Cleveland Cavaliers accomplishments and records

This page lists the all-time statistics, records, and other achievements of the Cleveland Cavaliers, an American professional basketball team currently playing in the National Basketball Association.

Single-game records

• Points: Donovan Mitchell, 71 (January 2, 2023) ^[1]
• Rebounds: Rick Roberson, 25 (March 4, 1972); Anderson Varejão, 25 (January 2, 2014) ^[2]
• Assists: Geoff Huston, 27 (January 27, 1982) ^[3]
• Steals: Ron Harper, 10 (March 10, 1987) ^[4]
• Blocks: Larry Nance, 11 (January 7, 1989) ^[5]
• Turnovers: Ron Harper, 11 (February 22, 1987); Zydrunas Ilgauskas, 11 (December 14, 2002); LeBron James, 11 (January 26, 2018) ^[6]
• Field goals: LeBron James, 23 (November 3, 2017) ^[7]
• Three-pointers: Kyrie Irving, 11 (January 28, 2015) ^[8]
• Free throws: LeBron James, 24 (March 12, 2006) ^[9]

Single-season records ^[10]

• Minutes: LeBron James, 3,388 (2004–05)
• Points: LeBron James, 2,478 (2005–06)
• Rebounds: Jim Brewer, 891 (1975–76)
• Assists: Andre Miller, 882 (2001–02)
• Steals: Ron Harper, 209 (1986–87)
• Blocks: Larry Nance, 243 (1991–92)
• Turnovers: LeBron James, 347 (2017–18)
• Personal fouls: Shawn Kemp, 371 (1999–2000)
• Field goals: LeBron James, 875 (2005–06)
• Three-pointers: Donovan Mitchell, 245 (2022–23)
• Free throws: LeBron James, 601 (2005–06)
• Field goal percentage: Jarrett Allen, .700 (2024–25)
• Three-point percentage: Steve Kerr, .507 (1989–90)
• Free throw percentage: Mark Price, .948 (1992–93)
• Triple-doubles: LeBron James, 18 (2017–18)

Career records ^[11]

• Games: LeBron James, 849
• Minutes: LeBron James, 33,130
• Points: LeBron James, 23,119
• Rebounds: LeBron James, 6,190
• Assists: LeBron James, 6,228
• Steals: LeBron James, 1,376
• Blocks: Zydrunas Ilgauskas, 1,269
• Turnovers: LeBron James, 2,973
• Personal fouls: Zydrunas Ilgauskas, 2,591
• Field goals: LeBron James, 8,369
• Three-pointers: LeBron James, 1,251
• Free throws: LeBron James, 5,130
• Field goal percentage: Jarrett Allen, .651
• Three-point percentage: Steve Kerr, .472
• Free throw percentage: Mark Price, .906
• Triple-doubles: LeBron James, 64

Playoff records

• Games: LeBron James, 152 ^[12]
• Minutes: LeBron James, 6,421 ^[13]
• Points: LeBron James, 4,573 ^[14]
• Rebounds: LeBron James, 1,388 ^[15]
• Assists: LeBron James, 1,188 ^[16]
• Steals: LeBron James, 264 ^[17]
• Blocks: LeBron James, 162 ^[18]
• Personal fouls: LeBron James, 377 ^[19]
• Field goals: LeBron James, 1,628 ^[20]
• Three-pointers: LeBron James, 247 ^[21]
• Free throws: LeBron James, 1,070 ^[22]
• Field goal percentage: Tristan Thompson, .559 ^[23]
• Three-point percentage: Channing Frye, .541 ^[24]
• Free throw percentage: Mark Price, .944 ^[25]
• Triple-doubles: LeBron James, 18 ^[26]

See also

• NBA records

References

1. "Donovan Mitchell has put up the most points for the Cavaliers in a game, with 71 points against the Bulls on January 2, 2023". StatMuse. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
2. "Anderson Varejao and Rick Roberson are tied for the most rebounds for the Cavaliers in a game, with 25 rebounds". StatMuse. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
3. "Geoff Huston has the most assists for the Cavaliers in a game, with 27 assists versus the Warriors on January 27, 1982". StatMuse. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
4. "Ron Harper has gotten the most steals for the Cavaliers in a game, with 10 steals against the 76ers on March 10, 1987". StatMuse. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
5. "Larry Nance has denied the most shots for the Cavaliers in a game, with 11 blocks against the Knicks on January 7, 1989". StatMuse. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
6. "LeBron James, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Ron Harper are tied for the most turnovers for the Cavaliers in a game with 11 turnovers". StatMuse. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
7. "LeBron James has drained the most field goals for the Cavaliers in a game, with 23 made against the Wizards on November 3, 2017". StatMuse. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
8. "Kyrie Irving has made the most threes for the Cavaliers in a game, with 11 three-pointers versus the Trail Blazers on January 28, 2015". StatMuse. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
9. "LeBron James has drained the most free throws for the Cavaliers in a game, with 24 made against the Heat on March 12, 2006". StatMuse. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
10. "Cleveland Cavaliers Season Leaders". Basketball Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
11. "Cleveland Cavaliers Career Leaders" . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
12. "LeBron James has the most career games for the Cavaliers in the playoffs, with 152 games". StatMuse. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
13. "LeBron James has played the most career minutes for the Cavaliers in the playoffs, with 6,421 minutes on the court". StatMuse. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
14. "LeBron James has scored the most career points for the Cavaliers in the playoffs, with 4,573 points". StatMuse. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
15. "LeBron James has grabbed the most career rebounds for the Cavaliers in the playoffs, with 1,388 boards". StatMuse. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
16. "LeBron James has the most career assists for the Cavaliers in the playoffs, with 1,188 assists". StatMuse. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
17. "LeBron James has the most career steals for the Cavaliers in the playoffs, with 264 steals". StatMuse. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
18. "LeBron James has blocked the most career shots for the Cavaliers in the playoffs, with 162 blocks". StatMuse. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
19. "LeBron James has committed the most career personal fouls for the Cavaliers in the playoffs, with 377 fouls". StatMuse. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
20. "LeBron James has drained the most career baskets for the Cavaliers in the playoffs, with 1,628 made". StatMuse. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
21. "LeBron James has hit the most career threes for the Cavaliers in the playoffs, with 247 three-pointers". StatMuse. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
22. "LeBron James has made the most career free throws for the Cavaliers in the playoffs, with 1,070 made". StatMuse. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
23. "Tristan Thompson has the best career field-goal percentage for the Cavaliers in the playoffs when attempting 200+ field goals, at 55.9 percent". StatMuse. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
24. "Channing Frye has the best career three-point percentage for the Cavaliers in the playoffs when attempting 25+ three-pointers, at 54.1 percent". StatMuse. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
25. "Mark Price has the highest career free-throw percentage for the Cavaliers in the playoffs when attempting 100+ free throws, at 94.4 percent". StatMuse. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
26. "LeBron James has gotten the most career triple-doubles for the Cavaliers in the playoffs, with 18 triple-doubles". StatMuse. Retrieved January 30, 2025.