Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Michael Jackson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jackson 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.

Michael Jackson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Michael Jackson: 1987-88 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Michael Jackson 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Michael Jackson 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Michael Jackson 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Michael Jackson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Michael Jackson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Michael Jackson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Michael Jackson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Michael Jackson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Michael Jackson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Michael Jackson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Michael Jackson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Michael Jackson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Michael Jackson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Michael Jackson 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 Michael Jackson 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Michael Jackson 0.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Michael Jackson 2.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Michael Jackson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Michael Jackson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Michael Jackson 188

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Michael Jackson 70

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Michael Jackson 198

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Michael Jackson 28

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Michael Jackson 5

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Michael Jackson 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Michael Jackson .369

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Michael Jackson .273

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Michael Jackson .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Michael Jackson 2.7 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Michael Jackson 1.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Michael Jackson 3.1 (1988)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Michael Jackson 0.3 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Michael Jackson 0.1 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Michael Jackson -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Michael Jackson -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Michael Jackson -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Michael Jackson -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Michael Jackson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Michael Jackson -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Michael Jackson -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Michael Jackson -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Michael Jackson -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Michael Jackson -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Michael Jackson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Michael Jackson -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Michael Jackson -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Michael Jackson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Michael Jackson -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Michael Jackson -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Michael Jackson -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Michael Jackson -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Michael Jackson -

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.