Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Larry Hennessy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Hennessy 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.

Larry Hennessy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Larry Hennessy: 1955-56 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Larry Hennessy 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Larry Hennessy 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Larry Hennessy 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Larry Hennessy 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Larry Hennessy 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Larry Hennessy 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Larry Hennessy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Larry Hennessy 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Larry Hennessy 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Larry Hennessy 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Larry Hennessy 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Larry Hennessy 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Larry Hennessy 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Larry Hennessy 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Larry Hennessy 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Larry Hennessy 1.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Larry Hennessy 1.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Larry Hennessy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Larry Hennessy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Larry Hennessy 331

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Larry Hennessy 94

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Larry Hennessy 73

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Larry Hennessy - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Larry Hennessy - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Larry Hennessy 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Larry Hennessy .334

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Larry Hennessy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Larry Hennessy .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Larry Hennessy 6.4 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Larry Hennessy 2.1 (1957)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Larry Hennessy 1.3 (1957)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Larry Hennessy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Larry Hennessy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Larry Hennessy 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Larry Hennessy 0.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Larry Hennessy 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Larry Hennessy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Larry Hennessy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Larry Hennessy 0

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Larry Hennessy 1

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Larry Hennessy 2

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Larry Hennessy - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Larry Hennessy - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Larry Hennessy 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Larry Hennessy .000

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Larry Hennessy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Larry Hennessy -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Larry Hennessy 0.0 (1956)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Larry Hennessy 0.3 (1956)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Larry Hennessy 0.7 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Larry Hennessy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Larry Hennessy - n/a **

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. ** 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.