Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Sonny Hertzberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sonny Hertzberg 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.

Sonny Hertzberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Sonny Hertzberg: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Sonny Hertzberg 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Sonny Hertzberg 5

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Sonny Hertzberg 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Sonny Hertzberg 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Sonny Hertzberg 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Sonny Hertzberg 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Sonny Hertzberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Sonny Hertzberg 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Sonny Hertzberg 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Sonny Hertzberg 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Sonny Hertzberg 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Sonny Hertzberg 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Sonny Hertzberg 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Sonny Hertzberg 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 Sonny Hertzberg 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Sonny Hertzberg 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Sonny Hertzberg 2,563

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Sonny Hertzberg 260 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Sonny Hertzberg 618

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Sonny Hertzberg 293

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Sonny Hertzberg .299

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Sonny Hertzberg .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Sonny Hertzberg 10.2 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Sonny Hertzberg 4.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Sonny Hertzberg 3.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Sonny Hertzberg 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Sonny Hertzberg 1.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Sonny Hertzberg 164

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Sonny Hertzberg 2 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Sonny Hertzberg 35

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Sonny Hertzberg 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Sonny Hertzberg .294

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Sonny Hertzberg .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Sonny Hertzberg 10.7 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Sonny Hertzberg 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Sonny Hertzberg 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Sonny Hertzberg - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.