Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Larry Spriggs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Spriggs 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.

Larry Spriggs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Larry Spriggs: 1981-82 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Larry Spriggs 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Larry Spriggs 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Larry Spriggs 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Larry Spriggs 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Larry Spriggs 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Larry Spriggs 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Larry Spriggs 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Larry Spriggs 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Larry Spriggs 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Larry Spriggs 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Larry Spriggs 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Larry Spriggs 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Larry Spriggs 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Larry Spriggs 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 Larry Spriggs 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Larry Spriggs 2.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Larry Spriggs 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Larry Spriggs 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Larry Spriggs 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Larry Spriggs 873

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Larry Spriggs 384

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Larry Spriggs 218

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Larry Spriggs 80

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Larry Spriggs 28

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Larry Spriggs 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Larry Spriggs .517

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Larry Spriggs .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Larry Spriggs .752

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Larry Spriggs 6.7 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Larry Spriggs 3.0 (1985)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Larry Spriggs 1.8 (1985)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Larry Spriggs 0.6 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Larry Spriggs 0.2 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Larry Spriggs 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Larry Spriggs 2.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Larry Spriggs 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Larry Spriggs 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Larry Spriggs 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Larry Spriggs 149

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Larry Spriggs 68

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Larry Spriggs 40

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Larry Spriggs 5

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Larry Spriggs 6

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Larry Spriggs 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Larry Spriggs .519

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Larry Spriggs .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Larry Spriggs .765

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Larry Spriggs 6.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Larry Spriggs 3.2 (1985)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Larry Spriggs 2.1 (1985)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Larry Spriggs 0.3 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Larry Spriggs 0.3 (1985)

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.