Best 13th seasons in NBA history
Who had the best 13th season in NBA history?
Michael Jordan holds the best 13th season in points: 2,357 in 1997-98, and Robert Parish in 1988-89 in rebounds (996).
Points
| # | Player | Season | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Jordan | 1997-98 | 2,357 |
| 2 | Kobe Bryant | 2008-09 | 2,201 |
| 3 | Karl Malone | 1997-98 | 2,190 |
| 4 | DeMar DeRozan | 2021-22 | 2,118 |
| 5 | LeBron James | 2015-16 | 1,920 |
| 6 | Dolph Schayes | 1960-61 | 1,868 |
| 7 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1996-97 | 1,810 |
| 8 | Lou Williams | 2017-18 | 1,782 |
| 9 | LaMarcus Aldridge | 2018-19 | 1,727 |
| 10 | Dirk Nowitzki | 2010-11 | 1,681 |
Rebounds
| # | Player | Season | REB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Parish | 1988-89 | 996 |
| 2 | Moses Malone | 1988-89 | 956 |
| 3 | Dwight Howard | 2016-17 | 940 |
| 4 | Rudy Gobert | 2025-26 | 872 |
| 5 | Buck Williams | 1993-94 | 843 |
| 6 | Karl Malone | 1997-98 | 834 |
| 7 | Nikola Vucevic | 2023-24 | 801 |
| 8 | Zach Randolph | 2013-14 | 795 |
| 9 | Tim Duncan | 2009-10 | 788 |
| 10 | Shaquille O'Neal | 2004-05 | 760 |
Assists
| # | Player | Season | AST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Stockton | 1996-97 | 860 |
| 2 | Russell Westbrook | 2020-21 | 763 |
| 3 | Jason Kidd | 2006-07 | 736 |
| 4 | Steve Nash | 2008-09 | 717 |
| 5 | James Harden | 2021-22 | 667 |
| 6 | Gary Payton | 2002-03 | 663 |
| 7 | Mark Jackson | 1999-00 | 650 |
| 8 | Jerry West | 1972-73 | 607 |
| 9 | Kyle Lowry | 2018-19 | 564 |
| 10 | LeBron James | 2015-16 | 514 |
3-pointers made
| # | Player | Season | 3PTM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Curry | 2021-22 | 285 |
| 2 | JJ Redick | 2018-19 | 240 |
| 3 | Patty Mills | 2021-22 | 227 |
| 4 | Tim Hardaway Jr. | 2025-26 | 224 |
| 5 | Klay Thompson | 2025-26 | 202 |
| 6 | Ray Allen | 2008-09 | 199 |
| 7 | Damian Lillard | 2024-25 | 197 |
| 8 | CJ McCollum | 2025-26 | 191 |
| 9 | Trevor Ariza | 2016-17 | 191 |
| 10 | Lou Williams | 2017-18 | 186 |
Steals
| # | Player | Season | STL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Stockton | 1996-97 | 166 |
| 2 | Trevor Ariza | 2016-17 | 147 |
| 3 | Michael Jordan | 1997-98 | 141 |
| 4 | Gary Payton | 2002-03 | 133 |
| 5 | Derek Harper | 1995-96 | 131 |
| 6 | Jason Kidd | 2006-07 | 127 |
| 7 | Charles Oakley | 1997-98 | 123 |
| 8 | Kobe Bryant | 2008-09 | 120 |
| 9 | Jerome Kersey | 1996-97 | 119 |
| 10 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1996-97 | 117 |
Blocks
| # | Player | Season | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alonzo Mourning | 2005-06 | 173 |
| 2 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1996-97 | 173 |
| 3 | Shaquille O'Neal | 2004-05 | 171 |
| 4 | David Robinson | 2001-02 | 140 |
| 5 | Jermaine O'Neal | 2008-09 | 136 |
| 6 | Marcus Camby | 2008-09 | 132 |
| 7 | Rasheed Wallace | 2007-08 | 129 |
| 8 | Rudy Gobert | 2025-26 | 124 |
| 9 | Dikembe Mutombo | 2003-04 | 123 |
| 10 | Tim Duncan | 2009-10 | 117 |
Regular season only, counting stats only. A season is numbered from the first season on file for that player, so a career that began before the league’s rows start is numbered from where the data does. NBA all-time records