Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Profile: Information, Highlights and Stats with the Lakers
Lakers players: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar basketball profile with complete information including full name, position, height, weight, years as a Laker, career stats, NBA titles won and more.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Profile
NBA Career: |
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| Seasons | Games | Titles | |
| NBA | 20 | Season 1,560 Playoffs 237 |
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
| Season | 24.6 | 11.2 | 3.6 |
| Playoffs | 24.3 | 10.5 | 3.2 |
Lakers Career: |
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| Seasons | Games | Titles | |
| LAL | 14 | Season 1,093 Playoffs 180 |
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
| Season | 22.1 | 9.4 | 3.3 |
| Playoffs | 22.6 | 8.5 | 3.0 |
* Stats updated on May 12, 2025 *
| Full Name: | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr.) |
 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
| Position: | Center | |
| Jersey Number: | 33 (Bucks, Lakers) | |
| Height: | 7-2 / 2.18 mt | |
| Weight: | 225 lbs / 102 kg | |
| Nickname: | Lew, Cap | |
| All-Star: | 19 times (played 18 times) | |
| Born: | April 16, 1947 in New York City, New York, USA | |
| High-School: | Power Memorial in New York, New York | |
| College: | University of California, Los Angeles | |
| Drafted: | by the Milwaukee Bucks with No. 1 overall pick, in round 1 of the 1969 NBA Draft | |
| NBA Teams: | Milwaukee Bucks, 1969-70 to 1974-75 Los Angeles Lakers, 1975-76 to 1988-89 |
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| Lakers Seasons: | 1975-76 to 1988-89 | |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Lakers History - Timeline
 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  1949
2025
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Highlights
Career Totals: |
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
| Season | 38,387 | 17,440 | 5,660 |
| Playoffs | 5,762 | 2,481 | 767 |
- Inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1995
- In Kareem's first season as a Laker (1975-76) he won his fourth Season MVP, but the team missed the playoffs. After that, L.A. advanced to the postseason the next 13 years in a row with Kareem at center, reaching the NBA Finals 8 times and winning 5 championships.
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson were the key members of one of the best basketball teams in history: the "Showtime" Lakers. The incredible collection of players around them included James Worthy, Norm Nixon, Jamaal Wilkes, Michael Cooper, Bob McAdoo, Byron Scott, Kurt Rambis and A.C. Green among others. Those Lakers were part of the greatest NBA rivalry of all times: the 80's version of Lakers vs. Celtics that marked and era and revitalized the league making it famous around the world.
- Abdul-Jabar spent 14 of his 20 seasons with the Lakers and in that time he earned 3 Season MVPs (1975-76, 1976-77 and 1979-80) and one Finals MVP (1985). He also led the league in rebounds once (1975-76) and 3 times in blocked shots (1975-76, 1978-79 and 1979-80). He was selected for 10 All-NBA Teams (6 First Teams), 7 All-Defensive Teams (3 First Team) and 13 All-Star Games.
- On April 5, 1984, playing for the Lakers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar broke Wilt Chamberlain's record for career points, and characteristically he did it with one of his trademarked skyhooks.
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is currently a member of the Lakers coaching staff, where his job is mainly to be a teacher for Andrew Bynum.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Career Stats
Season by season statistics including his numbers with the Lakers.
Season Stats: |
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Season |
Team | Gm | GS | Min | FG% | 3P% | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| 1969-70 | Bucks | 82 | 43.1 | .518 | .653 | 14.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 28.8 | |||||||
| 1970-71 | Bucks | 82 | 40.1 | .577 | .690 | 16.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 31.7 | |||||||
| 1971-72 | Bucks | 81 | 44.2 | .574 | .689 | 16.6 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 34.8 | |||||||
| 1972-73 | Bucks | 76 | 42.8 | .554 | .713 | 16.1 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 30.2 | |||||||
| 1973-74 | Bucks | 81 | 43.8 | .539 | .702 | 3.5 | 11.0 | 14.5 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 27.0 | |||
| 1974-75 | Bucks | 65 | 42.3 | .513 | .763 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 30.0 | |||
| 1975-76 | Lakers | 82 | 41.2 | .529 | .703 | 3.3 | 13.5 | 16.9 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 27.7 | |||
| 1976-77 | Lakers | 82 | 36.8 | .579 | .701 | 3.2 | 10.0 | 13.3 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 26.2 | |||
| 1977-78 | Lakers | 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 | Lakers | 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 | Lakers | 82 | 38.3 | .604 | .000 | .765 | 2.3 | 8.5 | 10.8 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 24.8 | |
| 1980-81 | Lakers | 80 | 37.2 | .574 | .000 | .766 | 2.5 | 7.8 | 10.3 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 26.2 | |
| 1981-82 | Lakers | 76 | 76 | 35.2 | .579 | .000 | .706 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 23.9 |
| 1982-83 | Lakers | 79 | 79 | 32.3 | .588 | .000 | .749 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 21.8 |
| 1983-84 | Lakers | 80 | 80 | 32.8 | .578 | .000 | .723 | 2.1 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 21.5 |
| 1984-85 | Lakers | 79 | 79 | 33.3 | .599 | .000 | .732 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 1985-86 | Lakers | 79 | 79 | 33.3 | .564 | .000 | .765 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 23.4 |
| 1986-87 | Lakers | 78 | 78 | 31.3 | .564 | .333 | .714 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 17.5 |
| 1987-88 | Lakers | 80 | 80 | 28.9 | .532 | .000 | .762 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 14.6 |
| 1988-89 | Lakers | 74 | 74 | 22.9 | .475 | .000 | .739 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 10.1 |
| Career: | 1560 | 36.8 | .559 | .056 | .721 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 11.2 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 24.6 | ||
Playoffs Stats: |
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| Playoffs | Team | Gm | Min | FG% | 3P% | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 1970 | Bucks | 10 | 43.5 | .567 | .733 | 16.8 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 35.2 | |||||||
| 1971 | Bucks | 14 | 41.2 | .515 | .673 | 17.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 26.6 | |||||||
| 1972 | Bucks | 11 | 46.4 | .437 | .704 | 18.2 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 28.7 | |||||||
| 1973 | Bucks | 6 | 46.0 | .428 | .543 | 16.2 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 22.8 | |||||||
| 1974 | Bucks | 16 | 47.4 | .557 | .736 | 4.2 | 11.6 | 15.8 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 32.2 | |||
| 1977 | Lakers | 11 | 42.5 | .607 | .725 | 4.6 | 13.1 | 17.7 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 34.6 | |||
| 1978 | Lakers | 3 | 44.7 | .521 | .556 | 4.7 | 9.0 | 13.7 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 27.0 | ||
| 1979 | Lakers | 8 | 45.9 | .579 | .839 | 2.3 | 10.4 | 12.6 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 28.5 | ||
| 1980 | Lakers | 15 | 41.2 | .572 | - | .790 | 3.4 | 8.7 | 12.1 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 31.9 | |
| 1981 | Lakers | 3 | 44.7 | .462 | - | .714 | 4.3 | 12.3 | 16.7 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 26.7 | |
| 1982 | Lakers | 14 | 35.2 | .520 | - | .632 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 8.5 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 20.4 | |
| 1983 | Lakers | 15 | 39.2 | .568 | .000 | .755 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 27.1 | |
| 1984 | Lakers | 21 | 36.5 | .555 | - | .750 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 23.9 | |
| 1985 | Lakers | 19 | 19 | 32.1 | .560 | - | .777 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 21.9 |
| 1986 | Lakers | 14 | 14 | 34.9 | .557 | - | .787 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 25.9 |
| 1987 | Lakers | 18 | 18 | 31.1 | .530 | .000 | .795 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 19.2 |
| 1988 | Lakers | 24 | 24 | 29.9 | .464 | .000 | .789 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 14.1 |
| 1989 | Lakers | 15 | 15 | 23.4 | .463 | - | .721 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 11.1 |
| Career: | 237 | 37.3 | .533 | .000 | .740 | 2.6 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 24.3 | ||
* Stats updated on May 12, 2025 *
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