Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Mitch Kupchak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mitch Kupchak 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.

Mitch Kupchak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Mitch Kupchak: 1976-77 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mitch Kupchak 3

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Mitch Kupchak 9

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Mitch Kupchak 6

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Mitch Kupchak 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mitch Kupchak 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mitch Kupchak 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Mitch Kupchak 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Mitch Kupchak 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Mitch Kupchak 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Mitch Kupchak 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mitch Kupchak 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mitch Kupchak 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Mitch Kupchak 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mitch Kupchak 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 Mitch Kupchak 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Mitch Kupchak 5.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Mitch Kupchak 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Mitch Kupchak 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Mitch Kupchak 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Mitch Kupchak 5,202

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Mitch Kupchak 2,730

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Mitch Kupchak 377

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Mitch Kupchak 164

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Mitch Kupchak 176

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Mitch Kupchak 510

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Mitch Kupchak .523

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Mitch Kupchak .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Mitch Kupchak .704

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Mitch Kupchak 15.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Mitch Kupchak 8.1 (1982)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Mitch Kupchak 1.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Mitch Kupchak 0.5 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Mitch Kupchak 0.6 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Mitch Kupchak 7.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Mitch Kupchak 4.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Mitch Kupchak 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Mitch Kupchak 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Mitch Kupchak 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Mitch Kupchak 524

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Mitch Kupchak 321

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Mitch Kupchak 44

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Mitch Kupchak 13

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Mitch Kupchak 15

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Mitch Kupchak 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Mitch Kupchak .474

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Mitch Kupchak .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Mitch Kupchak .649

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Mitch Kupchak 16.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Mitch Kupchak 7.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Mitch Kupchak 1.1 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Mitch Kupchak 0.4 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Mitch Kupchak 0.4 (1985)

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.