sam Jacobson .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Sam Jacobson 4.9 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Sam Jacobson 1.5 (1999)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Sam Jacobson 0.6 (2000)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Sam Jacobson 0.6 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Sam Jacobson 0.1 (2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Sam Jacobson -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Sam Jacobson -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Sam Jacobson -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Sam Jacobson -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Sam Jacobson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Sam Jacobson -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Sam Jacobson -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Sam Jacobson -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Sam Jacobson -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Sam Jacobson -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Sam Jacobson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Sam Jacobson -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Sam Jacobson -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Sam Jacobson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Sam Jacobson -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Sam Jacobson -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Sam Jacobson -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Sam Jacobson -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Sam Jacobson -

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.