Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Mel Hirsch Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Hirsch 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.

Mel Hirsch

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Mel Hirsch: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mel Hirsch 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Mel Hirsch 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Mel Hirsch 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Mel Hirsch 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mel Hirsch 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mel Hirsch 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Mel Hirsch 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Mel Hirsch 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Mel Hirsch 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Mel Hirsch 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mel Hirsch 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mel Hirsch 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Mel Hirsch 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mel Hirsch 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Mel Hirsch 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Mel Hirsch 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Mel Hirsch 19

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Mel Hirsch 10

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Mel Hirsch 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Mel Hirsch .200

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Mel Hirsch .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Mel Hirsch 1.5 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Mel Hirsch 0.8 (1947)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Mel Hirsch -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Mel Hirsch -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Mel Hirsch -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Mel Hirsch -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Mel Hirsch 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Mel Hirsch -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Mel Hirsch -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Mel Hirsch -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Mel Hirsch -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Mel Hirsch - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.