Basketball: Hall of Fame
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Full Name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Formerly known as Lew Alcindor
Born April 16, 1947 in New York
Nationality United States
High School Power Memorial (N.Y.) College: UCLA
College UCLA
Drafted by Milwaukee Bucks, 1st overall (1969)
Position Center
Height 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Transactions Traded to Los Angeles Lakers, 6/16/75
Former teams Milwaukee (1969 – 1975)
LA Lakers (1975 – 1989)
Pro career 1969 – 1989
Professional basketball career and statistics
Teams and years
* 1969-75 Milwaukee Bucks
* 1975-89 Los Angeles Lakers
Statistics
* Jersey number - 33
* Games played - 1560 (2nd most in NBA history)
* Field goal % - 55.9 (8th highest in NBA history)
* Free throw % - 72.1
* Three-point % - 5.6 (Note: he made just one three-point field goal in his career)
* Rebounds - 17,440 (3rd most in NBA history)
* Rebounds per game - 11.2 (tied for 24th highest in NBA history)
* Assists - 5660 (31st in NBA history)
* Assist per game - 3.6
* Steals - 1160
* Steals per game - 0.74
* Blocks - 3189 (2nd most in NBA history)
(Note: blocks were not officially tabulated until the 1973-1974 season)
* Blocks per game - 2.57
* Points per game - 24.6 (12th highest)
* Holds NBA career record for:
o Most points in NBA history - 38,387
o Most minutes played (57,446)
o Most field goals made (15,837)
o Most field goals attempted (28,307)
o Most All-Star selections (19)
o Most All-Star games played (18)
o Most playoff games played (237)
Athletic honors
* Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (May 15, 1995)
* College:
o Player of the Year (1967, 1969)
o Three-time First Team All-American (1967-69)
o Three-time NCAA champion (1967, 1968, 1969)
o Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament (1967, 1968, 1969)
o Naismith College Player of the Year (1969)
* National Basketball Association:
o Rookie of the Year (1970)
o Six-time NBA champion (1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988)
o Most Valuable Player (1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980)
o Finals Most Valuable Player (1971, 1985)
o Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportsman of the Year" (1985)
o One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)
o First player in NBA history to play 20 seasons
o #7 in SLAM Magazine's Top 75 NBA Players of all time in 2003.
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