Best 6th seasons in NBA history
Who had the best 6th season in NBA history?
Michael Jordan holds the best 6th season in points: 2,753 in 1989-90, and Dennis Rodman in 1991-92 in rebounds (1,530).
Points
| # | Player | Season | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Jordan | 1989-90 | 2,753 |
| 2 | Moses Malone | 1981-82 | 2,520 |
| 3 | Jerry West | 1965-66 | 2,476 |
| 4 | Tracy McGrady | 2002-03 | 2,407 |
| 5 | Dominique Wilkins | 1987-88 | 2,397 |
| 6 | Dwyane Wade | 2008-09 | 2,386 |
| 7 | Karl Malone | 1990-91 | 2,382 |
| 8 | Jerry Stackhouse | 2000-01 | 2,380 |
| 9 | Luka Doncic | 2023-24 | 2,370 |
| 10 | LeBron James | 2008-09 | 2,304 |
Rebounds
| # | Player | Season | REB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Rodman | 1991-92 | 1,530 |
| 2 | Andre Drummond | 2017-18 | 1,247 |
| 3 | Moses Malone | 1981-82 | 1,188 |
| 4 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1989-90 | 1,149 |
| 5 | DeAndre Jordan | 2013-14 | 1,114 |
| 6 | Dwight Howard | 2009-10 | 1,082 |
| 7 | Bill Laimbeer | 1985-86 | 1,075 |
| 8 | Tim Duncan | 2002-03 | 1,043 |
| 9 | Rudy Gobert | 2018-19 | 1,041 |
| 10 | Ben Wallace | 2001-02 | 1,039 |
Assists
| # | Player | Season | AST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Stockton | 1989-90 | 1,134 |
| 2 | Magic Johnson | 1984-85 | 968 |
| 3 | Isiah Thomas | 1986-87 | 813 |
| 4 | John Wall | 2015-16 | 789 |
| 5 | Chris Paul | 2010-11 | 782 |
| 6 | Rod Strickland | 1993-94 | 740 |
| 7 | Mark Jackson | 1992-93 | 724 |
| 8 | Ty Lawson | 2014-15 | 720 |
| 9 | Tyrone Bogues | 1992-93 | 711 |
| 10 | Michael Adams | 1990-91 | 693 |
3-pointers made
| # | Player | Season | 3PTM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Curry | 2014-15 | 286 |
| 2 | Luka Doncic | 2023-24 | 284 |
| 3 | Donte DiVincenzo | 2023-24 | 283 |
| 4 | LaMelo Ball | 2025-26 | 272 |
| 5 | Klay Thompson | 2016-17 | 268 |
| 6 | Dennis Scott | 1995-96 | 267 |
| 7 | Buddy Hield | 2021-22 | 262 |
| 8 | George McCloud | 1995-96 | 257 |
| 9 | Tyler Herro | 2024-25 | 251 |
| 10 | Donovan Mitchell | 2022-23 | 245 |
Steals
| # | Player | Season | STL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Payton | 1995-96 | 231 |
| 2 | Michael Jordan | 1989-90 | 227 |
| 3 | Fat Lever | 1987-88 | 223 |
| 4 | Clyde Drexler | 1988-89 | 213 |
| 5 | Alvin Robertson | 1989-90 | 207 |
| 6 | John Stockton | 1989-90 | 207 |
| 7 | Mookie Blaylock | 1994-95 | 200 |
| 8 | Eddie Jones | 1999-00 | 192 |
| 9 | Doug Christie | 1997-98 | 190 |
| 10 | Chris Paul | 2010-11 | 188 |
Blocks
| # | Player | Season | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1989-90 | 376 |
| 2 | Tree Rollins | 1982-83 | 343 |
| 3 | Mark Eaton | 1987-88 | 304 |
| 4 | Ben Wallace | 2001-02 | 278 |
| 5 | Dikembe Mutombo | 1996-97 | 264 |
| 6 | David Robinson | 1994-95 | 262 |
| 7 | Patrick Ewing | 1990-91 | 258 |
| 8 | Manute Bol | 1990-91 | 247 |
| 9 | Tim Duncan | 2002-03 | 237 |
| 10 | Dwight Howard | 2009-10 | 228 |
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