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 | 76 | 74 | 2739 | 307 | 595 | 0 | 2 | 239 | 305 | 305 | 920 | 204 | 62 | 17 | 215 | 288 | 853 | .516 | .000 | .784 | 36.0 | 11.2 | 12.1 | 2.7 | |
| 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 | 37 | 36 | 1337 | 143 | 275 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 171 | 178 | 497 | 104 | 29 | 5 | 113 | 152 | 419 | .520 | .000 | .778 | 36.1 | 11.3 | 13.4 | 2.8 |
| Road | 39 | 38 | 1402 | 164 | 320 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 134 | 127 | 423 | 100 | 33 | 12 | 102 | 136 | 434 | .513 | .000 | .791 | 35.9 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 47 | 47 | 1719 | 172 | 355 | 0 | 1 | 179 | 217 | 172 | 563 | 121 | 36 | 11 | 133 | 173 | 523 | .485 | .000 | .825 | 36.6 | 11.1 | 12.0 | 2.6 |
| Post | 29 | 27 | 1020 | 135 | 240 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 88 | 133 | 357 | 83 | 26 | 6 | 82 | 115 | 330 | .563 | .000 | .682 | 35.2 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 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 | 37 | 36 | 1387 | 164 | 303 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 172 | 153 | 511 | 102 | 40 | 7 | 109 | 148 | 465 | .541 | .000 | .797 | 37.5 | 12.6 | 13.8 | 2.8 |
| Loss | 39 | 38 | 1352 | 143 | 292 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 133 | 152 | 409 | 102 | 22 | 10 | 106 | 140 | 388 | .490 | .000 | .767 | 34.7 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 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 | 14 | 14 | 512 | 48 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 52 | 46 | 162 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 34 | 54 | 137 | .490 | .788 | 36.6 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 3.5 | |
| December | 13 | 13 | 480 | 49 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 76 | 46 | 169 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 44 | 47 | 165 | .533 | .000 | .882 | 36.9 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 2.1 | |
| January | 17 | 17 | 624 | 62 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 71 | 69 | 198 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 49 | 60 | 183 | .440 | .831 | 36.7 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 2.2 | ||
| February | 13 | 13 | 452 | 55 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 34 | 64 | 161 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 50 | 134 | .561 | .000 | .706 | 34.8 | 10.3 | 12.4 | 2.6 | |
| March | 14 | 14 | 518 | 71 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 61 | 57 | 165 | 44 | 17 | 2 | 41 | 57 | 183 | .530 | .672 | 37.0 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 3.1 | ||
| April | 5 | 3 | 153 | 22 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 65 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 51 | .688 | .636 | 30.6 | 10.2 | 13.0 | 2.4 | ||
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 6 | 5 | 200 | 26 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 68 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 65 | .619 | .000 | .867 | 33.3 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 2.5 |
| Monday | 4 | 4 | 150 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 36 | .323 | .842 | 37.5 | 9.0 | 12.3 | 2.0 | ||
| Tuesday | 17 | 16 | 626 | 62 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 50 | 67 | 185 | 46 | 14 | 1 | 57 | 67 | 162 | .477 | .760 | 36.8 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 2.7 | ||
| Wednesday | 10 | 10 | 367 | 46 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 35 | 47 | 134 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 45 | 115 | .568 | .657 | 36.7 | 11.5 | 13.4 | 2.3 | ||
| Thursday | 12 | 12 | 404 | 51 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 53 | 49 | 134 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 34 | 43 | 141 | .554 | .736 | 33.7 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 2.3 | ||
| Friday | 8 | 8 | 305 | 27 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 40 | 34 | 107 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 85 | .409 | .775 | 38.1 | 10.6 | 13.4 | 2.9 | ||
| Saturday | 19 | 19 | 687 | 85 | 153 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 93 | 73 | 243 | 61 | 19 | 5 | 49 | 70 | 249 | .556 | .000 | .849 | 36.2 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 74 | 74 | 2683 | 299 | 583 | 0 | 2 | 239 | 304 | 297 | 896 | 202 | 62 | 16 | 208 | 281 | 837 | .513 | .000 | .786 | 36.3 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 2.7 |
| Reserve | 2 | 0 | 56 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | .667 | .000 | 28.0 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 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+ | 27 | 27 | 1134 | 116 | 227 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 129 | 120 | 371 | 87 | 30 | 8 | 84 | 109 | 330 | .511 | .000 | .760 | 42.0 | 12.2 | 13.7 | 3.2 |
| 30-39 | 36 | 35 | 1265 | 153 | 287 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 148 | 158 | 445 | 91 | 28 | 5 | 102 | 140 | 424 | .533 | .797 | 35.1 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 20-29 | 12 | 11 | 323 | 37 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 98 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 38 | 96 | .481 | .000 | .846 | 26.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 2.2 | |
| 10-19 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .500 | 17.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 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 | 18 | 18 | 643 | 78 | 141 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 82 | 60 | 218 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 45 | 69 | 219 | .553 | .000 | .768 | 35.7 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 2.3 |
| 1 Day | 35 | 34 | 1288 | 141 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 130 | 170 | 455 | 85 | 33 | 10 | 101 | 131 | 385 | .486 | .792 | 36.8 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 Days | 15 | 15 | 555 | 57 | 114 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 72 | 56 | 174 | 53 | 9 | 2 | 47 | 61 | 172 | .500 | .000 | .806 | 37.0 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 3.5 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 6 | 210 | 29 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 68 | .659 | .769 | 30.0 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 49 | 47 | 1739 | 207 | 382 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 194 | 203 | 600 | 134 | 41 | 11 | 128 | 179 | 566 | .542 | .000 | .784 | 35.5 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 2.7 |
| Western | 27 | 27 | 1000 | 100 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 111 | 102 | 320 | 70 | 21 | 6 | 87 | 109 | 287 | .469 | .784 | 37.0 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 25 | 23 | 898 | 116 | 208 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 109 | 108 | 310 | 64 | 24 | 7 | 76 | 92 | 315 | .558 | .000 | .761 | 35.9 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 2.6 |
| Central | 24 | 24 | 841 | 91 | 174 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 85 | 95 | 290 | 70 | 17 | 4 | 52 | 87 | 251 | .523 | .000 | .812 | 35.0 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 2.9 | |
| Midwest | 14 | 14 | 520 | 61 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 50 | 57 | 174 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 48 | 56 | 161 | .496 | .780 | 37.1 | 11.5 | 12.4 | 3.0 | ||
| Pacific | 13 | 13 | 480 | 39 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 61 | 45 | 146 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 39 | 53 | 126 | .433 | .787 | 36.9 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 4 | 4 | 130 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 49 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 31 | .333 | .818 | 32.5 | 7.8 | 12.3 | 2.5 | |
| Boston | 5 | 4 | 155 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 43 | .567 | .600 | 31.0 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 1.6 | ||
| Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 135 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 60 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 44 | .560 | .842 | 33.8 | 11.0 | 15.0 | 2.3 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 70 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 25 | .750 | .875 | 35.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 4 | 4 | 150 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 31 | .448 | .714 | 37.5 | 7.8 | 10.3 | 3.3 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 82 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 | .370 | .571 | 41.0 | 12.0 | 18.0 | 3.5 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 60 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 26 | .500 | .750 | 30.0 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Detroit | 3 | 3 | 114 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 34 | .560 | .545 | 38.0 | 11.3 | 13.7 | 2.3 | ||
| Golden State | 1 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | .333 | 1.000 | 38.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 66 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | .333 | 1.000 | 33.0 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Indiana | 3 | 3 | 103 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 26 | .500 | .800 | 34.3 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 3.7 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 87 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 22 | .400 | 1.000 | 43.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 1.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 79 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 19 | .533 | .750 | 39.5 | 9.5 | 14.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Miami | 5 | 5 | 176 | 15 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 27 | 22 | 71 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 48 | .385 | .000 | .667 | 35.2 | 9.6 | 14.2 | 1.8 | |
| Milwaukee | 4 | 4 | 139 | 21 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 60 | .656 | .000 | .947 | 34.8 | 15.0 | 10.8 | 3.5 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 86 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 36 | .636 | .889 | 43.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 5 | 5 | 183 | 24 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 60 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 69 | .585 | .875 | 36.6 | 13.8 | 12.0 | 2.8 | ||
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 66 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 34 | .688 | .800 | 33.0 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 5 | 4 | 191 | 33 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 71 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 86 | .660 | .833 | 38.2 | 17.2 | 14.2 | 3.2 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 72 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 31 | .526 | .647 | 36.0 | 15.5 | 9.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 66 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | .462 | .833 | 33.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 81 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 18 | .286 | .769 | 40.5 | 9.0 | 15.0 | 4.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 81 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 12 | .667 | .800 | 40.5 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 4.5 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 57 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 10 | .375 | .667 | 28.5 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 79 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | .400 | .750 | 39.5 | 9.5 | 17.5 | 3.5 | ||
| Washington | 5 | 5 | 193 | 27 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 31 | 70 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 69 | .563 | .789 | 38.6 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 3.4 | ||