most misses to start nba career

LeBron James has missed the most career field goals, with 15,502 misses.

Interpreted as:
most field goal misses by a player to start NBA career
NAMEFG MISSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
15,502
1,616
37.7
26.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
60,855
43,311
12,057
11,964
2,405
1,182
5,631
2,856
+7480
2Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
14,481
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,637
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
3John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
13,417
1,270
36.6
20.8
6.3
4.8
1.2
0.3
8.3
18.8
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
4Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
13,296
1,303
38.4
21.0
12.5
1.8
1.0
2.0
8.4
18.6
45.2
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.1
6.1
67.0
49.1
3.1
7.8
2.4
50,000
27,313
16,279
2,398
864
1,771
1,358
4,193
5Karl Malone
K. Malone
12,682
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,852
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
6Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
12,565
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,368
31,560
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
7Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
12,543
1,301
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
43,025
27,176
9,025
10,351
2,038
418
5,038
3,304
+2583
8Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
12,524
1,260
34.5
22.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.0
18.0
44.7
1.4
3.9
35.5
5.0
6.2
81.4
54.3
1.6
4.6
2.4
43,514
28,289
7,808
3,422
1,223
644
3,052
3,543
+1528
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
12,470
1,560
36.8
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
57,446
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
12,345
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
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
11Vince Carter
V. Carter
12,046
1,541
30.1
16.7
4.3
3.1
1.0
0.6
6.0
13.8
43.5
1.5
4.0
37.1
3.1
3.9
79.8
53.6
1.1
3.2
1.7
46,367
25,728
6,606
4,714
1,530
888
2,590
3,995
+1817
12Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
11,626
1,074
35.5
24.8
6.7
2.5
1.3
0.6
9.3
20.1
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
13Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
11,478
846
40.0
27.4
13.5
4.3
10.3
23.8
43.1
6.8
8.7
78.0
49.4
33,863
23,149
11,463
3,650
2,596
14Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
11,439
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
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
15Kevin Durant
K. Durant
11,065
1,194
36.7
27.1
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.1
39.1
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.2
3.2
43,822
32,409
8,212
5,234
1,234
1,334
3,781
2,265
+5011
16James Harden
J. Harden
11,028
1,216
34.8
24.0
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.7
4.8
3.7
42,292
29,234
6,798
8,849
1,789
682
4,489
2,986
+4748
17Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
10,816
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
47,859
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
18Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
10,797
1,343
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.6
4.3
36.8
5.2
6.4
80.6
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.6
45,880
26,397
7,527
4,708
1,752
745
3,532
3,643
+3345
19DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
10,741
1,261
34.5
21.1
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.1
47.1
0.5
1.7
30.1
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.8
0.7
3.6
2.0
43,566
26,660
5,431
5,176
1,248
415
2,473
2,804
-389
20Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
10,637
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
50,418
26,071
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
21Ray Allen
R. Allen
10,388
1,300
35.6
18.9
4.1
3.4
1.1
0.2
6.6
14.6
45.2
2.3
5.7
40.0
3.4
3.8
89.4
58.0
0.9
3.1
2.1
46,344
24,505
5,272
4,361
1,451
244
2,709
2,858
+3491
22Alex English
A. English
10,377
1,193
31.9
21.5
5.5
3.6
0.9
0.7
8.9
17.6
50.7
0.0
0.1
21.7
3.6
4.3
83.2
55.0
2.3
3.2
2.5
38,063
25,613
6,538
4,351
1,067
833
2,821
3,027
23Hal Greer
H. Greer
10,307
1,122
35.5
19.2
5.0
4.0
7.6
16.8
45.2
4.1
5.1
80.1
50.6
39,788
21,586
5,665
4,540
3,855
24Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
10,300
924
35.3
18.4
5.2
7.5
6.7
17.8
37.5
5.0
6.2
80.3
44.6
30,165
16,960
4,786
6,955
2,242
25Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
10,242
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.0

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

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APG

5.7

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.0

6th

DRTG

114.7

13th

NETRTG

4.3

9th

3P%

35.9

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
50
25
.667
4.0
3
48
27
.640
6.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
47
28
.627
7.0
5
42
32
.568
11.5
6
43
33
.566
11.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/31
@
10:30 PM
Thu
4/2
@
10:00 PM
Sun
4/5
@
6:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
8:00 PM
Wed
4/8
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

47 - 28

122

Final

113

UTA Jazz

21 - 55

Mon 30 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
54
21
.720
2
50
25
.667
4.0
3
48
27
.640
6.0
4
47
28
.627
7.0
5
42
32
.568
11.5
6
43
33
.566
11.5
7
41
34
.547
13.0
8
39
35
.527
14.5
9
40
36
.526
14.5
10
39
36
.520
15.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
29
45
.392
24.5
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
46
.387
25.0
13
Nets Nets - e
18
57
.240
36.0
14
17
58
.227
37.0
15
17
58
.227
37.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
60
16
.789
2
Spurs Spurs - y
57
18
.760
2.5
3
49
26
.653
10.5
4
48
28
.632
12.0
5
46
29
.613
13.5
6
45
29
.608
14.0
7
42
33
.560
17.5
8
39
36
.520
20.5
9
38
38
.500
22.0
10
36
39
.480
23.5
11
25
50
.333
34.5
12
25
51
.329
35.0
13
24
51
.320
35.5
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
55
.276
39.0
15
Kings Kings - e
19
57
.250
41.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
3/4
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122-112
Wed
3/4
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110-126
Wed
3/4
@
115-113
Wed
3/4
@
106-121
Wed
3/4
@
107-115

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/31
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/31
@
7:30 PM
Tue
3/31
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/31
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/31
@
8:00 PM