Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ben Scharnus Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Scharnus 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.

Ben Scharnus

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ben Scharnus: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ben Scharnus 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ben Scharnus 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ben Scharnus 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Ben Scharnus 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ben Scharnus 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ben Scharnus 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Ben Scharnus 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Ben Scharnus 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Ben Scharnus 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Ben Scharnus 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ben Scharnus 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ben Scharnus 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ben Scharnus 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ben Scharnus 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Ben Scharnus 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ben Scharnus 0.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ben Scharnus 103

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ben Scharnus 19

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ben Scharnus 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ben Scharnus .199

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ben Scharnus .617

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ben Scharnus 2.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ben Scharnus 0.4 (1947)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ben Scharnus - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ben Scharnus 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ben Scharnus 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ben Scharnus 17

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ben Scharnus 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ben Scharnus 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ben Scharnus .286

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ben Scharnus .556

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ben Scharnus 5.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ben Scharnus 0.7 (1947)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ben Scharnus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ben Scharnus - n/a **

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. ** 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.