Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Dick Mehen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Mehen 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.

Dick Mehen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Dick Mehen: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dick Mehen 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Dick Mehen 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Dick Mehen 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Dick Mehen 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dick Mehen 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dick Mehen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Dick Mehen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Dick Mehen 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Dick Mehen 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Dick Mehen 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dick Mehen 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dick Mehen 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Dick Mehen 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dick Mehen 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 Dick Mehen 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Dick Mehen 3.9 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Dick Mehen 2.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Dick Mehen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Dick Mehen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Dick Mehen 2,069

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Dick Mehen 505 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Dick Mehen 550

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Dick Mehen - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Dick Mehen - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Dick Mehen 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Dick Mehen .381

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Dick Mehen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Dick Mehen .709

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Dick Mehen 14.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Dick Mehen 4.3 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Dick Mehen 3.1 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Dick Mehen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Dick Mehen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Dick Mehen 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Dick Mehen 4.7 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Dick Mehen 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Dick Mehen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Dick Mehen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Dick Mehen 26

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Dick Mehen 14 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Dick Mehen 3

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Dick Mehen - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Dick Mehen - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Dick Mehen 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Dick Mehen .414

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Dick Mehen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Dick Mehen .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Dick Mehen 8.7 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Dick Mehen 4.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Dick Mehen 1.0 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Dick Mehen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Dick Mehen - 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.