Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Pops Mensah-Bonsu Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pops Mensah-Bonsu 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.

Pops Mensah-Bonsu

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Pops Mensah-Bonsu: 2006-07 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 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 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 3.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 181

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 180

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 11

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu 14

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu 14

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Pops Mensah-Bonsu .410

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Pops Mensah-Bonsu .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 5.0 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 5.1 (2009)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.3 (2011)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0.5 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Pops Mensah-Bonsu -

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.