Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ricky Sobers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ricky Sobers 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.

Ricky Sobers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ricky Sobers: 1975-76 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ricky Sobers 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ricky Sobers 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ricky Sobers 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Ricky Sobers 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ricky Sobers 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ricky Sobers 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Ricky Sobers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Ricky Sobers 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Ricky Sobers 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Ricky Sobers 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ricky Sobers 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ricky Sobers 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ricky Sobers 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ricky Sobers 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 Ricky Sobers 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ricky Sobers 2.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ricky Sobers 4.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ricky Sobers 1.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ricky Sobers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ricky Sobers 10,902

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ricky Sobers 2,132

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ricky Sobers 3,525

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ricky Sobers 1,085

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ricky Sobers 161

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ricky Sobers 821

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ricky Sobers .459

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ricky Sobers .291 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ricky Sobers .843

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ricky Sobers 18.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ricky Sobers 4.1 (1978)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ricky Sobers 7.4 (1978)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ricky Sobers 2.2 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ricky Sobers 0.3 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ricky Sobers 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ricky Sobers 2.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ricky Sobers 4.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ricky Sobers 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ricky Sobers 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ricky Sobers 387

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ricky Sobers 79

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ricky Sobers 117

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ricky Sobers 27

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ricky Sobers 8

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ricky Sobers 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ricky Sobers .455

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ricky Sobers .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ricky Sobers .835

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ricky Sobers 15.3 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ricky Sobers 3.3 (1976)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ricky Sobers 4.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ricky Sobers 1.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ricky Sobers 0.5 (1984)

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.