Kyrie Irving vs. Ed Sadowski Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Sadowski and Kyrie Irving 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

Kyrie Irving

vs.

Ed Sadowski

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Ed Sadowski: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Ed Sadowski 0

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 Ed Sadowski 4

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 Ed Sadowski 3

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 Ed Sadowski 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kyrie Irving 0 Ed Sadowski 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Ed Sadowski 1

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Ed Sadowski 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 Ed Sadowski 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 Ed Sadowski 3,579

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 Ed Sadowski 416

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 Ed Sadowski 229

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Ed Sadowski .354

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Ed Sadowski .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Ed Sadowski 19.4 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Ed Sadowski 2.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.5 Ed Sadowski 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.8 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.8 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 1,903 Ed Sadowski 152

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 307 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 389 Ed Sadowski 14

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 118 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 49 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 81 Ed Sadowski 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .460 Ed Sadowski .338

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .401 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .889 Ed Sadowski .682

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017) Ed Sadowski 23.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Ed Sadowski 2.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.9 (2024) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.