Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Howie Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howie 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.

Howie Shannon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Howie Shannon: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Howie Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Howie Shannon 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Howie Shannon 0

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Howie Shannon 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Howie Shannon 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Howie Shannon 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Howie Shannon 0 *

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Howie 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 Howie Shannon 10.8

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

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Howie Shannon 2.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Howie Shannon 1,323

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

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Howie Shannon 299

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Howie Shannon 122

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Howie Shannon .355

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Howie Shannon .795

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Howie Shannon 13.4 (1949)

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

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Howie Shannon 2.6 (1950)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Howie Shannon -

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

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Howie Shannon -

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

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

Totals Stats

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

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

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Howie Shannon -

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Howie Shannon 0

Percentages

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

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

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

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