Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Frankie Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Frankie Sanders 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.

Frankie Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Frankie Sanders: 1978-79 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Frankie Sanders 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Frankie Sanders 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Frankie Sanders 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Frankie Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Frankie Sanders 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Frankie Sanders 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Frankie Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Frankie Sanders 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Frankie Sanders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Frankie Sanders 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Frankie Sanders 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Frankie Sanders 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Frankie Sanders 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Frankie Sanders 0

* Notes: 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 Frankie Sanders 5.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Frankie Sanders 1.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Frankie Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Frankie Sanders 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Frankie Sanders 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Frankie Sanders 352

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Frankie Sanders 131

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Frankie Sanders 69

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Frankie Sanders 37

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Frankie Sanders 7

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Frankie Sanders 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Frankie Sanders .430

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Frankie Sanders - *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Frankie Sanders .822

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Frankie Sanders 5.7 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Frankie Sanders 2.4 (1979)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Frankie Sanders 1.1 (1979)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Frankie Sanders 0.7 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Frankie Sanders 0.1 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Frankie Sanders 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Frankie Sanders 0.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Frankie Sanders 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Frankie Sanders 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Frankie Sanders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Frankie Sanders 23

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Frankie Sanders 5

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Frankie Sanders 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Frankie Sanders 3

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Frankie Sanders 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Frankie Sanders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Frankie Sanders .500

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Frankie Sanders .500 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Frankie Sanders 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Frankie Sanders 2.6 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Frankie Sanders 0.6 (1981)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Frankie Sanders 0.2 (1981)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Frankie Sanders 0.3 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Frankie Sanders 0.0 (1981)

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.