Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Steve Sheppard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Sheppard 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.

Steve Sheppard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Steve Sheppard: 1977-78 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Steve Sheppard 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Steve Sheppard 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Steve Sheppard 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Steve Sheppard 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Steve Sheppard 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Steve Sheppard 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Steve Sheppard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Steve Sheppard 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Steve Sheppard 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Steve Sheppard 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Steve Sheppard 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Steve Sheppard 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Steve Sheppard 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Steve Sheppard 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 Steve Sheppard 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Steve Sheppard 1.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Steve Sheppard 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Steve Sheppard 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Steve Sheppard 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Steve Sheppard 367

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Steve Sheppard 178

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Steve Sheppard 62

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Steve Sheppard 22

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Steve Sheppard 4

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Steve Sheppard 106

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Steve Sheppard .459

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Steve Sheppard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Steve Sheppard .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Steve Sheppard 4.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Steve Sheppard 2.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Steve Sheppard 0.7 (1978)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Steve Sheppard 0.2 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Steve Sheppard 0.0 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Steve Sheppard -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Steve Sheppard -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Steve Sheppard -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Steve Sheppard -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Steve Sheppard -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Steve Sheppard -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Steve Sheppard -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Steve Sheppard -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Steve Sheppard -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Steve Sheppard -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Steve Sheppard 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Steve Sheppard -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Steve Sheppard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Steve Sheppard -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Steve Sheppard -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Steve Sheppard -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Steve Sheppard -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Steve Sheppard -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Steve Sheppard -

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.