Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Mel Riebe Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Mel Riebe: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mel Riebe 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Mel Riebe 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Mel Riebe 2

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mel Riebe 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mel Riebe 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mel Riebe 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mel Riebe 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Mel Riebe 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mel Riebe 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 Mel Riebe 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Mel Riebe 1.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Mel Riebe 1,575

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Mel Riebe 212

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Mel Riebe 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Mel Riebe .304

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Mel Riebe .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Mel Riebe 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Mel Riebe 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Mel Riebe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Mel Riebe 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Mel Riebe 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Mel Riebe 63

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Mel Riebe 5

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Mel Riebe 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Mel Riebe .288

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Mel Riebe .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Mel Riebe 14.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Mel Riebe 1.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Mel Riebe - 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.