Charles Oakley

Seasons 1985-86–2003-04 · 19 on record · Ht 6-9 · b. 1963

All-Star2× All-Defense

Player info

Nickname	Oak Tree, Oak
Position	PF
Number	#34 (also #33)
Team	Houston Rockets
Height	6-9
Weight	225 lb
Born	1963-12-18
College	Virginia Union
Drafted	1985 · Round 1, Pick 9 · Cleveland Cavaliers
Seasons	1985-86–2003-04 (19)

Career averages

9.7 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 2.5 APG · 1282 games · .471 FG% · .253 3P%.

Stats by season — per game

Season	Tm	Age	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	PER	TS%
1985-86	CHI	22	77	23.0	.519	0.000	.662	8.6	1.7	0.9	0.4	9.6	16.5	.561
1986-87	CHI	23	82	36.3	.445	.367	.686	13.1	3.6	1.0	0.4	14.5	14.2	.493
1987-88	CHI	24	82	34.3	.483	.250	.727	13.0	3.0	0.8	0.3	12.4	15.4	.543
1988-89	NYK	25	82	31.8	.510	.250	.773	10.5	2.3	1.3	0.2	12.9	14.8	.560
1989-90	NYK	26	61	36.0	.524	0.000	.761	11.9	2.4	1.0	0.3	14.6	15.9	.580
1990-91	NYK	27	76	36.0	.516	0.000	.784	12.1	2.7	0.8	0.2	11.2	13.6	.585
1991-92	NYK	28	82	28.2	.522	0.000	.735	8.5	1.6	0.8	0.2	6.2	11.3	.558
1992-93	NYK	29	82	27.2	.508	0.000	.722	8.6	1.5	1.0	0.2	6.9	12.6	.556
1993-94	NYK	30	82	35.8	.478	0.000	.776	11.8	2.7	1.3	0.2	11.8	15.3	.540
1994-95	NYK	31	50	31.3	.489	.250	.793	8.9	2.5	1.2	0.1	10.1	14.3	.551
1995-96	NYK	32	53	33.5	.471	.269	.833	8.7	2.6	1.1	0.3	11.4	15.1	.559
1996-97	NYK	33	80	35.9	.488	.263	.808	9.8	2.8	1.4	0.3	10.8	14.2	.545
1997-98	NYK	34	79	34.6	.440	0.000	.851	9.2	2.5	1.6	0.3	9.0	13.1	.475
1998-99	TOR	35	50	32.7	.428	.200	.807	7.5	3.4	0.9	0.4	7.0	10.8	.479
1999-00	TOR	36	80	30.4	.418	.341	.776	6.8	3.2	1.3	0.6	6.9	10.1	.459
2000-01	TOR	37	78	35.5	.388	.224	.836	9.5	3.4	1.0	0.6	9.6	11.6	.439
2001-02	CHI	38	57	24.3	.369	.167	.750	6.0	2.0	0.9	0.2	3.8	6.6	.392
2002-03	WAS	39	42	12.2	.418	—	.824	2.5	1.0	0.3	0.1	1.8	8.3	.529
2003-04	HOU	40	7	3.6	.333	—	.833	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.3	8.1	.521

Stats by season — totals

Season	Tm	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
1985-86	CHI	77	30	1,772	281	541	.519	0	3	178	269	664	133	68	30	175	740
1986-87	CHI	82	81	2,980	468	1,052	.445	11	30	245	357	1074	296	85	36	299	1,192
1987-88	CHI	82	82	2,816	375	776	.483	3	12	261	359	1066	248	68	28	241	1,014
1988-89	NYK	82	82	2,604	426	835	.510	12	48	197	255	861	187	104	14	248	1,061
1989-90	NYK	61	61	2,196	336	641	.524	0	3	217	285	727	146	64	16	165	889
1990-91	NYK	76	74	2,739	307	595	.516	0	2	239	305	920	204	62	17	215	853
1991-92	NYK	82	82	2,309	210	402	.522	0	3	86	117	700	133	67	15	123	506
1992-93	NYK	82	82	2,230	219	431	.508	0	1	127	176	708	126	85	15	124	565
1993-94	NYK	82	82	2,932	363	760	.478	0	3	243	313	965	218	110	18	193	969
1994-95	NYK	50	49	1,567	192	393	.489	3	12	119	150	445	126	60	7	103	506
1995-96	NYK	53	51	1,775	211	448	.471	7	26	175	210	460	137	58	14	104	604
1996-97	NYK	80	80	2,873	339	694	.488	5	19	181	224	781	221	111	21	171	864
1997-98	NYK	79	79	2,734	307	698	.440	0	6	97	114	724	201	123	22	126	711
1998-99	TOR	50	50	1,633	140	327	.428	1	5	67	83	374	168	46	21	96	348
1999-00	TOR	80	80	2,431	234	560	.418	14	41	66	85	540	253	102	45	154	548
2000-01	TOR	78	77	2,767	305	786	.388	11	49	127	152	741	264	76	48	139	748
2001-02	CHI	57	36	1,383	97	263	.369	1	6	21	28	343	114	49	11	87	216
2002-03	WAS	42	1	514	23	55	.418	0	0	28	34	107	40	13	6	21	74
2003-04	HOU	7	0	25	2	6	.333	0	0	5	6	5	2	0	0	1	9
Career		1282	—	—	4,835	10,263	.471	68	269	2679	3522	12205	3217	1351	384	2785	12,417

Per 36 minutes

Season	Tm	G	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
1985-86	CHI	77	23.0	5.7	11.0	.519	0.0	0.1	3.6	5.5	13.5	2.7	1.4	0.6	3.6	15.0
1986-87	CHI	82	36.3	5.7	12.7	.445	0.1	0.4	3.0	4.3	13.0	3.6	1.0	0.4	3.6	14.4
1987-88	CHI	82	34.3	4.8	9.9	.483	0.0	0.2	3.3	4.6	13.6	3.2	0.9	0.4	3.1	13.0
1988-89	NYK	82	31.8	5.9	11.5	.510	0.2	0.7	2.7	3.5	11.9	2.6	1.4	0.2	3.4	14.7
1989-90	NYK	61	36.0	5.5	10.5	.524	0.0	0.0	3.6	4.7	11.9	2.4	1.0	0.3	2.7	14.6
1990-91	NYK	76	36.0	4.0	7.8	.516	0.0	0.0	3.1	4.0	12.1	2.7	0.8	0.2	2.8	11.2
1991-92	NYK	82	28.2	3.3	6.3	.522	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.8	10.9	2.1	1.0	0.2	1.9	7.9
1992-93	NYK	82	27.2	3.5	7.0	.508	0.0	0.0	2.1	2.8	11.4	2.0	1.4	0.2	2.0	9.1
1993-94	NYK	82	35.8	4.5	9.3	.478	0.0	0.0	3.0	3.8	11.8	2.7	1.4	0.2	2.4	11.9
1994-95	NYK	50	31.3	4.4	9.0	.489	0.1	0.3	2.7	3.4	10.2	2.9	1.4	0.2	2.4	11.6
1995-96	NYK	53	33.5	4.3	9.1	.471	0.1	0.5	3.5	4.3	9.3	2.8	1.2	0.3	2.1	12.3
1996-97	NYK	80	35.9	4.2	8.7	.488	0.1	0.2	2.3	2.8	9.8	2.8	1.4	0.3	2.1	10.8
1997-98	NYK	79	34.6	4.0	9.2	.440	0.0	0.1	1.3	1.5	9.5	2.6	1.6	0.3	1.7	9.4
1998-99	TOR	50	32.7	3.1	7.2	.428	0.0	0.1	1.5	1.8	8.2	3.7	1.0	0.5	2.1	7.7
1999-00	TOR	80	30.4	3.5	8.3	.418	0.2	0.6	1.0	1.3	8.0	3.7	1.5	0.7	2.3	8.1
2000-01	TOR	78	35.5	4.0	10.2	.388	0.1	0.6	1.7	2.0	9.6	3.4	1.0	0.6	1.8	9.7
2001-02	CHI	57	24.3	2.5	6.8	.369	0.0	0.2	0.5	0.7	8.9	3.0	1.3	0.3	2.3	5.6
2002-03	WAS	42	12.2	1.6	3.9	.418	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.4	7.5	2.8	0.9	0.4	1.5	5.2
2003-04	HOU	7	3.6	2.9	8.6	.333	0.0	0.0	7.2	8.6	7.2	2.9	0.0	0.0	1.4	13.0

Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.

Advanced stats

Season	Tm	G	MP	PER	TS%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1985-86	CHI	77	1,772	16.5	.561	19.2	1.7	1.6	3.3	.090	+0.5	-0.9	-0.4	+0.7
1986-87	CHI	82	2,980	14.2	.493	21.3	-1.1	4.6	3.5	.056	-1.7	-0.3	-2.0	+0.0
1987-88	CHI	82	2,816	15.4	.543	17.9	2.0	4.7	6.7	.114	-0.5	-0.1	-0.6	+1.0
1988-89	NYK	82	2,604	14.8	.560	17.8	2.5	3.3	5.7	.106	+0.1	-0.5	-0.4	+1.0
1989-90	NYK	61	2,196	15.9	.580	17.6	3.2	2.8	6.0	.131	+0.3	-0.6	-0.3	+0.9
1990-91	NYK	76	2,739	13.6	.585	15.0	2.6	3.6	6.2	.109	-0.8	-0.2	-1.0	+0.7
1991-92	NYK	82	2,309	11.3	.558	10.9	1.8	3.9	5.7	.119	-1.6	+1.1	-0.4	+0.9
1992-93	NYK	82	2,230	12.6	.556	12.3	2.2	5.1	7.3	.157	-1.2	+1.9	+0.7	+1.5
1993-94	NYK	82	2,932	15.3	.540	16.3	3.7	6.8	10.5	.172	+0.1	+1.5	+1.6	+2.6
1994-95	NYK	50	1,567	14.3	.551	16.4	1.6	2.9	4.5	.138	-0.7	+1.3	+0.7	+1.0
1995-96	NYK	53	1,775	15.1	.559	16.9	2.6	3.0	5.6	.150	-0.1	+1.0	+0.9	+1.3
1996-97	NYK	80	2,873	14.2	.545	15.4	3.1	5.8	8.9	.149	-0.4	+2.1	+1.7	+2.7
1997-98	NYK	79	2,734	13.1	.475	15.0	1.4	5.6	7.0	.122	-1.3	+2.3	+1.0	+2.1
1998-99	TOR	50	1,633	10.8	.479	12.8	0.7	1.4	2.1	.062	-2.2	+0.1	-2.2	-0.1
1999-00	TOR	80	2,431	10.1	.459	13.7	-0.7	2.9	2.2	.044	-3.3	+1.1	-2.2	-0.1
2000-01	TOR	78	2,767	11.6	.439	16.0	0.2	3.5	3.7	.065	-2.2	+0.8	-1.4	+0.4
2001-02	CHI	57	1,383	6.6	.392	12.1	-1.8	1.3	-0.5	-.016	-5.6	+0.5	-5.1	-1.1
2002-03	WAS	42	514	8.3	.529	8.4	0.5	0.5	0.9	.088	-3.6	+0.9	-2.7	-0.1
2003-04	HOU	7	25	8.1	.521	18.4	0.0	0.0	0.1	.147	-6.3	+1.6	-4.7	+0.0
Career		1282	—	—	—	—	—	—	89.4	—	—	—	—	+15.4

PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.

Playoff stats

Season	G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	TS%
1985-86	3	29.3	10.0	10.0	1.0	2.0	0.7	.524	—	.561
1986-87	3	43.0	20.0	15.3	2.0	1.3	0.3	.380	.500	.495
1987-88	10	37.3	10.1	12.8	3.2	0.6	0.4	.440	0.000	.497
1988-89	9	33.2	9.7	11.2	1.2	1.3	0.1	.479	.500	.521
1989-90	10	33.6	12.1	11.0	2.7	1.1	0.2	.512	1.000	.566
1990-91	3	33.3	7.7	10.3	1.0	0.7	0.3	.476	—	.486
1991-92	12	29.5	5.3	9.0	0.7	0.7	0.4	.379	—	.458
1992-93	15	33.8	11.1	11.0	1.1	1.1	0.1	.481	—	.535
1993-94	25	39.7	13.2	11.7	2.4	1.4	0.2	.477	—	.536
1994-95	11	38.3	13.1	8.5	3.7	1.7	0.5	.450	.400	.548
1995-96	8	38.5	13.1	8.6	1.8	1.0	0.0	.500	.333	.559
1996-97	10	35.3	9.8	8.8	1.6	2.2	0.3	.442	0.000	.496
1997-98	10	33.4	8.1	8.5	1.4	1.1	0.2	.408	—	.494
1999-00	3	36.3	10.0	7.7	3.7	2.0	0.3	.483	.286	.510
2000-01	12	32.3	9.2	6.3	1.8	1.0	0.6	.435	.375	.481
Career	144	35.4	10.8	10.0	2.0	1.2	0.3	.459	.366	.522

Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.

Career splits

Split	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
Home	678	9.4	9.4	2.6	456–222
Away	678	9.0	8.6	2.1	293–385
In wins	749	10.0	9.5	2.7	749–0
In losses	607	8.2	8.4	2.0	0–607

Regular-season career splits by venue and result.

Career stats vs each team

Opponent	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
ATL Atlanta Hawks	72	9.7	9.4	2.0	33–39
BOS Boston Celtics	81	9.3	9.1	2.4	44–37
BKN Brooklyn Nets	75	8.8	9.2	2.4	43–32
CHA Charlotte Hornets	53	9.0	8.9	2.6	26–27
CHI Chicago Bulls	51	8.6	8.3	2.5	25–26
CLE Cleveland Cavaliers	69	9.9	9.7	2.4	43–26
DAL Dallas Mavericks	32	10.5	10.2	2.2	15–17
DEN Denver Nuggets	32	9.5	9.3	2.3	20–12
DET Detroit Pistons	69	9.2	9.2	2.0	36–33
GSW Golden State Warriors	32	8.7	8.2	1.9	19–13
HOU Houston Rockets	33	8.6	8.7	2.3	17–16
IND Indiana Pacers	70	9.7	9.2	2.6	42–28
LAC Los Angeles Clippers	32	7.6	9.3	2.2	26–6
LAL Los Angeles Lakers	34	9.4	9.3	2.3	16–18
MEM Memphis Grizzlies	16	9.0	6.5	2.7	11–5
MIA Miami Heat	57	9.1	8.4	2.1	37–20
MIL Milwaukee Bucks	73	9.6	9.0	2.7	39–34
MIN Minnesota Timberwolves	25	8.2	7.4	2.1	12–13
NYK New York Knicks	36	8.9	8.4	2.9	24–12
ORL Orlando Magic	52	9.0	8.6	2.3	27–25
PHI Philadelphia 76ers	76	9.9	10.2	2.6	40–36
PHX Phoenix Suns	30	7.9	8.1	2.0	15–15
POR Portland Trail Blazers	33	8.5	8.3	2.4	14–19
SAC Sacramento Kings	33	7.8	9.6	2.3	16–17
SAS San Antonio Spurs	33	10.8	8.9	2.4	16–17
TOR Toronto Raptors	18	4.5	4.4	1.7	10–8
UTA Utah Jazz	31	7.3	8.5	1.8	14–17
WAS Washington Wizards	20	6.0	7.8	2.9	10–10

Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.

Shooting by distance — 2003-04

Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.

Range	% of shots	FG%
At the rim (0-3 ft)	33%	.500
In the paint (3-10 ft)	0%	—
Mid-range (10-16 ft)	17%	1.000
Long two (16 ft-3P)	50%	0.000
Three-pointers (3-pointers)	0%	—

Average shot distance 11.0 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks

Contract & salary

Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.

Season	Salary
1990-91	$1,050,000
1991-92	$1,050,000
1992-93	$1,050,000
1993-94	$1,950,000
1994-95	$2,200,000
1995-96	$2,400,000
1996-97	$2,600,000
1997-98	$2,850,000
1998-99	$10,186,000
2001-02	$6,545,000
Career earnings	$31,881,000

Frequently asked questions

What team does Charles Oakley play for?

Charles Oakley plays PF for the Houston Rockets.

What are Charles Oakley's career stats?

Charles Oakley has averaged 9.7 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 2.5 APG over 19 seasons (1985-86–2003-04).

How much does Charles Oakley make?

Charles Oakley's salary is $6,545,000 for the 2001-02 season, with career earnings of about $31.9M.

How tall is Charles Oakley?

Charles Oakley is 6-9 (225 lb).

When was Charles Oakley drafted?

Charles Oakley was drafted in 1985, round 1, pick 9, by the Cleveland Cavaliers.