List of career achievements by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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This is a page of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's athletic achievements.
Awards
[edit]NBA achievements
[edit]- Naismith Memorial Basketbal Hall of Fame Class of 1995[1]
- 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]
- 2-time scoring champion: 1971, 1972[3]
- 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[4]
- Selected, but did not play for personal reasons in 1973.
- 2-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player: 1971, 1985[5]
- 15-time All-NBA selection:
- 11-time All-Defensive selection:
- NBA All-Rookie selection:
- NBA Rookie of the Year: 1970[12]
- 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[13]
- 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
[edit]- 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)
- 3× First-team All-Pac-8 (1967–1969)
NBA statistics
[edit]† | 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
[edit]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
[edit]Regular season
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]70 times in the regular season
55 with Milwaukee Bucks
15 with Los Angeles Lakers
50-point games
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Service
[edit]Seasons: 20 (Milwaukee Bucks, 1969–70—1974–75; Los Angeles Lakers, 1975–76—1988–89)
- Broken by Robert Parish in 1996–97
Games, career: 1,560
- Broken by Robert Parish on April 6, 1996
Minutes, career: 57,446
Scoring
[edit]Points, career: 38,387
- Broken by LeBron James on February 7, 2023
Seasons scoring 2,000 or more points: 9 (1969–70—1973–74, 1975–76—1976–77, 1979–80—1980–81)
- Broken by Michael Jordan and Karl Malone in 1997–98
Seasons scoring 1,000 or more points: 19 (1969–70—1987–88)
- Broken by LeBron James in 2022–23
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
[edit]Field goals made, career: 15,837
Field goal attempts, career: 28,307
Rebounding
[edit]Defensive rebounds, career: 9,394
- Broken by Robert Parish on January 26, 1994
Defensive rebounds, season: 1,111 (1975–76)
Defensive rebounds, game: 29, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons, December 14, 1975
Personal fouls
[edit]Personal fouls, career: 4,657
Blocked shots
[edit]Seasons leading the league in blocked shots per game: 4 (1974–75—1975–76, 1978–79—1979–80)
- Tied by Mark Eaton and Marcus Camby
Consecutive seasons leading the league in blocked shots: 2 (1974–75—1975–76, 1978–79—1979–80)
- Broken by Dikembe Mutombo in 1995–96
Blocked shots, career: 3,189
- Broken by Hakeem Olajuwon on April 21, 1996
Playoffs
[edit]Service
[edit]Years played: 18
- Tied with Tim Duncan
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
[edit]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
Games scoring 10 or more points, career: 223
- Broken by Tim Duncan on June 12, 2014
Field goals
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Personal fouls, career: 797
Finals
[edit]Service
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Points, career: 251
- Broken by Michael Jordan in 2003
Games, career: 18
Minutes, career: 449
- Broken by LeBron James in 2020
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
[edit]All-NBA Team selections: 15
- Tied by Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, and LeBron James
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]
- Averaged 4.1 blocks and 16.9 rebounds per game.
- The other four players are Bill Walton (1976–77), Hakeem Olajuwon (1989–90), Ben Wallace (2001–02), and Dwight Howard (2008–09, 2009–10).
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
- Also 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), Steve Kerr (9) including 4 as a coach. Sam Jones (10). Bill Russell (11).
See also
[edit]NBA
[edit]- List of NBA career games played leaders
- List of NBA career scoring leaders
- List of NBA career rebounding leaders
- List of NBA career assists leaders
- List of NBA career blocks leaders
- List of NBA career turnovers leaders
- List of NBA career personal fouls leaders
- List of NBA career field goal percentage leaders
- List of NBA career free throw scoring leaders
- List of NBA career minutes played leaders
- List of NBA career triple-double leaders
- List of NBA career playoff scoring leaders
- List of NBA career playoff rebounding leaders
- List of NBA career playoff blocks leaders
- List of NBA career playoff turnovers leaders
- List of NBA career playoff free throw scoring leaders
- List of NBA single-game rebounding leaders
- List of NBA single-game blocks leaders
- List of NBA annual scoring leaders
- List of NBA annual rebounding leaders
- List of NBA annual blocks leaders
- List of NBA single-season rebounding leaders
- List of NBA season field goal percentage leaders
- List of NBA seasons played leaders
- List of NBA rookie single-season scoring leaders
College
[edit]- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 60 or more points in a game
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds
References
[edit]- ^ "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 20, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
- ^ "Most Valuable Player". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ "Yearly Leaders and Records for Points Per Game". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ "Finals Most Valuable Player Award Winners". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ a b "All-NBA Teams". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on January 9, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ a b "All-NBA and All-ABA Teams". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ a b "All-Defensive Teams". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on July 17, 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ a b "All-Defensive Teams". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ "All-Rookie Teams". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ "All-Rookie Teams". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ "NBA Postseason Awards: Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on March 29, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ "The New Top 50". SLAM. slamonline.com. June 19, 2009. Archived from the original on June 22, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ Howard becomes youngest player to win top defensive honor Archived 2009-04-24 at the Wayback Machine, nba.com, April 21, 2009, accessed April 22, 2009.
External links
[edit]- Official Kareem Abdul-Jabbar website
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Blog
- Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com