The most important stats that embellished his 20-year NBA dominance are as follows:
First overall draft of 1969
Rookie of the Year 1970
A record 6-time NBA Champion (1971, '80, ‘82, '85, '87, and '88)
A record 6-time NBA MVP (1971, '72, '74, '76, '77, and '80)
2-time Finals MVP (1971 and 1985)
2-Scoring Champion
An unbelievable 19-time All-Star Selections (which is the most in NBA history)
Played 18 All-Star games (which is the most in NBA history)
10-time All-NBA first team (1971, '72. '73, '74, '76, '77, '80, '81, '84, and ‘86)
5-time All-Defensive first team (1974, '75, '79, '80, and ‘81)
His career minutes (play) of 57,446 is still the highest in NBA history
His record 15,837 field goals made has never been approached
His literally runaway 38,387 career points ( is the highest in NBA history)
His 17,440 Rebounds (is only the third highest in history)
He parades career average of: 24.6 points per game, 11.2 rebounds per game, and 3.6 Assists per game
He played 1560 professional games, (the second highest in NBA history)
He blocked 3189 shots (the third highest in history)
(*Note that NBA only started counting Blocks in 1973; so, all the blocks Kareem earned between 1969 and the beginning of 1973 were never counted, and never included)
All in all, Kareem remains one of the finest regular and playoff stars. His court dynamics were poetic. And, most experts profess that he was an embodiment of Wilt Chamberlain's solo brilliance and Bill Russell's maestro excellence.
Still revered for his trademark (unblockable) sky-hook shots, Kareem was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1995.
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