most field goal attempts per game in first 16 seasons

Elgin Baylor attempted the most field goals per game by a player in his first 16 seasons, with 23.8 per game.

Interpreted as:
most field goal attempts per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player in first 16 seasons
NAMEFGAGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
23.8
846
40.0
27.4
13.5
4.3
10.3
43.1
6.8
8.7
78.0
49.4
33,863
23,149
11,463
3,650
2,596
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
22.9
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
22.5
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
47,859
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
4Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
21.8
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
5Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
21.3
658
37.0
24.2
4.2
5.4
1.4
0.3
9.4
44.1
0.2
0.3
66.7
5.4
6.6
82.0
50.0
1.0
3.3
3.7
24,316
15,948
2,747
3,563
587
108
530
1,865
6Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
21.3
792
38.8
26.4
16.2
3.0
9.3
43.6
7.8
10.3
76.1
51.1
30,690
20,880
12,849
2,369
2,529
7Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
20.8
466
35.0
28.8
8.6
8.2
1.2
0.5
9.7
46.8
3.1
8.8
35.0
6.3
8.4
75.4
59.0
0.9
7.7
4.0
16,302
13,442
4,023
3,843
582
212
1,846
1,069
+1303
8Jerry West
J. West
20.4
932
39.2
27.0
5.8
6.7
2.6
0.7
9.7
47.4
7.7
9.4
81.4
55.0
1.0
2.8
36,571
25,192
5,376
6,238
81
23
2,435
9Rick Barry
R. Barry
20.4
794
36.3
23.2
6.5
5.1
2.0
0.5
9.1
44.9
1.0
3.1
33.0
4.8
5.3
90.0
51.0
0.9
4.3
2.5
28,825
18,395
5,168
4,017
1,104
269
574
2,264
10Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
20.1
1,074
35.5
24.8
6.7
2.5
1.3
0.6
9.3
46.1
0.7
2.1
31.9
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
2.7
3.9
2.5
38,113
26,668
7,169
2,677
1,378
642
2,669
2,061
-392
11George Mikan
G. Mikan
20.0
439
34.4
23.1
13.4
2.8
8.1
40.4
7.0
8.9
78.2
48.3
8,350
10,156
4,167
1,245
1,862
12George Gervin
G. Gervin
19.9
791
33.5
26.2
4.6
2.8
1.2
0.8
10.2
51.1
0.1
0.5
29.7
5.7
6.8
84.4
57.2
1.5
3.1
3.0
26,536
20,708
3,607
2,214
941
670
2,137
2,331
13LeBron James
L. James
19.6
1,198
38.6
27.2
7.4
7.2
1.6
0.8
9.9
50.4
1.4
4.2
34.3
6.0
8.1
73.6
58.6
1.2
6.2
3.5
46,236
32,543
8,880
8,662
1,937
921
4,163
2,207
+6398
14Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
19.6
561
33.9
24.9
4.3
4.7
1.4
0.3
8.8
45.1
3.0
8.3
36.7
4.2
5.1
84.0
57.3
0.8
3.5
2.7
18,996
13,993
2,431
2,653
772
179
1,523
1,353
+2733
15Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
19.6
1,161
36.5
25.4
5.3
4.7
1.5
0.5
8.9
45.3
1.3
3.9
33.7
6.4
7.6
83.8
55.4
1.2
4.1
3.0
42,377
29,484
6,142
5,418
1,722
594
3,432
2,991
+4912
16Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
19.5
446
37.6
21.8
2.8
4.6
1.1
0.1
8.9
45.5
4.0
5.0
80.5
50.2
0.6
2.0
16,787
9,732
1,271
2,057
247
33
1,075
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
19.5
1,249
38.7
26.6
12.5
4.0
1.0
3.0
11.0
56.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.6
6.5
71.8
59.5
2.7
8.7
3.0
48,373
33,262
15,627
4,968
958
2,785
1,884
3,752
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
19.3
897
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
19Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
19.1
1,064
35.8
24.0
6.5
3.0
1.0
0.5
8.6
44.9
1.3
3.7
34.7
5.6
6.9
81.1
54.2
1.7
4.8
2.7
38,129
25,551
6,938
3,165
1,081
527
2,832
3,062
+1620
20Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
19.1
489
23.4
16.4
5.3
1.2
5.8
30.2
4.8
6.3
76.6
37.4
4,490
8,003
1,379
587
1,774
21Frankie Baumholtz
F. Baumholtz
19.0
45
14.0
1.2
5.7
29.8
2.7
3.5
77.6
34.1
631
54
93
22Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
18.9
228
34.0
22.6
5.5
7.5
1.1
0.6
8.4
44.7
1.9
5.7
33.5
3.8
4.4
85.0
54.1
0.8
4.7
3.8
7,748
5,142
1,249
1,713
246
141
873
649
-388
23Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
18.9
1,040
42.2
25.7
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.1
48.5
7.4
8.8
83.8
56.4
1.0
3.0
43,886
26,710
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
24Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
18.8
399
34.8
24.1
5.3
4.2
1.3
0.6
8.5
44.9
2.9
8.0
36.7
4.2
5.3
80.5
56.9
0.7
4.5
2.9
13,874
9,615
2,100
1,670
526
247
1,153
809
+851
25John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
18.8
1,270
36.6
20.8
6.3
4.8
1.2
0.3
8.3
43.9
4.2
5.2
81.5
49.2
1.5
3.5
2.5
46,471
26,395
8,007
6,114
476
117
204
3,281

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ORTG

119.7

6th

DRTG

117.5

21st

NETRTG

2.1

14th

3P%

35.8

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
22
1
.957
2
Rockets Rockets
15
5
.750
5.5
3
Lakers Lakers
16
6
.727
5.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
16
6
.727
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
15
7
.682
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/7
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Wed
12/10
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Thu
12/18
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Tue
12/23
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

16 - 6

105

Final

126

BOS Celtics

14 - 9

Fri 5 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
22
1
.957
2
Rockets Rockets
15
5
.750
5.5
3
Lakers Lakers
16
6
.727
5.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
16
6
.727
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
15
7
.682
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
14
8
.636
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
18
5
.783
2
Knicks Knicks
15
7
.682
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
15
9
.625
3.5
4
Magic Magic
14
9
.609
4.0
5
Celtics Celtics
14
9
.609
4.0
6
Heat Heat
14
9
.609
4.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
11/8
HOU HOU
@
MIL MIL
122-115
Sat
11/8
OKC OKC
@
MEM MEM
114-100
Sat
11/8
BOS BOS
@
ORL ORL
111-107
Sat
11/8
BKN BKN
@
NYK NYK
98-134
Sat
11/8
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
111-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/6
NOP NOP
@
BKN BKN
5:00 PM
Sat
12/6
ATL ATL
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sat
12/6
GSW GSW
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Sat
12/6
MIL MIL
@
DET DET
7:30 PM
Sat
12/6
LAC LAC
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM