Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Lew Hitch Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lew Hitch 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.

Lew Hitch

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Lew Hitch: 1951-52 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Lew Hitch 2

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Lew Hitch 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Lew Hitch 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Lew Hitch 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Lew Hitch 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Lew Hitch 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Lew Hitch 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Lew Hitch 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Lew Hitch 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Lew Hitch 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Lew Hitch 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Lew Hitch 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Lew Hitch 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Lew Hitch 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Lew Hitch 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Lew Hitch 5.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Lew Hitch 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Lew Hitch 2,075

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Lew Hitch 2,183

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Lew Hitch 499

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Lew Hitch 414

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Lew Hitch .376

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Lew Hitch .674

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Lew Hitch 8.0 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Lew Hitch 9.6 (1954)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Lew Hitch 2.0 (1954)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Lew Hitch - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Lew Hitch 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Lew Hitch 4.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Lew Hitch 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Lew Hitch 145

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Lew Hitch 167

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Lew Hitch 32

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Lew Hitch 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Lew Hitch .360

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Lew Hitch .585

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Lew Hitch 7.9 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Lew Hitch 6.0 (1955)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Lew Hitch 1.4 (1955)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Lew Hitch - 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.