Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Vern Hatton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Hatton 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.

Vern Hatton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Vern Hatton: 1958-59 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Vern Hatton 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Vern Hatton 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Vern Hatton 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Vern Hatton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Vern Hatton 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Vern Hatton 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Vern Hatton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Vern Hatton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Vern Hatton 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Vern Hatton 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Vern Hatton 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Vern Hatton 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Vern Hatton 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Vern Hatton 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Vern Hatton 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Vern Hatton 2.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Vern Hatton 1.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Vern Hatton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Vern Hatton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Vern Hatton 1,244

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Vern Hatton 531

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Vern Hatton 318

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Vern Hatton - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Vern Hatton - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Vern Hatton 225

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Vern Hatton .344

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Vern Hatton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Vern Hatton .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Vern Hatton 8.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Vern Hatton 2.8 (1959)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Vern Hatton 2.5 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Vern Hatton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Vern Hatton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Vern Hatton 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Vern Hatton 0.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Vern Hatton 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Vern Hatton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Vern Hatton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Vern Hatton 9

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Vern Hatton 3

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Vern Hatton 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Vern Hatton - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Vern Hatton - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Vern Hatton 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Vern Hatton .308

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Vern Hatton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Vern Hatton .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Vern Hatton 1.5 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Vern Hatton 0.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Vern Hatton 0.2 (1960)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Vern Hatton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Vern Hatton - 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.