Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Herm Gilliam Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Gilliam 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.

Herm Gilliam

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Herm Gilliam: 1969-70 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Herm Gilliam 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Herm Gilliam 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Herm Gilliam 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Herm Gilliam 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Herm Gilliam 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Herm Gilliam 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Herm Gilliam 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Herm Gilliam 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Herm Gilliam 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Herm Gilliam 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Herm Gilliam 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Herm Gilliam 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Herm Gilliam 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Herm Gilliam 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 Herm Gilliam 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Herm Gilliam 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Herm Gilliam 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Herm Gilliam 6,252

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Herm Gilliam 2,175

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Herm Gilliam 2,225

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Herm Gilliam 369 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Herm Gilliam 49 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Herm Gilliam 578

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Herm Gilliam .441

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Herm Gilliam .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Herm Gilliam 14.1 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Herm Gilliam 6.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Herm Gilliam 2.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Herm Gilliam 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Herm Gilliam 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Herm Gilliam 2.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Herm Gilliam 3.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Herm Gilliam 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Herm Gilliam 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Herm Gilliam 269

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Herm Gilliam 93

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Herm Gilliam 108

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Herm Gilliam 19 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Herm Gilliam 1 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Herm Gilliam 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Herm Gilliam .397

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Herm Gilliam .806

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Herm Gilliam 11.8 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Herm Gilliam 5.5 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Herm Gilliam 1.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Herm Gilliam 0.1 (1977) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.