Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Earl Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Shannon 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.

Earl Shannon

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Earl Shannon 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Earl Shannon 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Earl Shannon 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Earl Shannon 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Earl Shannon 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Earl Shannon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Earl Shannon 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Earl Shannon 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Earl Shannon 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Earl Shannon 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Earl Shannon 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Earl Shannon 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Earl Shannon 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 Earl Shannon 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Earl Shannon 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Earl Shannon 1,156

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Earl Shannon 177

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Earl Shannon 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Earl Shannon .305

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Earl Shannon .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Earl Shannon 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Earl Shannon 1.5 (1947)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Earl Shannon - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Earl Shannon -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Earl Shannon -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Earl Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Earl Shannon -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Earl Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Earl Shannon - 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.