List of career achievements by Kevin Garnett

This page details the career achievements of American basketball player Kevin Garnett.

Achievements

• NBA Champion: 2008
• Olympic gold medal: 2000
• NBA Most Valuable Player: 2004
• NBA Defensive Player of the Year: 2008
• NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2003
• 14-time NBA All-Star: 1997—2011
  • Every year for which there has been an All-Star Game since 1997 (no game in 1999).
  • Selected, but did not play due to injury in 2008.
• 9-time All-NBA selection:

:*First Team: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008

:*Second Team: 2001, 2002, 2005

:*Third Team: 1999, 2007

• 11-time All-Defensive:

:*First Team: 2000—2005, 2008—2009, 2011

:*Second Team: 2006, 2007

• NBA All-Rookie selection:

:*Second team: 1996

• J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award: 2006
• Career double-doubles (regular season): 696
• Career triple-doubles (regular season): 16
• Career triple-doubles (post-season): 3
• Ranked #30 in SLAM Magazine's 2009 revision of the top 50 greatest players of all time (published in the August 2009 issue)

NBA career statistics

†	NBA Championship
	Led the league

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 80 || 43 || 28.7 || .491 || .286 || .705 || 6.3 || 1.8 || 1.1 || 1.6 || 10.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 77 || 77 || 38.9 || .499 || .286 || .754 || 8.0 || 3.1 || 1.4 || 2.1 || 17.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota |bgcolor="CFECEC"| 82 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 82 || 39.3 || .491 || .188 || .738 || 9.6 || 4.2 || 1.7 || 1.8 || 18.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 47 || 47 || 37.9 || .460 || .286 || .704 || 10.4 || 4.3 || 1.7 || 1.8 || 20.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 81 || 81 || 40.0 || .497 || .370 || .765 || 11.8 || 5.0 || 1.5 || 1.6 || 22.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 81 || 81 || 39.5 || .477 || .288 || .764 || 11.4 || 5.0 || 1.4 || 1.8 || 22.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 81 || 81 || 39.2 || .470 || .319 || .801 || 12.1 || 5.2 || 1.2 || 1.6 || 21.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 82 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 82 || 40.5 || .502 || .282 || .751 || 13.4 || 6.0 || 1.4 || 1.6 || 23.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 82 || 82 || 39.4 || .499 || .256 || .791 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 13.9 || 5.0 || 1.5 || 2.2 || 24.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 82 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 82 || 38.1 || .502 || .240 || .811 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 13.5 || 5.7 || 1.5 || 1.4 || 22.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 76 || 76 || 38.9 || .526 || .267 || .810 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 12.7 || 4.1 || 1.4 || 1.4 || 21.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 76 || 76 || 39.4 || .476 || .214 || .835 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 12.8 || 4.1 || 1.2 || 1.7 || 22.4 |- | style="text-align:left;" bgcolor="AFE6BA"| † | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 71 || 71 || 32.8 || .539 || .000 || .801 || 9.2 || 3.4 || 1.4 || 1.2 || 18.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 57 || 57 || 31.1 || .531 || .250 || .841 || 8.5 || 2.5 || 1.1 || 1.2 || 15.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 69 || 69 || 29.9 || .521 || .200 || .837 || 7.3 || 2.7 || 1.0 || .8 || 14.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 71 || 71 || 31.3 || .528 || .200 || .862 || 8.9 || 2.4 || 1.3 || .8 || 14.9 |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| Career | 1195 || 1158 || 36.7 || .498 || .282 || .788 || 10.7 || 4.1 || 1.4 || 1.6 || 19.5 |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| All-Star | 13 || 10 || 21.6 || .518 || .000 || .875 || 6.5 || 3.0 || 1.2 || .8 || 12.2

Playoffs

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 1997 | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 3 || 3 || 41.7 || .471 || 1.000 || 1.000 || 9.3 || 3.7 || 1.3 || 1.0 || 17.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1998 | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 5 || 5 || 38.8 || .480 || .000 || .778 || 9.6 || 4.0 || .8 || 2.4 || 15.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1999 | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 4 || 4 || 42.5 || .443 || .000 || .739 || 12.0 || 3.8 || 1.8 || 2.0 || 21.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2000 | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 4 || 4 || 42.8 || .385 || .667 || .813 || 10.8 || 8.8 || 1.2 || .8 || 18.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2001 | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 4 || 4 || 41.3 || .466 || .000 || .833 || 12.0 || 4.3 || 1.0 || 1.5 || 21.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2002 | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 3 || 3 || 43.3 || .429 || .500 || .719 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 18.7 || 5.0 || 1.7 || 1.7 || 24.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2003 | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 6 || 6 || 44.2 || .514 || .333 || .607 || 15.7 || 5.2 || 1.7 || 1.7 || 27.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2004 | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 18 || 18 || 43.5 || .452 || .313 || .776 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 14.6 || 5.1 || 1.3 || 2.3 || 24.3 |- | style="text-align:left;" bgcolor="AFE6BA"| 2008† | style="text-align:left;"| Boston |bgcolor="CFECEC"| 26 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"| 26 || 38.0 || .495 || .250 || .810 || 10.5 || 3.3 || 1.4 || 1.1 || 20.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2010 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 23 || 23 || 33.3 || .495 || .000 || .839 || 7.4 || 2.5 || 1.1 || .9 || 15.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2011 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 9 || 9 || 36.3 || .441 || .000 || .759 || 10.9 || 2.6 || 1.9 || 1.0 || 14.9 |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| Career | 105 || 105 || 38.9 || .472 || .298 || .782 || 11.1 || 3.8 || 1.3 || 1.4 || 19.6

NBA regular season leader

• Points: 2004 (1,987)
• Field goals made: 2004 (804)
• Field goal attempts: 2004 (1,611)
• Rebounds per game: 2004 (13.9), 2005 (13.5), 2006 (12.7), 2007 (12.8)
• Total rebounds: 2004 (1,139), 2005 (1,108)
• Defensive rebounds: 2003 (858), 2004 (894), 2005 (861), 2006 (752), 2007 (792)
• Games played: 1998 (82)
  • Garnett has played in all 82 of his team's games in four seasons.
• Double-doubles: 2003 (68), 2004 (71), 2005 (69), 2006 (62), 2007 (66)

NBA records

Regular season

Seasons leading the league in defensive rebounds: 5 (—)

Consecutive seasons leading the league in defensive rebounds: 5 (—)

Third player in NBA history to lead his team in all five major statistics (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks) in the same season: Minnesota Timberwolves,

• Also achieved by Dave Cowens (Boston Celtics, ), Scottie Pippen (Chicago Bulls, ), and LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers, )

Only player in NBA history to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game for 6 consecutive seasons (—)

Only player in NBA history to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists per game for 9 consecutive seasons (—)

Only player in NBA history to reach at least 20,000 points, 11,000 rebounds, 4,000 assists, 1,200 steals and 1,500 blocks in his career

Fourth player in NBA history to win Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year during his career

• Garnett won MVP in and Defensive Player of the Year in .
• Also achieved by Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon and David Robinson

Playoffs

Defensive rebounds, 5-game series: 66, for Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets (2004)

• Broken by Tim Duncan in 2008

Defensive rebounds, game: 20, twice
20, for Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets,
20, for Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Sacramento Kings,
*Tied with Dave Cowens, Bill Walton and Tim Duncan

All-Star

Points, overtime: 9, second overtime (2003)

Field goals made, game: 17 (2003) (2 OT)

• Tied with Wilt Chamberlain (1962) and Michael Jordan (1988)

Total games: 14

• Tied with Jerry West, Shaquille O'Neal, and Karl Malone

Ranks 2nd in NBA history

Playoffs

Defensive rebounds, 6-game series: 83, for Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers (2003)

Defensive rebounds, game: 19, for Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers,

Turnovers, game: 10, for Minnesota Timberwolves at Seattle SuperSonics,

All-Star

Minutes played: 41 (2003) (2 OT)

Ranks 3rd in NBA history

Regular season

Consecutive seasons leading the league in rebounding: 4 (—)

• Trailing Dennis Rodman and Moses Malone

All-Star

Games: 13 (1997—2007, 2009—2011)

• 14 selections (he was also selected in 2008, but did not play due to injury)

Minnesota Timberwolves franchise records

Regular season

Service

Games played, career: 927

Games played, season: 82, four times (, , , )

Consecutive games played: 351, to

Games started, career: 890

Games started, season: 82, four times (, , , )

Consecutive games started: 351, to

Minutes played, career: 35,535

Minutes played, season: 3,321 ()

Scoring

Points, career: 19,041

Points, season: 1,987 ()

Highest scoring average, points per game, season: 24.2 (1,987/82) ()

Points, game: 47, vs. Phoenix Suns,

Games scoring 20 or more points, season: 67 ()

Games scoring 10 or more points, season: 82, four times (, , , )

Consecutive games scoring 30 or more points: 4, to

Consecutive games scoring 20 or more points: 16, twice

• 16, to
• 16, to

Consecutive games scoring 10 or more points: 398, to

Most games led or shared team's scoring lead: 60 ()

Field goals

Highest field goal percentage, season: .526 (626—1,191) ()

Highest field goal percentage, game: .923 (12—13), at Portland Trail Blazers,

Highest field goal percentage, half: 1.000 (9—9), first half, vs. Dallas Mavericks,

Consecutive field goals made: 13, twice

• 13, to
• 13, to
• Tied with Felton Spencer (from to )

Field goals made, career: 7,575

Field goals made, season: 804 ()

Field goals made, game: 19, vs. Phoenix Suns,

• Tied with Wally Szczerbiak (vs. Chicago Bulls, )

Field goals made, half: 13, first half, vs. Sacramento Kings,

Field goal attempts, career: 15,414

Field goal attempts, season: 1,611 ()

Field goal attempts, game: 33, vs. New Jersey Nets,

Field goal attempts, half: 20, second half, vs. New Jersey Nets,

Free throws

Free throw made, career: 3,727

Free throw attempts, career: 4,781

Rebounding

Rebounds, career: 10,542

Highest average, rebounds per game, career: 11.4 (10,542/927)

Rebounds, season: 1,139 ()

Highest average, rebounds per game, season: 13.9 (1,139/82) ()

Rebounds, game: 25, twice

• 25, at Sacramento Kings, (OT)
• 25, vs. Orlando Magic,
• Broken by Kevin Love (vs. New York Knicks, )

Rebounds, half: 19, first half, at Orlando Magic,

• Broken by Kevin Love (second half, vs. New York Knicks, )

Rebounds, quarter: 12

• Broken by Kevin Love (third quarter, vs. New York Knicks, )

Offensive rebounds, career: 2,571

Defensive rebounds, career: 7,971

Defensive rebounds, season: 894 ()

Defensive rebounds, game: 23, twice

• 23, at Sacramento Kings, (OT)
• 23, vs. Orlando Magic,

Assists

Assists, career: 4,146

Assists, overtime: 4, vs. Atlanta Hawks,

• Tied with Malik Sealy (vs. Toronto Raptors, )

Steals

Steals, career: 1,282

Blocked shots

Blocked shots, career: 1,576

Blocked shots, season: 178 ()

Blocked shots, overtime: 3, at New Jersey Nets,

Personal fouls

Personal fouls, career: 2,355

Turnovers

Turnovers, career: 2,387

Triple-doubles

Triple-doubles, career: 19 (16 regular season, 3 playoffs)

Triple-doubles, season: 6 ()

Double-doubles

Double-doubles, career: 607

Double-doubles, season: 71 ()

Consecutive games with a double-double: 37, to

Rookie

Garnett's rookie season was .

Blocked shots, season: 131

Blocked shots, game: 7, vs. Dallas Mavericks,

Playoffs

Service

Minutes played, career: 2,003

Minutes played, 7-game series: 311, vs. Sacramento Kings, 2004 (44.4 mpg)

Minutes played, 6-game series: 265, twice

• 265, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 2003 (44.2 mpg)
• 265, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 2004 (44.2 mpg)

Minutes played, 4-game series: 171, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 2000 (42.8 mpg)

Scoring

Points, career: 1,049

Points, 7-game series: 167, vs. Sacramento Kings, 2004 (23.9 ppg)

Points, 6-game series: 162, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 2003 (27.0 ppg)

Points, 5-game series: 129, vs. Denver Nuggets, 2004 (25.8 ppg)

Points, 4-game series: 87, vs. San Antonio Spurs, 1999 (21.8 ppg)

Points, 3-game series: 72, vs. Dallas Mavericks, 2002 (24.0 ppg)

Points, overtime: 6, at Sacramento Kings,

Field goals

Field goal percentage, 6-game series: .514 (71—138), vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 2003

Field goal percentage, 5-game series: .480 (36—75), vs. Seattle SuperSonics, 1998

Field goal percentage, game: .714 (15—21), vs. Los Angeles Lakers,

Field goals made, career: 415

Field goals made, 7-game series: 62, vs. Sacramento Kings, 2004

Field goals made, 6-game series: 71, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 2003

Field goals made, 5-game series: 49, vs. Denver Nuggets, 2004

Field goals made, 4-game series: 35, vs. San Antonio Spurs, 1999

Field goal attempts, career: 907

Field goal attempts, 7-game series: 141, vs. Sacramento Kings, 2004

Field goal attempts, 6-game series: 138, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 2003

Field goal attempts, 5-game series: 108, vs. Denver Nuggets, 2004

Field goal attempts, 4-game series: 79, vs. San Antonio Spurs, 1999

Field goal attempts, game: 31, at Los Angeles Lakers, (OT)

Field goal attempts, game (regulation): 30, vs. Denver Nuggets,

Free throws

Free throw percentage, 7-game series: .820 (41—50), vs. Sacramento Kings, 2004

Free throws made, career: 207

Free throws made, 7-game series: 41, vs. Sacramento Kings, 2004

Free throws made, 5-game series: 31, vs. Denver Nuggets, 2004

Free throws made, 4-game series: 30, vs. San Antonio Spurs, 2001

Free throws made, 3-game series: 23, vs. Dallas Mavericks, 2002

Free throw attempts, career: 272

Free throw attempts, 7-game series: 50, vs. Sacramento Kings, 2004

Free throw attempts, 5-game series: 43, vs. Denver Nuggets, 2004

Free throw attempts, 4-game series: 36, vs. San Antonio Spurs, 2001

Free throw attempts, 3-game series: 32, vs. Dallas Mavericks, 2002

Free throw attempts, game: 17, at Dallas Mavericks,

Rebounding

Rebounds, career: 628

Rebounds, 7-game series: 108, vs. Sacramento Kings, 2004 (15.4 rpg)

Rebounds, 6-game series: 94, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 2003 (15.7 rpg)

Rebounds, 5-game series: 74, vs. Denver Nuggets, 2004 (14.8 rpg)

Rebounds, 4-game series: 48, twice

• 48, vs. San Antonio Spurs, 1999 (12.0 rpg)
• 48, vs. San Antonio Spurs, 2001 (12.0 rpg)

Rebounds, 3-game series: 56, vs. Dallas Mavericks, 2002 (18.7 rpg)

Rebounds, game: 22, vs. Denver Nuggets,

Offensive rebounds, career: 136

Offensive rebounds, 7-game series: 18, vs. Sacramento Kings, 2004

Offensive rebounds, 6-game series: 13, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 2004

Offensive rebounds, 5-game series: 17, vs. Seattle SuperSonics, 1998

Offensive rebounds, 4-game series: 16, vs. San Antonio Spurs, 1999

Defensive rebounds, career: 492

Defensive rebounds, 7-game series: 90, vs. Sacramento Kings, 2004

Defensive rebounds, 6-game series: 83, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 2003

Defensive rebounds, 5-game series: 66, vs. Denver Nuggets, 2004

Defensive rebounds, 4-game series: 38, vs. San Antonio Spurs, 2001

Defensive rebounds, 3-game series: 40, vs. Dallas Mavericks, 2002

Defensive rebounds, game: 20, twice

• 20, vs. Denver Nuggets,
• 20, vs. Sacramento Kings,

Assists

Assists, career: 236

Assists, 4-game series: 35, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 2000 (8.8 apg)

Steals

Steals, career: 63

Steals, 7-game series: 12, vs. Sacramento Kings, 2004 (1.7 spg)

Steals, 6-game series: 10, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 2003 (1.7 spg)

Blocked shots

Blocked shots, career: 88

Blocked shots, 7-game series: 24, vs. Sacramento Kings, 2004 (3.4 bpg)

Blocked shots, 6-game series: 10, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 2003 (1.7 bpg)

Blocked shots, 5-game series: 12, vs. Seattle SuperSonics, 1998 (2.4 bpg)

Blocked shots, 4-game series: 8, vs. San Antonio Spurs, 1999 (2.0 bpg)

• Tied with Joe Smith in the same series.

Blocked shots, 3-game series: 5, vs. Dallas Mavericks, 2002 (1.7 bpg)

Blocked shots, game: 6, vs. Sacramento Kings,

Personal fouls

Personal fouls, career: 149

Turnovers

Turnovers, career: 161

Turnovers, game: 10, at Seattle SuperSonics,

See also

• List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career free throw scoring leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career steals leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career blocks leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career turnovers leaders
• List of National Basketball Association season rebounding leaders