Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ben McDonald Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben McDonald 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.

Ben McDonald

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ben McDonald 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ben McDonald 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Ben McDonald 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ben McDonald 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ben McDonald 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Ben McDonald 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Ben McDonald 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Ben McDonald 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Ben McDonald 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ben McDonald 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ben McDonald 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ben McDonald 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ben McDonald 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 Ben McDonald 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ben McDonald 3.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ben McDonald 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ben McDonald 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ben McDonald 1,061

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ben McDonald 568

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ben McDonald 236

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ben McDonald 77

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ben McDonald 17

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ben McDonald 176

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ben McDonald .468

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ben McDonald .227

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ben McDonald .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ben McDonald 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ben McDonald 1.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ben McDonald 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ben McDonald 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ben McDonald 8

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ben McDonald 14

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ben McDonald 10

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ben McDonald 5

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ben McDonald 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ben McDonald 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ben McDonald .143

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ben McDonald .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ben McDonald .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989)

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.