What was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar field goal percentage?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American former professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers.

What did Kareem average at 37?

He averaged 24.6 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.6 blocks in 1,560 regular-season games. He was selected to play in 19 All-Star games. He won the Rookie of the Year award, 6 MVP awards, 2 Finals MVP awards and 6 NBA championships. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1995.

What was Kareem's skyhook percentage?

Kareem was a 56 percent shooter for his career and had only one season -- his last, in 1988-89 -- in which he failed to make at least half of his shots. So even while the latest generation has found more exciting ways to score, they haven't found anything more effective.

Did Kareem ever make a 3 point shot?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played half his pro career with no 3-point line and half of his career with it. He was 1-for-18 from behind the arc in his career.

How many 3's did Shaq make?

Throughout the course of his 19-year NBA career, O'Neal attempted 22 three-pointers. He made just one.

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Did Wilt ever make a 3?

Wilt Chamberlain Swishes 4 3-Point Hook Shots in a Row to Win a Bet | Bleacher Report | Latest News, Videos and Highlights.

What was Shaquille O Neal's free-throw percentage?

Shaquille O'Neal's free-throw shooting percentage in the regular season (52.7%) is the fifth-worst in NBA history among players with a minimum of 1,200 free throws missed in their careers.

Why was Kareem not an All Star in 78?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wasn't chosen for what it would have been his ninth consecutive NBA All-Star Game, in a season he missed 20 because of a broken hand after punching Bucks rookie Kent Benson (breaking his jaw) in the first game of the competition.

How many MVP's does Kareem Abdul-Jabbar have?

During his entire career with the Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers, Abdul-Jabbar won six NBA championships and six regular season MVP awards (most in NBA history), along with two NBA Finals MVPs.

Has Kareem skyhook been blocked?

The only "legit" block of the sky hook I witnessed was when we were playing the Washington Bullets with Manut Bol. At 7'7", Bol blocked the sky hook from behind Kareem as the ball bounced off the backboard. As Chick crowed (way back when...), "Chamberlain blocks it, what a play by Chamberlain!"

How many Skyhooks did Kareem shoot?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 70 Sky Hooks for His 70th Birthday!

What was Kareems vertical jump?

"It was very frustrating having a 44-inch vertical leap and be way above the rim and not being able to dunk the ball," the 6-foot-4 Thompson said. "Kareem (Abdul-Jabbar, a.k.a. Lew Alcindor) messed it up for everybody. He messed up all my college highlights."

Who is the oldest MVP in NBA history?

Karl Malone is the oldest MVP in a season. He was 35 years old in 1998-99.

Who is the youngest Finals MVP?

Magic Johnson is the youngest Finals MVP in an NBA Finals. He was 20 years old in his rookie season.

Who is the oldest Finals MVP?

In 1985, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the oldest to win at 38 years and 54 days old. Andre Iguodala is the only winner to have not started every game in the series. Jerry West, the first-ever awardee, is the only person to win the award while being on the losing team in the 1969 finals.

Why did Kareem wear goggles?

He would miss the next two games against Stanford and Portland. His cornea would again be scratched during his pro career, which subsequently caused him to wear goggles for eye protection.

How many games did Kareem lose in college?

Playing for renowned coach John Wooden, Alcindor helped lead UCLA to three National Collegiate Athletic Association championships (1967–69), and during his stay at UCLA the team lost only two games.

What was Larry Bird's free throw percentage?

Bird scored 24.3 points per game in his career on a .496 field goal percentage, an .886 free throw percentage, and a .376 percentage on three-point shots.

What is LeBron's free throw percentage?

Free-throw percentage: 78.1%

What was Wilt Chamberlain's free throw percentage?

1. Wilt Chamberlain's stat line was insane, even beyond the 100 points. Chamberlain finished with 100 points on 36-of-63 shooting from the field (57.1 percent) and 28-of-32 shooting from the free throw line (87.5 percent).

How did Wilt Chamberlain average 50?

Outside of that, Chamberlain played every minute of every game, which included seven that went to overtime, one of which went two OTs and another that went three. With Wilt playing every second, he racked up a total of 3,882 minutes. Divide that by 80 games and you get 48.525 minutes per game.

Was Wilt Chamberlain a good shooter?

There were also several aspects of Wilt's game that are frequently forgotten. First, although he could dunk over anyone, he also was a good shooter, and possessed a deadly fade-away jumper and finger-roll.

Did Wilt Chamberlain get 100 points?

That something special was Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia's dominant center, scoring 100 points in a 169-147 win over the Knicks in Hershey, Pa., where Attles reveled in his role of shuffling the ball to Chamberlain as often as possible and Meschery helped make history amid a haze produced by the nearby candy factories ...