This is a page of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's athletic achievements.

Awards

NBA achievements

  • 10 NBA Finals appearances: 1971, 1974, 1980, 1982–1985, 1987–1989
  • First Team: 1971–1974, 1976–1977, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986[6][7]
  • Second Team: 1970, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1985[6][7]
  • First Team: 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981[8][9]
  • Second Team: 1970, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984[8][9]

College

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


Season Age Team GP GS MIN FG% FT% OFF DEF REB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
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

Totals

Season Age Team GP GS W-L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA OFF DEF REB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
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

Career highs

Regular season

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

Playoffs

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

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 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

30-rebound games

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

Top shot-blocking efforts

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

NBA records and former records

Regular season

Service

Seasons: 20 (Milwaukee Bucks, 1969–70—1974–75; Los Angeles Lakers, 1975–76—1988–89)

Games, career: 1,560

Minutes, career: 57,446

Scoring

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

Field goals made, career: 15,837

Field goal attempts, career: 28,307

Rebounding

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

Personal fouls, career: 4,657

Blocked shots

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

Playoffs

Service

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

Scoring

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

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

Rebounding

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

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

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)

Scoring

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

Field goals

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

Blocked shots, career: 116

Blocked shots, 6-game series: 23, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1980

All-Star

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)

Other records

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

  • Abdul-Jabbar won the award with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971 and with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1985.
  • Achieved by LeBron James with the Miami Heat in 2012 and 2013 and the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016.
  • Also by Kawhi Leonard in 2014 with the San Antonio Spurs and in 2019 with the Toronto Raptors.

One of fourteen players in NBA history to win at least six NBA championships

World Records

Most Points by a Basketball Player in his career (college, regular season, playoffs and all-star): 46,725

See also

NBA

College

References

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