Charles Oakley
- Seasons
- 1985-86 to 2003-04
- Position
- F-C
- Height
- 6′9″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Born
- Dec 18, 1963
- College
- Virginia Union University
- Draft
- 1985, round 1, pick 9
1All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 13.4
- True shooting
- .526
- Effective FG
- .474
- Usage rate
- 15.8
- Win shares
- 89.4
- WS per 48
- .107
- Box plus/minus
- -0.5
- VORP
- 15.4
- Best season, WS
- 10.5
- Best season, BPM
- 1.7
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 1
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | CHI | 22 | 77 | 1,772 | 16.5 | .561 | .519 | 19.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 3.3 | .090 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 106 | 108 |
| 1986-87 | CHI | 23 | 82 | 2,980 | 14.2 | .493 | .450 | 21.3 | -1.1 | 4.6 | 3.5 | .056 | -1.7 | -0.3 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 97 | 104 |
| 1987-88 | CHI | 24 | 82 | 2,816 | 15.4 | .543 | .485 | 17.9 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 6.7 | .114 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 1.0 | 106 | 103 |
| 1988-89 | NYK | 25 | 82 | 2,604 | 14.8 | .560 | .517 | 17.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 5.7 | .106 | 0.1 | -0.5 | -0.4 | 1.0 | 108 | 106 |
| 1989-90 | NYK | 26 | 61 | 2,196 | 15.9 | .580 | .524 | 17.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 6.0 | .131 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 0.9 | 113 | 106 |
| 1990-91 | NYK | 27 | 76 | 2,739 | 13.6 | .585 | .516 | 15.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 6.2 | .109 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -1.0 | 0.7 | 109 | 105 |
| 1991-92 | NYK | 28 | 82 | 2,309 | 11.3 | .558 | .522 | 10.9 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 5.7 | .119 | -1.6 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 0.9 | 110 | 103 |
| 1992-93 | NYK | 29 | 82 | 2,230 | 12.6 | .556 | .508 | 12.3 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 7.3 | .157 | -1.2 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 112 | 98 |
| 1993-94 | NYK | 30 | 82 | 2,932 | 15.3 | .540 | .478 | 16.3 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 10.5 | .172 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 110 | 96 |
| 1994-95 | NYK | 31 | 50 | 1,567 | 14.3 | .551 | .492 | 16.4 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.5 | .138 | -0.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 109 | 101 |
| 1995-96 | NYK | 32 | 53 | 1,775 | 15.1 | .559 | .479 | 16.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 5.6 | .150 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 113 | 102 |
| 1996-97 | NYK | 33 | 80 | 2,873 | 14.2 | .545 | .492 | 15.4 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 8.9 | .149 | -0.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 109 | 99 |
| 1997-98 | NYK | 34 | 79 | 2,734 | 13.1 | .475 | .440 | 15.0 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 7.0 | .122 | -1.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 102 | 97 |
| 1998-99 | TOR | 35 | 50 | 1,633 | 10.8 | .479 | .430 | 12.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | .062 | -2.2 | 0.1 | -2.2 | -0.1 | 99 | 103 |
| 1999-00 | TOR | 36 | 80 | 2,431 | 10.1 | .459 | .430 | 13.7 | -0.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | .044 | -3.3 | 1.1 | -2.2 | -0.1 | 93 | 103 |
| 2000-01 | TOR | 37 | 78 | 2,767 | 11.6 | .439 | .395 | 16.0 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | .065 | -2.2 | 0.8 | -1.4 | 0.4 | 96 | 101 |
| 2001-02 | CHI | 38 | 57 | 1,383 | 6.6 | .392 | .371 | 12.1 | -1.8 | 1.3 | -0.5 | -0.016 | -5.6 | 0.5 | -5.1 | -1.1 | 80 | 105 |
| 2002-03 | WAS | 39 | 42 | 514 | 8.3 | .529 | .418 | 8.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | .088 | -3.6 | 0.9 | -2.7 | -0.1 | 110 | 105 |
| 2003-04 | HOU | 40 | 7 | 25 | 8.1 | .521 | .333 | 18.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .147 | -6.3 | 1.6 | -4.7 | 0.0 | 110 | 100 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.