Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Wayne Sappleton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Sappleton 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.

Wayne Sappleton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Wayne Sappleton: 1984-85 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Wayne Sappleton 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Wayne Sappleton 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Wayne Sappleton 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Wayne Sappleton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Wayne Sappleton 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Wayne Sappleton 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Wayne Sappleton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Wayne Sappleton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Wayne Sappleton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Wayne Sappleton 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Wayne Sappleton 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Wayne Sappleton 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Wayne Sappleton 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Wayne Sappleton 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 Wayne Sappleton 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Wayne Sappleton 2.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Wayne Sappleton 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Wayne Sappleton 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Wayne Sappleton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Wayne Sappleton 96

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Wayne Sappleton 75

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Wayne Sappleton 7

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Wayne Sappleton 7

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Wayne Sappleton 4

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Wayne Sappleton 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Wayne Sappleton .471

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Wayne Sappleton -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Wayne Sappleton .412

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Wayne Sappleton 2.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Wayne Sappleton 2.3 (1985)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Wayne Sappleton 0.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Wayne Sappleton 0.2 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Wayne Sappleton 0.1 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Wayne Sappleton -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Wayne Sappleton -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Wayne Sappleton -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Wayne Sappleton -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Wayne Sappleton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Wayne Sappleton -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Wayne Sappleton -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Wayne Sappleton -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Wayne Sappleton -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Wayne Sappleton -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Wayne Sappleton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Wayne Sappleton -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Wayne Sappleton -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Wayne Sappleton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Wayne Sappleton -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Wayne Sappleton -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Wayne Sappleton -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Wayne Sappleton -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Wayne Sappleton -

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.