Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Don Savage Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Savage 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.

Don Savage

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Don Savage: 1951-52 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Don Savage 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Don Savage 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Don Savage 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Don Savage 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Don Savage 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Don Savage 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Don Savage 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Don Savage 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Don Savage 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Don Savage 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Don Savage 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Don Savage 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Don Savage 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Don Savage 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Don Savage 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Don Savage 1.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Don Savage 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Don Savage - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Don Savage - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Don Savage 54

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Don Savage 31

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Don Savage 14

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Don Savage - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Don Savage - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Don Savage 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Don Savage .242

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Don Savage - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Don Savage .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Don Savage 3.6 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Don Savage 2.0 (1952)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Don Savage 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Don Savage - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Don Savage - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Don Savage -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Don Savage -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Don Savage -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Don Savage - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Don Savage - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Don Savage -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Don Savage -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Don Savage -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Don Savage - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Don Savage - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Don Savage 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Don Savage -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Don Savage - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Don Savage -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Don Savage -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Don Savage -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Don Savage -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Don Savage - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Don Savage - 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.