Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Melvin Newbern Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Newbern 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.

Melvin Newbern

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Melvin Newbern: 1992-93 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Melvin Newbern 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Melvin Newbern 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Melvin Newbern 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Melvin Newbern 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Melvin Newbern 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Melvin Newbern 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Melvin Newbern 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Melvin Newbern 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Melvin Newbern 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Melvin Newbern 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Melvin Newbern 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Melvin Newbern 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Melvin Newbern 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Melvin Newbern 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 Melvin Newbern 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Melvin Newbern 1.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Melvin Newbern 1.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Melvin Newbern 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Melvin Newbern 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Melvin Newbern 119

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Melvin Newbern 37

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Melvin Newbern 57

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Melvin Newbern 23

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Melvin Newbern 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Melvin Newbern 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Melvin Newbern .372

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Melvin Newbern .125

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Melvin Newbern .567

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Melvin Newbern 3.6 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Melvin Newbern 1.1 (1993)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Melvin Newbern 1.7 (1993)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Melvin Newbern 0.7 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Melvin Newbern 0.0 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Melvin Newbern -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Melvin Newbern -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Melvin Newbern -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Melvin Newbern -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Melvin Newbern -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Melvin Newbern -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Melvin Newbern -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Melvin Newbern -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Melvin Newbern -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Melvin Newbern -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Melvin Newbern 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Melvin Newbern -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Melvin Newbern -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Melvin Newbern -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Melvin Newbern -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Melvin Newbern -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Melvin Newbern -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Melvin Newbern -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Melvin Newbern -

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.