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NBA Career Leaders Trivia Quiz

How much do you know about the greatest former NBA players and their accomplishments? Take this quiz to find out.

A multiple-choice quiz by Statmanscott. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Statmanscott

Time
6 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
288,430

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which one of the following retired NBA stars did not score 20,000 or more career points? Hint

Hal Greer

Isiah Thomas

John Havlicek

Robert Parish

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Question 2 of 10

2. As you might know, John Stockton is by far the leader in career assists, with a staggering 15,806. Among these other retired greats, which player accumulated the most assists during his career? Hint

Mark Jackson

Oscar Robertson

Magic Johnson

Bob Cousy

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Question 3 of 10

3. Among the following retired greats, who had the most career rebounds? Hint

Charles Barkley

Moses Malone

Elvin Hayes

Hakeem Olajuwon

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following retired players, all non-guards, had the most career steals? Hint

Larry Bird

Julius Erving

Karl Malone

Scottie Pippen

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Question 5 of 10

5. Among the following retired players, who had the most career points? Hint

Larry Bird

Jerry West

John Havlicek

Rick Barry

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which former NBA player among the four listed, had the highest career free throw percentage? Hint

Calvin Murphy

Bill Sharman

Mark Price

Reggie Miller

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Question 7 of 10

7. Among the following retired NBA players, which one had the most career blocks? Hint

Dikembe Mutombo

Hakeem Olajuwon

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Mark Eaton

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which one of the following former NBA players had the most three-point attempts in his career? Hint

Dale Ellis

Reggie Miller

Tim Hardaway

Glen Rice

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following Hall of Fame NBA players had the highest career points-per-game average? Hint

Bob Pettit

Elgin Baylor

George Gervin

Dominique Wilkins

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following retired players ended his career with the most turnovers? Hint

John Stockton

Karl Malone

Magic Johnson

Reggie Theus

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which one of the following retired NBA stars did not score 20,000 or more career points?

Answer: Isiah Thomas

Thomas finished his great career with 18,822 points. Havlicek scored 26,395, Parish 23,334, and Greer had 21,586.

Answer: Mark Jackson

Magic, Oscar, and Mr. Cousy all had a lot of assists and are much more famous than Mark Jackson. However, Jackson has 10,334 assists, more than Magic (10,141), Oscar (9887), and Bob (6955).

3. Among the following retired greats, who had the most career rebounds?

Answer: Elvin Hayes

During his amazing career, Hayes pulled down 16,279 rebounds. Malone (16,212) was close but no cigar! Olajuwon (13,747) and Barkley (12,546) needed to play longer to approach the numbers Hayes and Malone put up.

4. Which of the following retired players, all non-guards, had the most career steals?

Answer: Scottie Pippen

Pippen led the other three pretty significantly with 2307 career steals, compared to Malone (2085), Bird (1556), and the Doctor (1508).

5. Among the following retired players, who had the most career points?

Answer: John Havlicek

Havlicek finished his career with a very impressive 26,395 points. West was next among these four Hall of Famers (25,192), followed by Bird (21,791) and Barry (18,395).

6. Which former NBA player among the four listed, had the highest career free throw percentage?

Answer: Mark Price

Price hit an amazing 90.4% of his free throws. The other three are/were in the 88-89% range.

7. Among the following retired NBA players, which one had the most career blocks?

Answer: Hakeem Olajuwon

Olajuwon led the group with 3830 blocks. The other three are all in the low 3000s.

8. Which one of the following former NBA players had the most three-point attempts in his career?

Answer: Reggie Miller

Miller, that famous Spike Lee/New York Knicks hater, is far and away the leader. His 6486 three-point attempts are over 2000 more than Hardaway and Ellis, and even more over Rice.

9. Which of the following Hall of Fame NBA players had the highest career points-per-game average?

Answer: Elgin Baylor

Baylor's 27.36 average beats out Pettit's 26.36, Gervin's 26.18, and Wilkins' 24.83.

10. Which of the following retired players ended his career with the most turnovers?

Answer: Karl Malone

Being that the other three choices were guards, who handle the ball a lot more, this is a surprising stat. Malone's 4524 turnovers is nearly 300 more than his Utah teammate Stockton.

Source: Author Statmanscott

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