Charles Oakley (Oak Tree, Oak) ▪ Twitter: @CharlesOakley34
Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: December 18, 1963 in Cleveland, Ohio
High School: John Hay in Cleveland, Ohio
College: Virginia Union University
Draft: Cleveland Cavaliers, 1st round (9th pick, 9th overall), 1985 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 25, 1985
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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 | 77 | 30 | 1772 | 281 | 541 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 269 | 255 | 664 | 133 | 69 | 30 | 171 | 249 | 740 | .519 | .000 | .662 | 23.0 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 39 | 16 | 910 | 152 | 288 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 128 | 147 | 367 | 75 | 37 | 23 | 84 | 117 | 394 | .528 | .000 | .703 | 23.3 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 1.9 |
| Road | 38 | 14 | 862 | 129 | 253 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 141 | 108 | 297 | 58 | 32 | 7 | 87 | 132 | 346 | .510 | .000 | .624 | 22.7 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 1.5 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 46 | 0 | 682 | 91 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 126 | 105 | 261 | 43 | 26 | 8 | 66 | 113 | 263 | .520 | .643 | 14.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0.9 | |
| Post | 31 | 30 | 1090 | 190 | 366 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 143 | 150 | 403 | 90 | 43 | 22 | 105 | 136 | 477 | .519 | .000 | .678 | 35.2 | 15.4 | 13.0 | 2.9 | |
| 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 | 27 | 13 | 663 | 94 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 72 | 96 | 247 | 49 | 28 | 11 | 61 | 80 | 236 | .477 | .667 | 24.6 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 1.8 | |
| Loss | 50 | 17 | 1109 | 187 | 344 | 0 | 3 | 130 | 197 | 159 | 417 | 84 | 41 | 19 | 110 | 169 | 504 | .544 | .000 | .660 | 22.2 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 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 |
| Month | October | 4 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | .294 | .778 | 12.8 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 0.5 | |
| November | 13 | 0 | 181 | 18 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 35 | 24 | 67 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 39 | 62 | .391 | .743 | 13.9 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 0.9 | ||
| December | 12 | 0 | 140 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 55 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 37 | .500 | .722 | 11.7 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 0.8 | ||
| January | 13 | 0 | 187 | 25 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 69 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 69 | .568 | .633 | 14.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 1.3 | ||
| February | 14 | 9 | 513 | 100 | 177 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 80 | 63 | 177 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 47 | 61 | 249 | .565 | .000 | .613 | 36.6 | 17.8 | 12.6 | 2.8 | |
| March | 14 | 14 | 467 | 83 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 74 | 75 | 189 | 44 | 20 | 9 | 52 | 63 | 217 | .525 | .689 | 33.4 | 15.5 | 13.5 | 3.1 | ||
| April | 7 | 7 | 233 | 38 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 28 | 82 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 89 | .507 | .000 | .565 | 33.3 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 1.3 | |
| 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 | 7 | 3 | 172 | 40 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 38 | 26 | 55 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 102 | .741 | .579 | 24.6 | 14.6 | 7.9 | 1.9 | |
| Monday | 7 | 4 | 175 | 21 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 57 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 50 | .420 | .500 | 25.0 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 1.9 | ||
| Tuesday | 15 | 6 | 327 | 56 | 108 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 53 | 38 | 138 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 27 | 47 | 151 | .519 | .000 | .736 | 21.8 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 1.7 | |
| Wednesday | 10 | 3 | 200 | 29 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 29 | 71 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 36 | 72 | .460 | .667 | 20.0 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 2.0 | ||
| Thursday | 9 | 2 | 193 | 34 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 33 | 72 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 84 | .567 | .552 | 21.4 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 1.4 | ||
| Friday | 11 | 7 | 316 | 45 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 46 | 47 | 125 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 43 | 120 | .479 | .652 | 28.7 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 2.1 | ||
| Saturday | 18 | 5 | 389 | 56 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 66 | 64 | 146 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 35 | 53 | 161 | .500 | .742 | 21.6 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 1.4 | ||
| 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 | 30 | 30 | 1058 | 183 | 354 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 139 | 141 | 389 | 85 | 43 | 21 | 102 | 131 | 460 | .517 | .000 | .676 | 35.3 | 15.3 | 13.0 | 2.8 |
| Reserve | 47 | 0 | 714 | 98 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 130 | 114 | 275 | 48 | 26 | 9 | 69 | 118 | 280 | .524 | .646 | 15.2 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 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 | 40+ | 6 | 6 | 262 | 46 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 28 | 40 | 96 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 110 | .465 | .643 | 43.7 | 18.3 | 16.0 | 3.7 | |
| 30-39 | 21 | 18 | 731 | 121 | 231 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 113 | 103 | 273 | 59 | 30 | 16 | 72 | 98 | 319 | .524 | .000 | .681 | 34.8 | 15.2 | 13.0 | 2.8 | |
| 20-29 | 16 | 6 | 410 | 79 | 134 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 75 | 58 | 163 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 42 | 55 | 200 | .590 | .000 | .560 | 25.6 | 12.5 | 10.2 | 1.3 | |
| 10-19 | 19 | 0 | 269 | 23 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 48 | 40 | 93 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 28 | 55 | 83 | .426 | .771 | 14.2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 1.3 | ||
| 0-9 | 15 | 0 | 100 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 28 | .522 | .800 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 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 | 18 | 7 | 409 | 63 | 127 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 74 | 47 | 149 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 41 | 67 | 176 | .496 | .000 | .676 | 22.7 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 1.6 |
| 1 Day | 37 | 17 | 942 | 166 | 302 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 142 | 150 | 349 | 73 | 42 | 18 | 90 | 124 | 420 | .550 | .620 | 25.5 | 11.4 | 9.4 | 2.0 | ||
| 2 Days | 13 | 5 | 267 | 31 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 29 | 34 | 106 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 33 | 82 | .419 | .000 | .690 | 20.5 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 1.6 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 1 | 135 | 21 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 51 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 57 | .618 | .833 | 16.9 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 1.1 | ||
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 56 | 26 | 1363 | 216 | 428 | 0 | 3 | 130 | 201 | 196 | 508 | 103 | 54 | 23 | 128 | 185 | 562 | .505 | .000 | .647 | 24.3 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 1.8 |
| Western | 21 | 4 | 409 | 65 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 68 | 59 | 156 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 43 | 64 | 178 | .575 | .706 | 19.5 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 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 | 26 | 12 | 619 | 97 | 200 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 89 | 97 | 248 | 55 | 27 | 13 | 58 | 89 | 253 | .485 | .000 | .663 | 23.8 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 2.1 |
| Central | 30 | 14 | 744 | 119 | 228 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 112 | 99 | 260 | 48 | 27 | 10 | 70 | 96 | 309 | .522 | .000 | .634 | 24.8 | 10.3 | 8.7 | 1.6 | |
| Midwest | 9 | 2 | 163 | 30 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 27 | 24 | 62 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 77 | .625 | .630 | 18.1 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 1.1 | ||
| Pacific | 12 | 2 | 246 | 35 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 41 | 35 | 94 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 29 | 40 | 101 | .538 | .756 | 20.5 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 6 | 4 | 164 | 25 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 60 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 62 | .500 | .000 | .667 | 27.3 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 1.7 |
| Boston | 6 | 3 | 124 | 24 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 17 | 47 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 60 | .600 | .545 | 20.7 | 10.0 | 7.8 | 1.3 | ||
| Cleveland | 6 | 3 | 139 | 17 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 | 17 | 52 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 55 | .459 | .750 | 23.2 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 0.8 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 1 | 45 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 28 | .688 | .600 | 22.5 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Denver | 1 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | .615 | .750 | 33.0 | 19.0 | 14.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Detroit | 6 | 1 | 114 | 21 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 48 | .538 | .545 | 19.0 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | .250 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | |||
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 47 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 24 | .643 | .545 | 23.5 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Indiana | 6 | 3 | 152 | 21 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 48 | .618 | .500 | 25.3 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 2.3 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | .714 | 1.000 | 16.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 0.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.000 | .500 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 6 | 3 | 175 | 35 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 43 | 33 | 72 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 96 | .515 | .000 | .605 | 29.2 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 2.5 | |
| New Jersey | 5 | 3 | 146 | 19 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 58 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 48 | .365 | .714 | 29.2 | 9.6 | 11.6 | 2.8 | ||
| New York | 6 | 3 | 155 | 19 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 29 | 66 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 53 | .487 | .577 | 25.8 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 2.2 | ||
| Philadelphia | 5 | 2 | 120 | 22 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 42 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 62 | .478 | .000 | .857 | 24.0 | 12.4 | 8.4 | 3.2 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | .667 | .900 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 1 | 57 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 29 | .667 | .500 | 28.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .500 | 1.000 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 1 | 89 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 34 | .423 | .857 | 44.5 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .333 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Washington | 4 | 1 | 74 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 30 | .565 | .667 | 18.5 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 1.0 | ||