Jahlil Okafor
C · Indiana Pacers
Seasons 2015-16–2024-25 · 7 on record · Ht 6-10 · b. 1995
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Player info
| Nickname | Jah, Ja Ja, Big J, Little Sully |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #8 (also #4, #9, #13, #15) |
| Team | Indiana Pacers |
| Height | 6-10 |
| Weight | 270 lb |
| Born | 1995-12-15 (age 30) |
| College | Duke |
| Drafted | 2015 · Round 1, Pick 3 · Philadelphia 76ers |
| Seasons | 2015-16–2024-25 (7) |
Career averages
10.3 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 0.9 APG · 248 games · .542 FG% · .222 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | PHI | 20 | 53 | 30.0 | .508 | .167 | .686 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 17.5 | 17.1 | .536 |
| 2016-17 | PHI | 21 | 50 | 22.7 | .514 | — | .671 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 11.8 | 14.8 | .546 |
| 2017-18 | 2TM | 22 | 28 | 12.6 | .558 | .250 | .724 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 6.3 | 15.3 | .584 |
| PHI | 22 | 2 | 12.5 | .444 | — | .500 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 8.8 | .465 | |
| BKN | 22 | 26 | 12.6 | .566 | .250 | .760 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 15.8 | .593 | |
| 2018-19 | NOP | 23 | 59 | 15.8 | .586 | .200 | .663 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 17.9 | .603 |
| 2019-20 | NOP | 24 | 30 | 15.6 | .623 | .333 | .645 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 8.1 | 18.3 | .642 |
| 2020-21 | DET | 25 | 27 | 12.9 | .618 | .222 | .708 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 13.1 | .644 |
| 2024-25 | IND | 29 | 1 | 3.0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.8 | — |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | PHI | 53 | 48 | 1,591 | 397 | 781 | .508 | 1 | 6 | 133 | 194 | 373 | 65 | 22 | 61 | 124 | 928 |
| 2016-17 | PHI | 50 | 33 | 1,134 | 242 | 471 | .514 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 158 | 240 | 58 | 20 | 49 | 91 | 590 |
| 2017-18 | 2TM | 28 | 0 | 353 | 77 | 138 | .558 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 29 | 85 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 176 |
| PHI | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 9 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| BKN | 26 | 0 | 328 | 73 | 129 | .566 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 76 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 166 | |
| 2018-19 | NOP | 59 | 24 | 935 | 212 | 362 | .586 | 1 | 5 | 59 | 89 | 278 | 40 | 15 | 40 | 52 | 484 |
| 2019-20 | NOP | 30 | 9 | 467 | 101 | 162 | .623 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 62 | 127 | 37 | 7 | 22 | 38 | 243 |
| 2020-21 | DET | 27 | 2 | 347 | 63 | 102 | .618 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 66 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 145 |
| 2024-25 | IND | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 248 | — | — | 1,092 | 2,016 | .542 | 6 | 27 | 376 | 556 | 1170 | 226 | 73 | 195 | 347 | 2,566 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | PHI | 53 | 30.0 | 9.0 | 17.7 | .508 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 21.0 |
| 2016-17 | PHI | 50 | 22.7 | 7.7 | 15.0 | .514 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 18.7 |
| 2017-18 | 2TM | 28 | 12.6 | 7.9 | 14.1 | .558 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 17.9 |
| PHI | 2 | 12.5 | 5.8 | 13.0 | .444 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 13.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 14.4 | |
| BKN | 26 | 12.6 | 8.0 | 14.2 | .566 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 18.2 | |
| 2018-19 | NOP | 59 | 15.8 | 8.2 | 13.9 | .586 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 10.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 18.6 |
| 2019-20 | NOP | 30 | 15.6 | 7.8 | 12.5 | .623 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 9.8 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 18.7 |
| 2020-21 | DET | 27 | 12.9 | 6.5 | 10.6 | .618 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 15.0 |
| 2024-25 | IND | 1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | PHI | 53 | 1,591 | 17.1 | .536 | 27.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .037 | -0.5 | -1.8 | -2.3 | -0.1 |
| 2016-17 | PHI | 50 | 1,134 | 14.8 | .546 | 24.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | .050 | -1.9 | -0.6 | -2.5 | -0.1 |
| 2017-18 | 2TM | 28 | 353 | 15.3 | .584 | 21.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .083 | -1.8 | +0.0 | -1.7 | +0.0 |
| PHI | 2 | 25 | 8.8 | .465 | 23.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .005 | -6.4 | +0.1 | -6.3 | +0.0 | |
| BKN | 26 | 328 | 15.8 | .593 | 20.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .089 | -1.4 | +0.0 | -1.4 | +0.0 | |
| 2018-19 | NOP | 59 | 935 | 17.9 | .603 | 19.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | .115 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -1.5 | +0.1 |
| 2019-20 | NOP | 30 | 467 | 18.3 | .642 | 19.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | .133 | -0.5 | +0.3 | -0.2 | +0.2 |
| 2020-21 | DET | 27 | 347 | 13.1 | .644 | 16.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .082 | -2.5 | -0.7 | -3.2 | -0.1 |
| 2024-25 | IND | 1 | 3 | 13.8 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .196 | +2.5 | +4.9 | +7.5 | +0.0 |
| Career | 248 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | — | — | — | — | +0.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 203 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 76–127 |
| Away | 201 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 58–143 |
| In wins | 134 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 134–0 |
| In losses | 270 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0–270 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 14 | 7.9 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 3–11 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 18 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 4–14 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 10 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 5–5 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 12 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 5–7 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 14 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 7–7 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 17 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 5–12 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 15 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 5–10 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 11 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 5–6 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 14 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 5–9 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 14 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 2–12 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 15 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 4–11 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 14 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 4–10 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 14 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 4–10 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 15 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 5–10 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 12 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 7–5 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 16 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 7–9 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 15 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 2–13 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 14 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 6–8 |
| NOP New Orleans Pelicans | 6 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 2–4 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 14 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 3–11 |
| OKC Oklahoma City Thunder | 13 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 3–10 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 15 | 8.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 5–10 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 10 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 2–8 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 10 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 6–4 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 12 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 7–5 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 14 | 9.7 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 7–7 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 12 | 8.4 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 1–11 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 17 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 3–14 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 12 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 3–9 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 15 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 7–8 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2020-21
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) | 52% | .717 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 30% | .613 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 6% | .333 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 3% | .667 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 9% | .222 |
Average shot distance 5.9 ft · 12% of attempts were dunks · 11% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | $4,582,680 |
| 2016-17 | $4,788,840 |
| 2018-19 | $1,567,707 |
| 2019-20 | $1,702,486 |
| 2020-21 | $1,882,867 |
| 2021-22 | $2,130,023 |
| 2024-25 | $119,972 |
| Career earnings | $16,774,575 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Jahlil Okafor play for?
Jahlil Okafor plays C for the Indiana Pacers.
What are Jahlil Okafor's career stats?
Jahlil Okafor has averaged 10.3 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 0.9 APG over 7 seasons (2015-16–2024-25).
How much does Jahlil Okafor make?
Jahlil Okafor's salary is $119,972 for the 2024-25 season, with career earnings of about $16.8M.
How tall is Jahlil Okafor?
Jahlil Okafor is 6-10 (270 lb).
How old is Jahlil Okafor?
Jahlil Okafor was born 1995-12-15 and is 30 years old.
When was Jahlil Okafor drafted?
Jahlil Okafor was drafted in 2015, round 1, pick 3, by the Philadelphia 76ers.