Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Mel Hutchins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Hutchins 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 Hutchins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Mel Hutchins: 1951-52 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mel Hutchins 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Mel Hutchins 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Mel Hutchins 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Mel Hutchins 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mel Hutchins 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mel Hutchins 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mel Hutchins 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mel Hutchins 1

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mel Hutchins 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 Mel Hutchins 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Mel Hutchins 9.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Mel Hutchins 3.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Mel Hutchins 4,851

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Mel Hutchins 4,186

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Mel Hutchins 1,298

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Mel Hutchins 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Mel Hutchins .389

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Mel Hutchins .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Mel Hutchins 12.4 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Mel Hutchins 13.3 (1952)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Mel Hutchins 3.4 (1955)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Mel Hutchins 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Mel Hutchins 8.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Mel Hutchins 2.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Mel Hutchins 316

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Mel Hutchins 237

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Mel Hutchins 70

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

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

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Mel Hutchins 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Mel Hutchins .355

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Mel Hutchins .661

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Mel Hutchins 14.4 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Mel Hutchins 11.5 (1957)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Mel Hutchins 5.0 (1957)

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

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Mel Hutchins - 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.