Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. John Mengelt Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Mengelt 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.

John Mengelt

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
John Mengelt: 1971-72 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Mengelt 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 John Mengelt 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 John Mengelt 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 John Mengelt 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 John Mengelt 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Mengelt 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 John Mengelt 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 John Mengelt 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 John Mengelt 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 John Mengelt 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 John Mengelt 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Mengelt 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * John Mengelt 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 John Mengelt 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 John Mengelt 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 John Mengelt 1.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 John Mengelt 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * John Mengelt 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * John Mengelt 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 John Mengelt 6,218

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 John Mengelt 1,221

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 John Mengelt 1,329

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * John Mengelt 324 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * John Mengelt 28 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 John Mengelt 636

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 John Mengelt .479

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * John Mengelt .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 John Mengelt .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) John Mengelt 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) John Mengelt 2.7 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) John Mengelt 2.9 (1978)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * John Mengelt 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * John Mengelt 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 John Mengelt 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 John Mengelt 1.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 John Mengelt 1.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * John Mengelt 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * John Mengelt 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 John Mengelt 167

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 John Mengelt 33

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 John Mengelt 33

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * John Mengelt 11 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * John Mengelt 2 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 John Mengelt 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 John Mengelt .521

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * John Mengelt - *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 John Mengelt .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) John Mengelt 12.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) John Mengelt 2.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) John Mengelt 3.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * John Mengelt 1.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * John Mengelt 0.3 (1975) *

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.