Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6× MVP Award
Record six-time NBA MVP and all-time scoring leader until 2023.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr., April 16, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player who was a center for 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers. He won a record six NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards.
Quick Facts
- Lakers mvp seasons
- 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1983–84
- Consecutive lakers wins
- 2 (1975–76, 1976–77)
Lore & Background
Abdul-Jabbar won six NBA MVP awards, a record. He won three with the Milwaukee Bucks (1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74) and three with the Los Angeles Lakers (1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80). He is not the only player to win MVP with two different franchises; Moses Malone also did it.
Reader's Guide
Abdul-Jabbar was a 19-time NBA All-Star, a 15-time All-NBA Team member, and an 11-time NBA All-Defensive Team selection. He was a member of six NBA championship teams as a player and two more as an assistant coach, and was twice voted the NBA Finals MVP. He was named to three NBA anniversary teams (35th, 50th, and 75th).
Did You Know?
- Abdul-Jabbar broke the NBA's career scoring record in 1984, and held it until 2023.
- He was known as Lew Alcindor when he played at Power Memorial high school.
- He won three consecutive national championships at UCLA and was a record three-time most outstanding player of the NCAA tournament.
- At the time of his retirement in 1989, he was the NBA's regular season career leader in points, games played, minutes, field goals made, field goals attempted, blocked shots, defensive rebounds, and personal fouls.
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