Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Mike Bantom Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Bantom 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.

Mike Bantom

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Mike Bantom: 1973-74 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mike Bantom 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Mike Bantom 9

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Mike Bantom 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Mike Bantom 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mike Bantom 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mike Bantom 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Mike Bantom 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Mike Bantom 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Mike Bantom 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Mike Bantom 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mike Bantom 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mike Bantom 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Mike Bantom 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mike Bantom 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 Mike Bantom 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Mike Bantom 6.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Mike Bantom 2.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Mike Bantom 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Mike Bantom 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Mike Bantom 8,568

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Mike Bantom 4,517

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Mike Bantom 1,623

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Mike Bantom 630

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Mike Bantom 478

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Mike Bantom 706

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Mike Bantom .468

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Mike Bantom .200 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Mike Bantom .692

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Mike Bantom 15.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Mike Bantom 8.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Mike Bantom 3.6 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Mike Bantom 1.2 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Mike Bantom 1.1 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Mike Bantom 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Mike Bantom 3.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Mike Bantom 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Mike Bantom 0.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Mike Bantom 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Mike Bantom 178

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Mike Bantom 108

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Mike Bantom 33

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Mike Bantom 20

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Mike Bantom 12

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Mike Bantom 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Mike Bantom .483

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Mike Bantom - *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Mike Bantom .551

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Mike Bantom 14.5 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Mike Bantom 4.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Mike Bantom 1.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Mike Bantom 0.7 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Mike Bantom 0.5 (1981)

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.