Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Mel Davis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Davis 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.

Mel Davis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Mel Davis: 1973-74 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mel Davis 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Mel Davis 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Mel Davis 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Mel Davis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mel Davis 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mel Davis 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Mel Davis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Mel Davis 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Mel Davis 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Mel Davis 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mel Davis 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mel Davis 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Mel Davis 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mel Davis 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 Mel Davis 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Mel Davis 4.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Mel Davis 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Mel Davis 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Mel Davis 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Mel Davis 1,008

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Mel Davis 816

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Mel Davis 164

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Mel Davis 66

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Mel Davis 22

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Mel Davis 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Mel Davis .376

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Mel Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Mel Davis .709

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Mel Davis 7.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Mel Davis 5.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Mel Davis 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Mel Davis 0.6 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Mel Davis 0.1 (1974)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Mel Davis 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Mel Davis 1.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Mel Davis 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Mel Davis 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Mel Davis 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Mel Davis 24

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Mel Davis 9

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Mel Davis 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Mel Davis 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Mel Davis 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Mel Davis 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Mel Davis .458

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Mel Davis - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Mel Davis 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Mel Davis 4.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Mel Davis 1.3 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Mel Davis 0.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Mel Davis 0.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Mel Davis 0.0 (1975)

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.