Jakob Poeltl vs. Herb Scherer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herb Scherer and Jakob Poeltl 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Jakob Poeltl: 2016-17 to 2025-26
Herb Scherer: 1950-51 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jakob Poeltl 0 Herb Scherer 0

NBA Seasons Jakob Poeltl 10 Herb Scherer 2

Playoffs Played Jakob Poeltl 3 Herb Scherer 0

All-Star Games Jakob Poeltl 0 Herb Scherer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 8.9 Herb Scherer 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.0 Herb Scherer 2.4

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.8 Herb Scherer 0.7

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.6 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.3 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jakob Poeltl 5,337 Herb Scherer 115

Total Rebounds Jakob Poeltl 4,174 Herb Scherer 76

Total Assists Jakob Poeltl 1,092 Herb Scherer 23

Total Steals Jakob Poeltl 382 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Blocks Jakob Poeltl 759 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Games Jakob Poeltl 599 Herb Scherer 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jakob Poeltl .630 Herb Scherer .289

3-Point Percentage Jakob Poeltl .429 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jakob Poeltl .553 Herb Scherer .592

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 14.5 (2025) Herb Scherer 3.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 9.6 (2025) Herb Scherer 2.5 (1951)

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 2.8 (2022) Herb Scherer 0.9 (1951)

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.2 (2025) Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.8 (2021) Herb Scherer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 5.0 Herb Scherer -

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 4.6 Herb Scherer -

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.8 Herb Scherer -

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.3 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.5 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jakob Poeltl 110 Herb Scherer -

Total Rebounds Jakob Poeltl 102 Herb Scherer -

Total Assists Jakob Poeltl 18 Herb Scherer -

Total Steals Jakob Poeltl 6 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Blocks Jakob Poeltl 10 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Games Jakob Poeltl 22 Herb Scherer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jakob Poeltl .577 Herb Scherer -

3-Point Percentage Jakob Poeltl .000 Herb Scherer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jakob Poeltl .667 Herb Scherer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.3 (2019) Herb Scherer -

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.7 (2019) Herb Scherer -

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.7 (2019) Herb Scherer -

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.3 (2018) Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.7 (2019) Herb Scherer - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.