Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Mel McCants Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel McCants 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 McCants

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Mel McCants: 1989-90 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mel McCants 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Mel McCants 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Mel McCants 1

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mel McCants 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mel McCants 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mel McCants 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mel McCants 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Mel McCants 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mel McCants 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 McCants 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Mel McCants 0.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Mel McCants 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Mel McCants 0.2

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Mel McCants 22

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Mel McCants 6

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Mel McCants 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Mel McCants 3

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Mel McCants 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Mel McCants 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Mel McCants .308

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Mel McCants -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Mel McCants .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Mel McCants 1.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Mel McCants 0.5 (1990)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Mel McCants 0.2 (1990)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Mel McCants 0.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Mel McCants 0.1 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Mel McCants 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Mel McCants 0.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Mel McCants 0.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Mel McCants 0

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Mel McCants 0

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Mel McCants 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Mel McCants 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Mel McCants 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Mel McCants 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Mel McCants -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Mel McCants -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Mel McCants -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Mel McCants 0.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Mel McCants 0.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Mel McCants 0.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Mel McCants 0.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Mel McCants 0.0 (1990)

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.