Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Sam Perkins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Perkins 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.

Sam Perkins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Sam Perkins: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Sam Perkins 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Sam Perkins 17

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Sam Perkins 15

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Sam Perkins 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Sam Perkins 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Sam Perkins 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Sam Perkins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Sam Perkins 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Sam Perkins 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Sam Perkins 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Sam Perkins 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Sam Perkins 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Sam Perkins 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Sam Perkins 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 Sam Perkins 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Sam Perkins 6.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Sam Perkins 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Sam Perkins 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Sam Perkins 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Sam Perkins 15,324

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Sam Perkins 7,666

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Sam Perkins 1,975

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Sam Perkins 1,105

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Sam Perkins 933

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Sam Perkins 1,286

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Sam Perkins .459

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Sam Perkins .362

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Sam Perkins .811

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Sam Perkins 16.5 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Sam Perkins 8.8 (1992)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Sam Perkins 2.3 (1990)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Sam Perkins 1.4 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Sam Perkins 1.2 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Sam Perkins 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Sam Perkins 5.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Sam Perkins 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Sam Perkins 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Sam Perkins 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Sam Perkins 1,861

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Sam Perkins 936

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Sam Perkins 246

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Sam Perkins 118

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Sam Perkins 126

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Sam Perkins 167

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Sam Perkins .444

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Sam Perkins .363

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Sam Perkins .785

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Sam Perkins 18.8 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Sam Perkins 12.8 (1985)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Sam Perkins 3.3 (1995)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Sam Perkins 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Sam Perkins 1.4 (1991)

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.