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 | 53 | 51 | 1775 | 211 | 448 | 7 | 26 | 175 | 210 | 162 | 460 | 137 | 58 | 14 | 104 | 195 | 604 | .471 | .269 | .833 | 33.5 | 11.4 | 8.7 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 29 | 29 | 990 | 119 | 243 | 6 | 14 | 108 | 131 | 98 | 275 | 81 | 36 | 10 | 61 | 101 | 352 | .490 | .429 | .824 | 34.1 | 12.1 | 9.5 | 2.8 |
| Road | 24 | 22 | 785 | 92 | 205 | 1 | 12 | 67 | 79 | 64 | 185 | 56 | 22 | 4 | 43 | 94 | 252 | .449 | .083 | .848 | 32.7 | 10.5 | 7.7 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 42 | 42 | 1491 | 168 | 364 | 7 | 26 | 163 | 196 | 142 | 398 | 107 | 48 | 11 | 81 | 161 | 506 | .462 | .269 | .832 | 35.5 | 12.0 | 9.5 | 2.5 |
| Post | 11 | 9 | 284 | 43 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 62 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 34 | 98 | .512 | .857 | 25.8 | 8.9 | 5.6 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 33 | 32 | 1110 | 117 | 255 | 4 | 17 | 132 | 158 | 109 | 293 | 89 | 40 | 11 | 72 | 111 | 370 | .459 | .235 | .835 | 33.6 | 11.2 | 8.9 | 2.7 |
| Loss | 20 | 19 | 665 | 94 | 193 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 53 | 167 | 48 | 18 | 3 | 32 | 84 | 234 | .487 | .333 | .827 | 33.3 | 11.7 | 8.4 | 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 |
| Month | November | 13 | 13 | 464 | 58 | 119 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 59 | 43 | 107 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 20 | 45 | 175 | .487 | .333 | .915 | 35.7 | 13.5 | 8.2 | 2.4 |
| December | 13 | 13 | 471 | 54 | 125 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 77 | 61 | 162 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 53 | 169 | .432 | .000 | .792 | 36.2 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 2.2 | |
| January | 12 | 12 | 402 | 42 | 86 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 47 | 25 | 90 | 40 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 46 | 123 | .488 | .333 | .787 | 33.5 | 10.3 | 7.5 | 3.3 | |
| February | 5 | 5 | 180 | 18 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 46 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 47 | .409 | .000 | .846 | 36.0 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 2.0 | |
| March | 4 | 2 | 105 | 17 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 36 | .586 | 1.000 | 26.3 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 3.0 | ||
| April | 6 | 6 | 153 | 22 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 54 | .489 | .833 | 25.5 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 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 | 6 | 6 | 229 | 27 | 56 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 38 | 30 | 65 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 90 | .482 | .667 | .895 | 38.2 | 15.0 | 10.8 | 2.2 |
| Monday | 4 | 4 | 136 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 45 | .517 | .500 | .875 | 34.0 | 11.3 | 6.8 | 3.3 | |
| Tuesday | 12 | 11 | 377 | 42 | 83 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 47 | 28 | 99 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 39 | 126 | .506 | .400 | .851 | 31.4 | 10.5 | 8.3 | 2.4 | |
| Wednesday | 9 | 8 | 296 | 41 | 93 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 71 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 32 | 100 | .441 | .000 | .857 | 32.9 | 11.1 | 7.9 | 2.2 | |
| Thursday | 5 | 5 | 178 | 20 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 57 | .408 | .000 | .739 | 35.6 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 3.0 | |
| Friday | 7 | 7 | 238 | 30 | 61 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 57 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 74 | .492 | .500 | .813 | 34.0 | 10.6 | 8.1 | 3.1 | |
| Saturday | 10 | 10 | 321 | 36 | 77 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 49 | 35 | 92 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 36 | 112 | .468 | .143 | .796 | 32.1 | 11.2 | 9.2 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 51 | 51 | 1729 | 203 | 433 | 7 | 26 | 175 | 210 | 159 | 450 | 133 | 57 | 13 | 102 | 190 | 588 | .469 | .269 | .833 | 33.9 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 2.6 |
| Reserve | 2 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | .533 | 23.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 11 | 11 | 468 | 59 | 126 | 3 | 9 | 50 | 58 | 48 | 130 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 45 | 171 | .468 | .333 | .862 | 42.5 | 15.5 | 11.8 | 2.4 |
| 30-39 | 28 | 28 | 963 | 104 | 222 | 2 | 13 | 102 | 127 | 82 | 251 | 79 | 34 | 8 | 55 | 105 | 312 | .468 | .154 | .803 | 34.4 | 11.1 | 9.0 | 2.8 | |
| 20-29 | 13 | 11 | 338 | 48 | 98 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 32 | 79 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 44 | 121 | .490 | .500 | .920 | 26.0 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 2.5 | |
| 0-9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 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 | 16 | 15 | 512 | 64 | 136 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 72 | 49 | 136 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 29 | 59 | 190 | .471 | .250 | .847 | 32.0 | 11.9 | 8.5 | 1.9 |
| 1 Day | 17 | 17 | 577 | 65 | 131 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 59 | 37 | 123 | 56 | 24 | 6 | 28 | 60 | 183 | .496 | .375 | .847 | 33.9 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 3.3 | |
| 2 Days | 12 | 12 | 436 | 49 | 111 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 54 | 47 | 124 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 30 | 46 | 146 | .441 | .250 | .833 | 36.3 | 12.2 | 10.3 | 2.5 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 6 | 223 | 30 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 71 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 75 | .492 | .000 | .714 | 31.9 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 36 | 36 | 1200 | 134 | 298 | 2 | 16 | 113 | 137 | 106 | 304 | 98 | 42 | 8 | 76 | 131 | 383 | .450 | .125 | .825 | 33.3 | 10.6 | 8.4 | 2.7 |
| Western | 17 | 15 | 575 | 77 | 150 | 5 | 10 | 62 | 73 | 56 | 156 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 28 | 64 | 221 | .513 | .500 | .849 | 33.8 | 13.0 | 9.2 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 18 | 18 | 582 | 61 | 144 | 0 | 6 | 58 | 69 | 55 | 162 | 51 | 21 | 6 | 37 | 63 | 180 | .424 | .000 | .841 | 32.3 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 2.8 |
| Central | 18 | 18 | 618 | 73 | 154 | 2 | 10 | 55 | 68 | 51 | 142 | 47 | 21 | 2 | 39 | 68 | 203 | .474 | .200 | .809 | 34.3 | 11.3 | 7.9 | 2.6 | |
| Midwest | 10 | 8 | 336 | 47 | 91 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 45 | 32 | 85 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 138 | .516 | .571 | .889 | 33.6 | 13.8 | 8.5 | 2.1 | |
| Pacific | 7 | 7 | 239 | 30 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 71 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 83 | .508 | .333 | .786 | 34.1 | 11.9 | 10.1 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 80 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 22 | .313 | .250 | .846 | 40.0 | 11.0 | 15.0 | 2.5 |
| Boston | 3 | 3 | 72 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | .273 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 2.3 | ||
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 62 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 22 | .450 | .000 | 1.000 | 31.0 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 63 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 19 | .467 | .714 | 31.5 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 82 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 30 | .464 | .000 | .800 | 41.0 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 2.5 | |
| Dallas | 1 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | .400 | 1.000 | 33.0 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Denver | 1 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | .714 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 32.0 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 79 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 28 | .588 | .727 | 39.5 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Golden State | 1 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | .300 | .000 | .818 | 39.0 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | |
| Houston | 2 | 1 | 58 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | .545 | .000 | .875 | 29.0 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 4.0 | |
| Indiana | 3 | 3 | 106 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 31 | .478 | .000 | .818 | 35.3 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 3.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 1 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | .625 | .833 | 35.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Miami | 3 | 3 | 104 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 29 | .375 | .000 | .773 | 34.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 3.3 | |
| Milwaukee | 3 | 3 | 89 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 34 | .500 | .500 | .875 | 29.7 | 11.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 43 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 19 | .438 | .500 | .800 | 43.0 | 19.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | |
| New Jersey | 3 | 3 | 96 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 27 | .500 | .750 | 32.0 | 9.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | ||
| Orlando | 4 | 4 | 123 | 19 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 45 | .452 | .000 | .778 | 30.8 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 1.8 | |
| Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | .375 | .000 | 1.000 | 34.0 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | |
| Phoenix | 1 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .583 | 1.000 | 36.0 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 75 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 24 | .588 | .000 | .667 | 37.5 | 12.0 | 9.5 | 2.5 | |
| Sacramento | 1 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .500 | .750 | 25.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 1 | 74 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 33 | .478 | .917 | 37.0 | 16.5 | 12.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Seattle | 1 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | .375 | 1.000 | 29.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Toronto | 2 | 2 | 57 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | .556 | .778 | 28.5 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Utah | 1 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | .600 | 1.000 | .875 | 42.0 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | |
| Vancouver | 2 | 2 | 54 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 21 | .571 | .500 | .800 | 27.0 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |
| Washington | 4 | 4 | 153 | 18 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 47 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 53 | .419 | .000 | .850 | 38.3 | 13.3 | 11.8 | 3.0 | |