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 | 57 | 36 | 1383 | 97 | 263 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 72 | 343 | 114 | 49 | 11 | 87 | 175 | 216 | .369 | .167 | .750 | 24.3 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 30 | 20 | 728 | 56 | 155 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 191 | 63 | 25 | 5 | 44 | 97 | 121 | .361 | .000 | .750 | 24.3 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 2.1 |
| Road | 27 | 16 | 655 | 41 | 108 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 152 | 51 | 24 | 6 | 43 | 78 | 95 | .380 | .333 | .750 | 24.3 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 1.9 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 39 | 32 | 1008 | 73 | 199 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 56 | 273 | 80 | 37 | 7 | 71 | 116 | 160 | .367 | .167 | .813 | 25.8 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 2.1 |
| Post | 18 | 4 | 375 | 24 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 70 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 59 | 56 | .375 | .667 | 20.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 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 | 11 | 7 | 279 | 23 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 78 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 30 | 50 | .383 | .000 | .667 | 25.4 | 4.5 | 7.1 | 1.9 |
| Loss | 46 | 29 | 1104 | 74 | 203 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 52 | 265 | 93 | 40 | 9 | 71 | 145 | 166 | .365 | .250 | .773 | 24.0 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 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 |
| Month | October | 1 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .167 | 30.0 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | ||
| November | 13 | 13 | 384 | 21 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 99 | 33 | 16 | 1 | 27 | 37 | 50 | .323 | .500 | .875 | 29.5 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 2.5 | |
| December | 12 | 5 | 268 | 20 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 73 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 41 | .364 | .000 | .500 | 22.3 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 1.8 | |
| January | 13 | 13 | 326 | 31 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 89 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 26 | 44 | 67 | .425 | .833 | 25.1 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 1.7 | ||
| February | 2 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .286 | .500 | 20.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 | ||
| March | 14 | 4 | 314 | 21 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 58 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 51 | 49 | .396 | .700 | 22.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 2.3 | ||
| April | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .250 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .500 | .500 | 24.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | |
| Monday | 4 | 4 | 93 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 24 | .423 | .000 | .500 | 23.3 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 2.3 | |
| Tuesday | 10 | 6 | 240 | 12 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 30 | .273 | .750 | 24.0 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 1.5 | ||
| Wednesday | 10 | 8 | 268 | 14 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 74 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 32 | 31 | .318 | .500 | 1.000 | 26.8 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 2.5 | |
| Thursday | 5 | 3 | 117 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 20 | .500 | 23.4 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 0.8 | |||
| Friday | 10 | 4 | 213 | 23 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 59 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 32 | 48 | .511 | .000 | 1.000 | 21.3 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 2.2 | |
| Saturday | 17 | 11 | 428 | 25 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 123 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 51 | 58 | .313 | .000 | .800 | 25.2 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 36 | 36 | 955 | 70 | 193 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 50 | 241 | 75 | 38 | 6 | 63 | 112 | 158 | .363 | .333 | .850 | 26.5 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 2.1 |
| Reserve | 21 | 0 | 428 | 27 | 70 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 102 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 63 | 58 | .386 | .000 | .500 | 20.4 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 1.9 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 15 | 13 | 510 | 34 | 86 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 118 | 47 | 22 | 3 | 24 | 53 | 80 | .395 | .500 | .917 | 34.0 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 3.1 |
| 20-29 | 27 | 17 | 651 | 47 | 130 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 173 | 45 | 22 | 6 | 48 | 74 | 103 | .362 | .000 | .643 | 24.1 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 1.7 | |
| 10-19 | 15 | 6 | 222 | 16 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 52 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 48 | 33 | .340 | .500 | 14.8 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 16 | 10 | 401 | 24 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 102 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 50 | 57 | .320 | .000 | .750 | 25.1 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 2.4 |
| 1 Day | 22 | 14 | 532 | 48 | 108 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 123 | 38 | 23 | 4 | 28 | 77 | 103 | .444 | .000 | .700 | 24.2 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 1.7 | |
| 2 Days | 9 | 6 | 230 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 48 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 28 | .316 | 1.000 | 25.6 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 1.7 | ||
| 3+ Days | 9 | 5 | 190 | 12 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 58 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 26 | .333 | .500 | .500 | 21.1 | 2.9 | 6.4 | 2.1 | |
| 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 | 35 | 21 | 861 | 59 | 158 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 54 | 232 | 64 | 27 | 6 | 56 | 105 | 134 | .373 | .167 | .750 | 24.6 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 1.8 |
| Western | 22 | 15 | 522 | 38 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 111 | 50 | 22 | 5 | 31 | 70 | 82 | .362 | .750 | 23.7 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 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 | 12 | 486 | 33 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 129 | 38 | 20 | 4 | 32 | 52 | 74 | .429 | .000 | .800 | 27.0 | 4.1 | 7.2 | 2.1 |
| Central | 17 | 9 | 375 | 26 | 81 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 103 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 53 | 60 | .321 | .200 | .700 | 22.1 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 1.5 | |
| Midwest | 11 | 8 | 265 | 19 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 56 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 40 | .396 | 1.000 | 24.1 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 2.5 | ||
| Pacific | 11 | 7 | 257 | 19 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 37 | 42 | .333 | .667 | 23.4 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 2.1 | ||
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | .222 | .000 | 20.0 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 3.0 | |
| Boston | 3 | 1 | 92 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 16 | .571 | .000 | 30.7 | 5.3 | 9.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .286 | 1.000 | 30.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .250 | 20.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Dallas | 1 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .600 | 38.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | |||
| Denver | 2 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .143 | 24.5 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | |||
| Detroit | 1 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .400 | 27.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Golden State | 2 | 1 | 62 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | .231 | .500 | 31.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 1 | 58 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | .462 | 29.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 3.5 | |||
| Indiana | 4 | 3 | 92 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 17 | .350 | .000 | .750 | 23.0 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 1.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | .364 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 1 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .333 | 29.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | |||
| Memphis | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .400 | 22.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Miami | 3 | 2 | 88 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | .545 | 29.3 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 1.7 | |||
| Milwaukee | 3 | 2 | 84 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | .353 | .333 | .500 | 28.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.3 | |
| Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .500 | 23.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | |||
| New Jersey | 3 | 1 | 68 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | .455 | .500 | 22.7 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 1.0 | ||
| New York | 2 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | .250 | 1.000 | 27.5 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | .167 | 1.000 | 26.5 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 58 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | .455 | 29.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | |||
| Phoenix | 2 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .400 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Portland | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .250 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | |||
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | .375 | 15.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | |||
| San Antonio | 2 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .250 | 15.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Seattle | 1 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | .429 | 34.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |||
| Toronto | 4 | 1 | 61 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | .333 | 15.3 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 1.0 | |||
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 44 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | .400 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Washington | 3 | 2 | 72 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | .375 | .500 | 24.0 | 4.3 | 9.7 | 1.7 | ||