Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. JaKarr Sampson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaKarr Sampson 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.

JaKarr Sampson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
JaKarr Sampson: 2014-15 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 JaKarr Sampson 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 JaKarr Sampson 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 JaKarr Sampson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 JaKarr Sampson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 JaKarr Sampson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 JaKarr Sampson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * JaKarr Sampson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 JaKarr Sampson 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 JaKarr Sampson 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 JaKarr Sampson 2.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 JaKarr Sampson 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * JaKarr Sampson 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 JaKarr Sampson 1,233

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 JaKarr Sampson 628

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 JaKarr Sampson 161

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * JaKarr Sampson 91

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * JaKarr Sampson 110

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 JaKarr Sampson 236

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 JaKarr Sampson .471

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * JaKarr Sampson .248

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 JaKarr Sampson .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) JaKarr Sampson 20.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) JaKarr Sampson 8.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 JaKarr Sampson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 JaKarr Sampson 3.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 JaKarr Sampson 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * JaKarr Sampson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 JaKarr Sampson 20

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 JaKarr Sampson 13

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 JaKarr Sampson 4

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * JaKarr Sampson 2

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * JaKarr Sampson 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 JaKarr Sampson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 JaKarr Sampson .625

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * JaKarr Sampson -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 JaKarr Sampson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) JaKarr Sampson 5.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) JaKarr Sampson 3.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * JaKarr Sampson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * JaKarr Sampson 0.0 (2020)

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.