Best 8th seasons in NBA history
Who had the best 8th season in NBA history?
Bob Pettit holds the best 8th season in points: 2,429 in 1961-62, and Dennis Rodman in 1993-94 in rebounds (1,367).
Points
| # | Player | Season | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Pettit | 1961-62 | 2,429 |
| 2 | Michael Jordan | 1991-92 | 2,404 |
| 3 | James Harden | 2016-17 | 2,356 |
| 4 | Shaquille O'Neal | 1999-00 | 2,344 |
| 5 | Karl Malone | 1992-93 | 2,217 |
| 6 | Tom Chambers | 1989-90 | 2,201 |
| 7 | Dirk Nowitzki | 2005-06 | 2,151 |
| 8 | Luka Doncic | 2025-26 | 2,143 |
| 9 | Dominique Wilkins | 1989-90 | 2,138 |
| 10 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 2025-26 | 2,117 |
Rebounds
| # | Player | Season | REB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Rodman | 1993-94 | 1,367 |
| 2 | Domantas Sabonis | 2023-24 | 1,120 |
| 3 | Kevin Garnett | 2002-03 | 1,102 |
| 4 | Shaquille O'Neal | 1999-00 | 1,078 |
| 5 | DeAndre Jordan | 2015-16 | 1,059 |
| 6 | Wes Unseld | 1975-76 | 1,036 |
| 7 | Kevin Willis | 1992-93 | 1,028 |
| 8 | Ben Wallace | 2003-04 | 1,006 |
| 9 | Patrick Ewing | 1992-93 | 980 |
| 10 | Nikola Vucevic | 2018-19 | 960 |
Assists
| # | Player | Season | AST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Stockton | 1991-92 | 1,126 |
| 2 | Magic Johnson | 1986-87 | 977 |
| 3 | James Harden | 2016-17 | 907 |
| 4 | Russell Westbrook | 2015-16 | 834 |
| 5 | Jason Kidd | 2001-02 | 808 |
| 6 | Avery Johnson | 1995-96 | 789 |
| 7 | Stephon Marbury | 2003-04 | 719 |
| 8 | Steve Nash | 2003-04 | 687 |
| 9 | Gary Payton | 1997-98 | 679 |
| 10 | Chris Paul | 2012-13 | 678 |
3-pointers made
| # | Player | Season | 3PTM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Curry | 2016-17 | 324 |
| 2 | Damian Lillard | 2019-20 | 270 |
| 3 | Derrick White | 2024-25 | 265 |
| 4 | James Harden | 2016-17 | 262 |
| 5 | Kemba Walker | 2018-19 | 260 |
| 6 | Luka Doncic | 2025-26 | 254 |
| 7 | Jayson Tatum | 2024-25 | 250 |
| 8 | Donte DiVincenzo | 2025-26 | 244 |
| 9 | Paul George | 2017-18 | 244 |
| 10 | Klay Thompson | 2018-19 | 241 |
Steals
| # | Player | Season | STL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Stockton | 1991-92 | 244 |
| 2 | Scottie Pippen | 1994-95 | 232 |
| 3 | Nate McMillan | 1993-94 | 216 |
| 4 | Mookie Blaylock | 1996-97 | 212 |
| 5 | Alvin Robertson | 1991-92 | 210 |
| 6 | Gary Payton | 1997-98 | 185 |
| 7 | Michael Jordan | 1991-92 | 182 |
| 8 | Jason Kidd | 2001-02 | 175 |
| 9 | Chris Paul | 2012-13 | 169 |
| 10 | Monta Ellis | 2012-13 | 169 |
Blocks
| # | Player | Season | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1991-92 | 304 |
| 2 | Alonzo Mourning | 1999-00 | 294 |
| 3 | Theo Ratliff | 2002-03 | 262 |
| 4 | Ben Wallace | 2003-04 | 246 |
| 5 | Shaquille O'Neal | 1999-00 | 239 |
| 6 | Shawn Bradley | 2000-01 | 228 |
| 7 | Larry Nance | 1988-89 | 206 |
| 8 | Mark Eaton | 1989-90 | 201 |
| 9 | Jermaine O'Neal | 2003-04 | 199 |
| 10 | Hassan Whiteside | 2019-20 | 196 |
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