Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Ed Sadowski Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Sadowski and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Ed Sadowski

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Ed Sadowski: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Ed Sadowski 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Ed Sadowski 4

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Ed Sadowski 3

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Ed Sadowski 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Ed Sadowski 0 *

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Ed Sadowski 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Ed Sadowski 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Ed Sadowski 1

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Ed Sadowski 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Ed Sadowski 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Ed Sadowski 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Ed Sadowski 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Ed Sadowski 15.6

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Ed Sadowski 3,579

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Ed Sadowski 416

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Ed Sadowski 229

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Ed Sadowski .354

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Ed Sadowski .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Ed Sadowski 19.4 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Ed Sadowski 2.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Ed Sadowski 19.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Ed Sadowski 152

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Ed Sadowski 14

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Ed Sadowski 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Ed Sadowski .338

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Ed Sadowski .682

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Ed Sadowski 23.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Ed Sadowski 2.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.