Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Tom Hammonds Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Hammonds 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.

Tom Hammonds

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Tom Hammonds: 1989-90 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tom Hammonds 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Tom Hammonds 12

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Tom Hammonds 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Tom Hammonds 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tom Hammonds 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tom Hammonds 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Tom Hammonds 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Tom Hammonds 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Tom Hammonds 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Tom Hammonds 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tom Hammonds 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tom Hammonds 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Tom Hammonds 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tom Hammonds 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 Tom Hammonds 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Tom Hammonds 3.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Tom Hammonds 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Tom Hammonds 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Tom Hammonds 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Tom Hammonds 3,617

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Tom Hammonds 2,243

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Tom Hammonds 378

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Tom Hammonds 167

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Tom Hammonds 136

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Tom Hammonds 687

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Tom Hammonds .480

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Tom Hammonds .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Tom Hammonds .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Tom Hammonds 11.9 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Tom Hammonds 5.0 (1992)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Tom Hammonds 1.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Tom Hammonds 0.6 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Tom Hammonds 0.4 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Tom Hammonds 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Tom Hammonds 2.1

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Tom Hammonds 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Tom Hammonds 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Tom Hammonds 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Tom Hammonds 69

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Tom Hammonds 44

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Tom Hammonds 5

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Tom Hammonds 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Tom Hammonds 3

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Tom Hammonds 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Tom Hammonds .451

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Tom Hammonds -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Tom Hammonds .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Tom Hammonds 7.2 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Tom Hammonds 4.4 (1998)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Tom Hammonds 0.4 (1998)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Tom Hammonds 0.0 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Tom Hammonds 0.7 (1995)

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.