Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Mike Novak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Novak 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 Novak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Mike Novak: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mike Novak 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Mike Novak 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Mike Novak 1

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mike Novak 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mike Novak 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mike Novak 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mike Novak 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Mike Novak 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mike Novak 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 Mike Novak 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Mike Novak 0.4 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Mike Novak 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Mike Novak 420

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Mike Novak 2 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Mike Novak 175

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Mike Novak 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Mike Novak .310

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Mike Novak .566

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Mike Novak 5.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Mike Novak 0.4 (1954) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Mike Novak 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Mike Novak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Mike Novak 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Mike Novak 2.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Mike Novak 13

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Mike Novak 0 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Mike Novak 10

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Mike Novak 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Mike Novak .273

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Mike Novak 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Mike Novak 3.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Mike Novak 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Mike Novak - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.