Wilt Chamberlain has the most shot attempts in a season, with 3,159 attempts in 1961-62.

Interpreted as:

most field goal attempts by a player in NBA season

	NAME	FGA	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3,159	1961-62	PHI	80	48.5	50.4	25.7	2.4			20.0	50.6				10.4	17.0	61.3	53.6				3,882	4,029	2,052	192				123
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2,770	1962-63	SFW	80	47.6	44.8	24.3	3.4			18.3	52.8				8.3	13.9	59.3	55.0				3,806	3,586	1,946	275				136
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2,457	1960-61	PHI	79	47.8	38.4	27.2	1.9			15.8	50.9				6.7	13.3	50.4	51.9				3,773	3,033	2,149	148				130
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2,311	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	37.6	27.0	2.3			14.8	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	2,707	1,941	168				150
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2,298	1963-64	SFW	80	46.1	36.9	22.3	5.0			15.1	52.4				6.8	12.7	53.1	53.7				3,689	2,948	1,787	403				182
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2,279	1986-87	CHI	82	40.0	37.1	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	13.4	48.2	0.1	0.8	18.2	10.2	11.9	85.7	56.2	2.0	3.2	3.3	3,281	3,041	430	377	236	125	272	237
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	2,273	1962-63	LAL	80	42.1	34.0	14.3	4.8			12.9	45.3				8.3	9.9	83.7	51.9				3,370	2,719	1,146	386				226
8	Rick Barry R. Barry	2,240	1966-67	SFW	78	40.7	35.6	9.2	3.6			13.0	45.1				9.7	10.9	88.4	53.1				3,175	2,775	714	282				258
9	Rick Barry R. Barry	2,217	1974-75	GSW	80	40.4	30.6	5.7	6.2	2.9	0.4	12.9	46.4				4.9	5.5	90.4	50.9	1.2	4.6		3,235	2,450	456	492	228	33		225
10	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	2,215	1970-71	SDR	82	44.3	28.7	16.6	2.3			11.6	42.8				5.5	8.2	67.2	46.8				3,633	2,350	1,362	186				225
11	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	2,173	2005-06	LAL	80	41.0	35.4	5.3	4.5	1.8	0.4	12.2	45.0	2.3	6.5	34.7	8.7	10.2	85.0	55.9	0.9	4.4	3.1	3,277	2,832	425	360	147	30	250	233	+320
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	2,166	1960-61	LAL	73	42.9	34.8	19.8	5.1			12.8	43.0				9.3	11.8	78.3	49.8				3,133	2,538	1,447	371				279
13	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	2,138	1974-75	BUF	82	43.2	34.5	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1	13.4	51.2				7.8	9.7	80.5	56.9	3.7	10.3		3,539	2,831	1,155	179	92	174		278
14	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	2,106	1972-73	KCO	80	46.0	34.0	2.8	11.4			12.9	48.8				8.3	9.8	84.7	55.5				3,681	2,719	223	910				207
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2,083	1964-65	TOT	73	45.2	34.7	22.9	3.4			14.6	51.0				5.6	12.1	46.4	51.3				3,301	2,534	1,673	250				146
16	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	2,082	1968-69	SDR	82	45.1	28.4	17.1	1.4			11.3	44.7				5.7	9.1	62.6	48.3				3,695	2,327	1,406	113				266
17	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	2,063	1959-60	CIN	75	40.3	31.2	8.9	3.5			11.6	42.2				8.0	10.2	78.5	48.7				3,023	2,338	664	260				275
18	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	2,047	1976-77	NOJ	73	41.7	31.1	5.1	5.4	1.2	0.3	12.1	43.3				6.9	8.2	83.5	49.2	1.2	3.9		3,041	2,273	374	392	84	22		191
19	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	2,020	1969-70	SDR	82	44.7	27.5	16.9	2.0			11.1	45.2				5.2	7.6	68.8	49.2				3,665	2,256	1,386	162				270
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,019	1971-72	MIL	81	44.2	34.8	16.6	4.6			14.3	57.4				6.2	9.0	68.9	60.3				3,583	2,822	1,346	370				235
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2,003	1992-93	CHI	78	39.3	32.6	6.7	5.5	2.8	0.8	12.7	49.5	1.0	2.9	35.2	6.1	7.3	83.7	56.4	1.7	5.0	2.7	3,067	2,541	522	428	221	61	207	188
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1,998	1987-88	CHI	82	40.4	35.0	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	13.0	53.5	0.1	0.6	13.2	8.8	10.5	84.1	60.3	1.7	3.8	3.1	3,311	2,868	449	485	259	131	252	270
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1,990	1965-66	PHI	79	47.3	33.5	24.6	5.2			13.6	54.0				6.3	12.4	51.3	54.7				3,737	2,649	1,943	414				171
24	George Gervin G. Gervin	1,987	1981-82	SAS	79	35.7	32.3	5.0	2.4	1.0	0.6	12.6	50.0	0.1	0.5	27.8	7.0	8.1	86.4	56.2	1.7	3.2	2.7	2,817	2,551	392	187	77	45	210	215
25	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	1,982	1970-71	BOS	81	45.4	28.9	9.0	7.5			11.0	45.0				6.8	8.4	81.8	51.3				3,678	2,338	730	607				200