Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Guy Sparrow Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Guy Sparrow 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.

Guy Sparrow

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Guy Sparrow: 1957-58 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Guy Sparrow 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Guy Sparrow 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Guy Sparrow 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Guy Sparrow 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Guy Sparrow 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Guy Sparrow 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Guy Sparrow 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Guy Sparrow 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Guy Sparrow 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Guy Sparrow 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Guy Sparrow 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Guy Sparrow 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Guy Sparrow 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Guy Sparrow 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Guy Sparrow 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Guy Sparrow 4.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Guy Sparrow 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Guy Sparrow 1,167

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Guy Sparrow 728

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Guy Sparrow 142

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Guy Sparrow 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Guy Sparrow .358

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Guy Sparrow .608

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Guy Sparrow 11.1 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Guy Sparrow 6.4 (1958)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Guy Sparrow 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Guy Sparrow -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Guy Sparrow -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Guy Sparrow -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Guy Sparrow -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Guy Sparrow -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Guy Sparrow -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Guy Sparrow 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Guy Sparrow -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Guy Sparrow -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Guy Sparrow -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Guy Sparrow -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Guy Sparrow -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Guy Sparrow - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Guy Sparrow - 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.