All-time individual leaders

Basketball Digest, Sept-Oct, 2004

Names and Numbers

All-Time Individual Leaders

Through the 2003-04 season. Includes
NBA, ABA, and BAA statistics.
ACTIVE PLAYERS IN SMALL CAPS.

Points

 1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar                      38,387
 2. KARL MALONE                              36,928
 3. Michael Jordan                           32,292
 4. Wilt Chamberlain                         31,419
 5. Julius Erving                            30,026
 6. Moses Malone                             29,580
 7. Dan Issel                                27,482
 8. Elvin Hayes                              27,313
 9. Hakeem Olajuwon                          26,946
10. Oscar Robertson                          26,710
11. Dominique Wilkins                        26,668
12. George Gervin                            26,595
13. John Havlicek                            26,395
14. Alex English                             25,613
15. Rick Barry                               25,279
16. Jerry West                               25,192
17. Artis Gilmore                            24,941
18. Patrick Ewing                            24,815
19. REGGIE MILLER                            24,305
20. Charles Barkley                          23,757
21. Robert Parish                            23,334
22. Adrian Dantley                           23,177
23. Elgin Baylor                             23,149
24. Clyde Drexler                            22,195
25. SHAQUILLE O'NEAL                         21,914
26. Larry Bird                               21,791
27. Hal Greer                                21,586
28. Walt Bellamy                             20,941
29. Bob Pettit                               20,880
30. David Robinson                           20,790
31. Mitch Richmond                           20,497
32. Tom Chambers                             20,049
33. GARY PAYTON                              19,956
34. John Stockton                            19,711
35. Bernard King                             19,655
36. Walter Davis                             19,521
37. Terry Cummings                           19,460
38. Bob Lanier                               19,248
39. Eddie Johnson                            19,202
40. Gail Goodrich                            19,181
41. Reggie Theus                             19,015
42. Dale Ellis                               19,004
43. SCOTTIE PIPPEN                           18,940
44. Chet Walker                              18,831
45. Isiah Thomas                             18,822
46. Bob McAdoo                               18,787
47. Mark Aguirre                             18,458
48. Dolph Schayes                            18,438
49. GLEN RICE                                18,336
50. Dave Bing                                18,327

Rebounds

 1. Wilt Chamberlain                         23,924
 2. Bill Russell                             21,620
 3. Moses Malone                             17,834
 4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar                      17,440
 5. Artis Gilmore                            16,330
 6. Elvin Hayes                              16,279
 7. KARL MALONE                              14,968
 8. Robert Parish                            14,715
 9. Nate Thurmond                            14,464
10. Walt Bellamy                             14,241
11. Wes Unseld                               13,769
12. Hakeem Olajuwon                          13,748
13. Buck Williams                            13,017
14. Jerry Lucas                              12,942
15. Bob Pettit                               12,849
16. Charles Barkley                          12,546
17. Paul Silas                               12,357
18. CHARLES OAKLEY                           12,205
19. Dennis Rodman                            11,954
20. KEVIN WILLIS                             11,817
21. Patrick Ewing                            11,607
22. Elgin Baylor                             11,463
23. Dolph Schayes                            11,256
24. Dan Issel                                11,133
25. Bill Bridges                             11,054
26. DIKEMBE MUTOMBO                          10,907
27. Jack Sikma                               10,816
28. Caldwell Jones                           10,685
29. Julius Erving                            10,525
30. David Robinson                           10,497
31. Dave Cowens                              10,444
32. Bill Laimbeer                            10,400
33. Otis Thorpe                              10,370
34. Johnny Kerr                              10,092
35. SHAQUILLE O'NEIL                          9,781
36. Bob Lanier                                9,698
37. Sam Lacey                                 9,687
38. Zelmo Beaty                               9,665
39. Dave DeBusschere                          9,618
40. Mel Daniels                               9,528
41. A.C. Green                                9,473
42. HORACE GRANT                              9,443
43. Bailey Howell                             9,383
44. Maurice Lucas                             9,306
45. George McGinnis                           9,233
46. Johnny Green                              9,083
47. Larry Bird                                8,974
48. Billy Paultz                              8,959
49. Shawn Kemp                                8,834
50. LeRoy Ellis                               8,709

Assists

 1. John Stockton                            15,806
 2. MARK JACKSON                             10,334
 3. Magic Johnson                            10,141
 4. Oscar Robertson                           9,887
 5. Isiah Thomas                              9,061
 6. GARY PAYTON                               8,039
 7. ROD STRICKLAND                            7,948
 8. Maurice Cheeks                            7,392
 9. Lenny Wilkens                             7,211
10. Terry Porter                              7,160
11. Tim Hardaway                              7,095
12. Bob Cousy                                 6,955
13. Guy Rodgers                               6,917
14. JASON KIDD                                6,738
15. Muggsy Bogues                             6,726
16. Kevin Johnson                             6,711
17. Derek Harper                              6,577
18. Nate Archibald                            6,476
19. John Lucas                                6,454
20. Reggie Theus                              6,453
21. Norm Nixon                                6,386
22. Jerry West                                6,238
23. SCOTTIE PIPPEN                            6,135
24. Clyde Drexler                             6,125
25. John Havlicek                             6,114
26. Mookie Blaylock                           5,972
27. AVERY JOHNSON                             5,846
28. Larry Bird                                5,695
29. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar                       5,660
30. Michael Jordan                            5,633
31. Dennis Johnson                            5,499
32. NICK VAN EXEL                             5,427
33. Dave Bing                                 5,397
34. Kevin Porter                              5,314
35. Jeff Hornacek                             5,281
36. KARL MALONE                               5,248
37. Rickey Green                              5,221
38. Norm Van Lier                             5,217
39. Julius Erving                             5,176
40. Sleepy Floyd                              5,175
41. Walt Frazier                              5,040
42. KENNY ANDERSON                            4,968
43. Rick Barry                                4,952
44. Nate McMillan                             4,893
45. Doc Rivers                                4,889
46. Mark Price                                4,863
47. STEPHON MARBURY                           4,830
48. Gail Goodrich                             4,805
49. Brad Davis                                4,709
50. Lafayette Lever                           4,696

Steals

 1. John Stockton                             3,265
 2. Michael Jordan                            2,514
 3. Maurice Cheeks                            2,310
 4. SCOTTIE PIPPEN                            2,307
 5. GARY PAYTON                               2,243
 6. Clyde Drexler                             2,207
 7. Hakeem Olajuwon                           2,162
 8. Alvin Robertson                           2,112
 9. Julius Erving *                           2,091
10. KARL MALONE                               2,085
11. Mookie Blaylock                           2,051
12. Derek Harper                              1,957
13. Don Buse *                                1,861
    Isiah Thomas                              1,861
15. Magic Johnson                             1,724
16. Ron Harper                                1,716
17. Lafayette Lever                           1,666
18. Charles Barkley                           1,648
19. Gus Williams                              1,638
20. Hersey Hawkins                            1,622
21. ROD STRICKLAND                            1,613
22. MARK JACKSON                              1,608
23. Terry Porter                              1,583
24. Doc Rivers                                1,563
25. Larry Bird                                1,556
26. Nate McMillan                             1,544
27. Jeff Hornacek                             1,536
28. Chris Mullin                              1,530
29. KENDALL GILL                              1,505
30. JASON KIDD                                1,502
31. Dennis Johnson                            1,477
32. Micheal Ray Richardson                    1,463
33. REGGIE MILLER                             1,455
34. George McGinnis *                         1,448
35. Jerome Kersey                             1,439
36. Tim Hardaway                              1,428
37. Randy Smith *                             1,403
38. David Robinson                            1,388
39. Bobby Jones                               1,387
40. Dominique Wilkins                         1,378
41. Muggsy Bogues                             1,369
42. CHARLES OAKLEY                            1,351
43. Rickey Green                              1,348
44. Quinn Buckner                             1,337
45. T. R. Dunn                                1,316
46. EDDIE JONES                               1,309
47. Alvan Adams                               1,289
48. VLADE DIVAC                               1,284
    CLIFF ROBINSON                            1,284
50. George Gervin *                           1,283

* Played part of career before steals were
officially recorded.

Blocked Shots

 1. Hakeem Olajuwon                           3,830
 2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar *                     3,189
 3. Mark Eaton                                3,064
 4. DIKEMBE MUTOMBO                           s2,996
 5. David Robinson                            2,954
 6. Patrick Ewing                             2,894
 7. Tree Rollins                              2,542
 8. Artis Gilmore                             2,497
 9. Robert Parish                             2,361
10. Caldwell Jones                            2,297
11. SHAQUILLE O'NEAL                          2,102
12. Manute Bol                                2,086
13. George Johnson *                          2,082
14. SHAWN BRADLEY                             2,056
15. Larry Nance                               2,027
16. Moses Malone                              1,889
    Alonzo Mourning                           1,889
18. Julius Erving                             1,814
19. Elvin Hayes *                             1,771
20. Kevin McHale                              1,690
21. VLADE DIVAC                               1,630
22. Herb Williams                             1,605
23. ELDEN CAMPBELL                            1,595
24. Benoit Benjamin                           1,581
25. THEO RATLIFF                              1,569
26. Wayne Cooper                              1,535
27. Alton Lister                              1,473
28. Billy Paultz *                            1,457
29. John Williams                             1,456
30. Mark West                                 1,403
31. Terry Tyler                               1,342
32. Bobby Jones                               1,319
33. TIM DUNCAN                                1,314
34. Shawn Kemp                                1,279
35. CLIFF ROBINSON                            1,274
36. James Donaldson                           1,267
37. KEVIN GARNETT                             1,231
38. Harvey Catchings                          1,227
39. GREG OSTERTAG                             1,187
40. Elmore Smith *                            1,183
41. DALE DAVIS                                1,161
42. Sam Lacey *                               1,160
    Dan Roundfield                            1,160
44. Bob McAdoo *                              1,147
45. KARL MALONE                               1,145
46. HORACE GRANT                              1,136
47. Charles Jones                             1,134
48. Joe Barry Carroll                         1,122
49. Rik Smits                                 1,111
50. Bob Lanier *                              1,100
    Buck Williams                             1,100

* Played part of career before blocked
shots were officially recorded.

Games

 1. Robert Parish                             1,611
 2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar                       1,560
 3. John Stockton                             1,504
 4. KARL MALONE                               1,476
 5. Moses Malone                              1,455
 6. KEVIN WILLIS                              1,390
 7. Artis Gilmore                             1,329
 8. REGGIE MILLER                             1,323
 9. Buck Williams                             1,307
10. Elvin Hayes                               1,303

Minutes

 1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar                      57,446
 2. KARL MALONE                              54,852
 3. Elvin Hayes                              50,000
 4. Moses Malone                             49,444
 5. Wilt Chamberlain                         47,859
 6. John Stockton                            47,764
 7. Artis Gilmore                            47,134
 8. John Havlicek                            46,471
 9. Robert Parish                            45,704
10. REGGIE MILLER                            45,514

Fouls

 1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar                       4,657
 2. KARL MALONE                               4,578
 3. Artis Gilmore                             4,529
 4. Robert Parish                             4,443
 5. Caldwell Jones                            4,436
 6. CHARLES OAKLEY                            4,421
 7. Hakeem Olajuwon                           4,383
 8. Buck Williams                             4,276
 9. Elvin Hayes                               4,193
10. Otis Thorpe                               4,136

Turnovers

 1. KARL MALONE                               4,524
 2. Moses Malone *                            4,264
 3. John Stockton                             4,244
 4. Julius Erving *                           3,940
 5. Artis Gilmore *                           3,926
 6. Isiah Thomas                              3,682
 7. Hakeem Olajuwon                           3,667
 8. Patrick Ewing                             3,537
 9. Magic Johnson                             3,506
10. Charles Barkley                           3,376

* Played part of career before turnovers
were officially recorded.

MVPs

 1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar                           6
 2. Michael Jordan                                5
    Bill Russell                                  5
 4. Wilt Chamberlain                              4
    Julius Erving                                 4
 6. Larry Bird                                    3
    Magic Johnson                                 3
    Moses Malone                                  3
 9. Mel Daniels                                   2
    TIM DUNCAN                                    2
    KARL MALONE                                   2
    Bob Pettit                                    2

Coaching Titles

 1. Red Auerbach (Boston Celtics)                 9
    Phil Jackson (Bulls-6/ L.A. LAKERS-3)         9
 3. John Kundla (Minneapolis Lakers)              5
 4. Pat Riley (Los Angeles Lakers)                4
 5. Alex Hannum (Hawks/76ers/Oaks)                3
    Slick Leonard (Indiana Pacers)                3
 7. Chuck Daly (Detroit Pistons)                  2
    Tommy Heinsohn (Boston Celtics)               2
    Red Holzman (New York Knicks)                 2
    K.C. Jones (Boston Celtics)                   2
    Kevin Loughery (New York Nets)                2
    GREGG POPOVICH (San Antonio Spurs)            2
    Bill Russell (Boston Celtics)                 2
    Bill Sharman (Utah Stars/L.A. Lakers)         2
    Rudy Tomjanovich (Houston Rockets)            2