Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Elijah Hughes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elijah Hughes 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.

Elijah Hughes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Elijah Hughes: 2020-21 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Elijah Hughes 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Elijah Hughes 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Elijah Hughes 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Elijah Hughes 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Elijah Hughes 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Elijah Hughes 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Elijah Hughes 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Elijah Hughes 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Elijah Hughes 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Elijah Hughes 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Elijah Hughes 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Elijah Hughes 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Elijah Hughes 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Elijah Hughes 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 Elijah Hughes 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Elijah Hughes 1.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Elijah Hughes 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Elijah Hughes 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Elijah Hughes 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Elijah Hughes 157

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Elijah Hughes 67

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Elijah Hughes 28

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Elijah Hughes 15

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Elijah Hughes 9

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Elijah Hughes 54

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Elijah Hughes .328

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Elijah Hughes .280

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Elijah Hughes .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Elijah Hughes 3.5 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Elijah Hughes 1.6 (2022)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Elijah Hughes 0.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Elijah Hughes 0.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Elijah Hughes 0.2 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Elijah Hughes -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Elijah Hughes -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Elijah Hughes -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Elijah Hughes -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Elijah Hughes -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Elijah Hughes -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Elijah Hughes -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Elijah Hughes -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Elijah Hughes -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Elijah Hughes -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Elijah Hughes 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Elijah Hughes -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Elijah Hughes -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Elijah Hughes -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Elijah Hughes -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Elijah Hughes -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Elijah Hughes -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Elijah Hughes -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Elijah Hughes -

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.