Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew, Cap) ▪ Twitter: @kaj33
(born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.)
Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 7-2 ▪ Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: April 16, 1947 in New York, New York
High School: Power Memorial in New York, New York
College: University of California, Los Angeles
Draft: Milwaukee Bucks, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 1969 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 18, 1969
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1995 (Full List)
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 311 | 311 | 9073 | 2108 | 3893 | 1 | 9 | 908 | 1216 | 506 | 1814 | 692 | 202 | 404 | 643 | 905 | 5125 | .541 | .111 | .747 | 29.2 | 16.5 | 5.8 | 2.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 157 | 157 | 4517 | 1054 | 1881 | 0 | 5 | 473 | 627 | 242 | 895 | 386 | 108 | 240 | 310 | 446 | 2581 | .560 | .000 | .754 | 28.8 | 16.4 | 5.7 | 2.5 |
| Road | 154 | 154 | 4556 | 1054 | 2012 | 1 | 4 | 435 | 589 | 264 | 919 | 306 | 94 | 164 | 333 | 459 | 2544 | .524 | .250 | .739 | 29.6 | 16.5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 174 | 174 | 5163 | 1220 | 2208 | 0 | 5 | 522 | 695 | 269 | 1007 | 425 | 103 | 216 | 377 | 504 | 2962 | .553 | .000 | .751 | 29.7 | 17.0 | 5.8 | 2.4 |
| Post | 137 | 137 | 3910 | 888 | 1685 | 1 | 4 | 386 | 521 | 237 | 807 | 267 | 99 | 188 | 266 | 401 | 2163 | .527 | .250 | .741 | 28.5 | 15.8 | 5.9 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 234 | 234 | 6789 | 1614 | 2886 | 1 | 6 | 689 | 919 | 378 | 1399 | 546 | 160 | 333 | 481 | 698 | 3918 | .559 | .167 | .750 | 29.0 | 16.7 | 6.0 | 2.3 |
| Loss | 77 | 77 | 2284 | 494 | 1007 | 0 | 3 | 219 | 297 | 128 | 415 | 146 | 42 | 71 | 162 | 207 | 1207 | .491 | .000 | .737 | 29.7 | 15.7 | 5.4 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 3 | 3 | 86 | 22 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 54 | .524 | .769 | 28.7 | 18.0 | 7.0 | 3.3 | |
| November | 49 | 49 | 1456 | 318 | 585 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 194 | 71 | 285 | 145 | 26 | 52 | 111 | 127 | 781 | .544 | .000 | .747 | 29.7 | 15.9 | 5.8 | 3.0 | |
| December | 50 | 50 | 1509 | 356 | 647 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 202 | 78 | 289 | 113 | 34 | 59 | 109 | 144 | 864 | .550 | .000 | .752 | 30.2 | 17.3 | 5.8 | 2.3 | |
| January | 60 | 60 | 1752 | 428 | 768 | 0 | 2 | 168 | 228 | 98 | 341 | 126 | 32 | 84 | 124 | 189 | 1024 | .557 | .000 | .737 | 29.2 | 17.1 | 5.7 | 2.1 | |
| February | 50 | 50 | 1540 | 364 | 698 | 1 | 2 | 179 | 233 | 88 | 306 | 114 | 40 | 76 | 107 | 150 | 908 | .521 | .500 | .768 | 30.8 | 18.2 | 6.1 | 2.3 | |
| March | 60 | 60 | 1721 | 392 | 745 | 0 | 2 | 164 | 221 | 110 | 372 | 119 | 40 | 78 | 116 | 186 | 948 | .526 | .000 | .742 | 28.7 | 15.8 | 6.2 | 2.0 | |
| April | 39 | 39 | 1009 | 228 | 408 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 125 | 59 | 200 | 65 | 29 | 50 | 68 | 97 | 546 | .559 | .720 | 25.9 | 14.0 | 5.1 | 1.7 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 60 | 60 | 1778 | 411 | 741 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 220 | 100 | 329 | 151 | 41 | 88 | 122 | 175 | 992 | .555 | .000 | .773 | 29.6 | 16.5 | 5.5 | 2.5 |
| Monday | 18 | 18 | 505 | 121 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 75 | 22 | 91 | 32 | 13 | 22 | 31 | 60 | 298 | .540 | .747 | 28.1 | 16.6 | 5.1 | 1.8 | ||
| Tuesday | 60 | 60 | 1675 | 370 | 711 | 1 | 3 | 179 | 237 | 93 | 333 | 138 | 36 | 57 | 142 | 180 | 920 | .520 | .333 | .755 | 27.9 | 15.3 | 5.6 | 2.3 | |
| Wednesday | 41 | 41 | 1161 | 280 | 518 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 173 | 75 | 238 | 86 | 23 | 60 | 75 | 118 | 685 | .541 | .723 | 28.3 | 16.7 | 5.8 | 2.1 | ||
| Thursday | 38 | 38 | 1118 | 269 | 483 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 142 | 66 | 256 | 80 | 35 | 55 | 94 | 110 | 643 | .557 | .739 | 29.4 | 16.9 | 6.7 | 2.1 | ||
| Friday | 61 | 61 | 1802 | 425 | 772 | 0 | 2 | 176 | 241 | 96 | 355 | 136 | 36 | 95 | 122 | 171 | 1026 | .551 | .000 | .730 | 29.5 | 16.8 | 5.8 | 2.2 | |
| Saturday | 33 | 33 | 1034 | 232 | 444 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 128 | 54 | 212 | 69 | 18 | 27 | 57 | 91 | 561 | .523 | .000 | .758 | 31.3 | 17.0 | 6.4 | 2.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 311 | 311 | 9073 | 2108 | 3893 | 1 | 9 | 908 | 1216 | 506 | 1814 | 692 | 202 | 404 | 643 | 905 | 5125 | .541 | .111 | .747 | 29.2 | 16.5 | 5.8 | 2.2 |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 11 | 11 | 448 | 123 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 71 | 24 | 70 | 31 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 298 | .549 | .732 | 40.7 | 27.1 | 6.4 | 2.8 | |
| 30-39 | 145 | 145 | 4953 | 1180 | 2163 | 1 | 6 | 519 | 699 | 288 | 980 | 426 | 112 | 200 | 372 | 442 | 2880 | .546 | .167 | .742 | 34.2 | 19.9 | 6.8 | 2.9 | |
| 20-29 | 128 | 128 | 3227 | 706 | 1327 | 0 | 2 | 309 | 407 | 175 | 689 | 214 | 69 | 150 | 210 | 365 | 1721 | .532 | .000 | .759 | 25.2 | 13.4 | 5.4 | 1.7 | |
| 10-19 | 26 | 26 | 437 | 95 | 175 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 39 | 18 | 71 | 21 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 64 | 218 | .543 | .000 | .718 | 16.8 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 0.8 | |
| 0-9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 77 | 77 | 2249 | 527 | 984 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 309 | 121 | 420 | 181 | 46 | 96 | 168 | 228 | 1285 | .536 | .748 | 29.2 | 16.7 | 5.5 | 2.4 | |
| 1 Day | 149 | 149 | 4292 | 995 | 1858 | 1 | 8 | 404 | 532 | 258 | 890 | 340 | 101 | 200 | 287 | 431 | 2395 | .536 | .125 | .759 | 28.8 | 16.1 | 6.0 | 2.3 | |
| 2 Days | 51 | 51 | 1509 | 362 | 637 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 225 | 77 | 314 | 98 | 31 | 69 | 117 | 150 | 880 | .568 | .693 | 29.6 | 17.3 | 6.2 | 1.9 | ||
| 3+ Days | 30 | 30 | 883 | 195 | 358 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 134 | 46 | 169 | 61 | 22 | 36 | 61 | 85 | 493 | .545 | .000 | .769 | 29.4 | 16.4 | 5.6 | 2.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 86 | 86 | 2641 | 620 | 1183 | 0 | 3 | 264 | 330 | 129 | 480 | 194 | 56 | 116 | 168 | 252 | 1504 | .524 | .000 | .800 | 30.7 | 17.5 | 5.6 | 2.3 |
| Western | 225 | 225 | 6432 | 1488 | 2710 | 1 | 6 | 644 | 886 | 377 | 1334 | 498 | 146 | 288 | 475 | 653 | 3621 | .549 | .167 | .727 | 28.6 | 16.1 | 5.9 | 2.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 40 | 40 | 1218 | 297 | 565 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 122 | 61 | 227 | 92 | 25 | 63 | 75 | 129 | 695 | .526 | .000 | .828 | 30.5 | 17.4 | 5.7 | 2.3 |
| Central | 46 | 46 | 1423 | 323 | 618 | 0 | 1 | 163 | 208 | 68 | 253 | 102 | 31 | 53 | 93 | 123 | 809 | .523 | .000 | .784 | 30.9 | 17.6 | 5.5 | 2.2 | |
| Midwest | 107 | 107 | 3201 | 740 | 1371 | 0 | 4 | 336 | 464 | 185 | 667 | 275 | 65 | 154 | 222 | 310 | 1816 | .540 | .000 | .724 | 29.9 | 17.0 | 6.2 | 2.6 | |
| Pacific | 118 | 118 | 3231 | 748 | 1339 | 1 | 2 | 308 | 422 | 192 | 667 | 223 | 81 | 134 | 253 | 343 | 1805 | .559 | .500 | .730 | 27.4 | 15.3 | 5.7 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 8 | 8 | 249 | 53 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 39 | 15 | 48 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 29 | 136 | .515 | .769 | 31.1 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | |
| Boston | 8 | 8 | 254 | 55 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 17 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 134 | .447 | .828 | 31.8 | 16.8 | 6.9 | 1.6 | ||
| Chicago | 8 | 8 | 219 | 48 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 32 | 7 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 125 | .522 | .906 | 27.4 | 15.6 | 5.1 | 1.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 8 | 8 | 250 | 55 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 136 | .539 | .839 | 31.3 | 17.0 | 5.1 | 1.9 | ||
| Dallas | 17 | 17 | 550 | 121 | 213 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 52 | 29 | 116 | 58 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 44 | 278 | .568 | .000 | .692 | 32.4 | 16.4 | 6.8 | 3.4 | |
| Denver | 19 | 19 | 537 | 124 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 100 | 32 | 132 | 45 | 7 | 24 | 43 | 52 | 320 | .496 | .720 | 28.3 | 16.8 | 6.9 | 2.4 | ||
| Detroit | 8 | 8 | 248 | 67 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 36 | 12 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 164 | .563 | .833 | 31.0 | 20.5 | 5.5 | 2.1 | ||
| Golden State | 23 | 23 | 639 | 158 | 255 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 93 | 42 | 143 | 33 | 16 | 26 | 57 | 68 | 383 | .620 | .000 | .720 | 27.8 | 16.7 | 6.2 | 1.4 | |
| Houston | 18 | 18 | 559 | 151 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 82 | 37 | 114 | 34 | 11 | 25 | 47 | 53 | 363 | .599 | .744 | 31.1 | 20.2 | 6.3 | 1.9 | ||
| Indiana | 7 | 7 | 225 | 51 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 36 | 13 | 47 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 127 | .490 | .000 | .694 | 32.1 | 18.1 | 6.7 | 1.6 | |
| LA Clippers | 23 | 23 | 609 | 156 | 263 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 73 | 34 | 128 | 50 | 18 | 26 | 41 | 64 | 367 | .593 | .753 | 26.5 | 16.0 | 5.6 | 2.2 | ||
| Miami | 3 | 3 | 54 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | .833 | .000 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | ||
| Milwaukee | 7 | 7 | 232 | 49 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 121 | .500 | .676 | 33.1 | 17.3 | 4.6 | 3.3 | ||
| New Jersey | 8 | 8 | 232 | 58 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 44 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 133 | .523 | .773 | 29.0 | 16.6 | 5.5 | 2.9 | ||
| New Orleans | 2 | 2 | 48 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 29 | .636 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 14.5 | 7.5 | 1.0 | ||
| New York | 8 | 8 | 252 | 68 | 117 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 33 | 11 | 43 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 31 | 165 | .581 | .000 | .879 | 31.5 | 20.6 | 5.4 | 2.8 | |
| Oklahoma City | 22 | 22 | 661 | 133 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 72 | 37 | 130 | 50 | 8 | 19 | 66 | 55 | 321 | .516 | .764 | 30.0 | 14.6 | 5.9 | 2.3 | ||
| Philadelphia | 8 | 8 | 239 | 54 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 30 | 120 | .540 | .923 | 29.9 | 15.0 | 4.4 | 2.4 | ||
| Phoenix | 21 | 21 | 582 | 139 | 265 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 89 | 44 | 113 | 43 | 14 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 337 | .525 | 1.000 | .652 | 27.7 | 16.0 | 5.4 | 2.0 | |
| Portland | 23 | 23 | 616 | 138 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 81 | 25 | 122 | 42 | 20 | 25 | 54 | 80 | 338 | .548 | .765 | 26.8 | 14.7 | 5.3 | 1.8 | ||
| Sacramento | 19 | 19 | 512 | 112 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 57 | 32 | 116 | 34 | 13 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 265 | .516 | .719 | 26.9 | 13.9 | 6.1 | 1.8 | ||
| San Antonio | 19 | 19 | 541 | 133 | 246 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 76 | 29 | 107 | 51 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 65 | 327 | .541 | .000 | .803 | 28.5 | 17.2 | 5.6 | 2.7 | |
| Utah | 18 | 18 | 572 | 108 | 221 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 110 | 34 | 104 | 57 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 52 | 292 | .489 | .000 | .691 | 31.8 | 16.2 | 5.8 | 3.2 | |
| Washington | 6 | 6 | 193 | 48 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 114 | .522 | .000 | .750 | 32.2 | 19.0 | 5.8 | 2.2 | |