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Career Leaders

Games
1. Kobe Bryant 1346
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1093
3. Jerry West* 932
4. James Worthy* 926
5. Derek Fisher 915
6. Magic Johnson* 906
7. Michael Cooper 873
8. Byron Scott 846
Elgin Baylor* 846
10. A.C. Green 735
Minutes Played
1. Kobe Bryant 48637
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 37492
3. Jerry West* 36571
4. Elgin Baylor* 33863
5. Magic Johnson* 33245
6. James Worthy* 30001
7. Byron Scott 25533
8. Michael Cooper 23635
9. Derek Fisher 23211
10. Gail Goodrich* 21765
Field Goals
1. Kobe Bryant 11719
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9935
3. Jerry West* 9016
4. Elgin Baylor* 8693
5. James Worthy* 6878
6. Magic Johnson* 6211
7. Shaquille O'Neal* 5462
8. Byron Scott 5126
9. Gail Goodrich* 5107
10. Jamaal Wilkes* 4533
Field Goal Attempts
1. Kobe Bryant 26200
2. Elgin Baylor* 20171
3. Jerry West* 19032
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 17520
5. James Worthy* 13204
6. Magic Johnson* 11951
7. Gail Goodrich* 11098
8. Byron Scott 10461
9. Shaquille O'Neal* 9498
10. Vern Mikkelsen* 8812
2-Pt Field Goals
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 9934
2. Kobe Bryant 9892
3. Jerry West* 9016
4. Elgin Baylor* 8693
5. James Worthy* 6761
6. Magic Johnson* 5886
7. Shaquille O'Neal* 5462
8. Gail Goodrich* 5107
9. Byron Scott 4531
10. Jamaal Wilkes* 4527
2-Pt Field Goal Attempts
1. Kobe Bryant 20654
2. Elgin Baylor* 20171
3. Jerry West* 19032
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 17502
5. James Worthy* 12718
6. Gail Goodrich* 11098
7. Magic Johnson* 10877
8. Shaquille O'Neal* 9489
9. Byron Scott 8866
10. Vern Mikkelsen* 8812
3-Pt Field Goals
1. Kobe Bryant 1827
2. Derek Fisher 846
3. Nick Van Exel 750
4. Byron Scott 595
5. Eddie Jones 489
6. Rick Fox 480
7. Nick Young 465
8. Michael Cooper 428
9. Metta World Peace 420
10. Jordan Farmar 364
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
1. Kobe Bryant 5546
2. Derek Fisher 2255
3. Nick Van Exel 2062
4. Byron Scott 1595
5. Rick Fox 1390
6. Eddie Jones 1294
7. Michael Cooper 1260
8. Metta World Peace 1252
9. Nick Young 1233
10. Lamar Odom 1090
Field Goals Missed
1. Kobe Bryant 14481
2. Elgin Baylor* 11478
3. Jerry West* 10016
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7585
5. James Worthy* 6326
6. Gail Goodrich* 5991
7. Magic Johnson* 5740
8. Byron Scott 5335
9. Vern Mikkelsen* 5265
10. George Mikan* 5239
Free Throws
1. Kobe Bryant 8378
2. Jerry West* 7160
3. Elgin Baylor* 5763
4. Magic Johnson* 4960
5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 4305
6. George Mikan* 3068
7. Shaquille O'Neal* 2971
8. Vern Mikkelsen* 2969
9. Gail Goodrich* 2830
10. James Worthy* 2447
Free Throw Attempts
1. Kobe Bryant 10011
2. Jerry West* 8801
3. Elgin Baylor* 7391
4. Magic Johnson* 5850
5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5842
6. Shaquille O'Neal* 5572
7. George Mikan* 3924
8. Vern Mikkelsen* 3874
9. Gail Goodrich* 3466
10. James Worthy* 3184
Offensive Rebounds
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2494
2. A.C. Green 2089
3. Shaquille O'Neal* 1957
4. Magic Johnson* 1601
5. James Worthy* 1561
6. Kobe Bryant 1499
7. Vlade Divac 1438
8. Pau Gasol 1252
9. Elden Campbell 1207
10. Lamar Odom 1149
Defensive Rebounds
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 7785
2. Kobe Bryant 5548
3. Magic Johnson* 4958
4. Shaquille O'Neal* 4133
5. Lamar Odom 3757
6. A.C. Green 3543
7. James Worthy* 3147
8. Vlade Divac 3107
9. Pau Gasol 2988
10. Elden Campbell 2397
Total Rebounds
1. Elgin Baylor* 11463
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 10279
3. Kobe Bryant 7047
4. Magic Johnson* 6559
5. Wilt Chamberlain* 6524
6. Shaquille O'Neal* 6090
7. Vern Mikkelsen* 5940
8. A.C. Green 5632
9. Rudy LaRusso 5571
10. Jerry West* 5366
Assists
1. Magic Johnson* 10141
2. Kobe Bryant 6306
3. Jerry West* 6238
4. Norm Nixon 3846
5. Michael Cooper 3666
6. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3652
7. Elgin Baylor* 3650
8. Gail Goodrich* 2863
9. James Worthy* 2791
10. Nick Van Exel 2749
Steals
1. Kobe Bryant 1944
2. Magic Johnson* 1724
3. James Worthy* 1041
4. Byron Scott 1038
5. Michael Cooper 1033
6. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 983
7. Derek Fisher 968
8. Norm Nixon 868
9. Jamaal Wilkes* 706
10. A.C. Green 657
Blocks
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2694
2. Shaquille O'Neal* 1278
3. Elden Campbell 1022
4. Vlade Divac 834
5. Kobe Bryant 640
6. Andrew Bynum 628
7. James Worthy* 624
8. Elmore Smith 609
9. Pau Gasol 607
10. Michael Cooper 523
Turnovers
1. Kobe Bryant 4010
2. Magic Johnson* 3506
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2527
4. James Worthy* 1859
5. Norm Nixon 1530
6. Shaquille O'Neal* 1446
7. Michael Cooper 1429
8. Byron Scott 1275
9. Jamaal Wilkes* 1195
10. Vlade Divac 1167
Personal Fouls
1. Kobe Bryant 3353
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3224
3. Vern Mikkelsen* 2812
4. Elgin Baylor* 2596
5. Jerry West* 2435
6. Michael Cooper 2329
7. Magic Johnson* 2050
8. James Worthy* 1975
9. Rudy LaRusso 1948
10. Gail Goodrich* 1865
Points
1. Kobe Bryant 33643
2. Jerry West* 25192
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24176
4. Elgin Baylor* 23149
5. Magic Johnson* 17707
6. James Worthy* 16320
7. Shaquille O'Neal* 13895
8. Gail Goodrich* 13044
9. Byron Scott 12780
10. Jamaal Wilkes* 10601
Field Goal Pct
1. Wilt Chamberlain* .605
2. Shaquille O'Neal* .575
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .567
4. Andrew Bynum .566
5. Kurt Rambis .550
6. Larry Nance .547
7. Pau Gasol .522
8. James Worthy* .521
9. Magic Johnson* .520
10. Mike McGee .519
2-Pt Field Goal Pct
1. Wilt Chamberlain* .605
2. LeBron James .589
3. Shaquille O'Neal* .576
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .568
5. Andrew Bynum .567
6. Larry Nance .565
7. Cedric Ceballos .552
8. Kurt Rambis .551
9. Magic Johnson* .541
10. Mike McGee .539
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
1. Steve Nash* .422
2. Vladimir Radmanovic .400
3. Kendall Marshall .399
4. Mike Penberthy .396
5. Brian Cook .392
6. Jumaine Jones .391
7. Chucky Atkins .387
8. Steve Blake .383
9. Anthony Peeler .383
10. Jodie Meeks .381
Free Throw Pct
1. Cazzie Russell .877
2. Sasha Vujacic .876
3. Glen Rice .870
4. Jodie Meeks .867
5. Caron Butler .862
6. Lou Williams .854
7. Stu Lantz .849
8. Magic Johnson* .848
9. Nick Young .846
10. Johnny Egan .839
Minutes Per Game
1. Wilt Chamberlain* 43.7
2. Elgin Baylor* 40.0
3. Jerry West* 39.2
4. Slater Martin* 37.6
5. Shaquille O'Neal* 37.6
6. Norm Nixon 36.8
7. Magic Johnson* 36.7
8. Kobe Bryant 36.1
9. Pau Gasol 35.7
10. Jim Pollard* 35.4
Points Per Game
1. Elgin Baylor* 27.4
2. Shaquille O'Neal* 27.0
3. Jerry West* 27.0
4. Kobe Bryant 25.0
5. George Mikan* 23.1
6. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 22.1
7. Cedric Ceballos 20.9
8. Magic Johnson* 19.5
9. Gail Goodrich* 19.0
10. Jamaal Wilkes* 18.4
Rebounds Per Game
1. Wilt Chamberlain* 19.2
2. Elgin Baylor* 13.5
3. George Mikan* 13.4
4. Happy Hairston 12.4
5. Shaquille O'Neal* 11.8
6. Clyde Lovellette* 11.2
7. Elmore Smith 11.1
8. Larry Foust 10.4
9. Pau Gasol 9.9
10. Rudy LaRusso 9.6
Assists Per Game
1. Magic Johnson* 11.2
2. Norm Nixon 7.9
3. Nick Van Exel 7.3
4. Jerry West* 6.7
5. Sedale Threatt 5.2
6. Lucius Allen 5.1
7. Kobe Bryant 4.7
8. Connie Hawkins* 4.4
9. Elgin Baylor* 4.3
10. Wilt Chamberlain* 4.3
Steals Per Game
1. Eddie Jones 2.1
2. Magic Johnson* 1.9
3. Norm Nixon 1.8
4. Lucius Allen 1.6
5. Smush Parker 1.6
6. Trevor Ariza 1.5
7. Gail Goodrich* 1.5
8. Jim Price 1.5
9. Kobe Bryant 1.4
10. Sedale Threatt 1.4
Blocks Per Game
1. Elmore Smith 3.9
2. Shaquille O'Neal* 2.5
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2.5
4. Elden Campbell 1.7
5. Andrew Bynum 1.6
6. Vlade Divac 1.6
7. Pau Gasol 1.4
8. Chris Mihm 1.1
9. Ronny Turiaf 1.1
10. Samaki Walker 1.1
Player Efficiency Rating
1. Shaquille O'Neal* 28.9
2. George Mikan* 27.0
3. Magic Johnson* 24.1
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 23.4
5. Kobe Bryant 22.9
6. Jerry West* 22.9
7. Elgin Baylor* 22.7
8. Clyde Lovellette* 21.9
9. Pau Gasol 21.4
10. Cedric Ceballos 20.5
True Shooting Pct
1. Magic Johnson* .610
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .602
3. Andrew Bynum .600
4. Lou Williams .597
5. Adrian Dantley* .594
6. Wilt Chamberlain* .590
7. Kurt Rambis .587
8. Cedric Ceballos .582
9. Shaquille O'Neal* .581
10. Ivica Zubac .580
Effective Field Goal Pct
1. Wilt Chamberlain* .605
2. Shaquille O'Neal* .575
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .567
4. Andrew Bynum .566
5. LeBron James .565
6. Larry Nance .554
7. Kurt Rambis .550
8. Cedric Ceballos .542
9. Mike McGee .535
10. Jodie Meeks .534
Offensive Rebound Pct
1. Mark Landsberger 17.2
2. Mark Madsen 13.5
3. Kermit Washington 13.2
4. Jim Brewer 12.8
5. Jordan Hill 12.8
6. Corie Blount 12.8
7. Happy Hairston 12.4
8. Kurt Rambis 12.2
9. Tarik Black 12.0
10. Travis Knight 11.5
Defensive Rebound Pct
1. Julius Randle 26.9
2. Happy Hairston 25.0
3. Shaquille O'Neal* 23.8
4. Jordan Hill 23.3
5. Samaki Walker 23.2
6. Lamar Odom 23.1
7. Andrew Bynum 23.0
8. Vlade Divac 22.6
9. Kermit Washington 22.6
10. Elmore Smith 22.5
Total Rebound Pct
1. Mark Landsberger 19.7
2. Wilt Chamberlain* 19.4
3. Kermit Washington 18.0
4. Jordan Hill 17.9
5. Shaquille O'Neal* 17.7
6. Kurt Rambis 17.4
7. Julius Randle 17.2
8. Andrew Bynum 17.1
9. Tarik Black 16.9
10. Happy Hairston 16.6
Assist Pct
1. Magic Johnson* 40.9
2. Nick Van Exel 32.2
3. Norm Nixon 27.7
4. Sedale Threatt 27.3
5. Jerry West* 27.1
6. Wes Matthews 25.4
7. Eddie Jordan 24.9
8. Larry Drew 24.9
9. Kobe Bryant 24.2
10. Walt Hazzard 24.0
Steal Pct
1. Eddie Jordan 4.1
2. Trevor Ariza 3.4
3. Eddie Jones 3.1
4. George Lynch 2.7
5. Larry Nance 2.6
6. Smush Parker 2.6
7. Jim Price 2.6
8. Magic Johnson* 2.5
9. Sedale Threatt 2.4
10. Metta World Peace 2.3
Block Pct
1. Elmore Smith 5.6
2. Ronny Turiaf 5.4
3. Shaquille O'Neal* 4.7
4. Andrew Bynum 4.6
5. Elden Campbell 4.4
6. Ivica Zubac 4.0
7. Chris Mihm 3.9
8. Travis Knight 3.8
9. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.8
10. Samaki Walker 3.6
Turnover Pct
1. Nick Young 7.2
2. Horace Grant 8.0
3. Glen Rice 9.1
4. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 9.1
5. Brian Cook 9.2
6. Jodie Meeks 9.4
7. Sam Perkins 9.6
8. Sasha Vujacic 9.7
9. Ryan Kelly 9.7
10. Shannon Brown 9.9
Usage Pct
1. Kobe Bryant 31.8
2. Shaquille O'Neal* 30.9
3. Terry Teagle 27.1
4. Lou Williams 26.1
5. Cedric Ceballos 26.0
6. Bob McAdoo* 25.4
7. D'Angelo Russell 25.2
8. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.3
9. Jordan Clarkson 23.8
10. James Edwards 23.5
Offensive Rating
1. Magic Johnson* 120.8
2. A.C. Green 117.7
3. Larry Nance 117.2
4. Pau Gasol 116.9
5. Sam Perkins 116.4
6. Lou Williams 116.3
7. Andrew Bynum 115.6
8. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 115.5
9. Eddie Jones 114.7
10. Tarik Black 114.6
Defensive Rating
1. Elmore Smith 92.4
2. Happy Hairston 95.8
3. Kermit Washington 96.1
4. Connie Hawkins* 97.4
5. Shaquille O'Neal* 99.3
6. Jim Price 99.5
7. Corky Calhoun 100.2
8. Travis Knight 100.2
9. Robert Horry 100.5
10. Samaki Walker 100.6
Offensive Win Shares
1. Jerry West* 124.6
2. Kobe Bryant 122.1
3. Magic Johnson* 110.6
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 101.3
5. George Mikan* 70.0
6. Shaquille O'Neal* 66.0
7. Elgin Baylor* 63.6
8. James Worthy* 51.5
9. Vern Mikkelsen* 48.5
10. Byron Scott 42.0
Defensive Win Shares
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 57.5
2. Kobe Bryant 50.7
3. Magic Johnson* 45.2
4. Elgin Baylor* 40.5
5. George Mikan* 38.7
6. Jerry West* 37.9
7. Vern Mikkelsen* 34.9
8. Shaquille O'Neal* 31.1
9. James Worthy* 29.7
10. Jim Pollard* 28.0
Win Shares
1. Kobe Bryant 172.7
2. Jerry West* 162.6
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 158.7
4. Magic Johnson* 155.8
5. George Mikan* 108.7
6. Elgin Baylor* 104.2
7. Shaquille O'Neal* 97.0
8. Vern Mikkelsen* 83.4
9. James Worthy* 81.2
10. Byron Scott 65.8
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1. George Mikan* .249
2. Shaquille O'Neal* .241
3. Magic Johnson* .225
4. Jerry West* .213
5. Wilt Chamberlain* .206
6. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* .203
7. Pau Gasol .185
8. Andrew Bynum .174
9. Adrian Dantley* .171
10. Kobe Bryant .170
Box Plus/Minus
1. Magic Johnson* 7.2
2. Shaquille O'Neal* 6.8
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 5.4
4. Pau Gasol 4.0
5. Kobe Bryant 3.9
6. Eddie Jones 3.6
7. Vlade Divac 3.3
8. Robert Horry 3.2
9. Trevor Ariza 3.0
10. Lamar Odom 3.0
Offensive Box Plus/Minus
1. Magic Johnson* 5.7
2. Shaquille O'Neal* 4.9
3. Kobe Bryant 4.4
4. Lou Williams 4.0
5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 3.5
6. Adrian Dantley* 3.0
7. Gail Goodrich* 2.8
8. Eddie Jones 2.7
9. Cedric Ceballos 2.5
10. Nick Van Exel 2.4
Defensive Box Plus/Minus
1. Elmore Smith 3.4
2. Vlade Divac 3.0
3. Robert Horry 2.8
4. Jim Brewer 2.1
5. Ronny Turiaf 2.1
6. Pau Gasol 2.1
7. Trevor Ariza 2.0
8. Kurt Rambis 2.0
9. Lamar Odom 2.0
10. Shaquille O'Neal* 1.9
Value Over Replacement Player
1. Magic Johnson* 77.4
2. Kobe Bryant 72.1
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 69.6
4. Shaquille O'Neal* 42.7
5. James Worthy* 28.5
6. Pau Gasol 23.2
7. Lamar Odom 22.8
8. Vlade Divac 20.9
9. Michael Cooper 18.2
10. Byron Scott 17.8
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