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 1998-99 NBA 43 G or 1220 MP/ 854 PTS/488 TRB/244 AST/ 76 STL/ 61 BLK 1999-00 to 2010-11 NBA 70 G or 2000 MP/1400 PTS/800 TRB/400 AST/125 STL/100 BLK 2011-12 NBA 56 G or 1610 MP/1127 PTS/644 TRB/321 AST/100 STL/ 80 BLK 2012-13 NBA 70 G or 2000 MP/1400 PTS/800 TRB/400 AST/125 STL/100 BLK 2013-14 to 2018-19 NBA 58 G 2019-20 to 2020-21 NBA 58 G, or on pace for 58 G; stats prorated to 82-game season 2021-22 NBA 58 G 1967-68 ABA 40 G 1968-69 ABA 2048 MP/1000 PTS/500 TRB/250 AST 1969-70 ABA 2048 MP/1200 PTS/750 TRB/325 AST 1970-71 ABA 2048 MP/1000 PTS/650 TRB/275 AST 1971-72 ABA 2048 MP/1000 PTS/700 TRB/335 AST 1972-73 ABA 2048 MP/1000 PTS/600 TRB/250 AST/100 STL/100 BLK 1973-74 ABA 2048 MP/1000 PTS/500 TRB/200 AST/100 STL/100 BLK 1974-75 to 1975-76 ABA 2048 MP/1000 PTS/600 TRB/250 AST/100 STL/100 BLK Career NBA 400 G (except PTS, which is 400 G or 10000 PTS) Career ABA 7500 MP/5000 PTS/2500 TRB/1250 AST/625 STL/500 BLK Playoffs/Season 150 MP/100 PTS/50 TRB/25 AST/10 STL/10 BLK Playoffs/Career 25 G (except PTS, which is 25 G or 625 PTS) Franchise, Career 100 G (w/ franchise) All-Star Game, Career 3 G
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 1998-99 NBA 183 FG 1999-00 to 2010-11 NBA 300 FG 2011-12 NBA 241 FG 2012-13 to 2018-19 NBA 300 FG 2019-20 to 2020-21 NBA 300 FG, or on pace for 300 FG; stats prorated to 82-game season 2021-22 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 NBA 2000 FG Career ABA 1000 FG Playoffs, Season 20 FG Playoffs, Career 200 FG Franchise, Career 500 FG (w/ franchise) All-Star Game, Career 15 FG
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 1998-99 NBA 76 FT 1999-00 to 2010-11 NBA 125 FT 2011-12 NBA 100 FT 2012-13 to 2018-19 NBA 125 FT 2019-20 to 2020-21 NBA 125 FT, or on pace for 125 FT; stats prorated to 82-game season 2021-22 NBA 125 FT 1967-68 to 1973-74 ABA 160 FTA 1974-75 to 1975-76 ABA 200 FT Career NBA 1200 FT Career ABA 600 FT Playoffs, Season 10 FT Playoffs, Career 100 FT Franchise, Career 200 FT (w/ franchise) All-Star Game, Career 10 FT
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
1998-99 NBA 34 3P
1999-00 to 2010-11 NBA 55 3P
2011-12 NBA 44 3P
2012-13 NBA 55 3P
2013-14 to 2018-19 NBA 82 3P
2019-20 to 2020-21 NBA 82 3P, or on pace for 82 3P; stats prorated to 82-game season
2021-22 NBA 82 3P
1967-68 ABA 35 3P
1968-69 ABA 40 3P
1969-70 ABA 50 3P
1970-71 ABA 35 3P
1971-72 ABA 40 3P
1972-73 ABA 28 3P
1973-74 ABA 20 3P
1974-75 ABA 27 3P
1975-76 ABA 20 3P
Career NBA 250 3P
Career ABA 125 3P
Playoffs, Season 5 3P
Playoffs, Career 25 3P
Franchise, Career 50 3P (w/ franchise)
All-Star Game, Career 5 3P
To qualify for true shooting percentage (TS%) the following minimums are required:
1946-47 BAA 366 TSA 1947-48 BAA 293 TSA 1948-49 BAA 366 TSA 1949-50 to 1950-51 NBA 581 TSA 1951-52 NBA 564 TSA 1952-53 NBA 598 TSA 1953-54 to 1958-59 NBA 415 TSA 1959-60 NBA 457 TSA 1960-61 NBA 482 TSA 1961-62 to 1965-66 NBA 488 TSA 1966-67 NBA 494 TSA 1967-68 to 1997-98 NBA 500 TSA 1998-99 NBA 305 TSA 1999-00 to 2010-11 NBA 500 TSA 2011-12 NBA 402 TSA 2012-13 to 2018-19 NBA 500 TSA 2019-20 to 2020-21 NBA 500 TSA, or on pace for 500 TSA; stats prorated to 82-game season 2021-22 NBA 500 TSA 1967-68 to 1968-69 ABA 476 TSA 1969-70 to 1975-76 ABA 512 TSA Career NBA 5000 TSA Career ABA 2500 TSA Playoffs, Season 50 TSA Playoffs, Career 500 TSA 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%), block percentage (BLK%), turnover percentage (TOV%), usage percentage (Usg%), defensive rating (DRtg), or Win Shares per 48 minutes (WS/48), the following minimums are required:
1951-52 NBA 1207 MP
1952-53 NBA 1280 MP
1953-54 to 1958-59 NBA 1317 MP
1959-60 NBA 1372 MP
1960-61 NBA 1445 MP
1961-62 to 1965-66 NBA 1463 MP
1966-67 NBA 1482 MP
1967-68 to 1997-98 NBA 1500 MP
1998-99 NBA 915 MP
1999-00 to 2010-11 NBA 1500 MP
2011-12 NBA 1207 MP
2012-13 to 2018-19 NBA 1500 MP
2019-20 to 2020-21 NBA 1500 MP, or on pace for 1500 MP; stats prorated to 82-game season
2021-22 NBA 1500 MP
1967-68 to 1968-69 ABA 1427 MP
1969-70 to 1970-76 ABA 1537 MP
Career NBA 15000 MP
Career ABA 7500 MP (5000 MP for ORB%, DRB%, and TRB%;
3000 MP for STL%, BLK%, and DRtg)
Playoffs, Season 150 MP
Playoffs, Career 1500 MP
Franchise, Career 100 G (w/ franchise)
To qualify for offensive rating (ORtg) the following minimums are required:
1977-78 to 1997-98 NBA 500 Poss 1998-99 NBA 305 Poss 1999-00 to 2010-11 NBA 500 Poss 2011-12 NBA 402 Poss 2012-13 to 2018-19 NBA 500 Poss 2019-20 to 2020-21 NBA 500 Poss, or on pace for 500 Poss; stats prorated to 82-game season 2021-22 NBA 500 Poss 1973-74 to 1975-76 ABA 512 Poss Career NBA 5000 Poss Career ABA 1500 Poss Playoffs, Season 50 Poss Playoffs, Career 500 Poss Franchise, Career 100 G (w/ franchise)
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