Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Vern Mikkelsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Mikkelsen 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.

Vern Mikkelsen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Vern Mikkelsen: 1949-50 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Vern Mikkelsen 4

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Vern Mikkelsen 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Vern Mikkelsen 9

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Vern Mikkelsen 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Vern Mikkelsen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Vern Mikkelsen 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Vern Mikkelsen 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Vern Mikkelsen 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Vern Mikkelsen 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 Vern Mikkelsen 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Vern Mikkelsen 9.4 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Vern Mikkelsen 2.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Vern Mikkelsen 10,063

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Vern Mikkelsen 5,940 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Vern Mikkelsen 1,515

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Vern Mikkelsen 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Vern Mikkelsen .403

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Vern Mikkelsen .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Vern Mikkelsen 18.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Vern Mikkelsen 11.2 (1958) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Vern Mikkelsen 2.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Vern Mikkelsen 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Vern Mikkelsen 8.0 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Vern Mikkelsen 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Vern Mikkelsen 1,141

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Vern Mikkelsen 585 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Vern Mikkelsen 152

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Vern Mikkelsen 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Vern Mikkelsen .396

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Vern Mikkelsen .783

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Vern Mikkelsen 17.6 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Vern Mikkelsen 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Vern Mikkelsen 3.4 (1957)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.