Best 5th seasons in NBA history
Who had the best 5th season in NBA history?
Elgin Baylor holds the best 5th season in points: 2,719 in 1962-63, and Moses Malone in 1980-81 in rebounds (1,180).
Points
| # | Player | Season | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elgin Baylor | 1962-63 | 2,719 |
| 2 | Michael Jordan | 1988-89 | 2,633 |
| 3 | Karl Malone | 1989-90 | 2,540 |
| 4 | David Robinson | 1993-94 | 2,383 |
| 5 | Patrick Ewing | 1989-90 | 2,347 |
| 6 | Gilbert Arenas | 2005-06 | 2,346 |
| 7 | Dominique Wilkins | 1986-87 | 2,294 |
| 8 | Jerry West | 1964-65 | 2,292 |
| 9 | LeBron James | 2007-08 | 2,250 |
| 10 | Moses Malone | 1980-81 | 2,222 |
Rebounds
| # | Player | Season | REB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moses Malone | 1980-81 | 1,180 |
| 2 | Andre Drummond | 2016-17 | 1,115 |
| 3 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1988-89 | 1,105 |
| 4 | Dwight Howard | 2008-09 | 1,093 |
| 5 | Hassan Whiteside | 2016-17 | 1,088 |
| 6 | Ben Wallace | 2000-01 | 1,052 |
| 7 | Tim Duncan | 2001-02 | 1,042 |
| 8 | Dennis Rodman | 1990-91 | 1,026 |
| 9 | Bill Laimbeer | 1984-85 | 1,013 |
| 10 | Buck Williams | 1985-86 | 986 |
Assists
| # | Player | Season | AST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Stockton | 1988-89 | 1,118 |
| 2 | Magic Johnson | 1983-84 | 875 |
| 3 | Sleepy Floyd | 1986-87 | 848 |
| 4 | Kevin Johnson | 1991-92 | 836 |
| 5 | Isiah Thomas | 1985-86 | 830 |
| 6 | Deron Williams | 2009-10 | 798 |
| 7 | John Wall | 2014-15 | 792 |
| 8 | Mookie Blaylock | 1993-94 | 789 |
| 9 | Rajon Rondo | 2010-11 | 760 |
| 10 | Doc Rivers | 1987-88 | 747 |
3-pointers made
| # | Player | Season | 3PTM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Edwards | 2024-25 | 320 |
| 2 | Buddy Hield | 2020-21 | 282 |
| 3 | Klay Thompson | 2015-16 | 276 |
| 4 | Stephen Curry | 2013-14 | 261 |
| 5 | Payton Pritchard | 2024-25 | 255 |
| 6 | Donovan Mitchell | 2021-22 | 232 |
| 7 | Jayson Tatum | 2021-22 | 230 |
| 8 | Quentin Richardson | 2004-05 | 226 |
| 9 | Bradley Beal | 2016-17 | 223 |
| 10 | Antoine Walker | 2000-01 | 221 |
Steals
Blocks
| # | Player | Season | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dikembe Mutombo | 1995-96 | 332 |
| 2 | Patrick Ewing | 1989-90 | 327 |
| 3 | Mark Eaton | 1986-87 | 321 |
| 4 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1988-89 | 282 |
| 5 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1979-80 | 280 |
| 6 | David Robinson | 1993-94 | 265 |
| 7 | Manute Bol | 1989-90 | 238 |
| 8 | Dwight Howard | 2008-09 | 231 |
| 9 | Jermaine O'Neal | 2000-01 | 228 |
| 10 | Tree Rollins | 1981-82 | 224 |
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