Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Herm Klotz Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Klotz 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 Klotz

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Herm Klotz: 1947-48 to 1947-48

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Herm Klotz 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Herm Klotz 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Herm Klotz 1

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Herm Klotz 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Herm Klotz 0 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Herm Klotz 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Herm Klotz 0 *

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

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Herm Klotz 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 Herm Klotz 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Herm Klotz - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Herm Klotz 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Herm Klotz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Herm Klotz - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Herm Klotz 15

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Herm Klotz - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Herm Klotz 7

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Herm Klotz - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Herm Klotz - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Herm Klotz 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Herm Klotz .226

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Herm Klotz .333

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Herm Klotz 1.4 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Herm Klotz - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Herm Klotz 0.6 (1948)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Herm Klotz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Herm Klotz - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Herm Klotz 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Herm Klotz - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Herm Klotz 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Herm Klotz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Herm Klotz - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Herm Klotz 6

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Herm Klotz - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Herm Klotz 1

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Herm Klotz - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Herm Klotz - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Herm Klotz 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Herm Klotz .222

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

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Herm Klotz .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Herm Klotz 1.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Herm Klotz - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Herm Klotz 0.2 (1948)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Herm Klotz - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Herm Klotz - 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.