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 | 74 | 74 | 1695 | 313 | 659 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 165 | 103 | 334 | 74 | 38 | 85 | 95 | 196 | 748 | .475 | .000 | .739 | 22.9 | 10.1 | 4.5 | 1.0 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 37 | 37 | 866 | 165 | 335 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 100 | 49 | 172 | 45 | 15 | 58 | 51 | 96 | 404 | .493 | .000 | .740 | 23.4 | 10.9 | 4.6 | 1.2 |
| Road | 37 | 37 | 829 | 148 | 324 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 65 | 54 | 162 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 44 | 100 | 344 | .457 | .000 | .738 | 22.4 | 9.3 | 4.4 | 0.8 | |
| 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 | 39 | 39 | 909 | 161 | 345 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 85 | 49 | 158 | 47 | 16 | 37 | 46 | 101 | 386 | .467 | .000 | .753 | 23.3 | 9.9 | 4.1 | 1.2 |
| Post | 35 | 35 | 786 | 152 | 314 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 80 | 54 | 176 | 27 | 22 | 48 | 49 | 95 | 362 | .484 | .725 | 22.5 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 0.8 | ||
| 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 | 50 | 50 | 1140 | 218 | 442 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 108 | 72 | 241 | 54 | 29 | 70 | 61 | 133 | 518 | .493 | .000 | .759 | 22.8 | 10.4 | 4.8 | 1.1 |
| Loss | 24 | 24 | 555 | 95 | 217 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 57 | 31 | 93 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 63 | 230 | .438 | .000 | .702 | 23.1 | 9.6 | 3.9 | 0.8 | |
| 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 | November | 11 | 11 | 279 | 41 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 56 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 98 | .432 | .000 | .842 | 25.4 | 8.9 | 5.1 | 1.5 |
| December | 10 | 10 | 216 | 33 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 30 | 12 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 90 | .413 | .000 | .800 | 21.6 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | |
| January | 14 | 14 | 314 | 64 | 125 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 58 | 20 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 44 | 142 | .512 | .000 | .667 | 22.4 | 10.1 | 4.1 | 1.4 | |
| February | 11 | 11 | 266 | 56 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 33 | 14 | 45 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 30 | 137 | .479 | .758 | 24.2 | 12.5 | 4.1 | 0.9 | ||
| March | 15 | 15 | 345 | 63 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 40 | 34 | 94 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 42 | 155 | .467 | .725 | 23.0 | 10.3 | 6.3 | 0.9 | ||
| April | 13 | 13 | 275 | 56 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 53 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 126 | .523 | .636 | 21.2 | 9.7 | 4.1 | 0.6 | ||
| 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 | 344 | 76 | 147 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 36 | 27 | 73 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 177 | .517 | .000 | .694 | 22.9 | 11.8 | 4.9 | 1.5 |
| Monday | 6 | 6 | 149 | 28 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 64 | .467 | .615 | 24.8 | 10.7 | 3.8 | 0.5 | ||
| Tuesday | 15 | 15 | 307 | 57 | 134 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 56 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 132 | .425 | .000 | .818 | 20.5 | 8.8 | 3.7 | 1.2 | |
| Wednesday | 11 | 11 | 245 | 41 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 26 | 103 | .461 | .840 | 22.3 | 9.4 | 4.0 | 0.4 | ||
| Thursday | 5 | 5 | 110 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 32 | .484 | .500 | 22.0 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 1.0 | ||
| Friday | 17 | 17 | 415 | 69 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 50 | 21 | 80 | 19 | 7 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 174 | .469 | .720 | 24.4 | 10.2 | 4.7 | 1.1 | ||
| Saturday | 5 | 5 | 125 | 27 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 66 | .529 | .800 | 25.0 | 13.2 | 6.2 | 0.6 | ||
| 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 | 74 | 74 | 1695 | 313 | 659 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 165 | 103 | 334 | 74 | 38 | 85 | 95 | 196 | 748 | .475 | .000 | .739 | 22.9 | 10.1 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 11 | 11 | 342 | 59 | 135 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 47 | 29 | 82 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 36 | 153 | .437 | .000 | .745 | 31.1 | 13.9 | 7.5 | 1.4 |
| 20-29 | 44 | 44 | 1042 | 195 | 405 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 101 | 62 | 204 | 45 | 21 | 48 | 60 | 118 | 465 | .481 | .000 | .743 | 23.7 | 10.6 | 4.6 | 1.0 | |
| 10-19 | 19 | 19 | 311 | 59 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 48 | 14 | 9 | 22 | 17 | 42 | 130 | .496 | .000 | .706 | 16.4 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | |
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 15 | 15 | 336 | 62 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 33 | 14 | 60 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 38 | 145 | .544 | .636 | 22.4 | 9.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | |
| 1 Day | 40 | 40 | 902 | 167 | 355 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 81 | 65 | 190 | 39 | 22 | 55 | 46 | 104 | 393 | .470 | .000 | .728 | 22.6 | 9.8 | 4.8 | 1.0 | |
| 2 Days | 10 | 10 | 242 | 44 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 33 | 12 | 50 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 115 | .468 | .818 | 24.2 | 11.5 | 5.0 | 0.9 | ||
| 3+ Days | 8 | 8 | 192 | 37 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 86 | .430 | .000 | .857 | 24.0 | 10.8 | 3.9 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 21 | 21 | 518 | 104 | 217 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 38 | 23 | 88 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 60 | 239 | .479 | .000 | .816 | 24.7 | 11.4 | 4.2 | 1.1 |
| Western | 53 | 53 | 1177 | 209 | 442 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 127 | 80 | 246 | 50 | 28 | 69 | 70 | 136 | 509 | .473 | .000 | .717 | 22.2 | 9.6 | 4.6 | 0.9 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 11 | 11 | 292 | 60 | 132 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 54 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 135 | .455 | .000 | .833 | 26.5 | 12.3 | 4.9 | 1.2 |
| Central | 10 | 10 | 226 | 44 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 104 | .518 | .800 | 22.6 | 10.4 | 3.4 | 1.1 | ||
| Midwest | 22 | 22 | 504 | 93 | 191 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 52 | 38 | 108 | 21 | 8 | 41 | 27 | 60 | 222 | .487 | .000 | .692 | 22.9 | 10.1 | 4.9 | 1.0 | |
| Pacific | 31 | 31 | 673 | 116 | 251 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 75 | 42 | 138 | 29 | 20 | 28 | 43 | 76 | 287 | .462 | .733 | 21.7 | 9.3 | 4.5 | 0.9 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 20 | .450 | 1.000 | 24.5 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 54 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 18 | .346 | .000 | 27.0 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Charlotte | 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 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 31 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | .600 | 1.000 | 15.5 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 45 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | .417 | 1.000 | 22.5 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Dallas | 4 | 4 | 99 | 15 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 42 | .385 | .706 | 24.8 | 10.5 | 4.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Denver | 4 | 4 | 85 | 15 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 36 | .395 | .857 | 21.3 | 9.0 | 5.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 55 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 35 | .556 | .833 | 27.5 | 17.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Golden State | 5 | 5 | 115 | 19 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 53 | .442 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 10.6 | 5.6 | 0.6 | ||
| Houston | 4 | 4 | 99 | 20 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 46 | .588 | .600 | 24.8 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Indiana | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .625 | .500 | 24.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 5 | 5 | 119 | 22 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 56 | .431 | .750 | 23.8 | 11.2 | 4.6 | 0.2 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .500 | .500 | 22.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 57 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 23 | .375 | .833 | 28.5 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 | ||
| New York | 2 | 2 | 54 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 26 | .462 | .000 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 55 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | .417 | 1.000 | 27.5 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Phoenix | 5 | 5 | 103 | 23 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 56 | .451 | .500 | 20.6 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Portland | 5 | 5 | 107 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 39 | .457 | .700 | 21.4 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 1.2 | ||
| Sacramento | 6 | 6 | 124 | 24 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 59 | .522 | .786 | 20.7 | 9.8 | 5.2 | 0.8 | ||
| San Antonio | 4 | 4 | 90 | 18 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 44 | .545 | .000 | .800 | 22.5 | 11.0 | 6.5 | 1.8 | |
| Seattle | 5 | 5 | 105 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | .480 | 21.0 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 1.8 | |||
| Utah | 3 | 3 | 77 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | .345 | .000 | .571 | 25.7 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 0.7 | |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | .600 | .800 | 24.0 | 16.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ||