Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bill Herman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Herman 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.

Bill Herman

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bill Herman: 1949-50 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bill Herman 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bill Herman 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bill Herman 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Bill Herman 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bill Herman 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bill Herman 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Bill Herman 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Bill Herman 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Bill Herman 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Bill Herman 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bill Herman 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bill Herman 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Bill Herman 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bill Herman 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 Bill Herman 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bill Herman - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bill Herman 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Bill Herman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Bill Herman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bill Herman 56

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bill Herman - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bill Herman 15

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Bill Herman - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Bill Herman - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bill Herman 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bill Herman .385

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Bill Herman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bill Herman .545

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bill Herman 4.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bill Herman - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bill Herman 1.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Bill Herman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Bill Herman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bill Herman -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bill Herman - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bill Herman -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Bill Herman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Bill Herman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Bill Herman -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bill Herman - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bill Herman -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Bill Herman - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Bill Herman - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bill Herman 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Bill Herman -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Bill Herman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Bill Herman -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Bill Herman -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bill Herman - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Bill Herman -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Bill Herman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Bill Herman - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.