Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Darnell Hillman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darnell Hillman 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Darnell Hillman: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Darnell Hillman 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Darnell Hillman 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Darnell Hillman 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Darnell Hillman 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Darnell Hillman 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Darnell Hillman 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Darnell Hillman 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Darnell Hillman 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Darnell Hillman 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Darnell Hillman 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Darnell Hillman 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Darnell Hillman 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Darnell Hillman 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Darnell Hillman 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 Darnell Hillman 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Darnell Hillman 6.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Darnell Hillman 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Darnell Hillman 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Darnell Hillman 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Darnell Hillman 2,471

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Darnell Hillman 1,881

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Darnell Hillman 406

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Darnell Hillman 229

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Darnell Hillman 277

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Darnell Hillman 287

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Darnell Hillman .466

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Darnell Hillman - *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Darnell Hillman .592

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Darnell Hillman 10.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Darnell Hillman 8.5 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Darnell Hillman 2.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Darnell Hillman 1.2 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Darnell Hillman 1.3 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Darnell Hillman 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Darnell Hillman 6.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Darnell Hillman 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Darnell Hillman 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Darnell Hillman 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Darnell Hillman 102

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Darnell Hillman 113

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Darnell Hillman 26

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Darnell Hillman 10

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Darnell Hillman 10

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Darnell Hillman 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Darnell Hillman .369

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Darnell Hillman - *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Darnell Hillman .625

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Darnell Hillman 5.8 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Darnell Hillman 6.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Darnell Hillman 1.6 (1979)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Darnell Hillman 0.8 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Darnell Hillman 0.6 (1979)

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.