List of career achievements by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
This page details the career achievements of American basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Awards
NBA achievements
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1995
- 6-time NBA champion: 1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988
:*10 NBA Finals appearances: 1971, 1974, 1980, 1982-1985, 1987-1989
- 6-time NBA Most Valuable Player: 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980
- 2-time scoring champion: 1971, 1972
- 1-time rebounding leader: 1976
- 4-time blocks leader: 1975-1976, 1979-1980
- 1-time field goal percentage leader: 1977
- 19-time NBA All-Star: 1970-1977, 1979-1989
- Selected, but did not play due to personal reasons in 1973.
- 2-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player: 1971, 1985
- 15-time All-NBA selection:
:*First Team: 1971-1974, 1976-1977, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986
:*Second Team: 1970, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1985
- 11-time All-Defensive selection:
:*First Team: 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981
:*Second Team: 1970, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984
- NBA All-Rookie selection:
:*First Team: 1970
- NBA Rookie of the Year: 1970
- 6-time The Sporting News Most Valuable Player: 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980
- Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year: 1985
- Ranked #7 by SLAM Magazine's Top 50 Players of All-time
- Selected in 1996 as one of the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History"
- Selected in 1996 as member of one of the "Top 10 Teams in NBA History"
:*1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers (65–17; .793)
- A statue of Abdul-Jabbar was unveiled in front of Staples Center on Chick Hearn Court in Los Angeles on November 16, 2012.
College
- National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame (2007)
- Three-time NCAA champion (1967, 1968, 1969)
- Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament (1967, 1968, 1969)
- Player of the Year (1967, 1969)
- Three-time First Team All-American (1967, 1968, 1969)
- Naismith College Player of the Year (1969)
NBA statistics
† |
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 |
Averages
Season |
Age |
Team |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
FG% |
FT% |
OFF |
DEF |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
PF |
PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22-23 |
Milwaukee |
82 |
43.1 |
.518 |
.653 |
14.5 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
28.8 |
|||||||
† |
23-24 |
Milwaukee |
82 |
82 |
40.1 |
.577 |
.690 |
16.0 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
31.7 |
|||||
24-25 |
Milwaukee |
81 |
81 |
44.2 |
.574 |
.689 |
16.6 |
4.6 |
2.9 |
34.8 |
||||||
25-26 |
Milwaukee |
76 |
76 |
42.8 |
.554 |
.713 |
16.1 |
5.0 |
2.7 |
30.2 |
||||||
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 |
||
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 |
||
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 |
||
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 |
||
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 |
|
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 |
|
† |
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 |
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 |
|
† |
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 |
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 |
|
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 |
|
† |
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 |
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 |
|
† |
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 |
† |
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 |
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 |
||
Totals
Season |
Age |
Team |
GP |
GS |
W-L |
MIN |
FGM |
FGA |
FTM |
FTA |
OFF |
DEF |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TOV |
PF |
PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22-23 |
Milwaukee |
82 |
56-26 |
3,534 |
938 |
1,810 |
485 |
743 |
1,190 |
337 |
283 |
2,361 |
|||||||
† |
23-24 |
Milwaukee |
82 |
82 |
66-16 |
3,288 |
1,063 |
1,843 |
470 |
681 |
1,311 |
272 |
264 |
2,596 |
|||||
24-25 |
Milwaukee |
81 |
81 |
62-19 |
3,583 |
1,159 |
2,019 |
504 |
732 |
1,346 |
370 |
235 |
2,822 |
||||||
25-26 |
Milwaukee |
76 |
76 |
54-22 |
3,254 |
982 |
1,772 |
328 |
460 |
1,224 |
379 |
208 |
2,292 |
||||||
26-27 |
Milwaukee |
81 |
81 |
58-23 |
3,548 |
948 |
1,759 |
295 |
420 |
287 |
891 |
1,178 |
386 |
112 |
283 |
238 |
2,191 |
||
27-28 |
Milwaukee |
65 |
64 |
35-30 |
2,747 |
812 |
1,584 |
325 |
426 |
194 |
718 |
912 |
264 |
65 |
212 |
205 |
1,949 |
||
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 |
||
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 |
||
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 |
|
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 |
|
† |
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 |
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 |
|
† |
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 |
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 |
|
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 |
|
† |
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 |
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 |
|
† |
39-40 |
Los Angeles |
78 |
78 |
63-15 |
2,441 |
560 |
993 |
245 |
343 |
152 |
371 |
523 |
203 |
49 |
97 |
186 |
245 |
1,366 |
† |
40-41 |
Los Angeles |
80 |
80 |
60-20 |
2,308 |
480 |
903 |
205 |
269 |
118 |
360 |
478 |
135 |
48 |
92 |
159 |
216 |
1,165 |
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 |
||
Career highs
Regular season
Stat |
High |
Opponent |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Points |
55 |
vs. Boston Celtics |
|
Field goals made, no misses |
11-11 |
vs. Phoenix Suns |
|
Field goals made |
24 |
vs. Houston Rockets |
|
Field goal attempts |
39 |
at Los Angeles Lakers |
|
Free throws made |
20 |
at Boston Celtics |
|
Free throw attempts |
25 |
at Boston Celtics |
|
Rebounds |
34 |
vs. Detroit Pistons |
|
Defensive rebounds |
29 |
vs. Detroit Pistons |
|
Assists |
14 |
at Seattle SuperSonics |
|
Minutes played |
60 |
at Cleveland Cavaliers |
Playoffs
Stat |
High |
Opponent |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Points |
46 |
vs. Philadelphia 76ers |
|
Field goals made |
20 |
at Chicago Bulls |
|
Field goal attempts |
37 |
vs. Los Angeles Lakers |
|
Free throws made |
13 |
vs. Golden State Warriors |
|
Free throw attempts |
18 |
vs. Golden State Warriors |
|
Rebounds |
31 |
vs. New York Knicks |
|
Defensive rebounds |
18 |
vs. Golden State Warriors |
|
Assists |
11 |
at New York Knicks |
|
Steals |
6 |
at Portland Trail Blazers |
|
Blocked shots |
9 |
vs. Golden State Warriors |
40-point games
70 times in the regular season
55 with Milwaukee Bucks
15 with Los Angeles Lakers
50-point games
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 .
Points |
Opponent |
Home/Away |
Date |
Minutes |
FGM |
FGA |
FTM |
FTA |
Rebounds |
Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
55 |
Boston Celtics |
Home |
47 |
23 |
36 |
9 |
11 |
18 |
3 |
|
53 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Away |
45 |
20 |
32 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
3 |
|
53 |
Boston Celtics |
Away |
48 |
22 |
31 |
9 |
14 |
14 |
7 |
|
53 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Away |
48 |
23 |
31 |
7 |
9 |
14 |
8 |
|
53 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Home |
48 |
18 |
28 |
17 |
22 |
13 |
9 |
|
52 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Home |
43 |
18 |
29 |
16 |
20 |
10 |
1 |
|
51 |
Seattle SuperSonics |
Neutral |
min |
18 |
25 |
15 |
23 |
reb |
ast |
|
51 |
Boston Celtics |
Away |
48 |
21 |
36 |
9 |
14 |
17 |
7 |
|
50 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Away |
46 |
22 |
39 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
2 |
|
50 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Home |
45 |
18 |
30 |
14 |
16 |
15 |
11 |
Top shot-blocking efforts
Occurred in playoff competition |
Blocks |
Opponent |
Home/Away |
Date |
Minutes |
Points |
Rebounds |
Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 |
Detroit Pistons |
Away |
46 |
29 |
21 |
2 |
|
11 |
Detroit Pistons |
Home |
43 |
27 |
16 |
4 |
|
11 |
Kansas City Kings |
Home |
41 |
25 |
15 |
3 |
|
10 |
Detroit Pistons |
Home |
53 |
19 |
16 |
5 |
|
10 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Home |
49 |
39 |
23 |
5 |
|
10 |
Atlanta Hawks |
Home |
39 |
28 |
15 |
2 |
|
10 |
Detroit Pistons |
Home |
35 |
19 |
10 |
0 |
|
9 |
Phoenix Suns |
Away |
39 |
18 |
17 |
2 |
|
9 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Away |
45 |
30 |
20 |
5 |
|
9 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
Home |
46 |
41 |
20 |
3 |
|
9 |
Phoenix Suns |
Home |
26 |
28 |
12 |
1 |
|
9 |
Golden State Warriors |
Home |
40 |
40 |
19 |
3 |
|
9 |
New Orleans Jazz |
Away |
48 |
34 |
16 |
6 |
|
9 |
Chicago Bulls |
Away |
44 |
18 |
10 |
8 |
|
9 |
Indiana Pacers |
Away |
40 |
25 |
13 |
8 |
NBA records and former records
Regular season
Service
Seasons: 20 (Milwaukee Bucks, —; Los Angeles Lakers, —)
:*Broken by Robert Parish in
Games, career: 1,560
:*Broken by Robert Parish on April 6, 1996
Minutes, career: 57,446
Scoring
Points, career: 38,387
Seasons scoring 2,000 or more points: 9 (—, —, —)
:*Broken by Michael Jordan and Karl Malone in
Seasons scoring 1,000 or more points: 19 (—)
Consecutive games scoring 10 or more points: 787, December 4, 1977 to December 2, 1987
:*Broken by Michael Jordan on December 30, 1997
Field goals
Field goals made, career: 15,837
Field goal attempts, career: 28,307
Rebounding
Defensive rebounds, career: 9,394
:*Broken by Robert Parish on January 26, 1994
Defensive rebounds, season: 1,111 ()
Defensive rebounds, game: 29, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons, December 14, 1975
Personal fouls
Personal fouls, career: 4,657
Blocked shots
Seasons leading the league in blocked shots: 4 (—, —)
:*Tied by Mark Eaton and Marcus Camby
Consecutive seasons leading the league in blocked shots: 2 (—, —)
:*Broken by Dikembe Mutombo in
Blocked shots, career: 3,189
:*Broken by Hakeem Olajuwon on April 21, 1996
Playoffs
Service
Years played: 18
Games, career: 237
:*Broken by Robert Horry on May 13, 2008
Minutes played, career: 8,851
:*Broken by Tim Duncan on June 12, 2014
Minutes played, 7-game series: 345, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics, 1974 NBA Finals
Scoring
Points, career: 5,762
:*Broken by Michael Jordan on May 31, 1998
Consecutive games scoring 20 or more points: 57, April 13, 1973 to April 5, 1981
:*Broken by Michael Jordan on May 2, 1993
Consecutive games scoring 20 or more points, from start of playoff career: 27
Field goals
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
:*Broken by Michael Jordan on June 10, 1998
Rebounding
Offensive rebounds, 5-game series: 29, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 1974 Western Conference Semifinals
:*Broken by Hakeem Olajuwon in 1985
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
:*Broken by Jack Sikma in 1979
Defensive rebounds, 7-game series: 95, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors, 1977 Western Conference Semifinals
Blocked shots
Blocked shots, career: 476
:*Broken by Tim Duncan on May 31, 2012
Blocked shots, 3-game series: 15, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets, 1979 Western Conference First Round
:*Broken by Manute Bol in 1989
Blocked shots, 4-game series: 15, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 1977 Western Conference Finals
:*Broken by Mark Eaton in 1986
Blocked shots, game: 9, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors, April 22, 1977
:*Broken by Mark Eaton on April 26, 1985
Personal fouls
Personal fouls, career: 797
Finals
Service
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)
:*Broken by Garfield Heard and Jo Jo White on June 4, 1976 (3 OT)
Scoring
Points, 4-game series: 108, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Baltimore Bullets, 1971
:*Broken by Rick Barry in 1975
Scoring 20 or more points in all games, 7-game series: Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics, 1974
:*Also achieved by Bob Pettit (1960), Elgin Baylor (1962), Jerry West (1962, 1969, 1970), Larry Bird (1984), Hakeem Olajuwon (1994) and Kobe Bryant (2010)
Field goals
Highest field goal percentage, 4-game series: .605 (46—76), Milwaukee Bucks vs. Baltimore Bullets, 1971
:*Broken by Derrek Dickey in 1975
Field goals, 4-game series: 46, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Baltimore Bullets, 1971
Blocked shots
Blocked shots, career: 116
Blocked shots, 6-game series: 23, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1980
:*Broken by Tim Duncan in 2003
All-Star
Points, career: 251
:*Broken by Michael Jordan in 2003
Games, career: 18
Minutes, career: 449
Field goals made, career: 105
:*Broken by Michael Jordan in 2003
Field goal attempts, career: 213
:*Broken by Michael Jordan in 2003
Blocked shots, career: 31
Personal fouls, career: 57
Personal fouls, game: 6 (1970)
Other records
All-NBA Team selections: 15
:*Tied by Kobe Bryant
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 ()
:*Averaged 4.1 blocks and 16.9 rebounds per game.
:*The other four players are Bill Walton (), Hakeem Olajuwon (), Ben Wallace (), and Dwight Howard (, ).
Only player in NBA history to win the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award with two different teams
:*Abdul-Jabbar won the award with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971 and with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1985.
One of thirteen players in NBA history to win at least six NBA championships
:*Includes Scottie Pippen (6), Michael Jordan (6), Bob Cousy (6), Robert Horry (7), Frank Ramsey (7), Jim Loscutoff (7), John Havlicek (8), Satch Sanders (8), K. C. Jones (8), Tom Heinsohn (8), Sam Jones (10), and Bill Russell (11)