Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Michael McDonald Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael McDonald 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.

Michael McDonald

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Michael McDonald: 1997-98 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Michael McDonald 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Michael McDonald 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Michael McDonald 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Michael McDonald 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Michael McDonald 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Michael McDonald 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Michael McDonald 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Michael McDonald 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Michael McDonald 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Michael McDonald 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Michael McDonald 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Michael McDonald 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Michael McDonald 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Michael McDonald 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 Michael McDonald 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Michael McDonald 1.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Michael McDonald 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Michael McDonald 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Michael McDonald 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Michael McDonald 0

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Michael McDonald 1

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Michael McDonald 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Michael McDonald 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Michael McDonald 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Michael McDonald 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Michael McDonald -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Michael McDonald -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Michael McDonald -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Michael McDonald 0.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Michael McDonald 1.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Michael McDonald 0.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Michael McDonald 0.0 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Michael McDonald 0.0 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Michael McDonald -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Michael McDonald -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Michael McDonald -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Michael McDonald -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Michael McDonald -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Michael McDonald -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Michael McDonald -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Michael McDonald -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Michael McDonald -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Michael McDonald -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Michael McDonald 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Michael McDonald -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Michael McDonald -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Michael McDonald -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Michael McDonald -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Michael McDonald -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Michael McDonald -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Michael McDonald -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Michael McDonald -

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.