Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Melvin Turpin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Turpin 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.

Melvin Turpin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Melvin Turpin: 1984-85 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Melvin Turpin 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Melvin Turpin 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Melvin Turpin 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Melvin Turpin 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Melvin Turpin 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Melvin Turpin 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Melvin Turpin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Melvin Turpin 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Melvin Turpin 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Melvin Turpin 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Melvin Turpin 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Melvin Turpin 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Melvin Turpin 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Melvin Turpin 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 Melvin Turpin 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Melvin Turpin 4.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Melvin Turpin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Melvin Turpin 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Melvin Turpin 3,071

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Melvin Turpin 1,655

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Melvin Turpin 183

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Melvin Turpin 155

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Melvin Turpin 348

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Melvin Turpin 361

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Melvin Turpin .516

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Melvin Turpin .111

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Melvin Turpin .777

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Melvin Turpin 13.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Melvin Turpin 7.0 (1986)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Melvin Turpin 0.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Melvin Turpin 0.8 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Melvin Turpin 1.3 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Melvin Turpin 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Melvin Turpin 1.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Melvin Turpin 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Melvin Turpin 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Melvin Turpin 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Melvin Turpin 33

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Melvin Turpin 14

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Melvin Turpin 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Melvin Turpin 5

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Melvin Turpin 5

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Melvin Turpin 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Melvin Turpin .536

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Melvin Turpin -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Melvin Turpin .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Melvin Turpin 6.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Melvin Turpin 2.0 (1985)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Melvin Turpin 0.3 (1988)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Melvin Turpin 1.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Melvin Turpin 0.6 (1988)

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.