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Rate Statistic Requirements
To qualify for minutes per game, points per game, total rebounds per game, assists per game, steals per game, or blocks per game the following minimums are required:
1946-47 BAA 40 G 1947-48 BAA 32 G 1948-49 BAA 40 G 1949-50 to 1950-51 NBA 46 G 1951-52 NBA 44 G 1952-53 to 1956-57 NBA 48 G 1957-58 to 1958-59 NBA 55 G 1959-60 NBA 60 G 1960-61 NBA 55 G 1961-62 to 1968-69 NBA 65 G 1969-70 to 1973-74 NBA 70 G 1974-75 to 1997-98 NBA 70 G or 2000 MP, 1400 PTS, 800 TRB, 400 AST, 125 STL, 100 BLK 1999 NBA 43 G or 1220 MP, 854 PTS, 488 TRB, 244 AST, 76 STL, 61 BLK 1999-00 to present NBA 70 G or 2000 MP, 1400 PTS, 800 TRB, 400 AST, 125 STL, 100 BLK 1967-68 to 1973-74 ABA 70 G 1974-75 to 1975-76 ABA 2048 MP, 1000 PTS, 600 TRB, 250 AST, 100 STL, 100 BLK Career 15000 MP, 10000 PTS, 5000 TRB, 2500 AST, 1250 STL, 1000 BLK Playoffs, Season 150 MP, 100 PTS, 50 TRB, 25 AST, 10 STL, 10 BLK Playoffs, Career 1500 MP, 1000 PTS, 500 TRB, 250 AST, 100 STL, 100 BLK Franchise Career 100 G (w/ franchise)
To qualify for field goal percentage (FG%) the following minimums are required:
1946-47 to 1948-49 BAA 200 FG 1949-50 to 1950-51 NBA 200 FG 1951-52 to 1954-55 NBA 210 FG 1955-56 to 1958-59 NBA 230 FG 1959-60 1960-61 NBA 190 FG 1960-61 to 1961-62 NBA 200 FG 1962-63 to 1963-64 NBA 210 FG 1964-65 NBA 220 FG 1965-66 NBA 210 FG 1966-67 to 1967-68 NBA 220 FG 1968-69 NBA 230 FG 1969-70 NBA 70 G and 700 FGA 1970-71 to 1971-72 NBA 700 FGA 1972-73 to 1973-74 NBA 560 FGA 1974-75 to 1997-98 NBA 300 FG 1999 NBA 183 FG 1999-00 to present NBA 300 FG 1967-68 ABA 560 FGA 1968-69 ABA 560 FG 1969-70 ABA 560 FGA 1970-71 ABA 560 FG 1971-72 ABA 560 FGA 1972-73 ABA 560 FG 1973-74 ABA 560 FGA 1974-75 to 1975-76 ABA 300 FG Career 2000 FG Playoffs, Season 20 FG Playoffs, Career 200 FG Franchise, Career 500 FG (w/ franchise)
To qualify for free throw percentage (FT%) the following minimums are required:
1946-47 to 1947-48 BAA 125 FT 1948-49 BAA 150 FT 1949-50 to 1950-51 NBA 170 FT 1951-52 to 1954-55 NBA 180 FT 1955-56 to 1958-59 NBA 190 FT 1959-60 NBA 185 FT 1960-61 to 1961-62 NBA 200 FT 1962-63 to 1965-66 NBA 210 FT 1966-67 to 1967-68 NBA 220 FT 1968-69 NBA 230 FT 1969-70 NBA 70 G and 350 FTA 1970-71 to 1971-72 NBA 350 FTA 1972-73 to 1973-74 NBA 160 FTA 1974-75 to 1997-98 NBA 125 FT 1999 NBA 76 FT 1999-00 to present NBA 125 FT 1967-68 to 1973-74 ABA 160 FTA 1974-75 to 1975-76 ABA 200 FT Career 1200 FT Playoffs, Season 10 FT Playoffs, Career 100 FT Franchise, Career 200 FT (w/ franchise)
To qualify for three-point field goal percentage (3P%) the following minimums are required:
1979-80 to 1989-90 NBA 25 3P 1990-91 to 1993-94 NBA 50 3P 1994-95 to 1996-97 NBA 82 3P 1997-98 NBA 55 3P 1999 NBA 34 3P 1999-00 to present 55 3P 1967-68 to 1973-74 ABA 20 3P 1974-75 ABA 27 3P 1975-76 ABA 20 3P Career 250 3P Playoffs, Season 5 3P Playoffs, Career 25 3P Franchise, Career 50 3P (w/ franchise)
To qualify for true shooting percentage (TS%) the following minimums are required:
1946-47 BAA 513 PTS 1947-48 BAA 410 PTS 1948-49 BAA 513 PTS 1949-50 to 1050-51 NBA 581 PTS 1951-52 NBA 564 PTS 1952-53 NBA 598 PTS 1953-54 to 1958-59 NBA 615 PTS 1959-60 NBA 641 PTS 1960-61 NBA 675 PTS 1961-62 to 1965-66 NBA 683 PTS 1966-67 NBA 692 PTS 1967-68 to 1997-98 NBA 700 PTS 1999 NBA 427 PTS 1999-00 to present NBA 700 PTS 1967-68 to 1968-69 ABA 666 PTS 1969-70 to 1975-76 ABA 718 PTS Career 5000 PTS Franchise, Career 100 G (w/ franchise)
To qualify for Player Efficiency Rating (PER), offensive rebound percentage (ORB%), defensive rebound percentage (DRB%), total rebound percentage (TRB%), assist percentage (AST%), steal percentage (STL%), or block percentage (BLK%) the following minimums are required:
1964-65 to 1965-66 NBA 1952 MP or 390 AST 1966-67 NBA 1976 MP or 395 AST 1967-68 to 1969-70 NBA 2000 MP or 400 AST 1970-71 to 1972-73 NBA 2000 MP or 800 TRB, 400 AST 1973-74 to 1997-98 NBA 2000 MP or 240 ORB, 560 DRB, 800 TRB, 400 AST, 125 STL, 100 BLK 1999 NBA 1220 MP or 147 ORB, 342 DRB, 488 TRB, 244 AST, 76 STL, 61 BLK 1999-00 to present NBA 2000 MP or 240 ORB, 560 DRB, 800 TRB, 400 AST, 125 STL, 100 BLK 1967-68 to 1968-69 ABA 1903 MP or 761 TRB, 380 AST 1969-70 to 1970-71 ABA 2049 MP or 820 TRB, 410 AST 1971-72 to 1972-73 ABA 2049 MP or 246 ORB, 574 DRB, 820 TRB, 410 AST 1973-74 to 1975-76 ABA 2049 MP or 246 ORB, 574 DRB, 820 TRB, 410 AST, 129 STL, 103 BLK Career 15000 MP, 1500 ORB, 3500 DRB, 5000 TRB, 2500 AST, 1250 STL, 1000 BLK Franchise, Career 100 G (w/ franchise)
To qualify for turnover percentage (TOV%) or usage percentage (Usg%) the following minimums are required:
1977-78 to 1997-98 NBA 2000 MP 1999 NBA 1220 MP 1999-00 to present NBA 2000 MP 1967-68 to 1968-69 ABA 1903 MP 1969-70 to 1975-76 ABA 2049 MP Career 15000 MP Franchise, Career 100 G (w/ franchise)
To qualify for offensive rating (ORtg) the following minimums are required:
1977-78 to 1997-98 NBA 700 PProd 1998-99 NBA 427 PProd 1999-00 to present NBA 700 PProd 1973-74 to 1975-76 ABA 718 PProd Career 5000 PProd Franchise, Career 100 G (w/ franchise)
To qualify for defensive rating (DRtg) the following minimums are required:
1973-74 to 1997-98 NBA 350 Stops 1998-99 NBA 214 Stops 1999-00 to present NBA 350 Stops 1973-74 to 1975-76 ABA 359 Stops Career 2500 Stops Franchise, Career 100 G (w/ franchise)