Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Sam Mitchell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Mitchell 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.

Sam Mitchell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Sam Mitchell: 1989-90 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Sam Mitchell 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Sam Mitchell 13

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Sam Mitchell 9

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Sam Mitchell 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Sam Mitchell 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Sam Mitchell 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Sam Mitchell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Sam Mitchell 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Sam Mitchell 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Sam Mitchell 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Sam Mitchell 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Sam Mitchell 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Sam Mitchell 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Sam Mitchell 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 Sam Mitchell 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Sam Mitchell 3.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Sam Mitchell 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Sam Mitchell 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Sam Mitchell 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Sam Mitchell 8,636

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Sam Mitchell 3,711

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Sam Mitchell 1,089

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Sam Mitchell 548

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Sam Mitchell 301

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Sam Mitchell 994

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Sam Mitchell .447

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Sam Mitchell .223

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Sam Mitchell .784

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Sam Mitchell 14.6 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Sam Mitchell 6.3 (1991)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Sam Mitchell 2.0 (1999)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Sam Mitchell 0.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Sam Mitchell 0.7 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Sam Mitchell 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Sam Mitchell 2.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Sam Mitchell 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Sam Mitchell 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Sam Mitchell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Sam Mitchell 267

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Sam Mitchell 130

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Sam Mitchell 34

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Sam Mitchell 10

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Sam Mitchell 9

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Sam Mitchell 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Sam Mitchell .398

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Sam Mitchell .207

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Sam Mitchell .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Sam Mitchell 14.4 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Sam Mitchell 5.4 (1998)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Sam Mitchell 1.6 (1998)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Sam Mitchell 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Sam Mitchell 0.5 (1999)

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.