Last played for the Los Angeles Lakers, 1988-89
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 |  LAL | 27.7 | 16.9 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 56.7 | 41.2 | 82 |
| 1976-77 | LAL | 26.2 | 13.3 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 60.8 | 36.8 | 82 |
| 1977-78 | LAL | 25.8 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 58.9 | 36.5 | 62 |
| 1978-79 | LAL | 23.8 | 12.8 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 61.2 | 39.5 | 80 |
| 1979-80 | LAL | 24.8 | 10.8 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 63.9 | 38.3 | 82 |
| 1980-81 | LAL | 26.2 | 10.3 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 61.6 | 37.2 | 80 |
| 1981-82 | LAL | 23.9 | 8.7 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 60.8 | 35.2 | 76 |
| 1982-83 | LAL | 21.8 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 61.9 | 32.3 | 79 |
| 1983-84 | LAL | 21.5 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 60.8 | 32.8 | 80 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 22.0 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 62.8 | 33.3 | 79 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 23.4 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 60.3 | 33.3 | 79 |
| 1986-87 | LAL | 17.5 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 59.7 | 31.3 | 78 |
| 1987-88 | LAL | 14.6 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 57.0 | 28.9 | 80 |
| 1988-89 | LAL | 10.1 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 51.1 | 22.9 | 74 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | LAL | 2,275 | 1,383 | 413 | 119 | 338 | 0 | 914 | 0 |
| 1976-77 | LAL | 2,152 | 1,090 | 319 | 101 | 261 | 0 | 888 | 0 |
| 1977-78 | LAL | 1,600 | 801 | 269 | 103 | 185 | 208 | 663 | 0 |
| 1978-79 | LAL | 1,903 | 1,025 | 431 | 76 | 316 | 282 | 777 | 0 |
| 1979-80 | LAL | 2,034 | 886 | 371 | 81 | 280 | 297 | 835 | 0 |
| 1980-81 | LAL | 2,095 | 821 | 272 | 59 | 228 | 249 | 836 | 0 |
| 1981-82 | LAL | 1,818 | 659 | 225 | 63 | 207 | 230 | 753 | 0 |
| 1982-83 | LAL | 1,722 | 592 | 200 | 61 | 170 | 200 | 722 | 0 |
| 1983-84 | LAL | 1,717 | 587 | 211 | 55 | 143 | 221 | 716 | 0 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 1,735 | 622 | 249 | 63 | 162 | 197 | 723 | 0 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 1,846 | 478 | 280 | 67 | 130 | 203 | 755 | 0 |
| 1986-87 | LAL | 1,366 | 523 | 203 | 49 | 97 | 186 | 560 | 1 |
| 1987-88 | LAL | 1,165 | 478 | 135 | 48 | 92 | 159 | 480 | 0 |
| 1988-89 | LAL | 748 | 334 | 74 | 38 | 85 | 95 | 313 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | LAL | 24.2 | 14.8 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 56.7 | 41.2 | 82 |
| 1976-77 | LAL | 25.6 | 13.0 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 60.8 | 36.8 | 82 |
| 1977-78 | LAL | 25.4 | 12.7 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 58.9 | 36.5 | 62 |
| 1978-79 | LAL | 21.7 | 11.7 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 61.2 | 39.5 | 80 |
| 1979-80 | LAL | 23.3 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 63.9 | 38.3 | 82 |
| 1980-81 | LAL | 25.4 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 61.6 | 37.2 | 80 |
| 1981-82 | LAL | 24.4 | 8.9 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 60.8 | 35.2 | 76 |
| 1982-83 | LAL | 24.3 | 8.4 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 61.9 | 32.3 | 79 |
| 1983-84 | LAL | 23.6 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 60.8 | 32.8 | 80 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 23.8 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 62.8 | 33.3 | 79 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 25.3 | 6.6 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 60.3 | 33.3 | 79 |
| 1986-87 | LAL | 20.1 | 7.7 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 59.7 | 31.3 | 78 |
| 1987-88 | LAL | 18.2 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 57.0 | 28.9 | 80 |
| 1988-89 | LAL | 15.9 | 7.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 51.1 | 22.9 | 74 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
ESPN's season-by-season log for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar covers 14 seasons with the Lakers; its career totals count every season. He scored 38,387 points with 12,369 rebounds and 5,660 assists in 1,560 games — 24.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. His best season was 1975-76: 2,275 points, 1,383 rebounds and 413 assists.
14 seasons, 13 postseasons, 1975-76 to 1988-89
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sits top 10 all time in points and blocks.
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.