List of career achievements by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

This is a page of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's athletic achievements.

NBA achievements

 * Naismith Memorial Basketbal Hall of Fame Class of 1995
 * 6-time NBA champion: 1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988
 * 10 NBA Finals appearances: 1971, 1974, 1980, 1982–1985, 1987–1989


 * 6-time NBA Most Valuable Player: 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980
 * 2-time scoring champion: 1971, 1972
 * 1-time rebounding leader: 1976
 * 4-time blocks leader: 1975–1976, 1979–1980
 * 1-time field goal percentage leader: 1977
 * 19-time NBA All-Star: 1970–1977, 1979–1989
 * Selected, but did not play for personal reasons in 1973.
 * 2-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player: 1971, 1985
 * 15-time All-NBA selection:
 * First Team: 1971–1974, 1976–1977, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986
 * Second Team: 1970, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1985


 * 11-time All-Defensive selection:
 * First Team: 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981
 * Second Team: 1970, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984


 * NBA All-Rookie selection:
 * First Team: 1970


 * NBA Rookie of the Year: 1970
 * 6-time The Sporting News Most Valuable Player: 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980
 * Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year: 1985
 * Ranked #7 by SLAM Magazine's Top 50 Players of All-time
 * Selected in 1996 as one of the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History"
 * Selected in 1996 as member of one of the "Top 10 Teams in NBA History"
 * 1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers (65–17; .793)


 * A statue of Abdul-Jabbar was unveiled in front of Staples Center on Chick Hearn Court in Los Angeles on November 16, 2012.

College

 * National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame (2007)
 * Three-time NCAA champion (1967, 1968, 1969)
 * Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Tournament (1967, 1968, 1969)
 * Player of the Year (1967, 1969)
 * Three-time First Team All-American (1967, 1968, 1969)
 * Naismith College Player of the Year (1969)
 * 3× First-team All-Pac-8 (1967–1969)

40-point games
70 times in the regular season 55 with Milwaukee Bucks 15 with Los Angeles Lakers

50-point games
All of Abdul-Jabbar's 50-point efforts occurred while he played for the Milwaukee Bucks. His career high as a Laker was 48 points against the Portland Trail Blazers on November 26 1975.

30-rebound games
3 times in the regular season

Service
Seasons: 20 (Milwaukee Bucks, —; Los Angeles Lakers, —)
 * Broken by Robert Parish in

Games, career: 1,560
 * Broken by Robert Parish on April 6, 1996

Minutes, career: 57,446

Scoring
Points, career: 38,387
 * Broken by LeBron James on February 7, 2023

Seasons scoring 2,000 or more points: 9 (—, —, —)
 * Broken by Michael Jordan and Karl Malone in

Seasons scoring 1,000 or more points: 19 (—)
 * Broken by LeBron James in

Consecutive games scoring 10 or more points: 787, December 4, 1977 to December 2, 1987
 * Broken by Michael Jordan on December 30, 1997

Field goals
Field goals made, career: 15,837

Field goal attempts, career: 28,307

Rebounding
Defensive rebounds, career: 9,394
 * Broken by Robert Parish on January 26, 1994

Defensive rebounds, season: 1,111

Defensive rebounds, game: 29, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons, December 14, 1975

Personal fouls
Personal fouls, career: 4,657

Blocked shots
Seasons leading the league in blocked shots per game: 4 (—, —)
 * Tied by Mark Eaton and Marcus Camby

Consecutive seasons leading the league in blocked shots: 2 (—, —)
 * Broken by Dikembe Mutombo in

Blocked shots, career: 3,189
 * Broken by Hakeem Olajuwon on April 21, 1996

Service
Years played: 18
 * Tied with Tim Duncan

Games, career: 237
 * Broken by Robert Horry on May 13, 2008

Minutes played, career: 8,851
 * Broken by Tim Duncan on June 12, 2014

Minutes played, 7-game series: 345, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics, 1974 NBA Finals

Scoring
Points, career: 5,762
 * Broken by Michael Jordan on May 31, 1998

Consecutive games scoring 20 or more points: 57, April 13, 1973 to April 5, 1981
 * Broken by Michael Jordan on May 2, 1993

Consecutive games scoring 20 or more points, from start of playoff career: 27

Games scoring 10 or more points, career: 223
 * Broken by Tim Duncan on June 12, 2014

Field goals
Field goals made, career: 2,356

Field goals made, 4-game series: 65, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Chicago Bulls, 1974 Western Conference Finals

Field goal attempts, career: 4,422
 * Broken by Michael Jordan on June 10, 1998

Rebounding
Offensive rebounds, 5-game series: 29, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 1974 Western Conference Semifinals
 * Broken by Hakeem Olajuwon in 1985

Defensive rebounds, 4-game series: 62, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Chicago Bulls, 1974 Western Conference Finals

Defensive rebounds, 5-game series: 61, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 1974 Western Conference Semifinals
 * Broken by Jack Sikma in 1979

Defensive rebounds, 7-game series: 95, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors, 1977 Western Conference Semifinals

Blocked shots
Blocked shots, career: 476
 * Broken by Tim Duncan on May 31, 2012

Blocked shots, 3-game series: 15, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets, 1979 Western Conference First Round
 * Broken by Manute Bol in 1989

Blocked shots, 4-game series: 15, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 1977 Western Conference Finals
 * Broken by Mark Eaton in 1986

Blocked shots, game: 9, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors, April 22, 1977
 * Broken by Mark Eaton on April 26, 1985

Personal fouls
Personal fouls, career: 797

Service
Highest average, minutes per game, any championship series: 49.3, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics, 1974 (345/7)

Minutes, 7-game series: 345, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics, 1974

Minutes, game: 58, Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics, May 10, 1974 (2 OT)
 * Broken by Garfield Heard and Jo Jo White on June 4, 1976 (3 OT)

Scoring
Points, 4-game series: 108, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Baltimore Bullets, 1971
 * Broken by Rick Barry in 1975

Scoring 20 or more points in all games, 7-game series: Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics, 1974
 * Also achieved by Bob Pettit (1960), Elgin Baylor (1962), Jerry West (1962, 1969, 1970), Larry Bird (1984), Hakeem Olajuwon (1994) and Kobe Bryant (2010)

Field goals
Highest field goal percentage, 4-game series: .605 (46—76), Milwaukee Bucks vs. Baltimore Bullets, 1971
 * Broken by Derrek Dickey in 1975

Field goals, 4-game series: 46, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Baltimore Bullets, 1971

Blocked shots
Blocked shots, career: 116

Blocked shots, 6-game series: 23, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1980
 * Broken by Tim Duncan in 2003

All-Star
Points, career: 251
 * Broken by Michael Jordan in 2003

Games, career: 18

Minutes, career: 449
 * Broken by LeBron James in 2020

Field goals made, career: 105
 * Broken by Michael Jordan in 2003

Field goal attempts, career: 213
 * Broken by Michael Jordan in 2003

Blocked shots, career: 31

Personal fouls, career: 57

Personal fouls, game: 6 (1970)

Other records
All-NBA Team selections: 15
 * Tied by Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, and LeBron James

NBA Most Valuable Player Awards (regular season): 6

One of five players in NBA history to lead the league in blocks and rebounding in the same season
 * Averaged 4.1 blocks and 16.9 rebounds per game.
 * The other four players are Bill Walton, Hakeem Olajuwon , Ben Wallace , and Dwight Howard.

One of three players in NBA history to win the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award with two different franchises
 * Abdul-Jabbar won the award with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971 and with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1985.
 * Achieved by LeBron James with the Miami Heat in 2012 and 2013 and the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016.
 * Also by Kawhi Leonard in 2014 with the San Antonio Spurs and in 2019 with the Toronto Raptors.

One of fourteen players in NBA history to win at least six NBA championships
 * Also includes Scottie Pippen (6), Michael Jordan (6), Bob Cousy (6). Robert Horry (7), Frank Ramsey (7), Jim Loscutoff (7). John Havlicek (8), Satch Sanders (8), K. C. Jones (8), Tom Heinsohn (8), Steve Kerr (9) including 4 as a coach. Sam Jones (10). Bill Russell (11).

World Records
Most Points by a Basketball Player in his career (college, regular season, playoffs and all-star): 46,725
 * Broken in 2001 by Oscar Schmidt after scoring his 46,727th career point.

NBA

 * List of NBA career games played leaders
 * List of NBA career scoring leaders
 * List of NBA career rebounding leaders
 * List of NBA career assists leaders
 * List of NBA career blocks leaders
 * List of NBA career turnovers leaders
 * List of NBA career personal fouls leaders
 * List of NBA career field goal percentage leaders
 * List of NBA career free throw scoring leaders
 * List of NBA career minutes played leaders
 * List of NBA career triple-double leaders
 * List of NBA career playoff scoring leaders
 * List of NBA career playoff rebounding leaders
 * List of NBA career playoff blocks leaders
 * List of NBA career playoff turnovers leaders
 * List of NBA career playoff free throw scoring leaders
 * List of NBA single-game rebounding leaders
 * List of NBA single-game blocks leaders
 * List of NBA annual scoring leaders
 * List of NBA annual rebounding leaders
 * List of NBA annual blocks leaders
 * List of NBA single-season rebounding leaders
 * List of NBA season field goal percentage leaders
 * List of NBA seasons played leaders
 * List of NBA rookie single-season scoring leaders

College

 * List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 60 or more points in a game
 * List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds