Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Shelden Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shelden Williams 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.

Shelden Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Shelden Williams: 2006-07 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Shelden Williams 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Shelden Williams 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Shelden Williams 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Shelden Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Shelden Williams 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Shelden Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Shelden Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Shelden Williams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Shelden Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Shelden Williams 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Shelden Williams 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Shelden Williams 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Shelden Williams 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Shelden Williams 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 Shelden Williams 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Shelden Williams 4.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Shelden Williams 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Shelden Williams 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Shelden Williams 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Shelden Williams 1,618

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Shelden Williams 1,562

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Shelden Williams 163

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Shelden Williams 179

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Shelden Williams 164

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Shelden Williams 361

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Shelden Williams .462

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Shelden Williams .222

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Shelden Williams .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Shelden Williams 5.5 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Shelden Williams 6.0 (2012)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Shelden Williams 0.6 (2012)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Shelden Williams 0.8 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Shelden Williams 0.7 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Shelden Williams 1.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Shelden Williams 1.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Shelden Williams 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Shelden Williams 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Shelden Williams 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Shelden Williams 13

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Shelden Williams 13

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Shelden Williams 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Shelden Williams 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Shelden Williams 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Shelden Williams 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Shelden Williams .444

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Shelden Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Shelden Williams .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Shelden Williams 1.6 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Shelden Williams 1.6 (2010)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Shelden Williams 0.0 (2010)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Shelden Williams 0.1 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Shelden Williams 0.0 (2010)

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.