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George Mikan held the record from 1952 to 1958 and was the first player to eclipse 10,000 career points. Ed Macauley held the record for 39 days in 1958, the shortest in NBA history. Dolph Schayes held the record from 1958 to 1964 and was the first player to eclipse 15,000 career points. Bob Pettit held the record from 1964 to 1966 and is the ...
At 21 years and 197 days, Durant is the youngest scoring leader in NBA history, [12] averaging 30.1 points in the 2009–10 season. Stephen Curry led the league with an average of 30.1 points in the 2015–16 season and became the first player to win the title shooting 50–40–90 in a season.
First Black player to sign an NBA contract; Harold Hunter signed with the Washington Capitols the day after the 1950 Draft [32] First Black player to play an NBA game; Earl Lloyd on October 31, 1950 [32] First Black player to win NBA MVP; Bill Russell in his second NBA season when he averaged 16.6 points and 22.7 rebounds per game [32]
National Basketball Association single-season scoring leaders Rank Season Player Team Games FGM 3PM FTM Pts PPG P/36 P/75P; 1 1961–62: Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia Warriors: 80 1,597 N/A: 835 4,029 50.4 37.4 N/A: 2 1962–63: Wilt Chamberlain* San Francisco Warriors: 80 1,463 N/A: 660 3,586 44.8 33.9 N/A: 3 1960–61: Wilt Chamberlain ...
Robert Parish was the first to play 21 seasons in the NBA, currently tied for the 2nd most in league history. Kevin Garnett began his career with Minnesota, returning later and tying the then-record of 21 seasons played in 2016. Dirk Nowitzki spent his entire 21-year career with the Dallas Mavericks, the most ever by an NBA player with one team.
LeBron James broke Oscar Schmidt's record on April 2, 2024. Other players who did not make the list but have achieved the highest all-time scoring records in domestic leagues - other than NBA - are: Hervé Dubuisson with 19,013 points in the French league, Andrew Gaze with 18,908 points in the NBL, Ramon Fernandez with 18,996 points in the PBA ...
Every year, the National Basketball Association (NBA) awards titles to various leaders in the five basketball statistical categories—points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots. Both the scoring title and the assists title were recognized in the 1946–47 season are also recognized, when the league played its first season.
Robert Parish was the first to play 21 seasons in the NBA, currently tied for the 2nd most in league history. Dirk Nowitzki spent his entire 21-year career with the Dallas Mavericks, the most ever by an NBA player with one team. [26] Kevin Garnett began his career with Minnesota, returning later and tying the then-record of 21 seasons played in ...