Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jerry Sichting Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sichting 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.

Jerry Sichting

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Jerry Sichting: 1980-81 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jerry Sichting 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Jerry Sichting 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Jerry Sichting 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Jerry Sichting 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Jerry Sichting 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jerry Sichting 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Jerry Sichting 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Jerry Sichting 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Jerry Sichting 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Jerry Sichting 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Jerry Sichting 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jerry Sichting 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Jerry Sichting 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Jerry Sichting 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 Jerry Sichting 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Jerry Sichting 1.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Jerry Sichting 3.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Jerry Sichting 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Jerry Sichting 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Jerry Sichting 4,141

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Jerry Sichting 817

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Jerry Sichting 1,962

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Jerry Sichting 439

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Jerry Sichting 19

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Jerry Sichting 598

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Jerry Sichting .507

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Jerry Sichting .271

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Jerry Sichting .857

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Jerry Sichting 11.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Jerry Sichting 2.1 (1984)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Jerry Sichting 5.7 (1984)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Jerry Sichting 1.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Jerry Sichting 0.1 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Jerry Sichting 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Jerry Sichting 0.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Jerry Sichting 1.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Jerry Sichting 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Jerry Sichting 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Jerry Sichting 140

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Jerry Sichting 39

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Jerry Sichting 79

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Jerry Sichting 16

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Jerry Sichting 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Jerry Sichting 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Jerry Sichting .418

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Jerry Sichting .143

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Jerry Sichting .647

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Jerry Sichting 3.4 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Jerry Sichting 1.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Jerry Sichting 2.2 (1986)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Jerry Sichting 1.0 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Jerry Sichting 0.0 (1989)

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.