NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Top 10 Leaders and Records for Games
Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.
| Season | Lg | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | NBA | 27 tied (19) | |||||||||
| 2023-24 | NBA | B. Hield (84) | 16 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 2022-23 | NBA | M. Bridges (83) | 9 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 2021-22 | NBA | D. Avdija (82), S. Bey (82), M. Bridges (82), K. Looney (82), D. Powell (82) | A. Burks (81), B. Hield (81), T. Mann (81), P. Mills (81) | C. Boucher (80), M. Bridges (80), D. Finney-Smith (80), E. Fournier (80) | |||||||
| 2020-21 | NBA | 11 tied (72) | |||||||||
| 2019-20 | NBA | M. Kleber (74) | 7 tied (73) | 12 tied (72) | |||||||
| 2018-19 | NBA | 21 tied (82) | |||||||||
| 2017-18 | NBA | 26 tied (82) | |||||||||
| 2016-17 | NBA | 17 tied (82) | |||||||||
| 2015-16 | NBA | 18 tied (82) | |||||||||
| 2014-15 | NBA | J. Smith (83) | 27 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 2013-14 | NBA | R. Sessions (83) | 28 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 2012-13 | NBA | 28 tied (82) | |||||||||
| 2011-12 | NBA | 36 tied (66) | |||||||||
| 2010-11 | NBA | J. Jack (83) | 31 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 2009-10 | NBA | 39 tied (82) | |||||||||
| 2008-09 | NBA | 30 tied (82) | |||||||||
| 2007-08 | NBA | 43 tied (82) | |||||||||
| 2006-07 | NBA | 36 tied (82) | |||||||||
| 2005-06 | NBA | 29 tied (82) | |||||||||
| 2004-05 | NBA | C. Jacobsen (84) | 25 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 2003-04 | NBA | S. Abdur-Rahim (85), T. Ratliff (85) | 40 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 2002-03 | NBA | J. Posey (83) | 45 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 2001-02 | NBA | B. Outlaw (83), J. Rose (83) | 40 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 2000-01 | NBA | M. Jackson (83) | 44 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 1999-00 | NBA | C. Gatling (85) | 57 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 1998-99 | NBA | 83 tied (50) | |||||||||
| 1997-98 | NBA | 51 tied (82) | |||||||||
| 1996-97 | NBA | M. Finley (83), A. Green (83), A. McKie (83) | 44 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 1995-96 | NBA | B. Benjamin (83) | 43 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 1994-95 | NBA | 35 tied (82) | |||||||||
| 1993-94 | NBA | 46 tied (82) | |||||||||
| 1992-93 | NBA | J. Reid (83) | 42 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 1991-92 | NBA | T. Bailey (84) | 52 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 1990-91 | NBA | 50 tied (82) | |||||||||
| 1989-90 | NBA | 58 tied (82) | |||||||||
| 1988-89 | NBA | 38 tied (82) | |||||||||
| 1987-88 | NBA | T. Corbin (84) | M. West (83) | 43 tied (82) | |||||||
| 1986-87 | NBA | 43 tied (82) | |||||||||
| 1985-86 | NBA | J. Donaldson (83) | 41 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 1984-85 | NBA | 40 tied (82) | |||||||||
| 1983-84 | NBA | 40 tied (82) | |||||||||
| 1982-83 | NBA | C. Johnson (83) | 39 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 1981-82 | NBA | M. Mitchell (84) | P. Hubbard (83), M. Woodson (83) | 42 tied (82) | |||||||
| 1980-81 | NBA | B. McKinney (84), D. Robisch (84) | 55 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 1979-80 | NBA | B. Paultz (84) | 55 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 1978-79 | NBA | 49 tied (82) | |||||||||
| 1977-78 | NBA | J. Edwards (83), J. Price (83) | 44 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 1976-77 | NBA | T. Henderson (87) | L. Gray (83) | 46 tied (82) | |||||||
| 1975-76 | NBA | G. Heard (86) | 29 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 1975-76 | ABA | D. Robisch (87) | M. Lucas (86) | 8 tied (84) | |||||||
| 1974-75 | NBA | N. Williams (85) | 28 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 1974-75 | ABA | 14 tied (84) | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | NBA | 23 tied (82) | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | ABA | C. Williams (90) | J. Neumann (87) | S. Jones (86) | 15 tied (84) | ||||||
| 1972-73 | NBA | 23 tied (82) | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | ABA | 10 tied (84) | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | NBA | J. Washington (84) | 24 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 1971-72 | ABA | W. Davis (86) | 18 tied (84) | ||||||||
| 1970-71 | NBA | M. McLemore (86) | 41 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 1970-71 | ABA | C. Williams (88) | R. Boone (86), G. Combs (86) | 16 tied (84) | |||||||
| 1969-70 | NBA | 25 tied (82) | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | ABA | 15 tied (84) | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | NBA | W. Bellamy* (88) | H. Komives (85) | F. Hetzel (84), A. Tucker (84) | F. Robinson (83) | 22 tied (82) | |||||
| 1968-69 | ABA | R. Mahaffey (79) | 19 tied (78) | ||||||||
| 1967-68 | NBA | J. Tresvant (85) | 25 tied (82) | ||||||||
| 1967-68 | ABA | I. Harge (82), B. Leibowitz (82) | 15 tied (78) | ||||||||
| 1966-67 | NBA | 16 tied (81) | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | NBA | 18 tied (80) | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | NBA | 16 tied (80) | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | NBA | B. Boozer (81) | 16 tied (80) | ||||||||
| 1962-63 | NBA | 22 tied (80) | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | NBA | 18 tied (80) | |||||||||
| 1960-61 | NBA | 22 tied (79) | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | NBA | D. Piontek (77) | 16 tied (75) | ||||||||
| 1958-59 | NBA | 27 tied (72) | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | NBA | 22 tied (72) | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | NBA | 29 tied (72) | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | NBA | J. Coleman (75) | 34 tied (72) | ||||||||
| 1954-55 | NBA | L. Hitch (74) | 24 tied (72) | ||||||||
| 1953-54 | NBA | J. Nichols (75) | 27 tied (72) | ||||||||
| 1952-53 | NBA | A. Masino (72) | 9 tied (71) | ||||||||
| 1951-52 | NBA | 37 tied (66) | |||||||||
| 1950-51 | NBA | K. Hermsen (71) | B. Cousy* (69) | 18 tied (68) | |||||||
| 1949-50 | NBA | E. Sadowski (69) | 21 tied (68) | ||||||||
| 1948-49 | BAA | F. Lewis (61), R. Lumpp (61), H. Tidrick (61) | 24 tied (60) | ||||||||
| 1947-48 | BAA | I. Rothenberg (49) | 22 tied (48) | ||||||||
| 1946-47 | BAA | 6 tied (61) | 22 tied (60) |
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