Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Mel McGaha Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel McGaha 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.

Mel McGaha

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Mel McGaha: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mel McGaha 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Mel McGaha 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Mel McGaha 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Mel McGaha 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mel McGaha 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mel McGaha 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Mel McGaha 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Mel McGaha 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Mel McGaha 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Mel McGaha 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mel McGaha 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mel McGaha 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Mel McGaha 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mel McGaha 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 Mel McGaha 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Mel McGaha 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Mel McGaha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Mel McGaha - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Mel McGaha 176

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Mel McGaha 51

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Mel McGaha 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Mel McGaha .318

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Mel McGaha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Mel McGaha .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Mel McGaha 3.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Mel McGaha - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Mel McGaha 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Mel McGaha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Mel McGaha - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Mel McGaha 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Mel McGaha 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Mel McGaha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Mel McGaha - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Mel McGaha 1

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Mel McGaha 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Mel McGaha 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Mel McGaha .000

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Mel McGaha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Mel McGaha .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Mel McGaha 0.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Mel McGaha - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Mel McGaha 1.0 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Mel McGaha - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Mel McGaha - n/a **

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. ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.