Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1996
- College
- UCLA
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1996
- College
- UCLA
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 61
- CAR
- 1,004
- YDS
- 3,411
- AVG
- 3.4
- TD
- 33
- LNG
- 45
- FD
- 191
- FUM
- 9
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CAR, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 50+ CAR; AVG: 4+ games, 100+ CAR; LNG, FD: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | MIA | 16 | 307 | 1,116 | 3.6 | 11 | 29 | 64 | 4 |
| 1997 | MIA | 16 | 283 | 892 | 3.2 | 15 | 22 | 64 | 3 |
| 1998 | MIA | 15 | 270 | 960 | 3.6 | 6 | 45 | 43 | 2 |
| 1999 |  MIA/CLE | 3 | 143 | 445 | 3.1 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | IND | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- CAR
- 35
- YDS
- 116
- AVG
- 3.3
- TD
- 1
- LNG
- 18
- FD
- 9
- FUM
- 0
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 61
- CAR
- 16.5
- YDS
- 55.9
- AVG
- 3.4
- TD
- 0.5
- LNG
- 45
- FD
- 3.1
- FUM
- 0.1
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | MIA | 16 | 19.2 | 69.8 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 29 | 4 | 0.3 |
| 1997 | MIA | 16 | 17.7 | 55.8 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 22 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 1998 | MIA | 15 | 18 | 64 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 45 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | MIA/CLE | 3 | 47.7 | 148.3 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 21 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 2000 | IND | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
What were Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar's career stats?
ESPN's season-by-season log for Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar covers 5 seasons with the Dolphins and the Colts; its career totals count every season. He had 1,004 carries for 3,411 yards, 90 catches for 586 yards and scored 35 touchdowns. His best season was 1996: 1,116 rushing yards, 11 rushing touchdowns and 3.6 yards per carry.
League leaderboards and awards
5 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1996 to 2000
Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar led the NFL in rushing touchdowns (1997); finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
All-time career rank
- 184th in rushing yards (3,411)
- 125th in rushing touchdowns (33)
Among the 2,691 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Rushing Touchdowns: 1996 (6th), 1997 (1st)
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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