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 | 79 | 79 | 2629 | 755 | 1338 | 0 | 2 | 336 | 439 | 133 | 479 | 280 | 67 | 130 | 203 | 248 | 1846 | .564 | .000 | .765 | 33.3 | 23.4 | 6.1 | 3.5 | |
| 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 | 40 | 40 | 1293 | 362 | 620 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 221 | 74 | 235 | 156 | 35 | 67 | 101 | 127 | 896 | .584 | .000 | .778 | 32.3 | 22.4 | 5.9 | 3.9 |
| Road | 39 | 39 | 1336 | 393 | 718 | 0 | 1 | 164 | 218 | 59 | 244 | 124 | 32 | 63 | 102 | 121 | 950 | .547 | .000 | .752 | 34.3 | 24.4 | 6.3 | 3.2 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 48 | 48 | 1564 | 465 | 821 | 0 | 1 | 202 | 254 | 74 | 284 | 173 | 34 | 78 | 126 | 139 | 1132 | .566 | .000 | .795 | 32.6 | 23.6 | 5.9 | 3.6 |
| Post | 31 | 31 | 1065 | 290 | 517 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 185 | 59 | 195 | 107 | 33 | 52 | 77 | 109 | 714 | .561 | .000 | .724 | 34.4 | 23.0 | 6.3 | 3.5 | |
| 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 | 61 | 61 | 1990 | 568 | 992 | 0 | 2 | 260 | 341 | 102 | 368 | 222 | 53 | 103 | 163 | 202 | 1396 | .573 | .000 | .762 | 32.6 | 22.9 | 6.0 | 3.6 |
| Loss | 18 | 18 | 639 | 187 | 346 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 98 | 31 | 111 | 58 | 14 | 27 | 40 | 46 | 450 | .540 | .776 | 35.5 | 25.0 | 6.2 | 3.2 | ||
| 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 |
| 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 | 13 | 13 | 393 | 110 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 70 | 18 | 68 | 50 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 35 | 274 | .545 | .771 | 30.2 | 21.1 | 5.2 | 3.8 | ||
| December | 14 | 14 | 483 | 146 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 70 | 24 | 89 | 46 | 14 | 21 | 37 | 40 | 345 | .575 | .757 | 34.5 | 24.6 | 6.4 | 3.3 | ||
| January | 15 | 15 | 488 | 142 | 255 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 83 | 25 | 85 | 51 | 14 | 31 | 38 | 45 | 352 | .557 | .000 | .819 | 32.5 | 23.5 | 5.7 | 3.4 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 459 | 141 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 85 | 24 | 87 | 51 | 15 | 22 | 38 | 41 | 348 | .588 | .776 | 35.3 | 26.8 | 6.7 | 3.9 | ||
| March | 16 | 16 | 553 | 151 | 273 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 92 | 29 | 101 | 56 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 60 | 369 | .553 | .000 | .728 | 34.6 | 23.1 | 6.3 | 3.5 | |
| April | 5 | 5 | 167 | 43 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 104 | .597 | .692 | 33.4 | 20.8 | 5.6 | 3.2 | ||
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 15 | 15 | 529 | 143 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 83 | 22 | 83 | 52 | 12 | 31 | 35 | 41 | 354 | .596 | .819 | 35.3 | 23.6 | 5.5 | 3.5 | |
| Monday | 4 | 4 | 126 | 38 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 36 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 103 | .551 | .750 | 31.5 | 25.8 | 6.3 | 2.0 | ||
| Tuesday | 13 | 13 | 416 | 115 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 78 | 19 | 73 | 51 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 44 | 287 | .581 | .731 | 32.0 | 22.1 | 5.6 | 3.9 | ||
| Wednesday | 10 | 10 | 330 | 88 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 64 | 15 | 60 | 36 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 32 | 222 | .530 | .719 | 33.0 | 22.2 | 6.0 | 3.6 | ||
| Thursday | 13 | 13 | 430 | 134 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 63 | 27 | 88 | 43 | 14 | 20 | 35 | 41 | 315 | .570 | .746 | 33.1 | 24.2 | 6.8 | 3.3 | ||
| Friday | 14 | 14 | 464 | 142 | 257 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 72 | 29 | 91 | 55 | 9 | 23 | 45 | 41 | 341 | .553 | .000 | .792 | 33.1 | 24.4 | 6.5 | 3.9 | |
| Saturday | 10 | 10 | 334 | 95 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 43 | 15 | 59 | 35 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 224 | .549 | .791 | 33.4 | 22.4 | 5.9 | 3.5 | ||
| 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 | 79 | 79 | 2629 | 755 | 1338 | 0 | 2 | 336 | 439 | 133 | 479 | 280 | 67 | 130 | 203 | 248 | 1846 | .564 | .000 | .765 | 33.3 | 23.4 | 6.1 | 3.5 |
| 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+ | 6 | 6 | 245 | 75 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 52 | 11 | 36 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 187 | .551 | .712 | 40.8 | 31.2 | 6.0 | 3.5 | |
| 30-39 | 54 | 54 | 1896 | 546 | 981 | 0 | 2 | 244 | 313 | 103 | 350 | 200 | 46 | 85 | 153 | 170 | 1336 | .557 | .000 | .780 | 35.1 | 24.7 | 6.5 | 3.7 | |
| 20-29 | 17 | 17 | 451 | 121 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 67 | 17 | 85 | 58 | 14 | 23 | 28 | 50 | 292 | .608 | .746 | 26.5 | 17.2 | 5.0 | 3.4 | ||
| 10-19 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 31 | .591 | .714 | 18.5 | 15.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | ||
| 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 | 20 | 20 | 677 | 184 | 348 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 114 | 35 | 123 | 76 | 13 | 29 | 50 | 58 | 452 | .529 | .737 | 33.9 | 22.6 | 6.2 | 3.8 | |
| 1 Day | 39 | 39 | 1281 | 377 | 657 | 0 | 2 | 158 | 195 | 75 | 248 | 143 | 35 | 66 | 104 | 123 | 912 | .574 | .000 | .810 | 32.8 | 23.4 | 6.4 | 3.7 | |
| 2 Days | 12 | 12 | 402 | 119 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 82 | 13 | 68 | 33 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 37 | 295 | .561 | .695 | 33.5 | 24.6 | 5.7 | 2.8 | ||
| 3+ Days | 7 | 7 | 230 | 68 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 42 | 10 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 167 | .642 | .738 | 32.9 | 23.9 | 4.7 | 3.0 | ||
| 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 | 22 | 22 | 740 | 221 | 403 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 130 | 39 | 132 | 70 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 56 | 549 | .548 | .000 | .823 | 33.6 | 25.0 | 6.0 | 3.2 |
| Western | 57 | 57 | 1889 | 534 | 935 | 0 | 1 | 229 | 309 | 94 | 347 | 210 | 50 | 89 | 145 | 192 | 1297 | .571 | .000 | .741 | 33.1 | 22.8 | 6.1 | 3.7 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 10 | 10 | 342 | 93 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 53 | 16 | 58 | 35 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 231 | .517 | .849 | 34.2 | 23.1 | 5.8 | 3.5 | |
| Central | 12 | 12 | 398 | 128 | 223 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 77 | 23 | 74 | 35 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 29 | 318 | .574 | .000 | .805 | 33.2 | 26.5 | 6.2 | 2.9 | |
| Midwest | 28 | 28 | 970 | 269 | 483 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 168 | 52 | 179 | 122 | 24 | 43 | 76 | 92 | 660 | .557 | .000 | .726 | 34.6 | 23.6 | 6.4 | 4.4 | |
| Pacific | 29 | 29 | 919 | 265 | 452 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 141 | 42 | 168 | 88 | 26 | 46 | 69 | 100 | 637 | .586 | .759 | 31.7 | 22.0 | 5.8 | 3.0 | ||
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 60 | 19 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 47 | .576 | .692 | 30.0 | 23.5 | 8.5 | 4.0 | |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 69 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 40 | .351 | .824 | 34.5 | 20.0 | 8.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 68 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 54 | .500 | .875 | 34.0 | 27.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 61 | 19 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 46 | .559 | .889 | 30.5 | 23.0 | 6.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Dallas | 4 | 4 | 140 | 36 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 82 | .581 | .769 | 35.0 | 20.5 | 6.5 | 5.8 | ||
| Denver | 5 | 5 | 178 | 47 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 38 | 11 | 35 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 120 | .485 | .684 | 35.6 | 24.0 | 7.0 | 5.2 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 66 | 24 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 56 | .649 | .889 | 33.0 | 28.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Golden State | 6 | 6 | 191 | 61 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 33 | 9 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 147 | .635 | .758 | 31.8 | 24.5 | 6.3 | 1.8 | ||
| Houston | 5 | 5 | 190 | 71 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 16 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 165 | .640 | .719 | 38.0 | 33.0 | 7.6 | 3.2 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 69 | 21 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 52 | .553 | .000 | .714 | 34.5 | 26.0 | 8.0 | 2.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 6 | 6 | 188 | 57 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 133 | .626 | .826 | 31.3 | 22.2 | 5.3 | 4.2 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 74 | 25 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 63 | .610 | .813 | 37.0 | 31.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 68 | 19 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 43 | .528 | .714 | 34.0 | 21.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | ||
| New York | 2 | 2 | 73 | 25 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 66 | .641 | .941 | 36.5 | 33.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 68 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 41 | .529 | .833 | 34.0 | 20.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | ||
| Phoenix | 5 | 5 | 143 | 43 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 106 | .642 | .690 | 28.6 | 21.2 | 5.8 | 3.4 | ||
| Portland | 6 | 6 | 178 | 46 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 115 | .495 | .821 | 29.7 | 19.2 | 6.3 | 2.5 | ||
| Sacramento | 4 | 4 | 123 | 34 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 73 | .596 | .455 | 30.8 | 18.3 | 6.3 | 2.8 | ||
| San Antonio | 5 | 5 | 170 | 42 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 108 | .494 | .000 | .923 | 34.0 | 21.6 | 5.4 | 3.6 | |
| Seattle | 6 | 6 | 219 | 58 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 136 | .552 | .714 | 36.5 | 22.7 | 5.2 | 3.3 | ||
| Utah | 5 | 5 | 169 | 39 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 48 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 112 | .549 | .708 | 33.8 | 22.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 64 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 41 | .529 | .833 | 32.0 | 20.5 | 6.0 | 3.5 | ||