Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Herb Scherer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herb Scherer 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.

Herb Scherer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Herb Scherer: 1950-51 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Herb Scherer 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Herb Scherer 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Herb Scherer 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Herb Scherer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Herb Scherer 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Herb Scherer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Herb Scherer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Herb Scherer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Herb Scherer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Herb Scherer 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Herb Scherer 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Herb Scherer 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Herb Scherer 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Herb Scherer 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Herb Scherer 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Herb Scherer 2.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Herb Scherer 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Herb Scherer 115

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Herb Scherer 76

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Herb Scherer 23

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Herb Scherer 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Herb Scherer .289

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Herb Scherer .592

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Herb Scherer 3.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Herb Scherer 2.5 (1951)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Herb Scherer 0.9 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Herb Scherer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Herb Scherer -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Herb Scherer -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Herb Scherer -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Herb Scherer -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Herb Scherer -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Herb Scherer -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Herb Scherer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Herb Scherer -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Herb Scherer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Herb Scherer -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Herb Scherer -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Herb Scherer -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Herb Scherer - 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.