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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)