\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, 263 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 | 67 | 65 | 2329 | 394 | 740 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 295 | 258 | 757 | 80 | 57 | 172 | 111 | 210 | 963 | .532 | .593 | 34.8 | 14.4 | 11.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 35 | 33 | 1216 | 200 | 384 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 170 | 146 | 429 | 40 | 23 | 93 | 60 | 111 | 502 | .521 | .600 | 34.8 | 14.3 | 12.3 | 1.1 | |
| Road | 32 | 32 | 1113 | 194 | 356 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 125 | 112 | 328 | 40 | 34 | 79 | 51 | 99 | 461 | .545 | .584 | 34.8 | 14.4 | 10.3 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 52 | 52 | 1863 | 322 | 596 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 232 | 202 | 595 | 55 | 43 | 146 | 91 | 161 | 781 | .540 | .591 | 35.8 | 15.0 | 11.4 | 1.1 | |
| Post | 15 | 13 | 466 | 72 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 63 | 56 | 162 | 25 | 14 | 26 | 20 | 49 | 182 | .500 | .603 | 31.0 | 12.1 | 10.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 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 | 29 | 27 | 1046 | 175 | 314 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 125 | 116 | 339 | 37 | 28 | 86 | 47 | 98 | 431 | .557 | .648 | 36.1 | 14.9 | 11.7 | 1.3 | |
| Loss | 38 | 38 | 1283 | 219 | 426 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 170 | 142 | 418 | 43 | 29 | 86 | 64 | 112 | 532 | .514 | .553 | 33.8 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 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 |
| Month | November | 15 | 15 | 538 | 107 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 82 | 53 | 163 | 21 | 14 | 48 | 25 | 54 | 254 | .543 | .488 | 35.9 | 16.9 | 10.9 | 1.4 | |
| December | 15 | 15 | 526 | 78 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 67 | 60 | 177 | 13 | 7 | 39 | 30 | 43 | 200 | .476 | .657 | 35.0 | 13.3 | 11.8 | 0.9 | ||
| January | 15 | 15 | 545 | 89 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 55 | 68 | 175 | 18 | 13 | 44 | 33 | 40 | 215 | .589 | .673 | 36.3 | 14.3 | 11.7 | 1.2 | ||
| February | 11 | 10 | 393 | 71 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 40 | 47 | 142 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 36 | 163 | .568 | .525 | 35.7 | 14.8 | 12.9 | 1.0 | ||
| March | 2 | 1 | 55 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 20 | .250 | .533 | 27.7 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 1.0 | ||
| April | 9 | 9 | 271 | 43 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 36 | 21 | 81 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 111 | .544 | .694 | 30.2 | 12.3 | 9.0 | 1.7 | ||
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 5 | 5 | 169 | 34 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 45 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 81 | .531 | .619 | 33.7 | 16.2 | 9.0 | 1.0 | |
| Monday | 6 | 6 | 227 | 44 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 25 | 65 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 101 | .620 | .619 | 37.8 | 16.8 | 10.8 | 1.2 | ||
| Tuesday | 6 | 6 | 206 | 32 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 68 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 82 | .615 | .692 | 34.3 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Wednesday | 19 | 18 | 692 | 98 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 99 | 78 | 233 | 28 | 17 | 40 | 26 | 62 | 252 | .471 | .566 | 36.4 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 1.5 | ||
| Thursday | 1 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .667 | .250 | 40.8 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Friday | 17 | 16 | 583 | 108 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 81 | 67 | 198 | 14 | 11 | 47 | 26 | 53 | 263 | .519 | .580 | 34.3 | 15.5 | 11.6 | 0.8 | ||
| Saturday | 13 | 13 | 411 | 72 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 43 | 42 | 137 | 18 | 11 | 33 | 24 | 44 | 171 | .563 | .628 | 31.6 | 13.2 | 10.5 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 65 | 65 | 2271 | 384 | 719 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 285 | 251 | 734 | 78 | 54 | 168 | 109 | 203 | 938 | .534 | .596 | 34.9 | 14.4 | 11.3 | 1.2 | |
| Reserve | 2 | 0 | 57 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 25 | .476 | .500 | 28.7 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 24 | 24 | 1021 | 172 | 305 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 130 | 120 | 355 | 40 | 25 | 96 | 47 | 73 | 421 | .564 | .592 | 42.5 | 17.5 | 14.8 | 1.7 | |
| 30-39 | 23 | 22 | 793 | 148 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 102 | 85 | 239 | 21 | 21 | 36 | 38 | 78 | 357 | .583 | .598 | 34.5 | 15.5 | 10.4 | 0.9 | ||
| 20-29 | 18 | 17 | 482 | 69 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 59 | 51 | 157 | 19 | 11 | 40 | 23 | 56 | 173 | .416 | .593 | 26.8 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 1.1 | ||
| 10-19 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .333 | .500 | 16.9 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 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 | 17 | 17 | 551 | 90 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 60 | 59 | 170 | 20 | 16 | 34 | 27 | 58 | 212 | .536 | .533 | 32.4 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 1.2 | |
| 1 Day | 35 | 34 | 1252 | 230 | 421 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 165 | 148 | 424 | 36 | 29 | 98 | 68 | 102 | 562 | .546 | .618 | 35.8 | 16.1 | 12.1 | 1.0 | ||
| 2 Days | 6 | 6 | 200 | 29 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 17 | 54 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 73 | .547 | .536 | 33.3 | 12.2 | 9.0 | 1.3 | ||
| 3+ Days | 8 | 7 | 285 | 37 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 36 | 31 | 96 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 27 | 97 | .468 | .639 | 35.6 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 1.8 | ||
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 46 | 44 | 1533 | 250 | 493 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 198 | 162 | 496 | 56 | 36 | 105 | 71 | 144 | 624 | .507 | .626 | 33.3 | 13.6 | 10.8 | 1.2 | |
| Western | 21 | 21 | 796 | 144 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 97 | 96 | 261 | 24 | 21 | 67 | 40 | 66 | 339 | .583 | .526 | 37.9 | 16.1 | 12.4 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 15 | 14 | 527 | 78 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 58 | 52 | 180 | 22 | 18 | 42 | 25 | 47 | 191 | .479 | .603 | 35.1 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 1.5 | |
| Central | 16 | 16 | 543 | 87 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 74 | 53 | 177 | 24 | 5 | 43 | 19 | 45 | 223 | .486 | .662 | 33.9 | 13.9 | 11.1 | 1.5 | ||
| Northwest | 7 | 7 | 286 | 56 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 35 | 44 | 93 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 128 | .615 | .457 | 40.9 | 18.3 | 13.3 | 1.1 | ||
| Pacific | 5 | 5 | 192 | 34 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 73 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 80 | .618 | .750 | 38.3 | 16.0 | 14.6 | 0.8 | ||
| Southeast | 15 | 14 | 463 | 85 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 66 | 57 | 139 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 52 | 210 | .563 | .606 | 30.9 | 14.0 | 9.3 | 0.7 | ||
| Southwest | 9 | 9 | 318 | 54 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 46 | 29 | 95 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 12 | 26 | 131 | .535 | .500 | 35.3 | 14.6 | 10.6 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 4 | 3 | 113 | 23 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 54 | .639 | .571 | 28.3 | 13.5 | 6.8 | 0.5 | |
| Boston | 3 | 3 | 124 | 18 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 51 | .462 | .600 | 41.3 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 2.7 | ||
| Chicago | 3 | 3 | 99 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 30 | .462 | .462 | 33.0 | 10.0 | 14.7 | 1.3 | ||
| Cleveland | 3 | 3 | 92 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 34 | .448 | .667 | 30.8 | 11.3 | 7.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 77 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 29 | .500 | .600 | 38.4 | 14.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 82 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 40 | .692 | .400 | 41.2 | 20.0 | 12.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 4 | 156 | 27 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 68 | .551 | .824 | 39.0 | 17.0 | 11.5 | 1.3 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 69 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | .611 | .571 | 34.4 | 13.0 | 11.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 48 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 23 | .526 | .750 | 23.9 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Indiana | 3 | 3 | 106 | 21 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 53 | .512 | .647 | 35.4 | 17.7 | 12.0 | 1.3 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 95 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 42 | .630 | .889 | 47.5 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Memphis | 1 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .375 | .250 | 35.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Miami | 4 | 4 | 130 | 20 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 40 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 52 | .488 | .632 | 32.4 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 3 | 3 | 90 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 38 | .412 | .667 | 29.9 | 12.7 | 9.7 | 2.3 | ||
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 82 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 24 | .550 | .500 | 41.2 | 12.0 | 16.5 | 2.0 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 70 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | .500 | .667 | 35.2 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 2.0 | ||
| New Orleans/Oklahoma City | 2 | 2 | 83 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 41 | .720 | .556 | 41.6 | 20.5 | 15.5 | 2.0 | ||
| New York | 4 | 4 | 147 | 18 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 42 | .462 | .600 | 36.7 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Orlando | 3 | 3 | 95 | 20 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 44 | .645 | .364 | 31.7 | 14.7 | 8.0 | 0.7 | ||
| Philadelphia | 3 | 2 | 97 | 17 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 42 | .459 | .727 | 32.3 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 1 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .600 | 27.8 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Portland | 1 | 1 | 43 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 23 | .667 | .429 | 43.3 | 23.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 75 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 30 | .448 | .400 | 37.4 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Seattle | 1 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | .444 | .500 | 40.4 | 20.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Toronto | 3 | 3 | 89 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 36 | .531 | .333 | 29.7 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Utah | 1 | 1 | 38 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 21 | .750 | .500 | 38.1 | 21.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Washington | 4 | 4 | 125 | 22 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 60 | .512 | .727 | 31.2 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | ||