Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Mengke Bateer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mengke Bateer 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Mengke Bateer: 2001-02 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mengke Bateer 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Mengke Bateer 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Mengke Bateer 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Mengke Bateer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mengke Bateer 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mengke Bateer 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Mengke Bateer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Mengke Bateer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Mengke Bateer 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Mengke Bateer 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mengke Bateer 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mengke Bateer 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Mengke Bateer 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mengke Bateer 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 Mengke Bateer 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Mengke Bateer 2.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Mengke Bateer 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Mengke Bateer 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Mengke Bateer 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Mengke Bateer 156

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Mengke Bateer 114

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Mengke Bateer 27

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Mengke Bateer 11

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Mengke Bateer 5

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Mengke Bateer 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Mengke Bateer .391

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Mengke Bateer .333

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Mengke Bateer .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Mengke Bateer 5.1 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Mengke Bateer 3.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Mengke Bateer 0.8 (2002)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Mengke Bateer 0.4 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Mengke Bateer 0.2 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Mengke Bateer -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Mengke Bateer -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Mengke Bateer -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Mengke Bateer -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Mengke Bateer -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Mengke Bateer -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Mengke Bateer -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Mengke Bateer -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Mengke Bateer -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Mengke Bateer -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Mengke Bateer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Mengke Bateer -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Mengke Bateer -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Mengke Bateer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Mengke Bateer -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Mengke Bateer -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Mengke Bateer -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Mengke Bateer -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Mengke Bateer -

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.