Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bruce Hale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bruce Hale 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.

Bruce Hale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bruce Hale: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bruce Hale 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bruce Hale 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bruce Hale 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Bruce Hale 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bruce Hale 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bruce Hale 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Bruce Hale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Bruce Hale 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Bruce Hale 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Bruce Hale 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bruce Hale 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bruce Hale 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Bruce Hale 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bruce Hale 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 Bruce Hale 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bruce Hale 1.9 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bruce Hale 3.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bruce Hale 1,297

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bruce Hale 49 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bruce Hale 424

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bruce Hale 142

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bruce Hale .333

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bruce Hale .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bruce Hale 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bruce Hale 1.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bruce Hale 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Bruce Hale - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bruce Hale 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bruce Hale 0.0 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bruce Hale 2.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Bruce Hale 43

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bruce Hale 0 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bruce Hale 17

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bruce Hale 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Bruce Hale .350

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Bruce Hale .882

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Bruce Hale 7.2 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bruce Hale 0.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Bruce Hale 2.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Bruce Hale - 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.