Best 4th seasons in NBA history
Who had the best 4th season in NBA history?
Michael Jordan holds the best 4th season in points: 2,868 in 1987-88, and Andre Drummond in 2015-16 in rebounds (1,198).
Points
| # | Player | Season | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Jordan | 1987-88 | 2,868 |
| 2 | Dominique Wilkins | 1985-86 | 2,366 |
| 3 | Karl Malone | 1988-89 | 2,326 |
| 4 | Charles Barkley | 1987-88 | 2,264 |
| 5 | Chris Mullin | 1988-89 | 2,176 |
| 6 | Kevin Durant | 2010-11 | 2,161 |
| 7 | Trae Young | 2021-22 | 2,155 |
| 8 | Paul Pierce | 2001-02 | 2,144 |
| 9 | LeBron James | 2006-07 | 2,132 |
| 10 | Moses Malone | 1979-80 | 2,119 |
Rebounds
| # | Player | Season | REB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Drummond | 2015-16 | 1,198 |
| 2 | Moses Malone | 1979-80 | 1,190 |
| 3 | Dwight Howard | 2007-08 | 1,161 |
| 4 | Rudy Gobert | 2016-17 | 1,035 |
| 5 | Dikembe Mutombo | 1994-95 | 1,029 |
| 6 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1978-79 | 1,025 |
| 7 | Buck Williams | 1984-85 | 1,005 |
| 8 | Bill Laimbeer | 1983-84 | 1,003 |
| 9 | Tim Duncan | 2000-01 | 997 |
| 10 | James Donaldson | 1986-87 | 973 |
Assists
| # | Player | Season | AST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Stockton | 1987-88 | 1,128 |
| 2 | Isiah Thomas | 1984-85 | 1,123 |
| 3 | Chris Paul | 2008-09 | 861 |
| 4 | Magic Johnson | 1982-83 | 829 |
| 5 | Doc Rivers | 1986-87 | 823 |
| 6 | Rajon Rondo | 2009-10 | 794 |
| 7 | Kevin Johnson | 1990-91 | 781 |
| 8 | Terry Porter | 1988-89 | 770 |
| 9 | Tyrese Haliburton | 2023-24 | 752 |
| 10 | Sleepy Floyd | 1985-86 | 746 |
3-pointers made
| # | Player | Season | 3PTM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Curry | 2012-13 | 272 |
| 2 | Buddy Hield | 2019-20 | 271 |
| 3 | Klay Thompson | 2014-15 | 239 |
| 4 | D'Angelo Russell | 2018-19 | 234 |
| 5 | Jalen Green | 2024-25 | 234 |
| 6 | Trae Young | 2021-22 | 233 |
| 7 | AJ Green | 2025-26 | 232 |
| 8 | Duncan Robinson | 2021-22 | 232 |
| 9 | Damian Lillard | 2015-16 | 229 |
| 10 | Jordan Poole | 2022-23 | 214 |
Steals
| # | Player | Season | STL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Jordan | 1987-88 | 259 |
| 2 | Alvin Robertson | 1987-88 | 243 |
| 3 | John Stockton | 1987-88 | 242 |
| 4 | Micheal Williams | 1991-92 | 233 |
| 5 | Chris Paul | 2008-09 | 216 |
| 6 | Clyde Drexler | 1986-87 | 204 |
| 7 | Mookie Blaylock | 1992-93 | 203 |
| 8 | Scottie Pippen | 1990-91 | 193 |
| 9 | Rajon Rondo | 2009-10 | 189 |
| 10 | Gary Payton | 1993-94 | 188 |
Blocks
| # | Player | Season | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Eaton | 1985-86 | 369 |
| 2 | Manute Bol | 1988-89 | 345 |
| 3 | Dikembe Mutombo | 1994-95 | 321 |
| 4 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1978-79 | 316 |
| 5 | Patrick Ewing | 1988-89 | 281 |
| 6 | Hassan Whiteside | 2015-16 | 269 |
| 7 | David Robinson | 1992-93 | 264 |
| 8 | Shawn Bradley | 1996-97 | 248 |
| 9 | Serge Ibaka | 2012-13 | 242 |
| 10 | Ervin Johnson | 1996-97 | 227 |
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