Richard Jefferson vs. Ed Sadowski Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Sadowski and Richard Jefferson 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

Richard Jefferson

vs.

Ed Sadowski

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18
Ed Sadowski: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Jefferson 1 Ed Sadowski 0

NBA Seasons Richard Jefferson 17 Ed Sadowski 4

Playoffs Played Richard Jefferson 12 Ed Sadowski 3

All-Star Games Richard Jefferson 0 Ed Sadowski 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Richard Jefferson 0 Ed Sadowski 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Richard Jefferson 0 Ed Sadowski 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 12.6 Ed Sadowski 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 2.0 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 14,904 Ed Sadowski 3,579

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 4,720 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 2,412 Ed Sadowski 416

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 787 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 347 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Richard Jefferson 1,181 Ed Sadowski 229

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .464 Ed Sadowski .354

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .376 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .768 Ed Sadowski .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008) Ed Sadowski 19.4 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005) Ed Sadowski 2.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 10.8 Ed Sadowski 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.3 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.7 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 1,511 Ed Sadowski 152

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 608 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 241 Ed Sadowski 14

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 87 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 44 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Richard Jefferson 140 Ed Sadowski 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .473 Ed Sadowski .338

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .325 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .731 Ed Sadowski .682

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006) Ed Sadowski 23.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006) Ed Sadowski 2.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004) 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.