Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jeffrey Sheppard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeffrey Sheppard 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.

Jeffrey Sheppard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jeffrey Sheppard: 1998-99 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jeffrey Sheppard 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jeffrey Sheppard 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jeffrey Sheppard 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jeffrey Sheppard 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jeffrey Sheppard 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jeffrey Sheppard 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jeffrey Sheppard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jeffrey Sheppard 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jeffrey Sheppard 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jeffrey Sheppard 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jeffrey Sheppard 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jeffrey Sheppard 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jeffrey Sheppard 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jeffrey Sheppard 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 Jeffrey Sheppard 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jeffrey Sheppard 1.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jeffrey Sheppard 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jeffrey Sheppard 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jeffrey Sheppard 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jeffrey Sheppard 40

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jeffrey Sheppard 22

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jeffrey Sheppard 16

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jeffrey Sheppard 3

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jeffrey Sheppard 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jeffrey Sheppard 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jeffrey Sheppard .385

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jeffrey Sheppard .286

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jeffrey Sheppard .615

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jeffrey Sheppard 2.2 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jeffrey Sheppard 1.2 (1999)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jeffrey Sheppard 0.9 (1999)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jeffrey Sheppard 0.2 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jeffrey Sheppard 0.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jeffrey Sheppard 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jeffrey Sheppard 0.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jeffrey Sheppard 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jeffrey Sheppard 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jeffrey Sheppard 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jeffrey Sheppard 0

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jeffrey Sheppard 2

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jeffrey Sheppard 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jeffrey Sheppard 1

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jeffrey Sheppard 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jeffrey Sheppard 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jeffrey Sheppard .000

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jeffrey Sheppard -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jeffrey Sheppard -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jeffrey Sheppard 0.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jeffrey Sheppard 0.5 (1999)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jeffrey Sheppard 0.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jeffrey Sheppard 0.3 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jeffrey Sheppard 0.0 (1999)

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.