Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Mickey Rottner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mickey Rottner 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.

Mickey Rottner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Mickey Rottner: 1946-47 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mickey Rottner 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Mickey Rottner 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Mickey Rottner 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Mickey Rottner 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mickey Rottner 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mickey Rottner 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Mickey Rottner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Mickey Rottner 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Mickey Rottner 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Mickey Rottner 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mickey Rottner 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mickey Rottner 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Mickey Rottner 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mickey Rottner 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 Mickey Rottner 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Mickey Rottner 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Mickey Rottner 540

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Mickey Rottner 139

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Mickey Rottner 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Mickey Rottner .290

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Mickey Rottner .478

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Mickey Rottner 7.6 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Mickey Rottner 1.7 (1947)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Mickey Rottner 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Mickey Rottner 0.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Mickey Rottner 18

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Mickey Rottner 5

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Mickey Rottner 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Mickey Rottner .138

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Mickey Rottner .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Mickey Rottner 1.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Mickey Rottner 0.5 (1948)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Mickey Rottner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Mickey Rottner - 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.