Best 9th seasons in NBA history
Who had the best 9th season in NBA history?
Russell Westbrook holds the best 9th season in points: 2,558 in 2016-17, and Dikembe Mutombo in 1999-00 in rebounds (1,157).
Points
| # | Player | Season | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Westbrook | 2016-17 | 2,558 |
| 2 | Michael Jordan | 1992-93 | 2,541 |
| 3 | John Havlicek | 1970-71 | 2,338 |
| 4 | Allen Iverson | 2004-05 | 2,302 |
| 5 | Bob Pettit | 1962-63 | 2,241 |
| 6 | James Harden | 2017-18 | 2,191 |
| 7 | Paul George | 2018-19 | 2,159 |
| 8 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1992-93 | 2,140 |
| 9 | Shaquille O'Neal | 2000-01 | 2,125 |
| 10 | Dominique Wilkins | 1990-91 | 2,101 |
Rebounds
| # | Player | Season | REB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dikembe Mutombo | 1999-00 | 1,157 |
| 2 | Kevin Garnett | 2003-04 | 1,139 |
| 3 | DeAndre Jordan | 2016-17 | 1,114 |
| 4 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1992-93 | 1,068 |
| 5 | Moses Malone | 1984-85 | 1,031 |
| 6 | Ivica Zubac | 2024-25 | 1,010 |
| 7 | Nikola Jokic | 2023-24 | 976 |
| 8 | Domantas Sabonis | 2024-25 | 972 |
| 9 | Rudy Gobert | 2021-22 | 968 |
| 10 | Charles Oakley | 1993-94 | 965 |
Assists
| # | Player | Season | AST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Stockton | 1992-93 | 987 |
| 2 | Steve Nash | 2004-05 | 861 |
| 3 | Magic Johnson | 1987-88 | 858 |
| 4 | Russell Westbrook | 2016-17 | 840 |
| 5 | Isiah Thomas | 1989-90 | 765 |
| 6 | Rod Strickland | 1996-97 | 727 |
| 7 | Jason Kidd | 2002-03 | 711 |
| 8 | Nikola Jokic | 2023-24 | 708 |
| 9 | Chauncey Billups | 2005-06 | 699 |
| 10 | Stephon Marbury | 2004-05 | 668 |
3-pointers made
| # | Player | Season | 3PTM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malik Beasley | 2024-25 | 319 |
| 2 | Paul George | 2018-19 | 292 |
| 3 | Damian Lillard | 2020-21 | 275 |
| 4 | James Harden | 2017-18 | 265 |
| 5 | Eric Gordon | 2016-17 | 246 |
| 6 | Jamal Murray | 2025-26 | 245 |
| 7 | Wayne Ellington | 2017-18 | 227 |
| 8 | D'Angelo Russell | 2023-24 | 226 |
| 9 | Donovan Mitchell | 2025-26 | 224 |
| 10 | Julius Randle | 2022-23 | 218 |
Steals
| # | Player | Season | STL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Jordan | 1992-93 | 221 |
| 2 | John Stockton | 1992-93 | 199 |
| 3 | Baron Davis | 2007-08 | 191 |
| 4 | Doug Christie | 2000-01 | 183 |
| 5 | Mookie Blaylock | 1997-98 | 183 |
| 6 | Allen Iverson | 2004-05 | 180 |
| 7 | Jason Kidd | 2002-03 | 179 |
| 8 | Paul George | 2018-19 | 170 |
| 9 | Sedale Threatt | 1991-92 | 168 |
| 10 | Nate McMillan | 1994-95 | 165 |
Blocks
| # | Player | Season | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 1992-93 | 342 |
| 2 | Theo Ratliff | 2003-04 | 307 |
| 3 | Dikembe Mutombo | 1999-00 | 269 |
| 4 | Patrick Ewing | 1993-94 | 217 |
| 5 | Shaquille O'Neal | 2000-01 | 204 |
| 6 | Marcus Camby | 2004-05 | 199 |
| 7 | David Robinson | 1997-98 | 192 |
| 8 | Mark Eaton | 1990-91 | 188 |
| 9 | Dwight Howard | 2012-13 | 186 |
| 10 | Kevin Garnett | 2003-04 | 178 |
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