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This is a page of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's athletic achievements.
† | Denotes seasons in which Abdul-Jabbar won an NBA Championship |
Led the league | |
Bold | Denotes career highs |
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | W-L | Games won-Games lost |
MIN | Minutes per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
OFF | Offensive rebounds per game | DEF | Defensive rebounds per game | REB | Total rebounds per game |
AST | Assists per game | STL | Steals per game | BLK | Blocks per game |
TOV | Turnovers per game | PF | Fouls per game | PTS | Points per game |
Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | FG% | FT% | OFF | DEF | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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1969–70 | 22-23 | Milwaukee | 82 | 43.1 | .518 | .653 | 14.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 28.8 | ||||||
1970–71† | 23-24 | Milwaukee | 82 | 82 | 40.1 | .577 | .690 | 16.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 31.7 | |||||
1971–72 | 24-25 | Milwaukee | 81 | 81 | 44.2 | .574 | .689 | 16.6 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 34.8 | |||||
1972–73 | 25-26 | Milwaukee | 76 | 76 | 42.8 | .554 | .713 | 16.1 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 30.2 | |||||
1973–74 | 26-27 | Milwaukee | 81 | 81 | 43.8 | .539 | .702 | 3.5 | 11.0 | 14.5 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 27.0 | |
1974–75 | 27-28 | Milwaukee | 65 | 64 | 42.3 | .513 | .763 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 30.0 | |
1975–76 | 28-29 | Los Angeles | 82 | 82 | 41.2 | .529 | .703 | 3.3 | 13.5 | 16.9 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 27.7 | |
1976–77 | 29-30 | Los Angeles | 82 | 82 | 36.8 | .579 | .701 | 3.2 | 10.0 | 13.3 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 26.2 | |
1977–78 | 30-31 | Los Angeles | 62 | 62 | 36.5 | .550 | .783 | 3.0 | 9.9 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 25.8 |
1978–79 | 31-32 | Los Angeles | 80 | 80 | 39.5 | .577 | .736 | 2.6 | 10.2 | 12.8 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 23.8 |
1979–80† | 32-33 | Los Angeles | 82 | 81 | 38.3 | .604 | .765 | 2.3 | 8.5 | 10.8 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 24.8 |
1980–81 | 33-34 | Los Angeles | 80 | 80 | 37.2 | .574 | .766 | 2.5 | 7.8 | 10.3 | 3.4 | .7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 26.2 |
1981–82† | 34-35 | Los Angeles | 76 | 76 | 35.2 | .579 | .706 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 3.0 | .8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 23.9 |
1982–83 | 35-36 | Los Angeles | 79 | 79 | 32.3 | .588 | .749 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 2.5 | .8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 21.8 |
1983–84 | 36-37 | Los Angeles | 80 | 80 | 32.8 | .578 | .723 | 2.1 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 2.6 | .7 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 21.5 |
1984–85† | 37-38 | Los Angeles | 79 | 79 | 33.3 | .599 | .732 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 3.2 | .8 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
1985–86 | 38-39 | Los Angeles | 79 | 79 | 33.3 | .564 | .765 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 3.5 | .8 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 23.4 |
1986–87† | 39-40 | Los Angeles | 78 | 78 | 31.3 | .564 | .714 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 2.6 | .6 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 17.5 |
1987–88† | 40-41 | Los Angeles | 80 | 80 | 28.9 | .532 | .762 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 1.7 | .6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 14.6 |
1988–89 | 41-42 | Los Angeles | 74 | 74 | 22.9 | .475 | .739 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 1.0 | .5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 10.1 |
Career | 1,560 | 36.8 | .559 | .721 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 11.2 | 3.6 | .9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 24.6 | |||
Playoffs | 237 | 37.3 | .533 | .740 | 2.6 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 24.3 | |||
All-Star | 18 | 13 | 24.9 | .493 | .820 | 2.2 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 2.8 | .4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 13.9 |
Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | W-L | MIN | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | OFF | DEF | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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1969–70 | 22-23 | Milwaukee | 82 | 56-26 | 3,534 | 938 | 1,810 | 485 | 743 | 1,190 | 337 | 283 | 2,361 | ||||||
1970–71† | 23-24 | Milwaukee | 82 | 82 | 66-16 | 3,288 | 1,063 | 1,843 | 470 | 681 | 1,311 | 272 | 264 | 2,596 | |||||
1971–72 | 24-25 | Milwaukee | 81 | 81 | 62-19 | 3,583 | 1,159 | 2,019 | 504 | 732 | 1,346 | 370 | 235 | 2,822 | |||||
1972–73 | 25-26 | Milwaukee | 76 | 76 | 54-22 | 3,254 | 982 | 1,772 | 328 | 460 | 1,224 | 379 | 208 | 2,292 | |||||
1973–74 | 26-27 | Milwaukee | 81 | 81 | 58-23 | 3,548 | 948 | 1,759 | 295 | 420 | 287 | 891 | 1,178 | 386 | 112 | 283 | 238 | 2,191 | |
1974–75 | 27-28 | Milwaukee | 65 | 64 | 35-30 | 2,747 | 812 | 1,584 | 325 | 426 | 194 | 718 | 912 | 264 | 65 | 212 | 205 | 1,949 | |
1975–76 | 28-29 | Los Angeles | 82 | 82 | 40-42 | 3,379 | 914 | 1,728 | 447 | 636 | 272 | 1,111 | 1,383 | 413 | 119 | 338 | 292 | 2,275 | |
1976–77 | 29-30 | Los Angeles | 82 | 82 | 53-29 | 3,016 | 888 | 1,533 | 376 | 536 | 266 | 824 | 1,090 | 319 | 101 | 261 | 262 | 2,152 | |
1977–78 | 30-31 | Los Angeles | 62 | 62 | 37-25 | 2,265 | 663 | 1,205 | 274 | 350 | 186 | 615 | 801 | 269 | 103 | 185 | 208 | 182 | 1,600 |
1978–79 | 31-32 | Los Angeles | 80 | 80 | 46-34 | 3,157 | 777 | 1,347 | 349 | 474 | 207 | 818 | 1,025 | 431 | 76 | 316 | 282 | 230 | 1,903 |
1979–80† | 32-33 | Los Angeles | 82 | 81 | 60-22 | 3,143 | 835 | 1,383 | 364 | 476 | 190 | 696 | 886 | 371 | 81 | 280 | 297 | 216 | 2,034 |
1980–81 | 33-34 | Los Angeles | 80 | 80 | 52-28 | 2,976 | 836 | 1,457 | 423 | 552 | 197 | 624 | 821 | 272 | 59 | 228 | 249 | 244 | 2,095 |
1981–82† | 34-35 | Los Angeles | 76 | 76 | 51-25 | 2,677 | 753 | 1,301 | 312 | 442 | 172 | 487 | 659 | 225 | 63 | 207 | 230 | 224 | 1,818 |
1982–83 | 35-36 | Los Angeles | 79 | 79 | 57-22 | 2,554 | 722 | 1,228 | 278 | 371 | 167 | 425 | 592 | 200 | 61 | 170 | 200 | 220 | 1,722 |
1983–84 | 36-37 | Los Angeles | 80 | 80 | 53-27 | 2,622 | 716 | 1,238 | 285 | 394 | 169 | 418 | 587 | 211 | 55 | 143 | 221 | 211 | 1,717 |
1984–85† | 37-38 | Los Angeles | 79 | 79 | 60-19 | 2,630 | 723 | 1,207 | 289 | 395 | 162 | 460 | 622 | 249 | 63 | 162 | 197 | 238 | 1,735 |
1985–86 | 38-39 | Los Angeles | 79 | 79 | 61-18 | 2,629 | 755 | 1,338 | 336 | 439 | 133 | 345 | 478 | 280 | 67 | 130 | 203 | 248 | 1,846 |
1986–87† | 39-40 | Los Angeles | 78 | 78 | 63-15 | 2,441 | 560 | 993 | 245 | 343 | 152 | 371 | 523 | 203 | 49 | 97 | 186 | 245 | 1,366 |
1987–88† | 40-41 | Los Angeles | 80 | 80 | 60-20 | 2,308 | 480 | 903 | 205 | 269 | 118 | 360 | 478 | 135 | 48 | 92 | 159 | 216 | 1,165 |
1988–89 | 41-42 | Los Angeles | 74 | 74 | 50-24 | 1,695 | 313 | 659 | 122 | 165 | 103 | 231 | 334 | 74 | 38 | 85 | 95 | 196 | 748 |
Career | 1,560 | 1,074-486 | 57,446 | 15,837 | 28,307 | 6,712 | 9,304 | 2,975 | 9,394 | 17,440 | 5,660 | 1,160 | 3,189 | 2,527 | 4,657 | 38,387 | |||
Playoffs | 237 | 154-83 | 8,851 | 2,356 | 4,422 | 1,050 | 1,419 | 505 | 1,273 | 2,481 | 767 | 189 | 476 | 447 | 797 | 5,762 | |||
All-Star | 18 | 13 | 9-9 | 449 | 105 | 213 | 41 | 50 | 33 | 84 | 149 | 51 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 57 | 251 |
Stat | High | Opponent | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Points | 55 | vs. Boston Celtics | December 10, 1971 |
Field goals made, no misses | 11–11 | vs. Phoenix Suns | December 12, 1985 |
Field goals made | 24 (2 OT) | vs. Houston Rockets | January 25, 1973 |
Field goal attempts | 39 | at Los Angeles Lakers | March 17, 1972 |
Free throws made | 20 | at Boston Celtics | March 8, 1970 |
Free throw attempts | 25 | at Boston Celtics | March 8, 1970 |
Rebounds | 34 | vs. Detroit Pistons | December 14, 1975 |
Defensive rebounds | 29 | vs. Detroit Pistons | December 14, 1975 |
Assists | 14 | at Seattle SuperSonics | March 21, 1973 |
Minutes played | 60 (4 OT) | at Cleveland Cavaliers | January 29, 1980 |
Stat | High | Opponent | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Points | 46 | vs. Philadelphia 76ers | April 3, 1970 |
Field goals made | 20 | at Chicago Bulls | April 18, 1974 |
Field goal attempts | 37 | vs. Los Angeles Lakers | April 14, 1972 |
Free throws made | 13 | vs. Golden State Warriors | April 29, 1977 |
Free throw attempts | 18 | vs. Golden State Warriors | April 29, 1977 |
Rebounds | 31 | vs. New York Knicks | April 17, 1970 |
Defensive rebounds | 18 | vs. Golden State Warriors | May 4, 1977 |
Assists | 11 | at New York Knicks | April 13, 1970 |
Steals | 6 | at Portland Trail Blazers | May 5, 1985 |
Blocked shots | 9 | vs. Golden State Warriors | April 22, 1977 |
70 times in the regular season
55 with Milwaukee Bucks
15 with Los Angeles Lakers
All of Abdul-Jabbar's 50-point efforts occurred while he played for the Milwaukee Bucks.
His career high as a Laker was 48 points against the Portland Trail Blazers on November 26, 1975.
Points | Opponent | Home/Away | Date | Minutes played |
FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | Rebounds | Assists |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
55 | Boston Celtics | Home | December 10, 1971 | 47 | 23 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 3 |
53 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Away | November 4, 1970 | 45 | 20 | 32 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
53 | Boston Celtics | Away | January 27, 1971 | 48 | 22 | 31 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
53 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Away | February 9, 1972 | 48 | 23 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 8 |
53 | Philadelphia 76ers | Home | February 18, 1972 | 48 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 9 |
52 | Atlanta Hawks | Home | January 2, 1975 | 43 | 18 | 29 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 1 |
51 | Seattle SuperSonics | Neutral | February 21, 1970 | min | 18 | 25 | 15 | 23 | reb | ast |
51 | Boston Celtics | Away | February 13, 1972 | 48 | 21 | 36 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 7 |
50 | Los Angeles Lakers | Away | March 17, 1972 | 46 | 22 | 39 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
50 | Portland Trail Blazers | Home | January 19, 1975 | 45 | 18 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 |
3 times in the regular season
Offensive rebounds |
Defensive rebounds |
Rebounds | Team | Opponent | Home/Away | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 29 | 34 | Los Angeles Lakers | Detroit Pistons | Home | December 14, 1975 |
— | — | 30 | Milwaukee Bucks | Boston Celtics | Away | February 28, 1971 |
7 | 23 | 30 | Los Angeles Lakers | New Jersey Nets | Away | February 3, 1978 |
Occurred in playoff competition |
Blocks | Opponent | Home/Away | Date | Minutes played |
Points | Rebounds | Assists |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | Detroit Pistons | Away | December 3, 1975 | 46 | 29 | 21 | 2 |
11 | Detroit Pistons | Home | November 28, 1978 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 4 |
11 | Kansas City Kings | Home | November 25, 1979 | 41 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
10 (OT) | Detroit Pistons | Home | November 3, 1973 | 53 | 19 | 16 | 5 |
10 (OT) | Atlanta Hawks | Home | November 2, 1975 | 49 | 39 | 23 | 5 |
10 | Atlanta Hawks | Home | January 18, 1980 | 39 | 28 | 15 | 2 |
10 | Detroit Pistons | Home | January 22, 1982 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 0 |
9 | Phoenix Suns | Away | October 12, 1973 | 39 | 18 | 17 | 2 |
9 | Milwaukee Bucks | Away | October 28, 1975 | 45 | 30 | 20 | 5 |
9 | Portland Trail Blazers | Home | December 26, 1975 | 46 | 41 | 20 | 3 |
9 | Phoenix Suns | Home | March 25, 1977 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 1 |
9 | Golden State Warriors | Home | April 22, 1977 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 3 |
9 | New Orleans Jazz | Away | March 29, 1978 | 48 | 34 | 16 | 6 |
9 | Chicago Bulls | Away | November 7, 1978 | 44 | 18 | 10 | 8 |
9 | Indiana Pacers | Away | November 8, 1978 | 40 | 25 | 13 | 8 |
Seasons: 20 (Milwaukee Bucks, 1969–70— 1974–75; Los Angeles Lakers, 1975–76— 1988–89)
Games, career: 1,560
Minutes, career: 57,446
Points, career: 38,387
Seasons scoring 2,000 or more points: 9 ( 1969–70— 1973–74, 1975–76— 1976–77, 1979–80— 1980–81)
Seasons scoring 1,000 or more points: 19 ( 1969–70— 1987–88)
Consecutive games scoring 10 or more points: 787, December 4, 1977 to December 2, 1987
Field goals made, career: 15,837
Field goal attempts, career: 28,307
Defensive rebounds, career: 9,394
Defensive rebounds, season: 1,111 ( 1975–76)
Defensive rebounds, game: 29, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons, December 14, 1975
Personal fouls, career: 4,657
Seasons leading the league in blocked shots per game: 4 ( 1974–75— 1975–76, 1978–79— 1979–80)
Consecutive seasons leading the league in blocked shots: 2 ( 1974–75— 1975–76, 1978–79— 1979–80)
Blocked shots, career: 3,189
Years played: 18
Games, career: 237
Minutes played, career: 8,851
Minutes played, 7-game series: 345, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics, 1974 NBA Finals
Points, career: 5,762
Consecutive games scoring 20 or more points: 57, April 13, 1973 to April 5, 1981
Consecutive games scoring 20 or more points, from start of playoff career: 27
Games scoring 10 or more points, career: 223
Field goals made, career: 2,356
Field goals made, 4-game series: 65, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Chicago Bulls, 1974 Western Conference Finals
Field goal attempts, career: 4,422
Offensive rebounds, 5-game series: 29, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 1974 Western Conference Semifinals
Defensive rebounds, 4-game series: 62, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Chicago Bulls, 1974 Western Conference Finals
Defensive rebounds, 5-game series: 61, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 1974 Western Conference Semifinals
Defensive rebounds, 7-game series: 95, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors, 1977 Western Conference Semifinals
Blocked shots, career: 476
Blocked shots, 3-game series: 15, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets, 1979 Western Conference First Round
Blocked shots, 4-game series: 15, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 1977 Western Conference Finals
Blocked shots, game: 9, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors, April 22, 1977
Personal fouls, career: 797
Highest average, minutes per game, any championship series: 49.3, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics, 1974 (345/7)
Minutes, 7-game series: 345, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics, 1974
Minutes, game: 58, Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics, May 10, 1974 (2 OT)
Points, 4-game series: 108, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Baltimore Bullets, 1971
Scoring 20 or more points in all games, 7-game series: Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics, 1974
Highest field goal percentage, 4-game series: .605 (46—76), Milwaukee Bucks vs. Baltimore Bullets, 1971
Field goals, 4-game series: 46, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Baltimore Bullets, 1971
Blocked shots, career: 116
Blocked shots, 6-game series: 23, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1980
Points, career: 251
Games, career: 18
Minutes, career: 449
Field goals made, career: 105
Field goal attempts, career: 213
Blocked shots, career: 31
Personal fouls, career: 57
Personal fouls, game: 6 ( 1970)
All-NBA Team selections: 15
NBA Most Valuable Player Awards (regular season): 6
One of five players in NBA history to lead the league in blocks and rebounding in the same season ( 1975–76) [14]
One of three players in NBA history to win the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award with two different franchises
One of fourteen players in NBA history to win at least six NBA championships
Most Points by a Basketball Player in his career (college, regular season, playoffs and all-star): 46,725