Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Charles Oakley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Charles Oakley and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Charles Oakley:
1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar6
Charles Oakley0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar20
Charles Oakley19
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar18
Charles Oakley15
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar19
Charles Oakley1

Honors and Awards

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar6
Charles Oakley0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar2
Charles Oakley0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar10
Charles Oakley0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar15
Charles Oakley0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar5
Charles Oakley1
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar11
Charles Oakley2
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar2
Charles Oakley0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1
Charles Oakley0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar4 *
Charles Oakley0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1
Charles Oakley0
* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6
Charles Oakley 9.7

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2
Charles Oakley 9.5

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6
Charles Oakley 2.5

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9
*
Charles Oakley 1.1

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6
*
Charles Oakley 0.3

Totals Stats

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
Charles Oakley 12,417

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440
Charles Oakley 12,205

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660
Charles Oakley 3,217

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160
*
Charles Oakley 1,351

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189
*
Charles Oakley 384

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560
Charles Oakley 1,282

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559
Charles Oakley .471

3-Point Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056
*
Charles Oakley .253

Free Throw Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721
Charles Oakley .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8
(1972)
Charles Oakley 14.6
(1990)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9
(1976)
Charles Oakley 13.1
(1987)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4
(1979)
Charles Oakley 3.6
(1987)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7
(1978)
*
Charles Oakley 1.6
(1998)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1
(1976)
*
Charles Oakley 0.6
(2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3
Charles Oakley 10.8

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5
Charles Oakley 10.0

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2
Charles Oakley 2.0

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0
*
Charles Oakley 1.2

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4
*
Charles Oakley 0.3

Totals Stats

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762
Charles Oakley 1,550

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481
Charles Oakley 1,445

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767
Charles Oakley 283

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189
*
Charles Oakley 178

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476
*
Charles Oakley 42

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237
Charles Oakley 144

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533
Charles Oakley .459

3-Point Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000
*
Charles Oakley .366

Free Throw Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740
Charles Oakley .755

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2
(1970)
Charles Oakley 20.0
(1987)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2
(1972)
Charles Oakley 15.3
(1987)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1
(1972)
Charles Oakley 3.7
(1995)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7
(1977)
*
Charles Oakley 2.2
(1997)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1
(1979)
*
Charles Oakley 0.7
(1986)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.
Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.