Kevin Garnett: By the numbers

The National Basketball Association was hit with another major retirement announcement when "The Big Ticket" Kevin Garnett revealed that he was calling it a career on Friday, joining the likes of Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, and Amar'e Stoudemire.

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Here's a look at some of the key numbers that defined KG's legendary 21-year career:

1 - NBA championships won, in 2008 with the Boston Celtics

4 - All-NBA First Team appearances

5 - Overall draft selection of the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1995

9 - All-NBA Defensive First Team appearances (tied for most all time)

15 - All-Star selections

19 - Career triple-doubles

20 - NBA Player of the Week awards

21 - Number of seasons played, and his jersey number

25 - Career high for rebounds in a game (vs. Sacramento Kings on Dec. 5, 2003 and vs. Orlando Magic on Jan. 12, 2005)

47 - Career high for points in a game (vs. Phoenix Suns on Jan. 4, 2005)

143 - Postseason games played

607 - Career double-doubles

951 - Career regular-season dunks

1,462 - Regular-season games played

2,037 - Career blocked shots (17th all time)

11,453 - Career defensive rebounds (first all time)

26,071 - Career points (20th all time)

50,418 - Minutes played (third all time)

$335,872,398 - Career earnings (according to Basketball Reference)