Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Richard Hamilton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Richard Hamilton 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.

Richard Hamilton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Richard Hamilton: 1999-00 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Richard Hamilton 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Richard Hamilton 14

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Richard Hamilton 9

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Richard Hamilton 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Richard Hamilton 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Richard Hamilton 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Richard Hamilton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Richard Hamilton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Richard Hamilton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Richard Hamilton 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Richard Hamilton 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Richard Hamilton 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Richard Hamilton 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Richard Hamilton 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 Richard Hamilton 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Richard Hamilton 3.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Richard Hamilton 3.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Richard Hamilton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Richard Hamilton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Richard Hamilton 15,708

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Richard Hamilton 2,852

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Richard Hamilton 3,125

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Richard Hamilton 714

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Richard Hamilton 131

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Richard Hamilton 921

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Richard Hamilton .449

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Richard Hamilton .346

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Richard Hamilton .852

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Richard Hamilton 20.1 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Richard Hamilton 3.9 (2005)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Richard Hamilton 4.9 (2005)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Richard Hamilton 1.3 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Richard Hamilton 0.2 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Richard Hamilton 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Richard Hamilton 3.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Richard Hamilton 3.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Richard Hamilton 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Richard Hamilton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Richard Hamilton 2,571

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Richard Hamilton 506

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Richard Hamilton 467

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Richard Hamilton 122

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Richard Hamilton 24

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Richard Hamilton 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Richard Hamilton .439

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Richard Hamilton .340

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Richard Hamilton .860

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Richard Hamilton 22.5 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Richard Hamilton 4.6 (2004)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Richard Hamilton 5.0 (2009)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Richard Hamilton 1.4 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Richard Hamilton 0.5 (2008)

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.