Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Kenny Anderson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Anderson 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.

Kenny Anderson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Kenny Anderson: 1991-92 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kenny Anderson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Kenny Anderson 14

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Kenny Anderson 6

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Kenny Anderson 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kenny Anderson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kenny Anderson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Kenny Anderson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Kenny Anderson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Kenny Anderson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Kenny Anderson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kenny Anderson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kenny Anderson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Kenny Anderson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kenny Anderson 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 Kenny Anderson 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Kenny Anderson 3.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Kenny Anderson 6.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Kenny Anderson 1.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Kenny Anderson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Kenny Anderson 10,789

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Kenny Anderson 2,641

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Kenny Anderson 5,196

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Kenny Anderson 1,258

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Kenny Anderson 111

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Kenny Anderson 858

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Kenny Anderson .421

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Kenny Anderson .346

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Kenny Anderson .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Kenny Anderson 18.8 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Kenny Anderson 4.4 (1997)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Kenny Anderson 9.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Kenny Anderson 2.0 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Kenny Anderson 0.2 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Kenny Anderson 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Kenny Anderson 2.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Kenny Anderson 3.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Kenny Anderson 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Kenny Anderson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Kenny Anderson 346

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Kenny Anderson 85

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Kenny Anderson 135

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Kenny Anderson 42

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Kenny Anderson 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Kenny Anderson 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Kenny Anderson .406

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Kenny Anderson .276

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Kenny Anderson .796

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Kenny Anderson 17.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Kenny Anderson 4.3 (1997)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Kenny Anderson 6.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Kenny Anderson 2.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Kenny Anderson 0.3 (1997)

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.