Most seasons leading league
10 Michael Jordan, Chicago, 1986-87 through 1992-93, 1995-96 through
1997-98
Most consecutive seasons leading league
7 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1959-60 through 1965-66
Most points, lifetime
38,387 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Highest average, points per game, career
31.5 Michael Jordan (29,277 points in 930 games)
Most points, season
4,029 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1961-62
Highest average, points per game, season
50.4 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1961-62 (4,029 points in 80 games)
Most seasons, 2,000 or more points
11 Michael Jordan, Chicago; Karl Malone, Utah
Most consecutive seasons, 2,000 or more points
11 Karl Malone, Utah, 1987-88 through 1997-98
Most seasons, 1,000 or more points
19 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee
Most consecutive seasons, 1,000 or more points
19 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee, 1969-70 through 1974-75; L.A. Lakers,
1975-76 through 1987-88
Most points, game
100 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. New York, at Hershey, Pa., March
2, 1962
Most points, rookie, game
58 Wilt Chamberlain (twice), Philadelphia vs. Detroit, at Bethlehem,
Pa., Jan. 25, 1960; Philadelphia at New York, Feb. 21, 1960
Most games, 50 or more points, career
118 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia
Most games, 50 or more points, season
45 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1961-62
Most consecutive games, 50 or more points
7 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, Dec. 16 through Dec. 29, 1961
Most games, 40 or more points, career
271 Wilt Chamberlain
Most games, 40 or more points, season
63 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1961-62
Most consecutive games, 40 or more points
14 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, Dec. 8 through Dec. 30, 1961
Most consecutive games, 30 or more points
65 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, Nov. 4, 1961 through Feb. 22, 1962
Most consecutive games, 20 or more points
126 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oct. 19, 1961 through
Jan. 19, 1963
Most points, one half
59 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. New York, at Hershey, Pa., March
2, 1962 (2nd half)
Most points, one quarter
33 George Gervin, San Antonio at New Orleans, April 9, 1978 (2nd quarter)
Most points, overtime period
14 Butch Carter, Indiana vs. Boston, March 20, 1984
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Most seasons leading league
10 Michael Jordan, Chicago, 1986-87 through 1992-93, 1995-96 through
1997-98
Most consecutive seasons leading league
7 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1959-60 through 1965-66; Michael
Jordan, Chicago, 1986-87 through 1991-92
Most field goals, career
15,837 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Most field goals, season
1,597 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1961-62
Most consecutive field goals, no misses, season
35 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, Feb. 17 through Feb. 28, 1967
Most field goals, game
36 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. New York, at Hershey, Pa., March
2, 1962
Most field goals, one half
22 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. New York, at Hershey, Pa., March
2, 1962 (2nd half)
Most field goals, one quarter
13 David Thompson, Denver at Detroit, April 9, 1978 (1st quarter)
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Most seasons leading league
9 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia
Most consecutive seasons leading league
5 Wilt Chamberlain, 1964-65 through 1968-69
Highest field-goal percentage, career
(minimum 2,000 made)
.599 -Artis Gilmore, Chicago (5,732 of 9,570 attempts)
Highest field-goal percentage, season
.727 Wilt Chamberlain, Los Angeles, 1972-73 (426 of 586 attempts)
Highest field-goal percentage, rookie, season
.613 Steve Johnson, Kansas City, 1981-82 (395 of 644 attempts)
Highest field-goal percentage, game
(minimum 15 made)
1.000 Wilt Chamberlain (three times), Philadelphia vs. Los Angeles, Jan. 20,
1967 (15 of 15 attempts); Philadelphia vs. Baltimore, at Pittsburgh, Feb. 24,
1967 (18 of 18 attempts); Philadelphia at Baltimore, March 19, 1967 (16 of 16
attempts)
Most field-goal attempts, none made, game
17 Tim Hardaway, Golden State at Minnesota, Dec. 27, 1991 (OT)
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Most seasons leading league
9 Michael Jordan
Most consecutive seasons leading league
7 Wilt Chamberlain, 1959-60 through 1965-66
Most field-goal attempts, career
28,307 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Most field-goal attempts, season
3,159 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1961-62
Most field-goal attempts, game
63 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. New York, at Hershey, Pa., March
2, 1962
Most field-goal attempts, one half
37 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. New York, at Hershey, Pa., March
2, 1962 (2nd half)
Most field-goal attempts, one quarter
21 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. New York, at Hershey, Pa., March
2, 1962 (4th quarter)
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Most seasons leading league
2 Darrell Griffith, Utah; Larry Bird, Boston; Michael Adams, Denver;
Vernon Maxwell, Houston; Dan Majerle, Phoenix
Most three-point field goals, career
1,596 Reggie Miller, Indiana
Most three-point field goals, season
267 Dennis Scott, Orlando, 1995-96
Most consecutive three-point field goals, no misses, season
13 Brent Price, Washington, Jan. 15 through Jan. 19, 1996; Terry Mills,
Detroit, Dec. 4 through Dec. 7, 1996
Most consecutive games, three-point field goals made
89 Dana Barros, Philadelphia/Boston, Dec. 23, 1994 through Jan. 10, 1996
Most three-point field goals, rookie, season
158 Kerry Kittles, New Jersey, 1996-97
Most three-point field goals made, one half
7 John Roche, Denver vs. Seattle, Jan. 9, 1982; Michael Adams, Denver
vs. Milwaukee, Jan. 21, 1989; John Starks, New York vs. Miami, Nov. 22, 1993;
Allan Houston, Detroit at Chicago, Feb. 17, 1995; Joe Dumars, Detroit at Orlando,
April 5, 1995; George McCloud, Dallas vs. Phoenix, Dec. 16, 1995; George McCloud,
Dallas vs. Philadelphia, Feb. 27, 1996; Dennis Scott, Orlando vs. Atlanta, April
18, 1996; Steve Smith, Atlanta vs. Seattle, March 14, 1997; Henry James, Atlanta
vs. New Jersey, April 15, 1997
Most three-point field goals made, one quarter
7 John Roche, Denver vs. Seattle, Jan. 9, 1982; Steve Smith, Atlanta
vs. Seattle, March 14, 1997; Henry James, Atlanta vs. New Jersey, April 15,
1997
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Most seasons leading league
2 Craig Hodges; Steve Kerr
Highest three-point field-goal percentage, career
.473 Steve Kerr (577 of 1,221 attempts)
Highest three-point field-goal percentage, season
.524 Steve Kerr, Chicago, 1994-95 (89 of 170 attempts)
Most three-point field goals, none missed, game
8 Jeff Hornacek, Utah vs. Seattle, Nov. 23, 1994; Sam Perkins, Seattle vs. Toronto, Jan. 15, 1997
Most three-point field-goal attempts, none made, game
10 George McCloud, Dallas at Toronto, March 10, 1996
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Most seasons leading league
4 Michael Adams, Denver
Most three-point field-goal attempts, career
3,950 Reggie Miller, Indiana, 1987 88 1997 98
Most three-point field-goal attempts, season
678 George McCloud, Dallas, 1995 96
Most three-point field-goal attempts, game
20 Michael Adams, Denver at L.A. Clippers, April 12, 1991
George McCloud, Dallas vs. New Jersey, March 5, 1996
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Most seasons leading league
7 Karl Malone, Utah
Most consecutive seasons leading league
5 Karl Malone, Utah, 1988-89 through 1992-93
Most free throws made, career
8,531 Moses Malone, Buffalo
Most free throws made, season
840 Jerry West, Los Angeles, 1965-66
Most consecutive free throws made
97 Micheal Williams, Minnesota, March 24-Nov. 9, 1993
Most free throws made, game
28 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. New York, at Hershey, Pa., March
2, 1962; Adrian Dantley, Utah vs. Houston, at Las Vegas, Jan. 4, 1984
Most free throws made, one half
20 Michael Jordan, Chicago at Miami, Dec. 30, 1992 (2nd half)
Most free throws made, one quarter
14 Rick Barry, San Francisco at New York, Dec. 6, 1966 (3rd quarter);
Pete Maravich, Atlanta vs. Buffalo, Nov. 28, 1973 (3rd quarter); Adrian Dantley,
Detroit vs. Sacramento, Dec. 10, 1986 (4th quarter); Michael Jordan, Chicago
at Utah, Nov. 15, 1989 (4th quarter); Michael Jordan, Chicago at Miami, Dec.
30, 1992 (4th quarter); Johnny Newman, Denver vs. Boston, Feb. 10, 1998, (4th
quarter)
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Most seasons leading league
7 Bill Sharman, Boston
Most consecutive seasons, leading league
5 Bill Sharman, Boston, 1952-53 through 1956-57
Highest free-throw percentage, career
(minimum 1,200 made)
.904 Mark Price, Cleveland (2,135 of 2,362 attempts)
Highest free-throw percentage, season
.958 -Calvin Murphy, Houston, 1980-81 (206 of 215 attempts)
Highest free-throw percentage, rookie, season
.902 Ernie DiGregorio, Buffalo, 1973-74 (174 of 193 attempts)
Most free throws made, none missed, game
23 Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta vs. Chicago, Dec. 8, 1992
Most free-throw attempts, none made, game
10 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. Detroit, Nov. 4, 1960
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Most seasons leading league
9 Wilt Chamberlain
Most consecutive seasons leading league
6 Wilt Chamberlain, 1959-60 through 1964-65
Most free-throw attempts, career
11,862 Wilt Chamberlain
Most free-throw attempts, season
1,363 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1961-62
Most free-throw attempts, game
34 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. St. Louis, Feb. 22, 1962
Most free-throw attempts, one half
23 Michael Jordan, Chicago at Miami, Dec. 30, 1992
Most free-throw attempts, one quarter
16 Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati at Baltimore, Dec. 27, 1964; Stan McKenzie,
Phoenix at Philadelphia, Feb. 15, 1970; Pete Maravich, Atlanta at Chicago, Jan.
2, 1973 (2nd quarter); Michael Jordan, Chicago at Miami, Dec. 30, 1992; Willie
Burton, Philadelphia vs. Miami, Dec. 13, 1994; Johnny Newman, Denver vs. Boston,
Feb. 10, 1998, (4th quarter)
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Note: Rebounds became an official stat in 1950-51
Most seasons leading league
11 Wilt Chamberlain
Most consecutive seasons leading league
7 Dennis Rodman, 1991-92 through 1997-98
Most rebounds, career
23,924 Wilt Chamberlain
Highest average, rebounds per game, career
(minimum 400 games)
22.9 Wilt Chamberlain (23,924 in 1,045 games)
Most rebounds, season
2,149 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1960-61
Most rebounds, rookie, season
1,941 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1959 60
Most seasons, 1,000 or more rebounds
13 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia,
Most consecutive seasons, 1,000 or more rebounds
12 Bill Russell, Boston, 1957-58 through 1968-69
Highest average, rebounds per game, season
27.2 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1960 61 (2,149 in 79 games)
Most rebounds, game
55 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. Boston, Nov. 24, 1960
Most rebounds, rookie, game
45 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. Syracuse, Feb. 6, 1960
Most rebounds, one half
32 Bill Russell, Boston vs. Philadelphia, Nov. 16, 1957
Most rebounds, one quarter
18 Nate Thurmond, San Francisco at Baltimore, Feb. 28, 1965
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Note: Offensive rebounds became an official stat in 1973-74
Most seasons leading league
8 Moses Malone, Buffalo
Most consecutive seasons leading league
7 Moses Malone, Buffalo, 1976-77 through 1982-83
Most offensive rebounds, career
6,731 Moses Malone
Highest average, offensive rebounds per game, career
(minimum 400 games)
5.1 Moses Malone (6,731 in1,329 games)
Most offensive rebounds, season
587 Moses Malone, Houston, 1978-79
Most offensive rebounds, game
21 Moses Malone, Houston vs. Seattle, Feb. 11, 1982
Most offensive rebounds, one half
13 Charles Barkley, Philadelphia vs. New York, March 4, 1987
Most offensive rebounds, one quarter
11 Charles Barkley, Philadelphia vs. New York, March 4, 1987
Larry Smith, Golden State vs. Denver, March 23, 1986
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Note: Defensive rebounds became an official stat in 1973-74
Most seasons leading league
3 Dennis Rodman
Most consecutive seasons leading league
2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles, 1975-76 through 1976-77; Swen Nater,
San Diego, 1979-80 through 1980-81; Charles Oakley, Chicago, 1986-87 through
1987-88; Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston, 1988-89 through 1989-90
Most defensive rebounds, career
10,117 Robert Parish
Highest average, defensive rebounds per game, career
(minimum 400 games)
9.8 Dave Cowens (5,122 in 524 games)
Most defensive rebounds, season
1,111 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles, 1975-76
Most defensive rebounds, game
29 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles vs. Detroit, Dec. 14, 1975
Most defensive rebounds, one half
18 Swen Nater, San Diego vs. Denver, Dec. 14, 1979
Most defensive rebounds, one quarter
13 Happy Hairston, Los Angeles vs. Philadelphia, Nov. 15, 1974
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Most seasons leading league
9 John Stockton, Utah
Most consecutive seasons leading league
9 John Stockton, Utah, 1987-88 through 1995-96
Most assists, career
12,713 John Stockton
Highest average, assists per game, career
(minimum 400 games)
11.3 -John Stockton (12,713 in 1,126 games)
Most assists, season
1,164 John Stockton, Utah, 1990-91
Most assists, rookie, season
868 Mark Jackson, New York, 1987-88
Highest average, assists per game, season
(minimum 70 games)
14.5 John Stockton, Utah, 1989-90 (1,134 in 78 games)
Most assists, game
30 Scott Skiles, Orlando vs. Denver, Dec. 30, 1990
Most assists, rookie, game
25 Ernie DiGregorio, Buffalo at Portland, Jan. 1, 1974; Nate McMillan,
Seattle vs. L.A. Clippers, Feb. 23, 1987
Most assists, one half
19 Bob Cousy, Boston vs. Minneapolis, Feb. 27, 1959
Most assists, one quarter
14 John Lucas, San Antonio vs. Denver, April 15, 1984 (2nd quarter)
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Most seasons leading league
3 George Mikan, Minneapolis; Vern Mikkelsen, Minneapolis; Darryl Dawkins,
Philadelphia/New Jersey
Most consecutive seasons leading league
3 George Mikan, Minneapolis, 1949-50 through 1951-52; Vern Mikkelsen,
Minneapolis, 1954-55 through 1956-57
Most personal fouls, career
4,657 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Most personal fouls, season
386 Darryl Dawkins, New Jersey, 1983-84
Most personal fouls, game
8 Don Otten, Tri-Cities at Sheboygan, Nov. 24, 1949
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Note: Steals have been an official stat since 1973-74
Most seasons leading league
3 Micheal Ray Richardson, New York/Golden State/New Jersey; Alvin Robertson,
San Antonio/Milwaukee; Michael Jordan, Chicago
Most consecutive seasons leading league
2 Magic Johnson, Los Angeles, 1980-81 through 1981-82; Alvin Robertson,
San Antonio, 1985-86 through 1986-87
Most steals, career
2,620 John Stockton, Utah
Highest average, steals per game, career
(minimum 400 games)
2.71 Alvin Robertson (2,112 in 779 games)
Most steals, season
301 Alvin Robertson, San Antonio, 1985-86
Highest average, steals per game, season
3.67 Alvin Robertson, San Antonio, 1985-86 (301 in 82 games)
Most steals, rookie, season
211 Dudley Bradley, Indiana, 1979-80
Highest average, steals per game, rookie, season
2.57 Dudley Bradley, Indiana, 1979-80 (211 in 82 games)
Most steals, game
11 Larry Kenon, San Antonio at Kansas City, Dec. 26, 1976; Kendall Gill,
New Jersey vs. Miami, April 3, 1999
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Note: Blocked shots have been an official stat since 1973-74
Most seasons leading league
4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee/Los Angeles; Mark Eaton, Utah
Most consecutive seasons leading league
3 Dikembe Mutombo, Denver, 1993-94 through 1995-96
Most blocked shots, career
3,459 Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston
Highest average, blocked shots per game, career
(minimum 400 games)
3.67 Dikembe Mutombo (2,027 in 553 games)
Most blocked shots, season
456 Mark Eaton, Utah, 1984-85
Highest average, blocked shots per game, season
5.56 Mark Eaton, Utah, 1984-85 (456 in 82 games)
Most blocked shots, rookie, season
397 Manute Bol, Washington, 1985-86
Highest average, blocked shots per game, rookie, season
4.97 Manute Bol, Washington, 1985-86 (397 in 80 games)
Most blocked shots, game
17 Elmore Smith, Los Angeles vs. Portland, October 28, 1973
Most blocked shots, one half
11 Elmore Smith, Los Angeles vs. Portland, October 28, 1973; George Johnson,
San Antonio vs. Golden State, Feb. 24, 1981; Manute Bol, Washington vs. Milwaukee,
Dec. 12, 1985
Most blocked shots, one quarter
8 Manute Bol (twice), Washington vs. Milwaukee, Dec. 12, 1985; Washington
vs. Indiana, Feb. 26, 1987
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Note: Turnovers have been an official stat since 1977-78
Most turnovers, career
3,804 Moses Malone
Most turnovers, season
366 Artis Gilmore, Chicago, 1977-78
Most turnovers, game
14 John Drew, Atlanta at New Jersey, March 1, 1978
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Most seasons
21 Robert Parish
Most Games
1,611 Robert Parish
Most consecutive games, career
978 A.C. Green, L.A. Lakers/Phoenix/Dallas, Nov. 19, 1996 through April
19, 1998
Most games, season
88 Walt Bellamy, New York/Detroit, 1968-69
Most seasons leading league, minutes
8 Wilt Chamberlain
Most minutes, career
57,446 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Highest average, minutes per game, career
(minimum 400 games)
45.8 Wilt Chamberlain (47,859 in 1,045 games)
Most minutes, season
3,882 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1961-62
Highest average, minutes per game, season
48.5 Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1961-62 (3,882 in 80 games)
Most minutes, rookie, season
3,695 Elvin Hayes, San Diego, 1968-69
Most minutes, game
69 Dale Ellis, Seattle at Milwaukee, Nov. 9, 1989 (5 OT)
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