Who Holds The Most NBA Records?
Contents
- Most points in a game
- Most points in a season
- Most points in a career
- Most assists in a game
- Most assists in a season
- Most assists in a career
- Most rebounds in a game
- Most rebounds in a season
- Most rebounds in a career
- Most steals in a game
- Most steals in a season
- Most steals in a career
- Most blocks in a game
- Most blocks in a season
- Most blocks in a career
- Most 3-pointers in a game
- Most 3-pointers in a season
- Most 3-pointers in a career
- Most free throws in a game
- Most free throws in a season
Who Holds The Most NBA Records? LeBron James or Michael Jordan?
Most points in a game
The most points scored in an NBA game is 100, which was accomplished by Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia
76ers against the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962.
Most points in a season
Most points in a season: Wilt Chamberlain (4,044)
In the 1961-62 season, Chamberlain averaged an astonishing 50.4 points per game, leading the league in scoring. He also pulled down 25.7 rebounds per game that season, another NBA record. During that season, Chamberlain scored 100 points in a game against the New York Knicks, another record that still stands today.
Most points in a career
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 38,387 points
Karl Malone – 36,928
LeBron James – 34,241*
Kobe Bryant – 33,643
Michael Jordan – 32,292
Dirk Nowitzki – 31,560
Wilt Chamberlain – 31,419
Shaquille O’Neal – 28,596
Moses Malone – 27,409
Most assists in a game
On December 26, 2005, Nash had a career-high 19 assists in a 122–118 overtime victory over the Seattle SuperSonics.
Most assists in a season
The most assists in a season is held by John Stockton, who had 1,164 assists in the 1989-90 season.
Most assists in a career
John Stockton holds the NBA record for the most assists in a career, with 15,806. He played his entire 19-year career with the Utah Jazz, from 1984 to 2003. He is widely considered one of the greatest point guards of all time.
Most rebounds in a game
The most rebounds in a game is held by Wilt Chamberlain, who had 55 in a game in 1968.
Most rebounds in a season
Wilt Chamberlain holds the record for the most rebounds in a season, with 1,809. He set this record during the 1971-1972 season while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Most rebounds in a career
Most rebounds in a career: Wilt Chamberlain (23,924).
Chamberlain holds the NBA records for the most rebounds in a game (55), season (2,149) and career (23,924). He is the only player in history to average more than 20 rebounds per game in a season (27.2 in 1960-61) and his career average of 22.9 is the best in NBA history.
Most steals in a game
The record for most steals in a game is held by Scott Skiles, who had 10 during a game against the Portland Trail Blazers on December 30, 1990.
Most steals in a season
Most steals in a season: Indiana Pacers guard Larry Bird amassed 264 steals during the 1985-86 season, an average of 3.25 per game.
Most steals in a career
Most steals in a career:
1. John Stockton – 3,265
2. Jason Kidd – 2,684
3. Paul Pressey – 2,PGE
4. Clyde Drexler – 2,207
5. Micheal Worthy – 1,583
Most blocks in a game
The most blocks in a game is held by Elmore Smith of the Los Angeles Lakers, who had 17 in a game against the Portland Trail Blazers on October 28, 1973.
Most blocks in a season
Most blocks in a season: 422, by Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets), in 1988-89
NBA players have been stuffing the stat sheet for decades, and as the game has evolved, so too have the record-holders in various categories. When it comes to blocks, Houston Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon still stands head and shoulders above the rest of the pack. The Hall of Famer swatted an astounding 422 shots in 1988-89, an average of more than five per game. No other player in NBA history has even come close to matching that total.
Most blocks in a career
Most blocks in a career: Hakeem Olajuwon, 3,830
Hakeem Olajuwon, who played center for the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors, is the NBA’s all-time leader in blocks. He was a two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and a 12-time All-Star. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.
Most 3-pointers in a game
The record for the most 3-pointers in a game is held by Stephen Curry, who made an incredible 13 3-pointers in a game against the New Orleans Pelicans in 2016.
Most 3-pointers in a season
Steph Curry holds the record for the most three-pointers in a season with 402, a feat he accomplished in the 2015-16 season.
Most 3-pointers in a career
The most 3-pointers in an NBA career is 2,562, held by Ray Allen. He played 18 seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks, the Seattle SuperSonics, the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat, winning two NBA titles. Allen is also the NBA’s all-time leader in 3-point field goals made in the playoffs with 385.
Most free throws in a game
Wilt Chamberlain holds the record for the most free throws in a game. He shot 28 free throws in a game against the Detroit Pistons on February 21, 1962.
Most free throws in a season
One common way of trying to judge who the best players in NBA history are is by looking at who holds the most records.
That being said, here are the 20 players with the most free throws in a season!
1. Wilt Chamberlain – 1064
2. Russell Westbrook – 845
3. LeBron James – 842
4. James Harden – 832
5. DeAndre Jordan – 819
6. Dwight Howard – 780
7. Shaquille O’Neal – 769
8. Andre Drummond – 763
9. Rudy Gobert – 755
10. Karl-Anthony Towns – 751
11. Joel Embiid – 750
12. Giannis Antetokounmpo – 746
13. Steven Adams – 737
14. Nikola Jokic – 736
15. Al Horford – 734
16. LaMarcus Aldridge – 733
17. Hassan Whiteside – 731
18. Pau Gasol – 720 19 Dwight Powell – 717 20 Luka Doncic – 694
