Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Fred Hetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Hetzel 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.

Fred Hetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Fred Hetzel: 1965-66 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Fred Hetzel 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Fred Hetzel 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Fred Hetzel 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Fred Hetzel 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Fred Hetzel 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Fred Hetzel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Fred Hetzel 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Fred Hetzel 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Fred Hetzel 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Fred Hetzel 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Fred Hetzel 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Fred Hetzel 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Fred Hetzel 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Fred Hetzel 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Fred Hetzel 5.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Fred Hetzel 1.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Fred Hetzel 4,658

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Fred Hetzel 2,444

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Fred Hetzel 462

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Fred Hetzel 416

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Fred Hetzel .421

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Fred Hetzel .817

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Fred Hetzel 19.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Fred Hetzel 8.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Fred Hetzel 1.7 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Fred Hetzel 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Fred Hetzel 5.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Fred Hetzel 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Fred Hetzel 359

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Fred Hetzel 184

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Fred Hetzel 44

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Fred Hetzel 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Fred Hetzel .427

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Fred Hetzel .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Fred Hetzel 18.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Fred Hetzel 7.2 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Fred Hetzel 1.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Fred Hetzel - 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.