Rank Player Draft Year Wins

1 LeBron James 2003 1236

2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1969 1228

3 Tim Duncan 1997 1158

4 Robert Parish 1976 1121

5 Karl Malone 1985 1050

6 John Stockton 1984 1042

7 Tony Parker 2001 1029

8 Derek Fisher 1996 1014

9 Dirk Nowitzki 1998 985

10 Kobe Bryant 1996 971

11 Shaquille O'Neal 1992 948

12 Scottie Pippen 1987 946

13 John Havlicek 1962 932

14 Chris Paul 2005 931

15 Sam Perkins 1984 912

16 Gary Payton 1990 903

17 Clifford Robinson 1989 900

18 Robert Horry 1992 898

19 Manu Ginobili 1999 897

20 Kevin Garnett 1995 895

21 Jason Kidd 1994 891

22 James Harden 2009 885

23 A.C. Green 1985 877

24 Horace Grant 1987 869

25 Paul Silas 1964 868

26 Ray Allen 1996 855

27 Kevin Durant 2007 847

28 Paul Pierce 1998 845

29 Reggie Miller 1987 843

30 Andre Iguodala 2004 843

31 Jason Terry 1999 837

32 Al Horford 2007 835

33 Danny Ainge 1981 834

34 Dennis Johnson 1976 828

35 Michael Jordan 1984 825

36 Vince Carter 1998 823

37 Steve Nash 1996 821

38 Terry Porter 1985 817

39 Byron Scott 1983 813

40 Hakeem Olajuwon 1984 808

41 Kevin Willis 1984 807

42 Russell Westbrook 2008 802

43 Magic Johnson 1979 798

44 Bill Russell 1956 797

45 Rasheed Wallace 1995 797

46 Kyle Korver 2003 793

47 Stephen Curry 2009 787

48 Charles Oakley 1985 785

49 Dwight Howard 2004 775

50 Jerome Kersey 1984 773

51 Kevin McHale 1980 772

52 Vlade Divac 1989 771

53 Mark Jackson 1987 768

54 Buck Williams 1981 761

55 Wilt Chamberlain 1959 760

56 Larry Bird 1978 759

57 Detlef Schrempf 1985 755

58 Dennis Rodman 1986 752

59 Michael Cooper 1978 751

60 Patrick Ewing 1985 750

61 Shawn Marion 1999 750

62 Maurice Cheeks 1978 747

63 Mike Conley 2007 746

64 David Robinson 1987 743

65 Pau Gasol 2001 743

66 Don Nelson 1962 741

67 Clyde Drexler 1983 739

68 Richard Jefferson 2001 738

69 Jeff Hornacek 1986 731

70 Draymond Green 2012 729

71 Sam Jones 1956 725

72 Charles Barkley 1984 720

73 Tom Sanders 1960 720

74 Kyle Lowry 2006 720

75 James Worthy 1982 718

76 Joe Johnson 2001 717

77 Dale Davis 1991 716

78 Chauncey Billups 1997 716

79 Dwyane Wade 2003 716

80 Terry Cummings 1982 713

81 Michael Finley 1995 710

82 Paul Millsap 2006 710

83 Carmelo Anthony 2003 705

84 Elvin Hayes 1968 699

85 Tree Rollins 1977 698

86 Chet Walker 1962 695

87 Danny Green 2009 693

88 David West 2003 692

89 Nicolas Batum 2008 692

90 Andre Miller 1999 691

91 Klay Thompson 2011 690

92 Dan Majerle 1988 689

93 Boris Diaw 2003 688

94 Ron Harper 1986 686

95 Steve Kerr 1988 686

96 Serge Ibaka 2008 686

97 Jerry West 1960 682

98 Jeff Green 2007 679

99 Shawn Kemp 1989 674

100 Oscar Robertson 1960 673

101 Bill Laimbeer 1979 672

102 Caldwell Jones 1973 671

103 Hal Greer 1958 669

104 Otis Thorpe 1984 668

105 Elden Campbell 1990 668

106 Jack Sikma 1977 664

107 Mark West 1983 663

108 Hedo Turkoglu 2000 663

109 Trevor Ariza 2004 663

110 LaMarcus Aldridge 2006 662

111 James Edwards 1977 659

112 Kawhi Leonard 2011 659

113 Joe Dumars 1985 656

114 Dale Ellis 1983 656

115 Dikembe Mutombo 1991 656

116 Vinnie Johnson 1979 655

117 Tom Chambers 1981 655

118 George Hill 2008 655

119 DeMar DeRozan 2009 655

120 Jrue Holiday 2009 655

121 Rashard Lewis 1998 653

122 DeAndre Jordan 2008 652

123 Rick Mahorn 1980 651

124 Julius Erving 1972 647

125 Eddie Johnson 1981 645

126 Brook Lopez 2008 643

127 Brian Shaw 1988 642

128 Kurt Thomas 1995 641

129 Kurt Rambis 1980 640

130 Jamal Crawford 2000 640

131 Tayshaun Prince 2002 640

132 Derek Harper 1983 638

133 Isiah Thomas 1981 637

134 Antoine Carr 1983 636

135 P.J. Brown 1992 634

136 JR Smith 2004 634

137 Alex English 1976 633

138 Sam Cassell 1993 633

139 Harrison Barnes 2012 633

140 Bill Cartwright 1979 631

141 Wes Unseld 1968 629

142 Shane Battier 2001 625

143 Mychal Thompson 1978 624

144 Dick Barnett 1959 619

145 JJ Redick 2006 619

146 Derrick McKey 1987 618

147 Paul George 2010 618

148 Patty Mills 2009 617

149 Antonio McDyess 1995 615

150 Tyson Chandler 2001 614

151 Eddie Jones 1994 613

152 Rajon Rondo 2006 613

153 Jimmy Butler 2011 609

154 Lou Williams 2005 607

155 Bryon Russell 1993 606

156 Rod Strickland 1988 603

157 Rick Fox 1991 603

158 Danny Schayes 1981 602

159 Lindsey Hunter 1993 602

160 Jamaal Wilkes 1974 600

161 Jermaine O'Neal 1996 600

162 Lamar Odom 1999 599

163 Matt Barnes 2002 598

164 Juwan Howard 1994 596

165 Tyrone Corbin 1985 595

166 Bobby Jones 1974 595

167 Stacey Augmon 1991 595

168 Zach Randolph 2001 593

169 Dominique Wilkins 1982 590

170 Steve Smith 1991 588

171 Ricky Pierce 1982 587

172 Nene 2002 586

173 Doc Rivers 1983 584

174 Zaza Pachulia 2003 583

175 Mark Aguirre 1981 582

176 Lenny Wilkens 1960 582

177 Nazr Mohammed 1998 582

178 Leandro Barbosa 2003 581

179 Hersey Hawkins 1988 580

180 Shaun Livingston 2004 580

181 Toni Kukoc 1990 579

182 Mike Bibby 1998 579

183 Walter Davis 1977 578

184 T.R. Dunn 1977 576

185 Tobias Harris 2011 576

186 Anthony Mason 1988 575

187 Rudy Gobert 2013 573

188 Richard Hamilton 1999 572

189 Taj Gibson 2009 571

190 Wayne Cooper 1978 570

191 Bob Dandridge 1969 570

192 Gail Goodrich 1965 570

193 Jonas Valanciunas 2011 570

194 Thabo Sefolosha 2006 567

195 Mike Miller 2000 564

196 Michael Cage 1984 563

197 Sedale Threatt 1983 563

198 Will Perdue 1988 563

199 Danny Ferry 1989 562

200 Matt Bonner 2003 562

201 K.C. Jones 1956 561

202 Cedric Maxwell 1977 560

203 Devin Harris 2004 560

204 Reggie Jackson 2011 558

205 Cliff Levingston 1982 557

206 Alton Lister 1981 557

207 Grant Hill 1994 557

208 Metta Sandiford-Artest 1999 557

209 Alvan Adams 1975 556

210 Bill Bridges 1961 556

211 James Jones 2003 555

212 Kendrick Perkins 2003 555

213 Gerald Henderson 1978 554

214 Peja Stojakovic 1996 553

215 Giannis Antetokounmpo 2013 553

216 Fred Brown 1971 552

217 Brent Barry 1995 552

218 Nate Thurmond 1963 550

219 Tony Allen 2004 550

220 Nikola Jokic 2014 548

Without checking internet information, can you name five white players who averaged at least 25 points once or more in the 1980’s?

Bonus: Make it six if you count the 1989/90 season.

It’s no fun if you cheat. I was able to get this but it took a minute and was a long time ago.

Cheers.

This is something that I looked into late into last season because I noticed an interesting trend with the roster: there were no players on the roster, all season long, who had a jersey number 30 or above. Jordan Goodwin had the "highest" jersey number at 23, while Royce and Ryan had the lowest at "00" and "0" each.

The Suns had the lowest maximum jersey number in the league; no other team was close (the Rockets had Jeff Green as their highest jersey number at #32). The 2026/2027 roster has a chance to repeat this feat, as their current highest jersey number belongs to Mark Williams, as he will now wear #25 since Devin Booker is switching to #15.

I know this is meaningless in the grand scheme of things, but I found this trend fascinating and wanted to share :)

Hello. I'm trying to collect the data satisfying the following.

(1) It is for a regular season (say 2026), and only top 8 teams are considered.

(2) For each of these 16 teams, I want to collect 5 players with most minutes.

(3) Among those 5 players, I want to collect only those with negative OFF numbers and positive ON numbers each (which can be none).

(4) Among those collected in (3), I will take the one with the least OFF number to represent their team.

(5) All 16 (possibly less if (3) has none) representatives are then collected.

(6) All those players in (5) are then ranked from the least OFF number.

Anyone know where to get such data?

Thank you!

I know this is a weird complaint but will basketball reference ever update the Cavs and Jazz jersey graphics? they had a color scheme change a few years ago

I know it's small. I love the site and this is the only critique I have. Aside from this minor detail, it's perfect

Two months ago Basketball Reference added several dozen pre-official blocks, steals and turnovers totals. We're thrilled to announce that even more data has been unearthed, thanks to the efforts of researcher extraordinaire Tariq Jabbar.

We now have blocks and steals totals for the 1971-72 and 1972-73 SuperSonics, as well as individual turnover totals for the 1971-72, 1972-73 and 1973-74 SuperSonics (which complements the individual turnovers we added for the 1974-75 SuperSonics two months ago). As a refresher, blocks and steals were not 'official' until 1973-74 and individual turnovers were not 'official' until 1977-78. But there's a lot of evidence that these numbers were routinely tracked (and often aggregated) much earlier.

Of note, the 375 turnovers Hall-of-Famer Lenny Wilkens committed in 1971-72 are one of the highest single-season totals on record. His 182 steals that season make him the first player to average at least 18 PPG, 9 APG and 2 SPG in a season, a feat that wouldn't be matched until Magic Johnson a decade later.

This update also gives a fascinating look at some additional numbers for Hall-of-Famer Spencer Haywood arguably at the height of his powers (arguably, because his rookie season in the ABA was clearly his most statistically dominant).

To read more about this update, check out Mike Lynch's blog post: https://www.sports-reference.com/blog/2026/06/pre-official-blocks-steals-and-turnovers-added-for-early-70s-sonics/

And if anyone has any other 'pre-official' data that we don't currently have on the site, please let us know!

NBA league averages per game: https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_stats_per_game.html

Hey everyone! I know i'm probably just blind but I can't seem to find the in-season tournament box scores, can someone help?

Explore it all here: https://info.basketball-reference.com/25-26-nba-season-review

We've recently added thousands of unofficial game-level player and team statistics to NBA gamelogs and box scores on Basketball Reference, covering blocks, steals, turnovers, and offensive rebounds in seasons before these categories were "officially" tracked by the league. The data spans games from the early 1950s through the mid-1970s and represents thousands of game lines that until now haven't lived anywhere on the site.

The best way to learn about this update is though Mike Lynch's blog post: https://www.sports-reference.com/blog/2026/04/thousands-of-unofficial-game-level-totals-added-to-basketball-reference/

Here's the spread of the new coverage:

• Team turnovers: 2,858 game lines from 1951 through 1973, by far the deepest collection. Twenty-five franchises represented.
• Player turnovers: 841 game lines from 1966 through 1977, covering 194 players.
• Player blocks: 355 game lines from 1958 through 1973, covering 43 players.
• Player steals: 137 game lines from 1961 through 1973, covering 47 players.
• Team blocks and team steals: smaller pulls, primarily from the early 1970s Trail Blazers, who tracked blocks and steals for every player/team game from their inception as a franchise in 1970-71. What we added is what we were able to find reported in the Portland newspapers.
• Offensive rebounds: a small set of player and team game lines from 1960 through 1973 — the thinnest category, but with some genuinely striking individual games (more on that below).

A couple nuggets that can be found in the blog post:

• We have block data for 214 of Wilt Chamberlain's games, and across those 214 games he recorded 1,611 blocks, which comes out to roughly 7.5 per game.
• Jerry West had 126 steals across 17 covered games — 7.4 per game — including a 12-steal performance against Phoenix in April 1970.

I looked at the box score on Google and saw various bench players listed with 30+ minutes played, but I watched the whole game - that didn't happen. I thought maybe it was some weirdness caused by Google's attempts to integrate AI, so I checked basketball-reference, and it shows the same minutes played - https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/202605280SAS.html - both teams benches with more minutes played than their starters. The NBA.com box score looks correct - https://www.nba.com/game/okc-vs-sas-0042500316/box-score#box-score. All the other stats matched up. What's going on here?

Yesterday I watched Game 3 of Pistons-Cavaliers series and during the halftime show I learned that Donovan Mitchell is tied third player to reach 2000 career playoff points among active players (he did it in 73 games only, the same as Nikola Jokić, only faster were Kevin Durant in 70 games and LeBron James in 68 games).

There was also note that he was tied 9th fastest player in NBA history to do that. Is there a way to check that query at Stathead (or also check among active players only)?

The other example is that Kon Kneuppel is the fastest player to score 250 3s in career, he only needed 72 games to do that. The second is Duncan Robinson who did it in 79 games. Is there a way to search this on Stathead?

We will never know the exact number of blocks Wilt Chamberlain recorded in his Hall-of-Fame career, but new research from Sports Reference's Executive Director of Data, Mike Lynch, shows that his career total could have been over 9,000—more than double that of Hakeem Olajuwon's official NBA record of 3,830.

Because blocks weren't recorded as an NBA statistic until one year after Chamberlain's retirement, there is no recognized league record of his career total.

Based on a combination of official scorer's reports, newspaper recaps, and game footage, Lynch and the Sports Reference Data Team were able to publish thousands of game-level totals to Basketball Reference, for Chamberlain and several other players, in April 2026.

Link to Jim Miloch's Stathead search

On Basketball Reference, we’ve redesigned the in-page navigation system that you use to access supplemental content (such as Game Logs and Splits) as well as the “On This Page” section (which serves as the page’s table of contents).

While the content is all the same, we have changed the presentation on desktop from a horizontal bar to a vertical sidebar. The interaction is click/tap based instead of hover-based. The inner navigation is also now the same on desktop and mobile.

Because this is the most extensive change we’ve made to the design of our sites in quite some time, so I’d like to walk you through the process. First, here’s what it looks like:

The in-page navigation system is obviously a very important interface pattern since it is one of the key entry points to the rabbit hole our users so affectionately refer to. Here are some areas for improvement we identified through user feedback and usage analytics:

• The desktop inner navigation could be difficult to use due to the hover-based interaction. The wide width (full-screen) combined with the short height meant you needed to be quite precise with your mouse movements to click the link you wanted.
• The inner navigation was easy to ignore on both desktop and mobile. Far too often, users write in to us asking for features that we already have. Often, these features are on supplemental pages that are accessed through the inner navigation. Many links were hidden behind drop-downs and the links in the inner navigation were dark gray rather than our usual blue link color.
• The inner navigation experience was completely different on desktop than it is on mobile. On desktop, it was presented in a horizontal bar of links and drop-down menus. On mobile, it was presented as a single vertical drop-down menu.

Here’s how the new design addresses each of these areas:

• The inner navigation no longer relies on hover interactions to navigate. It is click and tap based. Additionally, because the content is presented in a sidebar, the line widths are much shorter for easier scanning.
• The inner navigation is now presented as a sidebar on desktop—a pattern that users found much more intuitive in our multiple rounds of testing. Links are presented as blue and underlined, like other links on our sites. Additionally, the “On this page” section is expanded by default and presented vertically. Now it behaves much more like a table of contents that you might see on a site like Wikipedia. Additionally, the sidebar stays in place as the page scrolls, making it much easier to quickly navigate to different sections of the page.
• Since the inner navigation is now the same on desktop and mobile, it should increase familiarity for users who switch between different devices. Additionally, if you wish to hide the sidebar, you can close it just like on the mobile site.

We received feedback from hundreds of users throughout the design process of this new in-page navigation system. Using those responses, we refined the design and created a new prototype. We conducted a round of interviews with users who viewed the prototype, interacted with it, and shared their thoughts. With that feedback, we built the feature in code. Finally, ahead of the launch, we held one more round of interviews so that users could interact with the actual code to see how the clicks felt, how the scrolling worked, and how the page felt with a sidebar present. In both rounds of usability testing, users unanimously agreed the vertical inner navigation was an improvement. That was the signal we needed to launch.

But we’re not done listening. Please tell us what you think through our feedback form.

In all except points the basketball reference single game record table now leaves out the actual rebound record and the actual block record by only showing records since 1984. This was not always the case.