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The Numbers Game: Big numbers from a big class

By John Schuhmann, NBA.com
Posted Sep 10 2009 10:47AM

When Michael Jordan, David Robinson, Jerry Sloan, John Stockton and C. Vivian Stringer are inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday evening, they will set the standard for the greatest Hall of Fame class ever.

They go into the Hall with a total of eight NBA championships, six Olympic gold medals, 34 All-Star selections, 72,793 career points, and countless NBA records. As we prepare for Friday's festivities, here are some numbers from this historic class to chew on ...

3 Times that Jordan, Robinson or Stockton missed the Playoffs in 47 combined seasons. Robinson's Spurs did not reach the postseason in the year (1996-97) he played just six games, and Jordan failed to make the Playoffs in his two seasons in Washington.
4 Quadruple-doubles in NBA history, the last of which was recorded by Robinson on Feb. 17, 1994. He finished with 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 blocks in a 115-96 win over the Pistons.
5 Number of current NBA franchises that didn't exist when Jerry Sloan became the coach of the Jazz in Dec. 1988. Two other franchises (the Heat and Hornets) were in their first season of existence.
5 Times Sloan has missed the Playoffs in 32 combined seasons as a player and coach.
10 Seasons Jordan led the league in scoring (including seven straight), the all-time record. Wilt Chamberlain ranks second with seven seasons leading the league.
11 Times the team with the league's leading scorer has won the championship, including all six of the Bulls' titles.
13 Members of the 1992 U.S. Men's Olympic Team who are in the Hall of Fame, including three of the four coaches. The only members not in the Hall are assistant coach P.J. Carlesimo, Christian Laettner and Chris Mullin.
14.5 Record for assists per game in one season, set by Stockton in 1989-90.
19 Record for most career trips to the postseason, held by Stockton and Karl Malone.
21 Times Stockton recorded 21 or more assists in a game, 10 times more than any other player in NBA history.
22 Total games missed by Stockton in his 19-year career. In 17 of his 19 seasons, he played every single game.
24 Assists recorded by Stockton in a Conf. Semis Game 5 loss to the Lakers on May 17, 1988, tying Magic Johnson's postseason record for assists in a game.
28 Stockton's career high for assists in a game, recorded on Jan. 15, 1991 in a 124-102 win over Robinson's Spurs.
30.12 Jordan's average points per game for his career, ranking him first all-time.
31 Times Jordan scored 50 or more points in a game, ranking him second all-time to Wilt Chamberlain (118).
33.4 Career postseason scoring average for Jordan, the all-time leader and the only qualified player (at least 25 games) with a postseason averaged of 30 or more points per game.
35 Increase in wins (from 21 to 56) for the Spurs in Robinson's rookie season, setting a record for the biggest turnaround in NBA history. They broke their own record with a 36-win turnaround in Tim Duncan's rookie season, but that was eclipsed by the Celtics' 42-win turnaround in 2007-08.
37.1 Jordan's highest scoring average for a season, recorded in 1986-87, just his second full season.
63 Record for points scored in a postseason game, set by Jordan in a double-overtime loss at Boston on April 20, 1986.
69 Jordan's career high for points in a game, recorded on March 28, 1990
71 Points scored by Robinson in a win over the Clippers on April 24, 1994, giving him the season scoring title at 29.8 points per game. It is tied for the eighth highest scoring game in NBA history.
232 Coaching changes around the league since Sloan became the coach of the Jazz.
866 Consecutive games in which Jordan scored 10 points or more, a streak that started in March of 1986 and ended on Dec. 27, 2001 when he scored just six points for the Wizards in a loss in Indiana.
1,137 Career wins for Sloan, ranking him fourth all-time. He ranks ninth all-time among coaches with at least 500 games with a winning percentage of 0.602.
1,504 Career games for Stockton, ranking him third all-time behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Robert Parrish.
2,954 Career blocks for Robinson, ranking him fifth all-time.
3,265 Career steals for Stockton, the all-time leader. Jordan ranks second with 2,514.
4,244 Career turnovers by Stockton, ranking him second all-time behind Karl Malone (4,524).
15,806 Career assists for Stockton, the all-time leader, 5,472 more than Mark Jackson, who ranks second.
20,790 Career points for Robinson, the Spurs all-time leader (NBA only). He's also the franchise leader in games, free throws (made and attempted), offensive rebounds, steals and blocks.
32,292 Career points for Jordan, ranking him third all-time behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone.

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