Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Hersey Hawkins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hersey Hawkins 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.

Hersey Hawkins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Hersey Hawkins: 1988-89 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Hersey Hawkins 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Hersey Hawkins 13

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Hersey Hawkins 8

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Hersey Hawkins 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Hersey Hawkins 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Hersey Hawkins 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Hersey Hawkins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Hersey Hawkins 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Hersey Hawkins 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Hersey Hawkins 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Hersey Hawkins 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Hersey Hawkins 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Hersey Hawkins 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Hersey Hawkins 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 Hersey Hawkins 14.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Hersey Hawkins 3.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Hersey Hawkins 2.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Hersey Hawkins 1.7

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Hersey Hawkins 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Hersey Hawkins 14,470

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Hersey Hawkins 3,554

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Hersey Hawkins 2,860

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Hersey Hawkins 1,622

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Hersey Hawkins 302

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Hersey Hawkins 983

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Hersey Hawkins .461

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Hersey Hawkins .394

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Hersey Hawkins .870

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Hersey Hawkins 22.1 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Hersey Hawkins 4.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Hersey Hawkins 3.9 (1993)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Hersey Hawkins 2.2 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Hersey Hawkins 0.5 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Hersey Hawkins 14.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Hersey Hawkins 3.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Hersey Hawkins 2.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Hersey Hawkins 1.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Hersey Hawkins 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Hersey Hawkins 1,043

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Hersey Hawkins 286

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Hersey Hawkins 195

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Hersey Hawkins 119

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Hersey Hawkins 29

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Hersey Hawkins 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Hersey Hawkins .455

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Hersey Hawkins .396

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Hersey Hawkins .907

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Hersey Hawkins 23.5 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Hersey Hawkins 5.8 (1991)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Hersey Hawkins 3.6 (1998)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Hersey Hawkins 2.5 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Hersey Hawkins 1.3 (1991)

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.