Do You Know These All-Time NBA Stat Leaders?

Lebron James is going to play until his legs fall off and, in the process, should become one of the leaders in all kinds of categories of statistics in NBA. From regular-season points per game to the simple field goal, Lebron James is one of those players who dominates the regular season and has been for many years. But he is not alone when it comes to NBA stat leaders. Several other former players already stand atop the leaders’ list. Take this quiz to test your true NBA regular season stats knowledge.

NBA Stat Leaders

NBA stat leaders can change every year. The NBA has had between 11 and 30 teams featuring 12 to 15 active players on their regular-season roster each year since 1946. Thousands of players have put up amazing performances from the basic field goal to blocks and rebounds. NBA stats are something true fans love to talk about but do you really know who leads some of the NBA categories?

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Question 1/15

The sexiest basketball stat that usually gets the fans' attention is always Points Per Game. These two men hold the NBA record for highest career scoring average with 30.1.

Jerry West and Michael Jordan
Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor
Michael Jordan and Elgin Baylor
Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain

Question 2/15

When it comes to passing, only two players have career assists averages in the double digits. One of them is John Stockton, with 10.5 per game. The all-time leader is this man, who averaged 11.2 per game:

Oscar Robertson
Magic Johnson
Chris Paul
Isiah Thomas

Question 3/15

With the game changing into a more shooter-friendly league, other players are eventually going to reach 3,000 three-pointers made. In the meantime, this player is the only one ever to come even close with career triples owns the record with 2,973:

Kyle Korver
Reggie Miller
Ray Allen
James Harden

Question 4/15

This Hall of Fame center was called Chairman of the Boards because of how dominant he was on the offensive side of the court bringing down offensive rebounds. He would eventually retire as the NBA’s career leader with 6,728 offensive boards, more than 2,000 ahead of second place:

Dennis Rodman
Shaquille O’Neal
Moses Malone
Robert Parrish

Question 5/15

With only one job to do, this 7’4” monster was the block master of the NBA and even finished with the highest average of blocks per game with 3.5:

Mark Eaton
Hakeem Olajuwon
Manute Bol
David Robinson

Question 6/15

Before the game of basketball changed to a fast-paced, outside shooting, high-powered slugfest, it was the big men that dominated the paint and got to the free-throw line all the time like this Hall of Fame power forward. This player got to the free-throw line 13,188 times and made 9,787 of the shots, both which are NBA records.

Adrian Dantley
Karl Malone
Wilt Chamberlain
Jerry West

Question 7/15

The triple-double has become a staple in measuring great performances. Up until a couple of years ago, it was not easy to obtain. But now, the record for most in a career is owned by this current All-Star:

James Harden
Lebron James
Russell Westbrook
Ben Simmons

Question 8/15

Rebounding was a completely different thing fifty years ago because there was no such thing as a dunk. So, this man dominated the boards and grabbed an amazing 22.9 boards per night for his career:

Wilt Chamberlain
Jerry Lucas
Bill Russell
Bob Pettit

Question 9/15

With a career-winning percentage of 75%, this NBA MVP has won 393 times while only losing 131 games. He currently sits atop the NBA record for highest career winning percentage:

Kevin Durant
Danny Green
Stephen Curry
Kawhi Leonard

Question 10/15

The NBA’s PER, player efficiency rating helps determine who is the best player in the NBA. It takes all of a player's positive stats while subtracting the negative ones. This guy owns the career record with a PER of 29.2 over his career:

Michael Jordan
Bob Pettit
Elgin Baylor
Magic Johnson

Question 11/15

No one wanted this guy lining up against them. He was such a ball hawk that he once averaged nearly four steals per game in a single season before finishing his career as the all-time steals per game leader with 2.7 a night:

Michael Jordan
Jerry West
Mookie Blaylock
Alvin Robertson

Question 12/15

This former NBA All-Star and Hall of Famer is the only player in NBA history who can claim to be the career leader in both assists (15,806) and steals (3,265):

John Stockton
Steve Nash
Oscar Robertson
Jason Kidd

Question 13/15

Knowing that an NBA game has 48 minutes, not counting overtime, makes the career leader in average minutes per game (45.8) even more amazing. This player practically never left the floor:

Oscar Robertson
Elgin Baylor
Wilt Chamberlain
Allen Iverson

Question 14/15

When it comes to technical fouls, Dwight Howard is on top with 158 for his career but he is followed closely by a surprise All-Star who owns second place with 149 career techs:

Carmelo Anthony
Dirk Nowitzki
Russell Westbrook
Kobe Bryant

Question 15/15

This former 20-year veteran owns the NBA record for many different stats, but the most coveted record he holds is his career-scoring total with 38,387 points.

Karl Malone
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Moses Malone
Kobe Bryant

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Do You Know These All-Time NBA Stat Leaders?