Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Shandon Anderson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shandon 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Shandon Anderson: 1996-97 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Shandon Anderson 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Shandon Anderson 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Shandon Anderson 6

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Shandon Anderson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Shandon Anderson 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Shandon Anderson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Shandon Anderson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Shandon Anderson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Shandon 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 Shandon Anderson 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Shandon Anderson 3.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Shandon Anderson 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Shandon Anderson 0.8

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Shandon Anderson 5,327

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Shandon Anderson 2,252

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Shandon Anderson 1,007

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Shandon Anderson 556

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Shandon Anderson 180

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Shandon Anderson 719

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Shandon Anderson .457

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Shandon Anderson .316

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Shandon Anderson .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Shandon Anderson 12.3 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Shandon Anderson 4.7 (2000)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Shandon Anderson 2.9 (2000)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Shandon Anderson 1.2 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Shandon Anderson 0.5 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Shandon Anderson 4.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Shandon Anderson 2.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Shandon Anderson 0.9

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

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Shandon Anderson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Shandon Anderson 359

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Shandon Anderson 192

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Shandon Anderson 68

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Shandon Anderson 31

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Shandon Anderson 7

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Shandon Anderson 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Shandon Anderson .446

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Shandon Anderson .354

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Shandon Anderson .697

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Shandon Anderson 9.5 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Shandon Anderson 3.7 (1999)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Shandon Anderson 2.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Shandon Anderson 1.0 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Shandon Anderson 0.3 (1999)

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.