Who had the best Basketball career. Michael Jordan or Kareem Abdul Jabbar

[3ball]

From accomplishment standpoint it's a wash.
Jordan takes this one because MJ actually got credited properly. Kareem never did (his credit went to Magic, which is bullshit).

[COLOR="Red"]MJ got credited properly because his PPG was literally 50-100% higher than his #2 guy (Pippen) every year... Otoh, Kareem was anywhere from 2nd to 6th fiddle on his Laker championship teams, depending on the year:[/COLOR]


Kareem's Playoff Averages During Various Championship Runs:


1982: 20.0 ppg.. 8.5 rpg...

1985: 21.0 ppg.. 8.1 rpg...

1987: 19.2 ppg.. 6.8 rpg...

1988: 14.1 ppg.. 5.5 rpg...


Should I post MJ's playoff stats??... ... MJ's lowest PPG in playoffs was 29.3, his rookie year (9 apg that year).. No comparison

[Smoke117]

[COLOR="Red"]MJ got credited properly because his PPG was literally 50-300% higher than his #2 guy (Pippen) every year... Otoh, Kareem was anywhere from 2nd to 6th fiddle on his Laker championship teams, depending on the year:[/COLOR]


Kareem's Playoff Averages During Various Championship Runs:


1982: 20.0 ppg.. 8.5 rpg...

1985: 21.0 ppg.. 8.1 rpg...

1987: 19.2 ppg.. 6.8 rpg...

1988: 14.1 ppg.. 5.5 rpg...


Should I post MJ's playoff stats??... ... MJ's lowest PPG in playoffs was 29.3, his rookie year (9 apg that year).. Don't compare KAJ to MJ.. It's offensive
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It's almost like Kareem was already 38 in the 1985 playoffs and beyond...oh wait. Well...let's compare Kareem 38+ to MJ 38+ in the playoffs...oh wait.

[dhsilv]

I am pretty sure Jordan and Kareem both won 6 NBA championships.

Thanks, not sure why I was thinking 5. Good catch.

[feyki]

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[ClipperRevival]

If you include HS and college, it's KAJ. But strictly NBA, i say MJ. He was dominant from start to finish and was always "the man" while KAJ sort of blended into 2nd fiddle later in his career. This is evidenced by 6 fmvp for MJ and 2 for KAJ (although he should have 3).

[kennethgriffin]

[COLOR="Red"]MJ got credited properly because his PPG was literally 50-100% higher than his #2 guy (Pippen) every year... Otoh, Kareem was anywhere from 2nd to 6th fiddle on his Laker championship teams, depending on the year:[/COLOR]


Kareem's Playoff Averages During Various Championship Runs:


1982: 20.0 ppg.. 8.5 rpg...

1985: 21.0 ppg.. 8.1 rpg...

1987: 19.2 ppg.. 6.8 rpg...

1988: 14.1 ppg.. 5.5 rpg...


Should I post MJ's playoff stats??... ... MJ's lowest PPG in playoffs was 29.3, his rookie year (9 apg that year).. No comparison

kareem won 56 games his rookie year as his teams leader in points ( 29ppg ) rebounds ( 15rpg ) and probably a shit ton of other stats if they were even kept back then

35/17 in the playoffs



dude.. kareem was the better player.