Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

LAL

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Draft1969 · #1

Biography

About Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a retired NBA C whose career spanned 20 seasons, ending in 1988-89 with LAL. Over 1560 career games, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar averaged 24.6 points, 11.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.

Draft Info

Drafted 1969 · Round 1, Pick 1 (#1 overall) · Milwaukee Bucks

Career Averages

24.6 PTS

11.2 REB

3.6 AST

0.9 STL

Awards & Honors

6x MVP6x Champion2x Finals MVP2x Scoring Title19x All-Star15x All-NBARookie of the Year

Honours: official NBA awards record, as of 2026-10-07. Scoring titles derived from season totals under NBA qualification rules.

Season Stats — Career Table

Season Stats

Season	Team	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%
1969-70	MIL	82	28.8	14.5	4.1	—	—	51.8%
1970-71	MIL	82	31.7	16.0	3.3	—	—	57.7%
1971-72	MIL	81	34.8	16.6	4.6	—	—	57.4%
1972-73	MIL	76	30.2	16.1	5.0	—	—	55.4%
1973-74	MIL	81	27.0	14.5	4.8	1.4	3.5	53.9%
1974-75	MIL	65	30.0	14.0	4.1	1.0	3.3	51.3%
1975-76	LAL	82	27.7	16.9	5.0	1.5	4.1	52.9%
1976-77	LAL	82	26.2	13.3	3.9	1.2	3.2	57.9%
1977-78	LAL	62	25.8	12.9	4.3	1.7	3.0	55.0%
1978-79	LAL	80	23.8	12.8	5.4	0.9	4.0	57.7%
1979-80	LAL	82	24.8	10.8	4.5	1.0	3.4	60.4%
1980-81	LAL	80	26.2	10.3	3.4	0.7	2.9	57.4%
1981-82	LAL	76	23.9	8.7	3.0	0.8	2.7	57.9%
1982-83	LAL	79	21.8	7.5	2.5	0.8	2.2	58.8%
1983-84	LAL	80	21.5	7.3	2.6	0.7	1.8	57.8%
1984-85	LAL	79	22.0	7.9	3.2	0.8	2.1	59.9%
1985-86	LAL	79	23.4	6.1	3.5	0.8	1.6	56.4%
1986-87	LAL	78	17.5	6.7	2.6	0.6	1.2	56.4%
1987-88	LAL	80	14.6	6.0	1.7	0.6	1.1	53.2%
1988-89	LAL	74	10.1	4.5	1.0	0.5	1.1	47.5%

1969-70 MIL 82 GP

PTS 28.8
REB 14.5
AST 4.1
STL —
BLK —
FG% 51.8%
1970-71 MIL 82 GP

PTS 31.7
REB 16.0
AST 3.3
STL —
BLK —
FG% 57.7%
1971-72 MIL 81 GP

PTS 34.8
REB 16.6
AST 4.6
STL —
BLK —
FG% 57.4%
1972-73 MIL 76 GP

PTS 30.2
REB 16.1
AST 5.0
STL —
BLK —
FG% 55.4%
1973-74 MIL 81 GP

PTS 27.0
REB 14.5
AST 4.8
STL 1.4
BLK 3.5
FG% 53.9%
1974-75 MIL 65 GP

PTS 30.0
REB 14.0
AST 4.1
STL 1.0
BLK 3.3
FG% 51.3%
1975-76 LAL 82 GP

PTS 27.7
REB 16.9
AST 5.0
STL 1.5
BLK 4.1
FG% 52.9%
1976-77 LAL 82 GP

PTS 26.2
REB 13.3
AST 3.9
STL 1.2
BLK 3.2
FG% 57.9%
1977-78 LAL 62 GP

PTS 25.8
REB 12.9
AST 4.3
STL 1.7
BLK 3.0
FG% 55.0%
1978-79 LAL 80 GP

PTS 23.8
REB 12.8
AST 5.4
STL 0.9
BLK 4.0
FG% 57.7%
1979-80 LAL 82 GP

PTS 24.8
REB 10.8
AST 4.5
STL 1.0
BLK 3.4
FG% 60.4%
1980-81 LAL 80 GP

PTS 26.2
REB 10.3
AST 3.4
STL 0.7
BLK 2.9
FG% 57.4%
1981-82 LAL 76 GP

PTS 23.9
REB 8.7
AST 3.0
STL 0.8
BLK 2.7
FG% 57.9%
1982-83 LAL 79 GP

PTS 21.8
REB 7.5
AST 2.5
STL 0.8
BLK 2.2
FG% 58.8%
1983-84 LAL 80 GP

PTS 21.5
REB 7.3
AST 2.6
STL 0.7
BLK 1.8
FG% 57.8%
1984-85 LAL 79 GP

PTS 22.0
REB 7.9
AST 3.2
STL 0.8
BLK 2.1
FG% 59.9%
1985-86 LAL 79 GP

PTS 23.4
REB 6.1
AST 3.5
STL 0.8
BLK 1.6
FG% 56.4%
1986-87 LAL 78 GP

PTS 17.5
REB 6.7
AST 2.6
STL 0.6
BLK 1.2
FG% 56.4%
1987-88 LAL 80 GP

PTS 14.6
REB 6.0
AST 1.7
STL 0.6
BLK 1.1
FG% 53.2%
1988-89 LAL 74 GP

PTS 10.1
REB 4.5
AST 1.0
STL 0.5
BLK 1.1
FG% 47.5%

— = not recorded by the league in that season (for example rebounds before 1950-51, steals and blocks before 1973-74).