Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Gary Melchionni Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Melchionni 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.

Gary Melchionni

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Gary Melchionni: 1973-74 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Gary Melchionni 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Gary Melchionni 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Gary Melchionni 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Gary Melchionni 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Gary Melchionni 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Gary Melchionni 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Gary Melchionni 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Gary Melchionni 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Gary Melchionni 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Gary Melchionni 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Gary Melchionni 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Gary Melchionni 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Gary Melchionni 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Gary Melchionni 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 Gary Melchionni 7.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Gary Melchionni 2.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Gary Melchionni 2.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Gary Melchionni 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Gary Melchionni 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Gary Melchionni 1,074

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Gary Melchionni 329

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Gary Melchionni 298

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Gary Melchionni 89

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Gary Melchionni 21

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Gary Melchionni 137

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Gary Melchionni .444

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Gary Melchionni - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Gary Melchionni .831

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Gary Melchionni 8.5 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Gary Melchionni 2.8 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Gary Melchionni 2.3 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Gary Melchionni 0.7 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Gary Melchionni 0.2 (1975)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Gary Melchionni -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Gary Melchionni -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Gary Melchionni -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Gary Melchionni -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Gary Melchionni -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Gary Melchionni -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Gary Melchionni -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Gary Melchionni -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Gary Melchionni -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Gary Melchionni -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Gary Melchionni 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Gary Melchionni -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Gary Melchionni - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Gary Melchionni -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Gary Melchionni -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Gary Melchionni -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Gary Melchionni -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Gary Melchionni -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Gary Melchionni -

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.