Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Herschel Baltimore Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herschel Baltimore 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Herschel Baltimore: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Herschel Baltimore 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Herschel Baltimore 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Herschel Baltimore 1

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Herschel Baltimore 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Herschel Baltimore 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Herschel Baltimore 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Herschel Baltimore 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Herschel Baltimore 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Herschel Baltimore 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Herschel Baltimore 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Herschel Baltimore 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Herschel Baltimore 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Herschel Baltimore 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Herschel Baltimore 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 Herschel Baltimore 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Herschel Baltimore - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Herschel Baltimore 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Herschel Baltimore - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Herschel Baltimore - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Herschel Baltimore 138

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Herschel Baltimore - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Herschel Baltimore 16

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Herschel Baltimore - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Herschel Baltimore - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Herschel Baltimore 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Herschel Baltimore .202

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Herschel Baltimore - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Herschel Baltimore .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Herschel Baltimore 2.4 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Herschel Baltimore - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Herschel Baltimore 0.3 (1947)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Herschel Baltimore - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Herschel Baltimore - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Herschel Baltimore 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Herschel Baltimore - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Herschel Baltimore 0.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Herschel Baltimore - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Herschel Baltimore - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Herschel Baltimore 4

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Herschel Baltimore - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Herschel Baltimore 0

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Herschel Baltimore - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Herschel Baltimore - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Herschel Baltimore 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Herschel Baltimore .200

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Herschel Baltimore - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Herschel Baltimore .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Herschel Baltimore 1.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Herschel Baltimore - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Herschel Baltimore 0.0 (1947)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Herschel Baltimore - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Herschel Baltimore - 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.