Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Herb Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herb Williams 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.

Herb Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Herb Williams: 1981-82 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Herb Williams 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Herb Williams 18

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Herb Williams 8

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Herb Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Herb Williams 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Herb Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Herb Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Herb Williams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Herb Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Herb Williams 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Herb Williams 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Herb Williams 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Herb Williams 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Herb Williams 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 Herb Williams 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Herb Williams 5.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Herb Williams 1.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Herb Williams 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Herb Williams 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Herb Williams 11,944

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Herb Williams 6,509

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Herb Williams 1,856

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Herb Williams 605

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Herb Williams 1,605

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Herb Williams 1,102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Herb Williams .467

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Herb Williams .095

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Herb Williams .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Herb Williams 19.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Herb Williams 9.1 (1986)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Herb Williams 3.4 (1985)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Herb Williams 0.9 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Herb Williams 2.4 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Herb Williams 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Herb Williams 1.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Herb Williams 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Herb Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Herb Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Herb Williams 153

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Herb Williams 78

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Herb Williams 17

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Herb Williams 10

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Herb Williams 25

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Herb Williams 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Herb Williams .469

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Herb Williams -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Herb Williams .738

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Herb Williams 13.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Herb Williams 5.0 (1987)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Herb Williams 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Herb Williams 0.6 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Herb Williams 0.7 (1990)

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.