Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Willie Anderson Comparison

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

Willie Anderson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Willie Anderson: 1988-89 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Willie Anderson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Willie Anderson 9

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Willie Anderson 7

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Willie Anderson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Willie Anderson 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Willie Anderson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Willie Anderson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Willie Anderson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Willie 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 Willie Anderson 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Willie Anderson 3.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Willie Anderson 3.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Willie Anderson 1.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Willie Anderson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Willie Anderson 6,771

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Willie Anderson 2,082

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Willie Anderson 2,105

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Willie Anderson 594

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Willie Anderson 342

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Willie Anderson 555

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Willie Anderson .471

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Willie Anderson .266

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Willie Anderson .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Willie Anderson 18.6 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Willie Anderson 5.3 (1992)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Willie Anderson 5.3 (1992)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Willie Anderson 1.9 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Willie Anderson 0.9 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Willie Anderson 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Willie Anderson 2.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Willie Anderson 2.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Willie Anderson 0.8

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Willie Anderson 483

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Willie Anderson 142

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Willie Anderson 127

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Willie Anderson 42

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Willie Anderson 12

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Willie Anderson 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Willie Anderson .464

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Willie Anderson .333

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Willie Anderson .785

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Willie Anderson 20.5 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Willie Anderson 5.4 (1990)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Willie Anderson 5.2 (1990)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Willie Anderson 1.5 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Willie Anderson 0.5 (1994)

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.