Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Nick Anderson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick 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.

Nick Anderson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Nick Anderson: 1989-90 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Nick Anderson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Nick Anderson 13

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Nick Anderson 6

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Nick Anderson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Nick Anderson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Nick Anderson 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Nick Anderson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Nick Anderson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Nick Anderson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Nick 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 Nick Anderson 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Nick Anderson 5.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Nick Anderson 2.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Nick Anderson 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Nick Anderson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Nick Anderson 11,529

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Nick Anderson 4,064

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Nick Anderson 2,087

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Nick Anderson 1,114

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Nick Anderson 364

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Nick Anderson 800

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Nick Anderson .446

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Nick Anderson .356

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Nick Anderson .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Nick Anderson 19.9 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Nick Anderson 6.4 (1992)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Nick Anderson 4.1 (1995)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Nick Anderson 1.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Nick Anderson 0.7 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Nick Anderson 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Nick Anderson 4.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Nick Anderson 2.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Nick Anderson 1.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Nick Anderson 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Nick Anderson 644

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Nick Anderson 238

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Nick Anderson 110

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Nick Anderson 72

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Nick Anderson 29

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Nick Anderson 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Nick Anderson .413

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Nick Anderson .333

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Nick Anderson .678

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Nick Anderson 20.8 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Nick Anderson 6.8 (1999)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Nick Anderson 3.3 (1994)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Nick Anderson 2.3 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Nick Anderson 1.8 (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.