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 | 82 | 82 | 2816 | 375 | 776 | 3 | 12 | 261 | 359 | 326 | 1066 | 248 | 68 | 28 | 241 | 272 | 1014 | .483 | .250 | .727 | 34.3 | 12.4 | 13.0 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 41 | 1377 | 187 | 366 | 1 | 4 | 122 | 169 | 149 | 525 | 157 | 26 | 13 | 116 | 133 | 497 | .511 | .250 | .722 | 33.6 | 12.1 | 12.8 | 3.8 |
| Road | 41 | 41 | 1439 | 188 | 410 | 2 | 8 | 139 | 190 | 177 | 541 | 91 | 42 | 15 | 125 | 139 | 517 | .459 | .250 | .732 | 35.1 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 45 | 45 | 1536 | 201 | 429 | 1 | 7 | 127 | 179 | 171 | 570 | 143 | 40 | 16 | 139 | 155 | 530 | .469 | .143 | .709 | 34.1 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 3.2 |
| Post | 37 | 37 | 1280 | 174 | 347 | 2 | 5 | 134 | 180 | 155 | 496 | 105 | 28 | 12 | 102 | 117 | 484 | .501 | .400 | .744 | 34.6 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 2.8 | |
| 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 | 1679 | 236 | 473 | 1 | 4 | 156 | 219 | 189 | 654 | 166 | 43 | 19 | 141 | 163 | 629 | .499 | .250 | .712 | 33.6 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 3.3 |
| Loss | 32 | 32 | 1137 | 139 | 303 | 2 | 8 | 105 | 140 | 137 | 412 | 82 | 25 | 9 | 100 | 109 | 385 | .459 | .250 | .750 | 35.5 | 12.0 | 12.9 | 2.6 | |
| 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 |
| Month | November | 13 | 13 | 460 | 74 | 150 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 77 | 66 | 206 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 50 | 49 | 207 | .493 | .333 | .753 | 35.4 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 2.8 |
| December | 14 | 14 | 507 | 62 | 141 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 67 | 45 | 178 | 49 | 19 | 3 | 46 | 48 | 169 | .440 | .000 | .672 | 36.2 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 3.5 | |
| January | 15 | 15 | 475 | 56 | 117 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 33 | 52 | 167 | 52 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 49 | 135 | .479 | .000 | .697 | 31.7 | 9.0 | 11.1 | 3.5 | |
| February | 14 | 14 | 489 | 45 | 110 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 66 | 42 | 150 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 37 | 41 | 136 | .409 | .000 | .697 | 34.9 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 2.4 | |
| March | 14 | 14 | 481 | 72 | 138 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 58 | 56 | 177 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 47 | 189 | .522 | 1.000 | .759 | 34.4 | 13.5 | 12.6 | 3.4 | |
| April | 12 | 12 | 404 | 66 | 120 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 58 | 65 | 188 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 38 | 178 | .550 | .333 | .776 | 33.7 | 14.8 | 15.7 | 2.5 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 5 | 5 | 184 | 30 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 63 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 82 | .536 | .733 | 36.8 | 16.4 | 12.6 | 2.0 | |
| Monday | 6 | 6 | 203 | 20 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 61 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 59 | .435 | .731 | 33.8 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 2.3 | ||
| Tuesday | 18 | 18 | 634 | 64 | 152 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 86 | 78 | 221 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 70 | 61 | 184 | .421 | .500 | .640 | 35.2 | 10.2 | 12.3 | 2.5 | |
| Wednesday | 11 | 11 | 391 | 53 | 116 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 39 | 44 | 156 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 33 | 41 | 138 | .457 | .000 | .821 | 35.5 | 12.5 | 14.2 | 2.5 | |
| Thursday | 9 | 9 | 309 | 44 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 102 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 114 | .530 | .000 | .897 | 34.3 | 12.7 | 11.3 | 3.8 | |
| Friday | 15 | 15 | 493 | 79 | 153 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 69 | 72 | 223 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 43 | 44 | 206 | .516 | .500 | .667 | 32.9 | 13.7 | 14.9 | 2.9 | |
| Saturday | 18 | 18 | 602 | 85 | 170 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 80 | 65 | 240 | 74 | 12 | 4 | 47 | 55 | 231 | .500 | .000 | .763 | 33.4 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 4.1 | |
| 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 | 82 | 82 | 2816 | 375 | 776 | 3 | 12 | 261 | 359 | 326 | 1066 | 248 | 68 | 28 | 241 | 272 | 1014 | .483 | .250 | .727 | 34.3 | 12.4 | 13.0 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 18 | 18 | 757 | 113 | 220 | 2 | 7 | 75 | 96 | 97 | 306 | 63 | 19 | 9 | 55 | 61 | 303 | .514 | .286 | .781 | 42.1 | 16.8 | 17.0 | 3.5 |
| 30-39 | 46 | 46 | 1620 | 210 | 442 | 1 | 4 | 140 | 202 | 188 | 588 | 135 | 39 | 15 | 135 | 153 | 561 | .475 | .250 | .693 | 35.2 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 2.9 | |
| 20-29 | 15 | 15 | 384 | 46 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 57 | 35 | 147 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 43 | 49 | 135 | .484 | .754 | 25.6 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 2.9 | ||
| 10-19 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 15 | .316 | .000 | .750 | 18.3 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 2.3 | |
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 22 | 22 | 773 | 113 | 214 | 0 | 5 | 72 | 88 | 84 | 311 | 68 | 25 | 6 | 69 | 75 | 298 | .528 | .000 | .818 | 35.1 | 13.5 | 14.1 | 3.1 |
| 1 Day | 37 | 37 | 1271 | 182 | 363 | 3 | 6 | 108 | 151 | 144 | 460 | 112 | 27 | 15 | 105 | 114 | 475 | .501 | .500 | .715 | 34.4 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 3.0 | |
| 2 Days | 18 | 18 | 625 | 66 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 93 | 81 | 229 | 55 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 66 | 191 | .418 | .634 | 34.7 | 10.6 | 12.7 | 3.1 | ||
| 3+ Days | 4 | 4 | 108 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 38 | .345 | .000 | .783 | 27.0 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 2.8 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 58 | 58 | 1999 | 266 | 545 | 2 | 8 | 192 | 252 | 240 | 777 | 169 | 48 | 20 | 182 | 201 | 726 | .488 | .250 | .762 | 34.5 | 12.5 | 13.4 | 2.9 |
| Western | 24 | 24 | 817 | 109 | 231 | 1 | 4 | 69 | 107 | 86 | 289 | 79 | 20 | 8 | 59 | 71 | 288 | .472 | .250 | .645 | 34.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.3 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 29 | 29 | 987 | 132 | 270 | 1 | 5 | 81 | 103 | 114 | 378 | 77 | 22 | 10 | 95 | 105 | 346 | .489 | .200 | .786 | 34.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 2.7 |
| Central | 29 | 29 | 1012 | 134 | 275 | 1 | 3 | 111 | 149 | 126 | 399 | 92 | 26 | 10 | 87 | 96 | 380 | .487 | .333 | .745 | 34.9 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 3.2 | |
| Midwest | 12 | 12 | 430 | 59 | 129 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 56 | 50 | 164 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 40 | 154 | .457 | .250 | .625 | 35.8 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 3.2 | |
| Pacific | 12 | 12 | 387 | 50 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 51 | 36 | 125 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 31 | 134 | .490 | .667 | 32.3 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 3.4 | ||
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 5 | 5 | 170 | 20 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 29 | 20 | 64 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 59 | .444 | .000 | .655 | 34.0 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 2.4 |
| Boston | 6 | 6 | 212 | 30 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 26 | 33 | 79 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 82 | .462 | .000 | .846 | 35.3 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 3.2 | |
| Cleveland | 6 | 6 | 241 | 38 | 71 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 101 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 103 | .535 | .500 | .813 | 40.2 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 2.8 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 76 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 29 | .522 | .500 | .571 | 38.0 | 14.5 | 13.5 | 1.5 | |
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 64 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 24 | .435 | .500 | 32.0 | 12.0 | 16.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Detroit | 6 | 6 | 203 | 23 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 30 | 17 | 73 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 71 | .390 | .833 | 33.8 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 3.2 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 59 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 19 | .400 | .375 | 29.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 78 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 39 | .519 | .688 | 39.0 | 19.5 | 15.5 | 5.5 | ||
| Indiana | 6 | 6 | 200 | 27 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 33 | 27 | 82 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 76 | .509 | .667 | 33.3 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 3.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 59 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | .500 | .667 | 29.5 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 4.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 50 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 22 | .667 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 11.0 | 7.5 | 4.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 6 | 6 | 198 | 26 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 79 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 71 | .553 | .760 | 33.0 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 4.3 | ||
| New Jersey | 6 | 6 | 165 | 28 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 72 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 75 | .519 | .000 | .950 | 27.5 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 2.2 | |
| New York | 5 | 5 | 160 | 23 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 59 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 58 | .676 | .667 | 32.0 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 2.8 | ||
| Philadelphia | 6 | 6 | 224 | 18 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 29 | 22 | 80 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 55 | .360 | .655 | 37.3 | 9.2 | 13.3 | 1.5 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 75 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 23 | .455 | .750 | 37.5 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 3.5 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 62 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 22 | .643 | .444 | 31.0 | 11.0 | 8.5 | 3.5 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 66 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | .250 | .600 | 33.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 78 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 33 | .464 | .000 | .636 | 39.0 | 16.5 | 13.0 | 5.0 | |
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 82 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 30 | .353 | .818 | 41.0 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 68 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 17 | .438 | .000 | .750 | 34.0 | 8.5 | 12.0 | 3.0 | |
| Washington | 6 | 6 | 226 | 33 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 88 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 76 | .493 | .500 | .900 | 37.7 | 12.7 | 14.7 | 3.7 | |