Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Richard Anderson Comparison

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

Richard Anderson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Richard Anderson: 1982-83 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Richard Anderson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Richard Anderson 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Richard Anderson 4

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Richard Anderson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Richard Anderson 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Richard Anderson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Richard Anderson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Richard Anderson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Richard 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 Richard Anderson 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Richard Anderson 3.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Richard Anderson 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Richard Anderson 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Richard Anderson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Richard Anderson 2,260

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Richard Anderson 1,418

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Richard Anderson 611

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Richard Anderson 225

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Richard Anderson 94

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Richard Anderson 407

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Richard Anderson .412

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Richard Anderson .333

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Richard Anderson .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Richard Anderson 8.5 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Richard Anderson 5.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Richard Anderson 2.5 (1984)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Richard Anderson 0.7 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Richard Anderson 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Richard Anderson 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Richard Anderson 1.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Richard Anderson 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Richard Anderson 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Richard Anderson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Richard Anderson 58

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Richard Anderson 26

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Richard Anderson 10

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Richard Anderson 2

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Richard Anderson 3

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Richard Anderson 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Richard Anderson .417

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Richard Anderson .381

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Richard Anderson .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Richard Anderson 10.7 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Richard Anderson 4.3 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Richard Anderson 1.3 (1989)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Richard Anderson 0.7 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Richard Anderson 0.3 (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.