Best 18th seasons in NBA history
Who had the best 18th season in NBA history?
Kevin Durant holds the best 18th season in points: 2,026 in 2025-26, and Tim Duncan in 2014-15 in rebounds (704).
Points
| # | Player | Season | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Durant | 2025-26 | 2,026 |
| 2 | Karl Malone | 2002-03 | 1,667 |
| 3 | Dirk Nowitzki | 2015-16 | 1,372 |
| 4 | LeBron James | 2020-21 | 1,126 |
| 5 | John Stockton | 2001-02 | 1,102 |
| 6 | Tim Duncan | 2014-15 | 1,070 |
| 7 | Kevin Garnett | 2012-13 | 1,004 |
| 8 | Reggie Miller | 2004-05 | 974 |
| 9 | Russell Westbrook | 2025-26 | 971 |
| 10 | Carmelo Anthony | 2020-21 | 924 |
Rebounds
| # | Player | Season | REB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Duncan | 2014-15 | 704 |
| 2 | Karl Malone | 2002-03 | 628 |
| 3 | Robert Parish | 1993-94 | 542 |
| 4 | Kevin Garnett | 2012-13 | 530 |
| 5 | Dirk Nowitzki | 2015-16 | 489 |
| 6 | Kevin Durant | 2025-26 | 426 |
| 7 | Al Horford | 2024-25 | 369 |
| 8 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 2001-02 | 366 |
| 9 | Dwight Howard | 2021-22 | 356 |
| 10 | Shaquille O'Neal | 2009-10 | 355 |
Assists
| # | Player | Season | AST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Stockton | 2001-02 | 674 |
| 2 | Chris Paul | 2022-23 | 524 |
| 3 | Russell Westbrook | 2025-26 | 426 |
| 4 | Karl Malone | 2002-03 | 379 |
| 5 | Kevin Durant | 2025-26 | 372 |
| 6 | LeBron James | 2020-21 | 350 |
| 7 | Mike Conley | 2024-25 | 319 |
| 8 | Jason Kidd | 2011-12 | 264 |
| 9 | Kyle Lowry | 2023-24 | 253 |
| 10 | Tim Duncan | 2014-15 | 230 |
3-pointers made
| # | Player | Season | 3PTM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Durant | 2025-26 | 186 |
| 2 | Carmelo Anthony | 2020-21 | 133 |
| 3 | Russell Westbrook | 2025-26 | 128 |
| 4 | Mike Conley | 2024-25 | 127 |
| 5 | Dirk Nowitzki | 2015-16 | 126 |
| 6 | Ray Allen | 2013-14 | 116 |
| 7 | Al Horford | 2024-25 | 114 |
| 8 | Brook Lopez | 2025-26 | 114 |
| 9 | Jamal Crawford | 2017-18 | 104 |
| 10 | LeBron James | 2020-21 | 104 |
Steals
| # | Player | Season | STL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Stockton | 2001-02 | 152 |
| 2 | Karl Malone | 2002-03 | 136 |
| 3 | Chris Paul | 2022-23 | 91 |
| 4 | Russell Westbrook | 2025-26 | 83 |
| 5 | Jason Kidd | 2011-12 | 82 |
| 6 | Mike Conley | 2024-25 | 79 |
| 7 | Kevin Garnett | 2012-13 | 78 |
| 8 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 2001-02 | 74 |
| 9 | Derek Fisher | 2013-14 | 70 |
| 10 | Tim Duncan | 2014-15 | 63 |
Blocks
| # | Player | Season | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Duncan | 2014-15 | 151 |
| 2 | Robert Parish | 1993-94 | 96 |
| 3 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 2001-02 | 90 |
| 4 | Brook Lopez | 2025-26 | 87 |
| 5 | Kevin Durant | 2025-26 | 71 |
| 6 | Kevin Garnett | 2012-13 | 62 |
| 7 | Shaquille O'Neal | 2009-10 | 62 |
| 8 | Dirk Nowitzki | 2015-16 | 52 |
| 9 | Al Horford | 2024-25 | 51 |
| 10 | Jermaine O'Neal | 2013-14 | 40 |
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