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LeBron James is 34 field goal attempts away from passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most in NBA history (28,307) (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by Basketball_Reference@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space
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Source: https://stathead.com/tiny/VLKrM

In the Top-10 table below, we'll also include minutes played, games played, FG%, and a couple efficiency metrics to add some additional context:

Rk Player FGA From To G MP FG% TS% eFG%
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28307 1969-70 1988-89 1560 57446 .559 .592 .559
2 LeBron James 28274 2003-04 2023-24 1435 54564 .505 .588 .546
3 Karl Malone 26210 1985-86 2003-04 1476 54852 .516 .577 .518
4 Kobe Bryant 26200 1996-97 2015-16 1346 48637 .447 .550 .482
5 Michael Jordan 24537 1984-85 2002-03 1072 41011 .497 .569 .509
6 Elvin Hayes 24272 1968-69 1983-84 1303 50000 .452 .491 .452
7 John Havlicek 23930 1962-63 1977-78 1270 46471 .439 .492 .439
8 Dirk Nowitzki 23734 1998-99 2018-19 1522 51368 .471 .577 .512
9 Wilt Chamberlain 23497 1959-60 1972-73 1045 47859 .540 .547 .540
10 Carmelo Anthony 22643 2003-04 2021-22 1260 43514 .447 .543 .485

LeBron is averaging 16.4 FGA per game this season, so barring injury/rest he should reach this milestone either Saturday or Sunday night in Cleveland.

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[–] JustAMan1234567@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Interesting that some people bash Chamberlain for being a volume ball hog, but his efficiency with the ball was higher than Jordan who he had the same points average as.

[–] scene_missing@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Cross reference this list against 12 year olds impregnated and only one name stands out

[–] kwunyinli@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Is the sky hook the most efficient shot in NBA history? How is Kareem’s eFG% so high. Crazy.

[–] BriSnyScienceGuy@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Melo doesn't get enough credit as a bucket getter.