\eh-MEK-ah OH-ka-for\
Chukwuemeka Noubuisi Okafor ▪ Twitter: @BigMek50
Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 252 lbs.
Born: September 28, 1982 in Houston, Texas
High School: Bellaire in Houston, Texas
College: University of Connecticut
Draft: Charlotte Bobcats, 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall), 2004 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 4, 2004
Age: 30 years, 264 days ▪ Experience: 9 years
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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 | 590 | 584 | 18703 | 2956 | 5772 | 0 | 2 | 1344 | 2303 | 1907 | 5847 | 512 | 406 | 978 | 971 | 1666 | 7256 | .512 | .000 | .584 | 31.7 | 12.3 | 9.9 | 0.9 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 302 | 298 | 9674 | 1554 | 3038 | 0 | 0 | 759 | 1300 | 1001 | 3119 | 265 | 206 | 512 | 509 | 849 | 3867 | .512 | .584 | 32.0 | 12.8 | 10.3 | 0.9 | |
| Road | 288 | 286 | 9029 | 1402 | 2734 | 0 | 2 | 585 | 1003 | 906 | 2728 | 247 | 200 | 466 | 462 | 817 | 3389 | .513 | .000 | .583 | 31.3 | 11.8 | 9.5 | 0.9 | |
| 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 | 405 | 402 | 13048 | 2070 | 3993 | 0 | 1 | 914 | 1577 | 1370 | 4114 | 349 | 274 | 701 | 670 | 1163 | 5054 | .518 | .000 | .580 | 32.2 | 12.5 | 10.2 | 0.9 |
| Post | 185 | 182 | 5655 | 886 | 1779 | 0 | 1 | 430 | 726 | 537 | 1733 | 163 | 132 | 277 | 301 | 503 | 2202 | .498 | .000 | .592 | 30.6 | 11.9 | 9.4 | 0.9 | |
| 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 | 231 | 228 | 7626 | 1243 | 2285 | 0 | 0 | 616 | 1027 | 734 | 2463 | 229 | 161 | 443 | 395 | 665 | 3102 | .544 | .600 | 33.0 | 13.4 | 10.7 | 1.0 | |
| Loss | 359 | 356 | 11077 | 1713 | 3487 | 0 | 2 | 728 | 1276 | 1173 | 3384 | 283 | 245 | 535 | 576 | 1001 | 4154 | .491 | .000 | .571 | 30.9 | 11.6 | 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 |
| Month | October | 7 | 7 | 197 | 28 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 68 | .528 | .667 | 28.2 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 0.6 | |
| November | 115 | 113 | 3664 | 548 | 1110 | 0 | 1 | 254 | 448 | 395 | 1151 | 87 | 89 | 225 | 187 | 359 | 1350 | .494 | .000 | .567 | 31.9 | 11.7 | 10.0 | 0.8 | |
| December | 114 | 114 | 3753 | 605 | 1196 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 512 | 400 | 1189 | 97 | 65 | 209 | 203 | 301 | 1513 | .506 | .592 | 32.9 | 13.3 | 10.4 | 0.9 | ||
| January | 130 | 129 | 4202 | 679 | 1225 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 476 | 440 | 1304 | 121 | 93 | 205 | 221 | 383 | 1626 | .554 | .563 | 32.3 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 0.9 | ||
| February | 73 | 72 | 2281 | 376 | 767 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 262 | 231 | 775 | 76 | 58 | 102 | 110 | 201 | 907 | .490 | .592 | 31.2 | 12.4 | 10.6 | 1.0 | ||
| March | 94 | 93 | 2875 | 443 | 900 | 0 | 1 | 208 | 358 | 254 | 828 | 77 | 62 | 162 | 148 | 246 | 1094 | .492 | .000 | .581 | 30.6 | 11.6 | 8.8 | 0.8 | |
| April | 57 | 56 | 1729 | 277 | 521 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 229 | 166 | 537 | 50 | 38 | 61 | 96 | 158 | 698 | .532 | .629 | 30.3 | 12.2 | 9.4 | 0.9 | ||
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 54 | 54 | 1668 | 264 | 547 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 194 | 215 | 568 | 45 | 45 | 74 | 78 | 168 | 641 | .483 | .582 | 30.9 | 11.9 | 10.5 | 0.8 | |
| Monday | 81 | 81 | 2546 | 415 | 768 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 273 | 243 | 758 | 78 | 52 | 149 | 137 | 200 | 995 | .540 | .000 | .604 | 31.4 | 12.3 | 9.4 | 1.0 | |
| Tuesday | 63 | 62 | 2021 | 299 | 592 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 248 | 191 | 614 | 56 | 41 | 107 | 98 | 177 | 760 | .505 | .653 | 32.1 | 12.1 | 9.7 | 0.9 | ||
| Wednesday | 141 | 138 | 4473 | 695 | 1349 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 573 | 434 | 1377 | 131 | 104 | 233 | 233 | 390 | 1732 | .515 | .597 | 31.7 | 12.3 | 9.8 | 0.9 | ||
| Thursday | 12 | 12 | 398 | 58 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 49 | 38 | 114 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 32 | 152 | .527 | .735 | 33.1 | 12.7 | 9.5 | 0.6 | ||
| Friday | 131 | 130 | 4168 | 673 | 1311 | 0 | 1 | 270 | 501 | 436 | 1328 | 108 | 89 | 221 | 233 | 386 | 1616 | .513 | .000 | .539 | 31.8 | 12.3 | 10.1 | 0.8 | |
| Saturday | 108 | 107 | 3429 | 552 | 1095 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 465 | 350 | 1088 | 87 | 66 | 178 | 178 | 313 | 1360 | .504 | .551 | 31.8 | 12.6 | 10.1 | 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 | 584 | 584 | 18567 | 2931 | 5722 | 0 | 2 | 1329 | 2278 | 1891 | 5804 | 508 | 403 | 971 | 965 | 1651 | 7191 | .512 | .000 | .583 | 31.8 | 12.3 | 9.9 | 0.9 |
| Reserve | 6 | 0 | 135 | 25 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 65 | .500 | .600 | 22.6 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 0.7 | ||
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 70 | 70 | 2974 | 519 | 940 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 398 | 342 | 1004 | 105 | 57 | 197 | 136 | 214 | 1261 | .552 | .560 | 42.5 | 18.0 | 14.3 | 1.5 | |
| 30-39 | 297 | 295 | 10259 | 1655 | 3161 | 0 | 2 | 774 | 1286 | 1002 | 3123 | 240 | 225 | 512 | 534 | 883 | 4084 | .524 | .000 | .602 | 34.5 | 13.8 | 10.5 | 0.8 | |
| 20-29 | 197 | 195 | 5080 | 734 | 1547 | 0 | 0 | 323 | 581 | 525 | 1618 | 155 | 116 | 253 | 276 | 520 | 1791 | .474 | .556 | 25.8 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 0.8 | ||
| 10-19 | 22 | 21 | 356 | 45 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 36 | 37 | 96 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 43 | 113 | .398 | .639 | 16.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 0.5 | ||
| 0-9 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | .273 | .500 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | ||
| 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 | 144 | 144 | 4608 | 742 | 1455 | 0 | 0 | 337 | 580 | 448 | 1399 | 116 | 97 | 251 | 223 | 422 | 1821 | .510 | .581 | 32.0 | 12.6 | 9.7 | 0.8 | |
| 1 Day | 311 | 308 | 9831 | 1549 | 2993 | 0 | 1 | 665 | 1156 | 1023 | 3109 | 269 | 225 | 509 | 516 | 876 | 3763 | .518 | .000 | .575 | 31.6 | 12.1 | 10.0 | 0.9 | |
| 2 Days | 82 | 81 | 2562 | 403 | 780 | 0 | 1 | 199 | 337 | 254 | 780 | 81 | 51 | 126 | 160 | 233 | 1005 | .517 | .000 | .591 | 31.2 | 12.3 | 9.5 | 1.0 | |
| 3+ Days | 44 | 42 | 1410 | 220 | 457 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 184 | 149 | 463 | 42 | 30 | 73 | 57 | 106 | 557 | .481 | .636 | 32.0 | 12.7 | 10.5 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 328 | 323 | 10406 | 1652 | 3272 | 0 | 1 | 771 | 1323 | 1060 | 3306 | 275 | 216 | 514 | 531 | 904 | 4075 | .505 | .000 | .583 | 31.7 | 12.4 | 10.1 | 0.8 |
| Western | 262 | 261 | 8297 | 1304 | 2500 | 0 | 1 | 573 | 980 | 847 | 2541 | 237 | 190 | 464 | 440 | 762 | 3181 | .522 | .000 | .585 | 31.7 | 12.1 | 9.7 | 0.9 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 115 | 114 | 3685 | 596 | 1189 | 0 | 1 | 252 | 433 | 375 | 1159 | 109 | 80 | 202 | 219 | 324 | 1444 | .501 | .000 | .582 | 32.0 | 12.6 | 10.1 | 0.9 |
| Central | 111 | 111 | 3613 | 576 | 1161 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 451 | 382 | 1154 | 88 | 69 | 188 | 179 | 302 | 1416 | .496 | .585 | 32.6 | 12.8 | 10.4 | 0.8 | ||
| Northwest | 87 | 87 | 2814 | 441 | 813 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 309 | 280 | 835 | 78 | 56 | 152 | 157 | 249 | 1061 | .542 | .579 | 32.3 | 12.2 | 9.6 | 0.9 | ||
| Pacific | 85 | 85 | 2679 | 426 | 845 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 349 | 297 | 890 | 88 | 51 | 144 | 142 | 247 | 1055 | .504 | .582 | 31.5 | 12.4 | 10.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Southeast | 102 | 98 | 3107 | 480 | 922 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 439 | 303 | 993 | 78 | 67 | 124 | 133 | 278 | 1215 | .521 | .581 | 30.5 | 11.9 | 9.7 | 0.8 | ||
| Southwest | 90 | 89 | 2803 | 437 | 842 | 0 | 1 | 191 | 322 | 270 | 816 | 71 | 83 | 168 | 141 | 266 | 1065 | .519 | .000 | .593 | 31.1 | 11.8 | 9.1 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 25 | 23 | 778 | 112 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 111 | 67 | 254 | 21 | 10 | 36 | 33 | 56 | 283 | .514 | .532 | 31.1 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 0.8 | |
| Boston | 24 | 24 | 799 | 116 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 90 | 78 | 245 | 31 | 15 | 56 | 54 | 62 | 277 | .483 | .500 | 33.3 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 1.3 | ||
| Charlotte | 8 | 7 | 234 | 31 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 33 | 19 | 74 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 89 | .525 | .818 | 29.3 | 11.1 | 9.3 | 0.8 | ||
| Chicago | 22 | 22 | 743 | 116 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 105 | 73 | 257 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 35 | 57 | 294 | .496 | .590 | 33.8 | 13.4 | 11.7 | 0.8 | ||
| Cleveland | 21 | 21 | 665 | 91 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 75 | 58 | 171 | 14 | 20 | 35 | 36 | 55 | 229 | .469 | .627 | 31.7 | 10.9 | 8.1 | 0.7 | ||
| Dallas | 21 | 21 | 666 | 96 | 190 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 82 | 74 | 208 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 37 | 46 | 238 | .505 | .000 | .561 | 31.7 | 11.3 | 9.9 | 1.0 | |
| Denver | 19 | 19 | 601 | 104 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 59 | 71 | 190 | 16 | 18 | 43 | 33 | 52 | 236 | .547 | .475 | 31.6 | 12.4 | 10.0 | 0.8 | ||
| Detroit | 24 | 24 | 811 | 143 | 265 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 80 | 77 | 248 | 21 | 10 | 26 | 42 | 68 | 339 | .540 | .663 | 33.8 | 14.1 | 10.3 | 0.9 | ||
| Golden State | 17 | 17 | 485 | 84 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 67 | 67 | 169 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 31 | 45 | 207 | .491 | .582 | 28.5 | 12.2 | 9.9 | 0.8 | ||
| Houston | 20 | 19 | 653 | 112 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 72 | 57 | 205 | 16 | 25 | 36 | 36 | 71 | 272 | .514 | .667 | 32.7 | 13.6 | 10.3 | 0.8 | ||
| Indiana | 23 | 23 | 734 | 126 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 112 | 91 | 271 | 21 | 9 | 43 | 31 | 67 | 310 | .488 | .518 | 31.9 | 13.5 | 11.8 | 0.9 | ||
| LA Clippers | 14 | 14 | 483 | 74 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 75 | 50 | 162 | 21 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 188 | .578 | .533 | 34.5 | 13.4 | 11.6 | 1.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 16 | 16 | 551 | 86 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 64 | 57 | 195 | 21 | 15 | 33 | 22 | 53 | 213 | .497 | .641 | 34.4 | 13.3 | 12.2 | 1.3 | ||
| Memphis | 19 | 19 | 577 | 93 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 75 | 65 | 162 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 228 | .554 | .560 | 30.4 | 12.0 | 8.5 | 0.6 | ||
| Miami | 26 | 26 | 760 | 121 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 101 | 73 | 231 | 12 | 26 | 21 | 30 | 66 | 303 | .540 | .604 | 29.2 | 11.7 | 8.9 | 0.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 21 | 21 | 661 | 100 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 79 | 83 | 207 | 15 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 55 | 244 | .476 | .557 | 31.5 | 11.6 | 9.9 | 0.7 | ||
| Minnesota | 18 | 18 | 601 | 101 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 57 | 64 | 184 | 22 | 15 | 27 | 34 | 52 | 242 | .555 | .702 | 33.4 | 13.4 | 10.2 | 1.2 | ||
| New Jersey | 22 | 22 | 716 | 105 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 78 | 60 | 222 | 18 | 14 | 45 | 41 | 63 | 256 | .491 | .590 | 32.6 | 11.6 | 10.1 | 0.8 | ||
| New Orleans | 10 | 10 | 339 | 50 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 42 | 29 | 95 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 28 | 127 | .617 | .643 | 33.9 | 12.7 | 9.5 | 1.0 | ||
| New York | 23 | 23 | 741 | 120 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 115 | 79 | 237 | 14 | 16 | 37 | 37 | 60 | 311 | .496 | .617 | 32.2 | 13.5 | 10.3 | 0.6 | ||
| Oklahoma City | 17 | 17 | 561 | 89 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 56 | 51 | 169 | 12 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 43 | 214 | .553 | .643 | 33.0 | 12.6 | 9.9 | 0.7 | ||
| Orlando | 24 | 23 | 692 | 112 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 97 | 71 | 225 | 19 | 21 | 33 | 26 | 79 | 269 | .491 | .464 | 28.8 | 11.2 | 9.4 | 0.8 | ||
| Philadelphia | 23 | 22 | 749 | 128 | 243 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 93 | 82 | 237 | 30 | 19 | 33 | 44 | 65 | 313 | .527 | .000 | .613 | 32.6 | 13.6 | 10.3 | 1.3 | |
| Phoenix | 19 | 19 | 548 | 86 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 63 | 64 | 164 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 55 | 207 | .467 | .556 | 28.8 | 10.9 | 8.6 | 0.8 | ||
| Portland | 15 | 15 | 500 | 83 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 83 | 45 | 131 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 47 | 210 | .580 | .530 | 33.3 | 14.0 | 8.7 | 0.8 | ||
| Sacramento | 19 | 19 | 612 | 96 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 80 | 59 | 200 | 16 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 63 | 240 | .508 | .600 | 32.2 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 0.8 | ||
| San Antonio | 20 | 20 | 569 | 86 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 51 | 45 | 146 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 23 | 63 | 200 | .465 | .549 | 28.4 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 0.7 | ||
| Toronto | 23 | 23 | 679 | 127 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 57 | 76 | 218 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 43 | 74 | 287 | .508 | .579 | 29.5 | 12.5 | 9.5 | 0.7 | ||
| Utah | 18 | 18 | 551 | 64 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 54 | 49 | 161 | 16 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 55 | 159 | .467 | .574 | 30.6 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 0.9 | ||
| Washington | 19 | 19 | 643 | 104 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 97 | 73 | 209 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 57 | 271 | .539 | .649 | 33.9 | 14.3 | 11.0 | 1.1 | ||