Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Herm Schaefer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Schaefer 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.

Herm Schaefer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Herm Schaefer: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Herm Schaefer 2

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Herm Schaefer 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Herm Schaefer 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Herm Schaefer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Herm Schaefer 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Herm Schaefer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Herm Schaefer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Herm Schaefer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Herm Schaefer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Herm Schaefer 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Herm Schaefer 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Herm Schaefer 0 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Herm Schaefer 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Herm Schaefer 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 Herm Schaefer 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Herm Schaefer 3.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Herm Schaefer 932

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Herm Schaefer 388

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Herm Schaefer 123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Herm Schaefer .379

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Herm Schaefer .828

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Herm Schaefer 10.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Herm Schaefer 3.2 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Herm Schaefer 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Herm Schaefer 2.1

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Herm Schaefer 175

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Herm Schaefer 47

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Herm Schaefer 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Herm Schaefer .438

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Herm Schaefer .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Herm Schaefer 12.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Herm Schaefer 3.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Herm Schaefer - 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.