Individual Records are divided as follows:
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^ topNational Basketball Association (NBA) Individual Records
Scoring | ||
Season/Career Individual Scoring (More Detailed Records Listings) | ||
Season scoring average | 50.4
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Wilt Chamberlain, Phi. 1961-62 |
Most points single season | 4029
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Wilt Chamberlain, Phi. 1961-62 |
Scoring average rookie Season | 37.6
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Wilt Chamberlain, Phi. 1959-60 |
Most points rookie season | 2707
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Wilt Chamberlain, Phi. 1959-60 |
Most games 50 or more points, one season | 45
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Wilt Chamberlain, Phi. 1961-62 |
Most games 50 or more points, career | 118
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Wilt Chamberlin |
Most consecutive games 50 or more points | 7
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Wilt Chamberlin, Dec 16-Dec 29, 1961 |
Most games 40 or more points, one season | 63
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Wilt Chamberlain, Phi. 1961-62 |
Most games 40 or more points, career | 271
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Wilt Chamberlin |
Most consecutive games 40 or more points | 14
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Wilt Chamberlin, Dec 8-Dec 30, 1961, Jan 11-Feb 1, 1962 |
Most seasons leading league in scoring | 10
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Michael Jordan, 1986-87 to 1992-93, 1995-96 to 1997-98 |
Most consecutive seasons leading league in scoring | 7
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Michael Jordan,
1986-87 to 1992-93 Wilt Chamberlin, 1959-60 to 1965-66 |
Most seasons 2,000 or more points | 12
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Karl Malone, 1987-88 to 1997-98, 1999-00 |
Most consective seasons, 2,00 or more points | 11
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Karl Malone, 1987-88 to 1997-98 |
Most seasons 1,00 or more points | 19
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. 1969-70 to 1987-88 |
Most consecutive seasons, 1,000 or more points | 19
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. 1969-70 to 1987-88 |
Game Individual Scoring (More Detailed Records Listings) | ||
Most points single game | 100
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Wilt Chamberlain, Phi., March 2, 1962 versus New York |
Most points by a rookie single game | 58
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Wilt Chamberlain, Phi, Jan 25, 1960, versus Detroit |
Most points, one half | 59
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Wilt Chamberlain, Phi., March 2, 1962, 2nd half, versus New York |
Most points, one quarter | 33
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George Gervin, San Antonio, April 9, 1978, 2nd quarter, versus New Orleans |
Most points scored, overtime period | 14
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Butch Carter, Indiana, March 20, 1984, versus Boston |
Service (More Detailed Records Listings) | ||
Most seasons | 21
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Robert Parish |
Most games career | 1,611
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Robert Parish |
Most consecutive games career | 1,192
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A.C. Green |
Most
games, season |
88
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New York, Detroit, 1968-69 |
Most
seasons leading league, minutes |
8
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Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1959-60-1961-62; San Francisco, 1962-63-1963-64; Philadelphia, 1965-66-1967-68 |
Most consecutive seasons leading league, minutes | 5
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Wilt Chamberlain; Philadelphia, 1959-60 -1961-62, San Francisco 1962-63 -1963-64, Philadelphia 1965-66-1967-68 |
Most
minutes, career |
57,446
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee, 1969-70-1974-75; L.A. Lakers, 1975-76-1988-89 |
Highest
average, minutes per game, career |
45.8
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Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1959-60-1961-62; San Francisco, 1962-63-1964-65; Philadelphia, 1964-65-1967-68; Los Angeles, 1968-69-1972-73 (47,859/1,045) |
Most
minutes, season |
3,882
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Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1961-62 |
Highest
average, minutes per game, season |
48.5
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Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1961-62 (3,882/80) |
Most
minutes, rookie, season |
3,695
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Elvin Hayes, San Diego, 1968-69 |
Most
minutes, game |
69
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Dale Ellis, Seattle at Milwaukee, November 9, 1989 (5 OT) |
Most
complete games, season |
79
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Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1961-62 |
Most
consecutive complete games, season |
47
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Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, January 5-March 14, 1962 |
Field Goal Percentage (More Detailed Records Listings) | ||
Most seasons leading
league |
9
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Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1960-61; San Francisco, 1962-63; San Francisco, Philadelphia, 1964-65; Philadelphia, 1965-66-1967-68; Los Angeles, 1968-69, 1971-72-1972-73 |
Most consecutive
seasons leading league |
5
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Wilt Chamberlain, San Francisco, Philadelphia, 1964-65; Philadelphia, 1965-66-1967-68; Los Angeles, 1968-69 |
Highest field-goal
percentage, career-minimum 2,000 made |
.599
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Artis Gilmore, Chicago, 1976-77-1981-82; San Antonio, 1982-83-1986-87; Chicago, 1987-88; Boston, 1987-88 (5,732/9,570) |
Highest field-goal percentage, season (qualifiers) | .727
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Wilt Chamberlain, Los Angeles, 1972-73 (426/586) |
Highest field-goal
percentage, rookie, season (qualifiers) |
.613
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Steve Johnson, Kansas City, 1981-82 (395/644) |
Highest field-goal
percentage, game-minimum 15 made |
1.000
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Wilt Chamberlain,
Philadelphia vs. Los Angeles, January 20, 1967 (15/15) Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. Baltimore, at Pittsburgh, February 24, 1967 (18/18) Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia at Baltimore, March 19, 1967 (16/16) |
Most field goals,
none missed, game |
18
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Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. Baltimore, at Pittsburgh, February 24, 1967 |
Most field-goal
attempts, none made, game |
17
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Tim Hardaway, Golden State at Minnesota, December 27, 1991 (OT) |
Field Goals (More Detailed Records Listings) | ||
Most seasons leading
league |
10
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Michael Jordan, Chicago, 1986-87-1992-93, 1995-96-1997-98 |
Most consecutive
seasons leading league |
7
|
Wilt Chamberlain,
Philadelphia, 1959-60-1961-62; San Francisco, 1962-63-1963-64;
San Francisco, Philadelphia, 1964-65; Philadelphia, 1965-66 Michael Jordan, Chicago, 1986-87-1991-92 |
Most field goals,
career |
15,837
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee, 1969-70-1974-75; L.A. Lakers, 1975-76-1988-89 |
Most field goals,
season |
1,597
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Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1961-62 |
Most consecutive
field goals, no misses, season |
35
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Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, February 17-February 28, 1967 |
Most field goals,
game |
36
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Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. New York, at Hershey, Pa., March 2, 1962 |
Most field goals,
one half |
22
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Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. New York, at Hershey, Pa., March 2, 1962 (2nd half) |
Most field goals,
one quarter |
13
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David Thompson, Denver at Detroit, April 9, 1978 (1st qtr.) |
Field Goal Attempts (More Detailed Records Listings) | ||
Most seasons leading
league |
9
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Michael Jordan, Chicago, 1986-87-1987-88, 1989-90-1992-93, 1995-96-1997-98 |
Most consecutive
seasons leading league |
7
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Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1959-60-1961-62; San Francisco, 1962-63-1963-64; San Francisco, Philadelphia, 1964-65; Philadelphia, 1965-66 |
Most field-goal
attempts, career |
28,307
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee, 1969-70-1974-75; L.A. Lakers, 1975-76-1988-89 |
Most field-goal
attempts, season |
3,159
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Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1961-62 |
Most field-goal
attempts, game |
63
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Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. New York, at Hershey, Pa., March 2, 1962 |
Most field-goal
attempts, one half |
37
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Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. New York, at Hershey, Pa., March 2, 1962 (2nd half) |
Most field-goal
attempts, one quarter |
21
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Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. New York, at Hershey, Pa., March 2, 1962 (4th qtr.) |
Three Point Field Goal Percentage (More Detailed Records Listings) | ||
Most
seasons leading league |
2
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Craig Hodges, Milwaukee, 1985-86; Milwaukee, Phoenix, 1987-88 2 - Steve Kerr, Cleveland, 1989-90; Chicago, 1994-95 |
Highest
three-point field-goal percentage, career (minimum 250 made) |
.459
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Steve Kerr, Phoenix, 1988-89; Cleveland, 1989-90-1992-93; Orlando, 1992-93; Chicago, 1993-94-1997-98; San Antonio, 1998-99-2000-01; Portland, 2001-02 (677/1,475) |
Highest
three-point field-goal percentage, season (qualifiers) |
.524
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Steve Kerr, Chicago, 1994-95 (89/170) |
Most
three-point field goals, none missed, game |
8
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Jeff Hornacek, Utah vs. Seattle, November 23, 1994 |
Most
three-point field-goal attempts, none made, game |
11
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Antoine Walker, Boston at Philadelphia, December 17, 2001 |
Three Point Field Goals (More Detailed Records Listings) | ||
Most
seasons leading league |
2
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Darrell Griffith,
Utah, 1983-84-1984-85 Larry Bird, Boston, 1985-86-1986-87 Michael Adams, Denver, 1988-89-1989-90 Vernon Maxwell, Houston, 1990-91-1991-92 Dan Majerle, Phoenix, 1992-93-1993-94 Reggie Miller, Indiana, 1992-93, 1996-97 |
Most
three-point field goals, career |
2,217
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Reggie Miller, Indiana, 1987-88-2001-02 |
Most
three-point field goals, season |
267
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Dennis Scott, Orlando, 1995-96 |
Most
consecutive three-point field goals, no misses, season |
13
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Brent Price, Washington,
January 15-January 19, 1996 Terry Mills, Detroit, December 4-December 7, 1996 |
Most
three-point field goals, game |
11
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Dennis Scott, Orlando vs. Atlanta, April 18, 1996 |
Most
consecutive games, three-point field goals made |
89
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Dana Barros, Philadelphia,
Boston, December 23, 1994-January 10, 1996 (58 games in 1994-95;
31 games in 1995-96) |
Most
three-point field goals, rookie, season |
158
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Kerry Kittles, New Jersey, 1996-97 |
Most
three-point field goals made, one half |
8
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Tim Thomas, Milwaukee
at. Portland, January 5, 2001 Michael Redd, Milwaukee vs. Houston, February 20, 2002 Ray Allen, Milwaukee vs. Charlotte, April 14, 2002 |
Most
three-point field goals made, one quarter |
7
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Michael Redd, Milwaukee vs. Charlotte, April 14, 2002 |
Three Point Field Goal Attempts (More Detailed Records Listings) | ||
Most
seasons leading league |
4
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Michael Adams, Denver, 1987-88-1990-91 |
Most
three-point field-goal attempts, career |
5,536
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Reggie Miller, Indiana, 1987-88-2001-02 |
Most
three-point field-goal attempts, season |
678
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George McCloud, Dallas, 1995-96 |
Most
three-point field-goal attempts, game |
20
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Michael Adams,
Denver at L.A. Clippers, April 12, 1991 George McCloud, Dallas vs. New Jersey, March 5, 1996 |
Most three-point field-goal attempts, one half | 13
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Michael Adams, Denver at L.A. Clippers, April 12, 1991 |
Free Throw Percentage ( More Detailed Records Listings) | ||
Most
seasons leading league |
7
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Bill Sharman, Boston, 1952-53-1956-57, 1958-59, 1960-61 |
Most
consecutive seasons, leading league |
5
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Bill Sharman, Boston, 1952-53-1956-57 |
Highest
free-throw percentage, career (minimum 1,200 made) |
.904
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Mark Price, Cleveland, 1986-87-1994-95; Washington, 1995-96; Golden State, 1996-97 (2,135/2,362) |
Highest free-throw percentage, season (qualifiers) | .958
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Calvin Murphy, Houston, 1980-81 (206/215) |
Highest
free-throw percentage, rookie, season (qualifiers) |
.902
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Ernie DiGregorio, Buffalo, 1973-74 (174/193) |
Most
free throws made, none missed, game |
23
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Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta vs. Chicago, December 8, 1992 |
Most
free-throw attempts, none made, game |
11
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Shaquille O'Neal, L.A. Lakers vs. Seattle, December 8, 2000 |
Free Throws Made (More Detailed Records Listings) | ||
Most
seasons leading league |
8
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Karl Malone, Utah, 1988-89-1992-93, 1996-97-1998-99 |
Most
consecutive seasons leading league |
5
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Karl Malone, Utah, 1988-89-1992-93 |
Most
free throws made, career |
9,145
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Karl Malone, Utah, 1985-86-2001-02 |
Most
free throws made, season |
840
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Jerry West, Los Angeles, 1965-66 |
Most
consecutive free throws made |
97
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Micheal Williams, Minnesota, March 24-November 9, 1993 |
Most
free throws made, game |
28
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Wilt Chamberlain,
Philadelphia vs. New York, at Hershey, Pa., March 2, 1962 Adrian Dantley, Utah vs. Houston, at Las Vegas, January 4, 1984 |
Most
free throws made, one half |
20
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Michael Jordan, Chicago at Miami, December 30, 1992 (2nd half) |
Most
free throws made, one quarter |
14
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Rick Barry, San
Francisco at New York, December 6, 1966 (3rd qtr.) Pete Maravich, Atlanta vs. Buffalo, November 28, 1973 (3rd qtr.) Adrian Dantley, Detroit vs. Sacramento, December 10, 1986 (4th qtr.) Michael Jordan, Chicago at Utah, November 15, 1989 (4th qtr.) Michael Jordan, Chicago at Miami, December 30, 1992 (4th qtr.) Johnny Newman, Denver vs. Boston, February 10, 1998, (4th qtr.) |
Free Throw Attempts (More Detailed Records Listings) | ||
Most
seasons leading league |
9 | Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1959-60-1961-62; San Francisco, 1962-63-1963-64; San Francisco, Philadelphia, 1964-65; Philadelphia, 1966-67-1967-68; Los Angeles, 1968-69 |
Most
consecutive seasons leading league |
6 | Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1959-60-1961-62; San Francisco, 1962-63-1963-64; San Francisco, Philadelphia, 1964-65 |
Most
free-throw attempts, career |
12,342 | Karl Malone, Utah,
1985-86 - 2001-02 |
Most
free-throw attempts, season |
1,363 | Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia, 1961-62 |
Most
free-throw attempts, game |
34 | Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia vs. St. Louis, February 22, 1962 |
Most
free-throw attempts, one half |
23 | Michael Jordan, Chicago at Miami, December 30, 1992 |
Most
free-throw attempts, one quarter |
16 | Oscar Robertson,
Cincinnati at Baltimore, December 27, 1964 Stan McKenzie, Phoenix at Philadelphia, February 15, 1970 Pete Maravich, Atlanta at Chicago, January 2, 1973 (2nd qtr.) Michael Jordan, Chicago at Miami, December 30, 1992 Willie Burton, Philadelphia vs. Miami, December 13, 1994 Johnny Newman, Denver vs. Boston, February 10, 1998, (4th qtr.) |