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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar : Wallpapers, Career and Stats

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
One of the NBAs Greatest Players AKA Legend
Position: Center Height: 7'" Weight: 225 lbs. Born: April 16, 1947 in New York, New York High School: Power Memorial in New York, New York College: University of California, Los Angeles Draft: Milwaukee Bucks, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 1969 NBA Draft NBA Debut: October 18, 1969 Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1995


NBA career and statistics

Teams and years
  • 1969–75 Milwaukee Bucks
  • 1975–89 Los Angeles Lakers
Statistics
  • Games played – 1560 (2nd most in NBA history)
  • Field goal % – 55.9 (10th highest in NBA history)
  • Free throw % – 72.1
  • Three-point % – 05.6
  • Rebounds – 17,440 (3rd most in NBA history)
  • Rebounds per game – 11.2 (23rd highest in NBA history)
  • Assists – 5,660 (34th in NBA history)
  • Assist per game – 3.6
  • Steals – 1,160
  • Steals per game – 0.74
  • Blocks – 3,189 (3rd most in NBA history) (Note: blocks were not officially tabulated until the 1973–74 season)
  • Blocks per game – 2.57
  • Points per game – 24.6 (14th highest in NBA history)
  • Holds NBA career record for:
    • Most points (38,387)
    • Most minutes played (57,446)
    • Most field goals made (15,837)
    • Most field goals attempted (28,307)
    • Most All-Star selections (19)
    • Most All-Star games played (18)
Athletic honours
  • Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (May 15, 1995)
  • College:
    • Player of the Year (1967, 1969)
    • Three-time First Team All-American (1967–69)
    • Three-time NCAA champion (1967, 1968, 1969)
    • Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament (1967, 1968, 1969)
    • Naismith College Player of the Year (1969)
    • National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame (2007)
  • National Basketball Association:
    • Rookie of the Year (1970)
    • Six-time NBA champion (1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988)
    • Most Valuable Player (1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980)
    • Sporting News NBA MVP (1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980)
    • Finals Most Valuable Player (1971, 1985)
    • Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportsman of the Year" (1985)
    • One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)
    • First player in NBA history to play 20 seasons
    • #7 in SLAM Magazine's Top 50 NBA Players of all time in 2009.
  • November 16, 2012 – A statue of Abdul-Jabbar was unveiled in front of Staples Center on Chick Hearn Court, in Los Angeles.