Statistical Minimums to Qualify For NBA League Leaders

CategoryMinimums
SCORING:Player must play 70% of his team's games (58 in 82-game season)*
REBOUNDS:Player must play 70% of his team's games (58 in 82-game season)*
FIELD GOAL %:300 field goals made
FREE THROW %:125 free throws made
3PT %:82 three-point field goals made
ASSISTS:Player must play 70% of his team's games (58 in 82-game season)*
STEALS:Player must play 70% of his team's games (58 in 82-game season)*
BLOCKED SHOTS:Player must play 70% of his team's games (58 in 82-game season)*
MINUTES:Player must play 70% of his team's games (58 in 82-game season)*
AST/TO RATIO:200 assists
STL/TO RATIO:82 steals

* The only exception to this rule will be if, at the end of the season, the player would have led the league in the category had he played the required number of games with his current category total. For example, if Player A played 56 games and scored 1,590 points (28.4 ppg), Player A could still qualify for the league lead if his average (27.4) with that same point total (1,590) over 58 games was higher than any other player.
A past example: Gerald Wallace collected 138 steals in 55 games (2.51 spg) during the 2005-06 season. Wallace would have still led the league in steals because his average with 58 games (2.38 spg) would have been greater than the 2.28 spg of Brevin Knight, the leader among players who met the 58-game qualifier.
** MINIMUMS FOR NBA ROOKIE LEADERS
(half of the overall-requirement)
*** In order to qualify for the Per 48 Minutes Official Leaders, the player must have played in 2,000 minutes of an 82-game season. If a team’s season happens to be other than 82 games, their minutes minimum is calculated with the following formula: (2,000 / 82) * Team Games Played.


Game-By-Game Statistical Minimums

Following is a chart which shows the statistical minimums a player needs to achieve to be listed among the league leaders at any given point in the season. When checking a player's status, find the number of games the player's TEAM has played in the first column. Then read the number to the right in the second column and check to see if the PLAYER has played in at least that many games. If he has, he is eligible to be among the league leaders in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, blocked shots and minutes. Players qualify for the league leaders in shooting percentage based only on the number of shots made, not games played.


Category:All Non-Shooting%Field Goal%Free Throw%3-Point%
Rule:70% of team's games300 field goals made125 free throws made82 3-point field goals made
Game #Minimum # of GamesMinimum # of MakesMinimum # of MakesMinimum # of Makes
11421
22842
331153
431574
541985
6522106
7526117
8630138
9733149
107371610
118411711
129441912
1310482013
1410522214
1511552315
1612592516
1712632617
1813662818
1914702919
2014743120
2115773321
2216813422
2317853623
2417883724
2518923925
2619964026
2719994227
28201034328
29211074529
30211104630
31221144831
32231184932
33241215133
34241255234
35251295435
36261325536
37261365737
38271405838
39281436039
40281476140
41291506341
42301546542
43311586643
44311616844
45321656945
46331697146
47331727247
48341767448
49351807549
50351837750
51361877851
52371918052
53381948153
54381988354
55392028455
56402058656
57402098757
58412138958
59422169059
60422209260
61432249361
62442279562
63452319763
64452359864
654623810065
664724210166
674724610367
684824910468
694925310669
704925710770
715026010971
725126411072
735226811273
745227111374
755327511575
765427911676
775428211877
785528611978
795629012179
805629312280
815729712481
825830012582

Statistical Minimums for Career Leaders

CategoryMinimums
POINTS:400 games played or 10000 points
REBOUNDS:400 games played or 4000 rebounds
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS:400 games played or 1250 offensive rebounds
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS:400 games played or 2500 defensive rebounds
ASSISTS:400 games played or 2000 assists
STEALS:400 games played or 625 steals
BLOCKED SHOTS:400 games played or 500 blocked shots
TURNOVERS:400 games played or 1000 turnovers
MINUTES:400 games played or 10000 minutes played
FIELD GOAL %:2000 field goals made
FREE THROW %:1200 free throws made
3PT %:250 three-point field goals made
AST/TO RATIO:1000 assists
STL/TO RATIO:400 steals
PERSONAL FOULS:400 games played