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 | 2230 | 219 | 431 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 176 | 288 | 708 | 126 | 85 | 15 | 124 | 289 | 565 | .508 | .000 | .722 | 27.2 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 41 | 1036 | 122 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 89 | 147 | 347 | 79 | 43 | 8 | 63 | 134 | 309 | .508 | .730 | 25.3 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.9 | |
| Road | 41 | 41 | 1194 | 97 | 191 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 87 | 141 | 361 | 47 | 42 | 7 | 61 | 155 | 256 | .508 | .000 | .713 | 29.1 | 6.2 | 8.8 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 50 | 50 | 1258 | 112 | 225 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 81 | 162 | 380 | 61 | 50 | 7 | 75 | 181 | 279 | .498 | .000 | .679 | 25.2 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 1.2 |
| Post | 32 | 32 | 972 | 107 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 95 | 126 | 328 | 65 | 35 | 8 | 49 | 108 | 286 | .519 | .758 | 30.4 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 2.0 | ||
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 60 | 60 | 1634 | 176 | 342 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 134 | 213 | 515 | 104 | 64 | 12 | 89 | 204 | 450 | .515 | .731 | 27.2 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 1.7 | |
| Loss | 22 | 22 | 596 | 43 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 42 | 75 | 193 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 35 | 85 | 115 | .483 | .000 | .690 | 27.1 | 5.2 | 8.8 | 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 |
| Month | November | 13 | 13 | 322 | 30 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 44 | 108 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 48 | 63 | .536 | .300 | 24.8 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 0.8 | |
| December | 14 | 14 | 330 | 29 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 47 | 107 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 46 | 75 | .468 | .739 | 23.6 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 0.9 | ||
| January | 13 | 13 | 316 | 29 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 38 | 87 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 50 | 71 | .509 | .650 | 24.3 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 1.1 | ||
| February | 14 | 14 | 408 | 31 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 43 | 44 | 114 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 23 | 48 | 97 | .463 | .000 | .814 | 29.1 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 2.3 | |
| March | 14 | 14 | 391 | 49 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 45 | 49 | 133 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 42 | 132 | .544 | .756 | 27.9 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 1.8 | ||
| April | 14 | 14 | 463 | 51 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 35 | 66 | 159 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 22 | 55 | 127 | .515 | .714 | 33.1 | 9.1 | 11.4 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 11 | 11 | 332 | 31 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 36 | 43 | 107 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 39 | 90 | .517 | .000 | .778 | 30.2 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 1.4 |
| Monday | 5 | 5 | 145 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 34 | .650 | .889 | 29.0 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 1.0 | ||
| Tuesday | 20 | 20 | 529 | 55 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 46 | 58 | 159 | 36 | 22 | 2 | 34 | 75 | 142 | .524 | .696 | 26.5 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 1.8 | ||
| Wednesday | 9 | 9 | 237 | 25 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 33 | 75 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 32 | 66 | .521 | .842 | 26.3 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Thursday | 11 | 11 | 274 | 29 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 37 | 88 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 35 | 77 | .500 | .792 | 24.9 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.1 | ||
| Friday | 15 | 15 | 439 | 40 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 134 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 51 | 98 | .500 | .563 | 29.3 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 1.7 | ||
| Saturday | 11 | 11 | 274 | 26 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 103 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 38 | 58 | .433 | .600 | 24.9 | 5.3 | 9.4 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 82 | 82 | 2230 | 219 | 431 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 176 | 288 | 708 | 126 | 85 | 15 | 124 | 289 | 565 | .508 | .000 | .722 | 27.2 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 6 | 6 | 250 | 24 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 23 | 78 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 63 | .615 | .625 | 41.7 | 10.5 | 13.0 | 2.2 | |
| 30-39 | 22 | 22 | 747 | 81 | 152 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 67 | 106 | 234 | 36 | 28 | 7 | 39 | 82 | 216 | .533 | .000 | .806 | 34.0 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 1.6 | |
| 20-29 | 42 | 42 | 1038 | 92 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 78 | 139 | 343 | 61 | 43 | 7 | 67 | 143 | 239 | .474 | .705 | 24.7 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 1.5 | ||
| 10-19 | 12 | 12 | 195 | 22 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 53 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 47 | .478 | .429 | 16.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 21 | 21 | 571 | 64 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 27 | 75 | 165 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 36 | 82 | 150 | .529 | .815 | 27.2 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 0.8 | |
| 1 Day | 41 | 41 | 1107 | 103 | 204 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 100 | 140 | 362 | 75 | 40 | 8 | 55 | 139 | 276 | .505 | .000 | .700 | 27.0 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 1.8 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 14 | 392 | 31 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 36 | 57 | 132 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 49 | 87 | .419 | .694 | 28.0 | 6.2 | 9.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 3+ Days | 5 | 5 | 131 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 42 | .615 | .769 | 26.2 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 56 | 56 | 1584 | 175 | 316 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 118 | 200 | 503 | 86 | 57 | 12 | 86 | 195 | 434 | .554 | .000 | .712 | 28.3 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 1.5 |
| Western | 26 | 26 | 646 | 44 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 58 | 88 | 205 | 40 | 28 | 3 | 38 | 94 | 131 | .383 | .741 | 24.8 | 5.0 | 7.9 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 28 | 28 | 771 | 79 | 151 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 61 | 95 | 244 | 41 | 24 | 2 | 41 | 96 | 198 | .523 | .000 | .656 | 27.5 | 7.1 | 8.7 | 1.5 |
| Central | 28 | 28 | 813 | 96 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 57 | 105 | 259 | 45 | 33 | 10 | 45 | 99 | 236 | .582 | .772 | 29.0 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 1.6 | ||
| Midwest | 12 | 12 | 288 | 20 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 30 | 39 | 88 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 42 | 63 | .370 | .767 | 24.0 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 1.8 | ||
| Pacific | 14 | 14 | 358 | 24 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 49 | 117 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 52 | 68 | .393 | .714 | 25.6 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 4 | 4 | 124 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 46 | .750 | .667 | 31.0 | 11.5 | 8.0 | 2.5 | |
| Boston | 5 | 5 | 141 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 26 | .381 | .667 | 28.2 | 5.2 | 9.6 | 1.4 | ||
| Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 101 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 29 | .714 | .750 | 25.3 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 1.8 | ||
| Chicago | 4 | 4 | 128 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 41 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 30 | .583 | 1.000 | 32.0 | 7.5 | 10.3 | 1.8 | ||
| Cleveland | 4 | 4 | 107 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 32 | .462 | 1.000 | 26.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 44 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | .429 | .727 | 22.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 48 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | .300 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 4 | 108 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | .345 | .750 | 27.0 | 5.8 | 9.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 64 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | .364 | .625 | 32.0 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 3.5 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | .143 | 26.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | |||
| Indiana | 4 | 4 | 132 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 34 | .667 | .545 | 33.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.8 | ||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | .250 | .833 | 22.5 | 3.5 | 11.0 | 0.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 55 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 20 | .474 | .500 | 27.5 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Miami | 5 | 5 | 120 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 30 | .542 | .800 | 24.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 1.6 | ||
| Milwaukee | 4 | 4 | 113 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 42 | .652 | .857 | 28.3 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | .200 | .500 | 20.5 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 3.5 | ||
| New Jersey | 4 | 4 | 107 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 34 | .583 | .750 | 26.8 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 0.8 | ||
| Orlando | 4 | 4 | 118 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 36 | .609 | .000 | .571 | 29.5 | 9.0 | 12.8 | 0.8 | |
| Philadelphia | 5 | 5 | 149 | 19 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 43 | .528 | .625 | 29.8 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 1.8 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | .400 | 21.0 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | |||
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 48 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | .429 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 55 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 11 | .500 | .833 | 27.5 | 5.5 | 8.5 | 2.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 66 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 24 | .500 | .889 | 33.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 5 | .222 | .500 | 24.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | .444 | .500 | 18.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Washington | 5 | 5 | 136 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 29 | .478 | .636 | 27.2 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 2.2 | ||