Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Herm Hedderick Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Hedderick and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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 Hedderick

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Herm Hedderick: 1954-55 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	6
Herm Hedderick	0

NBA Seasons

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	20
Herm Hedderick	1

Playoffs Played

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	18
Herm Hedderick	0

All-Star Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	19
Herm Hedderick	0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	6
Herm Hedderick	0		*

Finals MVP

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2
Herm Hedderick	0		*

All-NBA First Team

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	10
Herm Hedderick	0

All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	15
Herm Hedderick	0

All-Defensive 1st Team

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5
Herm Hedderick	0		*

All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	11
Herm Hedderick	0

Scoring Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2
Herm Hedderick	0

Rebounds Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1
Herm Hedderick	0

Blocks Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	4		*
Herm Hedderick	0		*

Rookie of The Year

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1
Herm Hedderick	0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.
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
Herm Hedderick	0.8

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	11.2
Herm Hedderick	0.8

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	3.6
Herm Hedderick	0.4

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	0.9		*
Herm Hedderick	-		n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2.6		*
Herm Hedderick	-		n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	38,387
Herm Hedderick	4

Total Rebounds

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	17,440
Herm Hedderick	4

Total Assists

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5,660
Herm Hedderick	2

Total Steals

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1,160		*
Herm Hedderick	-		n/a **

Total Blocks

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	3,189		*
Herm Hedderick	-		n/a **

Total Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1,560
Herm Hedderick	5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.559
Herm Hedderick	.222

3-Point Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.056		*
Herm Hedderick	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.721
Herm Hedderick	.000

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	34.8		(1972)
Herm Hedderick	0.8		(1955)

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	16.9		(1976)
Herm Hedderick	0.8		(1955)

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5.4		(1979)
Herm Hedderick	0.4		(1955)

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1.7		(1978)	*
Herm Hedderick	-			n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	4.1		(1976)	*
Herm Hedderick	-			n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	24.3
Herm Hedderick	-

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	10.5
Herm Hedderick	-

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	3.2
Herm Hedderick	-

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1.0		*
Herm Hedderick	-		n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2.4		*
Herm Hedderick	-		n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5,762
Herm Hedderick	-

Total Rebounds

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2,481
Herm Hedderick	-

Total Assists

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	767
Herm Hedderick	-

Total Steals

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	189		*
Herm Hedderick	-		n/a **

Total Blocks

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	476		*
Herm Hedderick	-		n/a **

Total Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	237
Herm Hedderick	0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.533
Herm Hedderick	-

3-Point Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.000		*
Herm Hedderick	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	.740
Herm Hedderick	-

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	35.2		(1970)
Herm Hedderick	-

Rebounds Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	18.2		(1972)
Herm Hedderick	-

Assists Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5.1		(1972)
Herm Hedderick	-

Steals Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1.7		(1977)	*
Herm Hedderick	-			n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	4.1		(1979)	*
Herm Hedderick	-			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.