Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Paul Hoffman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Hoffman 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.

Paul Hoffman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Paul Hoffman: 1947-48 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Paul Hoffman 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Paul Hoffman 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Paul Hoffman 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Paul Hoffman 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Paul Hoffman 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Paul Hoffman 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Paul Hoffman 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Paul Hoffman 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Paul Hoffman 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Paul Hoffman 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Paul Hoffman 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Paul Hoffman 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Paul Hoffman 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Paul Hoffman 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 Paul Hoffman 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Paul Hoffman 5.1 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Paul Hoffman 2.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Paul Hoffman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Paul Hoffman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Paul Hoffman 3,234

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Paul Hoffman 1,129 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Paul Hoffman 911

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Paul Hoffman - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Paul Hoffman - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Paul Hoffman 317

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Paul Hoffman .340

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Paul Hoffman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Paul Hoffman .676

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Paul Hoffman 14.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Paul Hoffman 6.8 (1954) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Paul Hoffman 4.0 (1954)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Paul Hoffman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Paul Hoffman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Paul Hoffman 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Paul Hoffman 3.5 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Paul Hoffman 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Paul Hoffman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Paul Hoffman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Paul Hoffman 146

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Paul Hoffman 7 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Paul Hoffman 18

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Paul Hoffman - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Paul Hoffman - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Paul Hoffman 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Paul Hoffman .290

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Paul Hoffman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Paul Hoffman .649

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Paul Hoffman 11.7 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Paul Hoffman 3.5 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Paul Hoffman 5.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Paul Hoffman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Paul Hoffman - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.