Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Seasons
- 1969-70 to 1988-89
- Position
- C
- Height
- 7′2″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Born
- Apr 16, 1947
- College
- UCLA
- Draft
- 1969, round 1, pick 1
6Championships
6MVP awards
15All-League teams
19All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 24.6
- True shooting
- .592
- Effective FG
- .572
- Usage rate
- 24.3
- Win shares
- 273.3
- WS per 48
- .228
- Box plus/minus
- 5.7
- VORP
- 85.9
- Best season, WS
- 25.4
- Best season, BPM
- 9.4
- MVP vote shares
- 6.10
- Finals appearances
- 10
League-leading seasons: 2 scoring, 1 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 4 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | MIL | 22 | 82 | 3,534 | 22.5 | .552 | .518 | – | 9.3 | 4.5 | 13.8 | .187 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1970-71 | MIL | 23 | 82 | 3,288 | 29.0 | .606 | .577 | – | 17.0 | 5.3 | 22.3 | .326 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 | MIL | 24 | 81 | 3,583 | 29.9 | .603 | .574 | – | 18.3 | 7.1 | 25.4 | .340 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 | MIL | 25 | 76 | 3,254 | 28.5 | .580 | .554 | – | 14.4 | 7.5 | 21.9 | .322 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 | MIL | 26 | 81 | 3,548 | 24.4 | .564 | .539 | – | 10.6 | 7.9 | 18.4 | .250 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.6 | – | 89 |
| 1974-75 | MIL | 27 | 65 | 2,747 | 26.4 | .550 | .513 | – | 8.1 | 4.8 | 12.9 | .225 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 7.6 | 6.7 | – | 92 |
| 1975-76 | LAL | 28 | 82 | 3,379 | 27.2 | .567 | .529 | – | 9.8 | 7.2 | 17.0 | .242 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | – | 90 |
| 1976-77 | LAL | 29 | 82 | 3,016 | 27.8 | .608 | .579 | – | 11.9 | 5.9 | 17.8 | .283 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 9.4 | 8.7 | – | 92 |
| 1977-78 | LAL | 30 | 62 | 2,265 | 29.2 | .589 | .550 | 27.0 | 7.7 | 4.4 | 12.1 | .257 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 9.3 | 6.5 | 113 | 94 |
| 1978-79 | LAL | 31 | 80 | 3,157 | 25.5 | .612 | .577 | 23.3 | 8.8 | 5.6 | 14.4 | .219 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 115 | 98 |
| 1979-80 | LAL | 32 | 82 | 3,143 | 25.3 | .639 | .604 | 24.1 | 9.5 | 5.3 | 14.8 | .227 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 118 | 100 |
| 1980-81 | LAL | 33 | 80 | 2,976 | 25.5 | .616 | .574 | 26.3 | 9.6 | 4.6 | 14.3 | .230 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 118 | 101 |
| 1981-82 | LAL | 34 | 76 | 2,677 | 23.4 | .608 | .579 | 25.6 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 10.7 | .192 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 116 | 104 |
| 1982-83 | LAL | 35 | 79 | 2,554 | 23.6 | .619 | .588 | 24.6 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 10.9 | .205 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 118 | 104 |
| 1983-84 | LAL | 36 | 80 | 2,622 | 21.3 | .608 | .578 | 25.1 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 8.9 | .163 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 115 | 107 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 37 | 79 | 2,630 | 22.9 | .628 | .599 | 24.3 | 7.6 | 3.6 | 11.2 | .204 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 120 | 105 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 38 | 79 | 2,629 | 22.7 | .603 | .564 | 26.6 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 10.8 | .197 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 118 | 106 |
| 1986-87 | LAL | 39 | 78 | 2,441 | 17.9 | .597 | .564 | 22.1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 7.5 | .148 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 114 | 107 |
| 1987-88 | LAL | 40 | 80 | 2,308 | 15.8 | .570 | .532 | 21.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 5.3 | .111 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 109 | 107 |
| 1988-89 | LAL | 41 | 74 | 1,695 | 12.9 | .511 | .475 | 20.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | .082 | -1.9 | -0.2 | -2.1 | 0.0 | 104 | 107 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.