Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Tom Henderson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Henderson 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.

Tom Henderson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Tom Henderson: 1974-75 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tom Henderson 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Tom Henderson 9

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Tom Henderson 6

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Tom Henderson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tom Henderson 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tom Henderson 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Tom Henderson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Tom Henderson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Tom Henderson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Tom Henderson 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tom Henderson 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tom Henderson 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Tom Henderson 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tom Henderson 0

* Notes: 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 Tom Henderson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Tom Henderson 2.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Tom Henderson 4.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Tom Henderson 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Tom Henderson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Tom Henderson 6,088

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Tom Henderson 1,494

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Tom Henderson 3,136

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Tom Henderson 760

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Tom Henderson 76

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Tom Henderson 650

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Tom Henderson .433

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Tom Henderson .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Tom Henderson .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Tom Henderson 14.2 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Tom Henderson 3.3 (1976)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Tom Henderson 6.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Tom Henderson 1.7 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Tom Henderson 0.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Tom Henderson 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Tom Henderson 2.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Tom Henderson 5.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Tom Henderson 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Tom Henderson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Tom Henderson 701

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Tom Henderson 181

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Tom Henderson 431

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Tom Henderson 79

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Tom Henderson 18

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Tom Henderson 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Tom Henderson .415

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Tom Henderson .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Tom Henderson .752

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Tom Henderson 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Tom Henderson 2.7 (1982)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Tom Henderson 7.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Tom Henderson 1.3 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Tom Henderson 0.6 (1980)

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.