Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ken Menke Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ken Menke 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.

Ken Menke

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Ken Menke: 1949-50 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ken Menke 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Ken Menke 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Ken Menke 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Ken Menke 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Ken Menke 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ken Menke 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Ken Menke 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Ken Menke 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Ken Menke 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Ken Menke 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Ken Menke 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ken Menke 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Ken Menke 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Ken Menke 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Ken Menke 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Ken Menke - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Ken Menke 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Ken Menke - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Ken Menke - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Ken Menke 15

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Ken Menke - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Ken Menke 7

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Ken Menke - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Ken Menke - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Ken Menke 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Ken Menke .353

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Ken Menke - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Ken Menke .375

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Ken Menke 2.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Ken Menke - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Ken Menke 1.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Ken Menke - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Ken Menke - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Ken Menke -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Ken Menke - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Ken Menke -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Ken Menke - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Ken Menke - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Ken Menke -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Ken Menke - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Ken Menke -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Ken Menke - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Ken Menke - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Ken Menke 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Ken Menke -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Ken Menke - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Ken Menke -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Ken Menke -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Ken Menke - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Ken Menke -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Ken Menke - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Ken Menke - n/a **

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. ** 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.