Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Alex Hannum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Hannum 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.

Alex Hannum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Alex Hannum: 1949-50 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Alex Hannum 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Alex Hannum 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Alex Hannum 7

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Alex Hannum 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Alex Hannum 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Alex Hannum 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Alex Hannum 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Alex Hannum 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Alex Hannum 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Alex Hannum 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Alex Hannum 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Alex Hannum 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Alex Hannum 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Alex Hannum 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Alex Hannum 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Alex Hannum 4.5 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Alex Hannum 1.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Alex Hannum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Alex Hannum - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Alex Hannum 3,078

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Alex Hannum 2,013 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Alex Hannum 857

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Alex Hannum - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Alex Hannum - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Alex Hannum 516

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Alex Hannum .354

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Alex Hannum - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Alex Hannum .629

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Alex Hannum 7.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Alex Hannum 5.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Alex Hannum 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Alex Hannum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Alex Hannum - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Alex Hannum 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Alex Hannum 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Alex Hannum 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Alex Hannum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Alex Hannum - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Alex Hannum 286

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Alex Hannum 128 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Alex Hannum 52

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Alex Hannum - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Alex Hannum - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Alex Hannum 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Alex Hannum .394

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Alex Hannum - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Alex Hannum .565

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Alex Hannum 8.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Alex Hannum 6.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Alex Hannum 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Alex Hannum - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Alex Hannum - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.