Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Carl Shaeffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Shaeffer 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.

Carl Shaeffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Carl Shaeffer: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Carl Shaeffer 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Carl Shaeffer 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Carl Shaeffer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Carl Shaeffer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Carl Shaeffer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Carl Shaeffer 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Carl Shaeffer 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Carl Shaeffer 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 Carl Shaeffer 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Carl Shaeffer 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Carl Shaeffer 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Carl Shaeffer 165

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Carl Shaeffer 10 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Carl Shaeffer 46

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Carl Shaeffer 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Carl Shaeffer .357

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Carl Shaeffer .583

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Carl Shaeffer 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Carl Shaeffer 0.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Carl Shaeffer 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Carl Shaeffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Carl Shaeffer 21

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Carl Shaeffer 7

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Carl Shaeffer 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Carl Shaeffer .333

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Carl Shaeffer .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Carl Shaeffer 1.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.