Los Angeles Lakers accomplishments and records

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This page details the all-time statistics, records, and other achievements pertaining to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team currently playing in the National Basketball Association.

Contents

Laker individual accomplishments

NBA MVP

NBA Finals MVP

NBA In-Season Tournament MVP

NBA Defensive Player of the Year

NBA Coach of the Year

NBA Sixth Man of the Year

NBA Executive of the Year

Rookie of the Year

NBA All-Rookie First Team

NBA All-Rookie Second Team

J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award

NBA Community Assist Award

NBA scoring champion

NBA assist leaders

All-NBA First Team

All-NBA Second Team

All-NBA Third Team

NBA All-Defensive First Team

NBA All-Defensive Second Team

NBA 25th Anniversary Team

NBA 35th Anniversary Team

NBA 50th Anniversary Team

NBA 75th Anniversary Team

NBA All-Star Weekend

NBA All-Star Selections

All-Star Most Valuable Player

Slam Dunk champion

All-Star Rookie/Sophomore Challenge Game

NBA All-Star Game head coaches

Los Angeles Lakers Basketball Hall of Famers

See Los Angeles Lakers#Hall of Famers and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Retired jerseys

Lakers retired jerseys hanging inside the Staples Center, January 2013 Lakers vs Nuggets 2013-01-06 (15).jpg
Lakers retired jerseys hanging inside the Staples Center, January 2013

The NBA announced on August 12, 2022, that no. 6 would be retired league-wide in honor of Bill Russell. Current players wearing no. 6, such as the Lakers' LeBron James, would be grandfathered by the rule.

Honored Minneapolis Lakers: Next to their retired numbers, the Lakers have hung a banner with the names of five Hall-of-Famers who were instrumental to the franchise's success during its days in Minneapolis:

No. 22 jersey was retired for Elgin Baylor; 34 was retired for Shaquille O'Neal in April 2013; 17 was previously worn by Andrew Bynum and Rick Fox, and 19 is currently not being worn.

Olympic team selection

NBA regular season records set/tied by Los Angeles Lakers

Individual records

Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers Accomplishments & Records

  • Most consecutive games won – 33, 1971-11-05 – 1972-01-07
  • Most consecutive games won, one season – 33, 1971-11-05 – 1972-01-07
  • Highest winning percentage, road games, season – .816, 1971–72 (31–7) [1]
  • Most consecutive road games won – 16, 1971-11-06 – 1972-01-07
  • Most consecutive overtime games, season – 3, 1991-11-01 – 1991-11-05
    • shared with 15 other teams
  • Fewest opponent points, first half – 19, vs. L.A. Clippers, 1999-12-14
  • Fewest opponent points, second quarter – 3, vs. L.A. Clippers, 1999-12-14
  • Fewest opponent points, third quarter – 2, vs. Dallas, 1997-04-06
  • Fewest points, overtime period – 0, vs. Detroit, 1989-12-01
    • shared with seven other teams
  • Most players, 2,000-or-more points, season – 2, 1964–65 (West 2,292; Baylor 2,009)
    • shared with four other teams
  • Most players, 40-or-more points, game – 2, at San Francisco, 1970-02-11 (Baylor 43, West 43)
    • shared with eight other teams
  • Highest field goal percentage, season – .545, 1984–85 (3,952/7,254)
  • Lowest opponent field goal percentage, game – .229, vs. Milwaukee Hawks (at Buffalo, New York), 1954-11-06 (22/96)
  • Lowest field goal percentage, both teams, game – .246, Milwaukee Hawks vs. Minneapolis (at Buffalo, New York), 1954-11-06 (48/195)
  • Most field goals, both teams, one quarter – 40, Boston (23) vs. Minneapolis (17), 1959-02-27 (4th qtr.)
  • Most field goal attempts, both teams, game – 291, Phil. Warriors (153) vs. L.A. Lakers (138), 1961-12-08 (3 OT)
  • Most field goal attempts, both teams, one half – 153, Boston (80) vs. Minneapolis (73), 1959-02-27 (2nd half)
  • Lowest three-point field goal percentage, season – .104, 1982–83 (10/96)
  • Fewest three-point field goals per game, season – 0.12, 1982–83 (10/82)
  • Most free throws made, both teams, one quarter – 41, Milwaukee (22) vs. L.A. Lakers (19), 2001-03-21
  • Fewest free throw attempts, both teams, game – 12, L.A. Lakers (3) vs. San Diego Clippers (9), 1980-03-28
  • Most rebounds, both teams, game – 188, Phil. Warriors (98) vs. L.A. Lakers (90), 1961-12-08 (3 OT)
  • Fewest opponent defensive rebounds, game – 10, vs. Utah, 1990-04-01
  • Fewest defensive rebounds, both teams, game – 31, Utah (10) at L.A. Lakers (21), 1990-04-01
  • Most defensive rebounds, one half – 36, vs. Seattle, 1973-10-19
  • Most assists per game, season – 31.4, 1984–85 (2,575/82)
  • Fewest opponent assists, game – 3, vs. Boston (at Louisville, Kentucky), 1956-11-28
    • shared with three other teams
  • Fewest assists, both teams, game – 10, Boston vs. Minneapolis (at Louisville, Kentucky), 1956-11-28
  • Fewest disqualifications per game, season – 0.02, 1988–89 (2/82)
  • Most steals, both teams, game – 40, Golden State (24) vs. L.A. Lakers (16), 1975-01-21
    • shared with two other pairs of teams
  • Fewest steals, both teams, game – 2, L.A. Lakers (1) vs. Miami (1), 2006-01-16
    • shared with three other pairs of teams
  • Most steals, one quarter – 11, vs. Chicago, 1982-03-12; at Dallas, 1994-12-13
    • shared with six other teams
  • Fewest blocked shots, both teams, game – 0, L.A. Lakers vs. Houston, 1978-01-22
    • shared with 11 other pairs of teams

NBA playoff records set by the Los Angeles Lakers

Franchise records for regular season

Unless otherwise stated, statistics/records are accurate as at the end of the 2016–17 season.

Most consecutive games played

  1. A.C. Green – 567

Most minutes played in a game

  1. Norm Nixon – 64

Highest minutes per game

  1. Wilt Chamberlain – 43.7

Highest minutes per game in a season

  1. Wilt Chamberlain – 45.3

Most points scored in a game

  1. Kobe Bryant – 81
  2. Elgin Baylor – 71
  3. Wilt Chamberlain – 66
  4. Kobe Bryant – 65
  5. Elgin Baylor – 64

Highest career points per game

  1. Elgin Baylor – 27.4

Highest points per game in a season

  1. Elgin Baylor – 38.3 (48 games)
  2. Kobe Bryant – 35.4
  3. Elgin Baylor – 34.8
  4. Elgin Baylor – 34.0
  5. Kobe Bryant – 31.6

Most defensive rebounds (since 1973–74)

  1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 7785
  2. Kobe Bryant – 5548
  3. Magic Johnson – 4958
  4. Shaquille O'Neal – 4133
  5. Lamar Odom – 3757

Most offensive rebounds (since 1973–74)

  1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 2494
  2. A.C. Green – 2089
  3. Shaquille O'Neal – 1957
  4. Magic Johnson – 1601
  5. James Worthy – 1561

Most total rebounds

  1. Elgin Baylor – 11463
  2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 10279
  3. Kobe Bryant – 7047
  4. Magic Johnson – 6559
  5. Wilt Chamberlain – 6524

Most rebounds in a game

  1. Wilt Chamberlain – 42

Highest rebounds per game

  1. Wilt Chamberlain – 19.2

Highest rebounds per game in a season

  1. Wilt Chamberlain – 21.1

Most assists in a game

  1. Magic Johnson – 24

Highest career assists per game

  1. Magic Johnson – 11.2

Highest assists per game in a season

  1. Magic Johnson – 13.1

Most blocks in a game

  1. Elmore Smith – 17

Highest career blocks per game

  1. Elmore Smith – 3.93

Highest blocks per game in a season

  1. Elmore Smith – 4.85

Most steals in a game

  1. Jerry West – 10

Highest career steals per game

  1. Eddie Jones – 2.05

Highest steals per game in a season

  1. Magic Johnson – 3.43

Most field goals made in a game

  1. Wilt Chamberlain – 29 -Feb. 9, 1969

Highest field goal percentage in a game

  1. Wilt Chamberlain – 1.000 on 14 attempts

Most three-point field goals in a game

  1. Kobe Bryant – 12 (January 7, 2003 vs Seattle SuperSonics)
  2. Kobe Bryant – 9 (March 28, 2008 vs Memphis Grizzlies)
  3. Kobe Bryant – 9 (March 22, 2005 vs Utah Jazz)
  4. Kobe Bryant – 9 (March 28, 2003 vs Washington Wizards)

Most free throws made in a game

  1. Anthony Davis – 26 (October 29, 2019 vs Memphis Grizzlies)
  2. Dwight Howard – 25 (March 12, 2013 vs Orlando Magic)
  3. Kobe Bryant – 23 (January 31, 2006 vs New York Knicks)
  4. Kobe Bryant – 23 (January 30, 2001 vs Cleveland Cavaliers)

Lowest turnovers per game

  1. Mark Madsen – 0.4 (minimum 100 games played)

Lowest turnovers per game in a season

  1. Stanislav Medvedenko – 0.3 (2004–05 season; minimum 41 games played)

Highest assist-to-turnover ratio

  1. Sedale Threatt – 3.34

Highest assist-to-turnover ratio in a season

  1. Nick Van Exel – 4.25 (1997–98 season)

Most double doubles, career

  1. Magic Johnson – 463
  2. Shaquille O'Neal – 365
  3. Pau Gasol – 215

Most triple doubles, career

  1. Magic Johnson – 138
  2. LeBron James – 36
  3. Elgin Baylor – 24
  4. Kobe Bryant – 21
  5. Jerry West – 16
  6. Russell Westbrook — 14
  7. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 13
  8. Wilt Chamberlain – 8
  9. Elmore Smith – 6
  10. Pau Gasol – 5
  11. Julius Randle – 5
  12. Lamar Odom – 4
  13. Vlade Divac — 4
  14. Lonzo Ball – 3
  15. Karl Malone – 1
  16. Steve Blake – 1
  17. Gary Payton – 1
  18. Jamaal Wilkes – 1
  19. Sam Perkins — 1
  20. Connie Hawkins – 1
  21. Jim Price – 1
  22. Hot Rod Hundley – 1
  23. Slater Martin – 1
  24. Rajon Rondo — 1
  25. Austin Reaves — 1


Career leaders

CategoryNameYears with LakersTotal
SP Kobe Bryant 1996–201620
GP Kobe Bryant 1996–20161,346
MP Kobe Bryant 1996–201648,637
MPG Wilt Chamberlain 1968–197343.7
PTS Kobe Bryant 1996–201633,643
PPG Elgin Baylor 1958–197127.4
REB Elgin Baylor 1958–197111,463
RPG Wilt Chamberlain 1968–197319.2
OREB Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1975–19892,494
DREB Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1975–19897,785
AST Magic Johnson 1979–1991, 199610,141
APG Magic Johnson 1979–1991, 199611.2
TO Kobe Bryant 1996–20164,010
PF Kobe Bryant 1996–20163,353
STL Kobe Bryant 1996–20161,944
SPG Eddie Jones 1994–19992.1
BLK Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1975–19892,694
BPG Elmore Smith 1973–19753.9
FG Kobe Bryant 1996–201611,719
FGA Kobe Bryant 1996–201626,200
FG% Wilt Chamberlain 1968–1973.605
2PFG Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1975–19899934
2PFGA Kobe Bryant 1996–201620,654
2P% Wilt Chamberlain 1968–1973.605
3PFG Kobe Bryant 1996–20161,827
3PFGA Kobe Bryant 1996–20165,546
3P% Steve Nash 2012–2015.422
FGM Kobe Bryant 1996–201614,481
FT Kobe Bryant 1996–20168,378
FTA Kobe Bryant 1996–201610,011
FT% Cazzie Russell 1974–1977.877

Franchise records for playoffs

Unless otherwise stated, statistics/records are correct as at the end of the 2012–13 season.

Most games played, playoffs

  1. Kobe Bryant – 220
  2. Derek Fisher – 193
  3. Magic Johnson – 190
  4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 180
  5. Michael Cooper – 168
  6. Jerry West – 153
  7. Byron Scott – 150
  8. James Worthy – 143
  9. Elgin Baylor – 134
  10. A.C. Green – 126

Most minutes played, playoffs

  1. Kobe Bryant – 8,641
  2. Magic Johnson – 7,538
  3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 6,646
  4. Jerry West – 6,321
  5. Elgin Baylor – 5,510
  6. Derek Fisher – 5,406
  7. James Worthy – 5,297
  8. Shaquille O'Neal – 4,992
  9. Byron Scott – 4,828
  10. Michael Cooper – 4,744

Most points, playoffs

  1. Kobe Bryant – 5,640
  2. Jerry West – 4,457
  3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 4,070
  4. Magic Johnson – 3,701
  5. Elgin Baylor – 3,623
  6. Shaquille O'Neal – 3,383
  7. James Worthy – 3,022
  8. Byron Scott – 2,223
  9. Derek Fisher – 1,700
  10. George Mikan – 1,680

Most field goals made, playoffs

  1. Kobe Bryant – 2,014
  2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 1,643
  3. Jerry West – 1,622
  4. Elgin Baylor – 1,388
  5. Shaquille O'Neal – 1,309
  6. Magic Johnson – 1,291
  7. James Worthy – 1,267
  8. Byron Scott – 864
  9. Pau Gasol – 600
  10. Derek Fisher – 582
  11. Michael Cooper – 582

Most field goals attempted, playoffs

  1. Kobe Bryant – 4,499
  2. Jerry West – 3,460
  3. Elgin Baylor – 3,151
  4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 3,024
  5. Magic Johnson – 2,552
  6. Shaquille O'Neal – 2,352
  7. James Worthy – 2,329
  8. Byron Scott – 1,747
  9. George Mikan – 1,394
  10. Derek Fisher – 1,358

Most three-point field goals made, playoffs

  1. Kobe Bryant – 292
  2. Derek Fisher – 219
  3. Michael Cooper – 124
  4. Byron Scott – 116
  5. Robert Horry – 83
  6. Rick Fox – 82
  7. Sasha Vujacic – 63
  8. Nick Van Exel – 60
  9. Metta World Peace – 59
  10. Devean George – 52

Most three-point field goals attempted, playoffs

  1. Kobe Bryant – 882
  2. Derek Fisher – 543
  3. Michael Cooper – 316
  4. Byron Scott – 286
  5. Robert Horry – 263
  6. Rick Fox – 230
  7. Magic Johnson – 212
  8. Nick Van Exel – 196
  9. Metta World Peace – 195
  10. Sasha Vujacic – 164

Most free throws made, playoffs

  1. Kobe Bryant – 1,320
  2. Jerry West – 1,213
  3. Magic Johnson – 1,068
  4. Elgin Baylor – 847
  5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 784
  6. Shaquille O'Neal – 765
  7. George Mikan – 554
  8. James Worthy – 474
  9. Byron Scott – 379
  10. Pau Gasol – 358

Most free throws attempted, playoffs

  1. Kobe Bryant – 1,617
  2. Jerry West – 1,507
  3. Shaquille O'Neal – 1,472
  4. Magic Johnson – 1,274
  5. Elgin Baylor – 1,101
  6. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 1,037
  7. George Mikan – 705
  8. Wilt Chamberlain – 667
  9. James Worthy – 652
  10. Pau Gasol – 487

Most rebounds, playoffs

  1. Wilt Chamberlain – 1,783
  2. Elgin Baylor – 1,725
  3. Shaquille O'Neal – 1,630
  4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 1,525
  5. Magic Johnson – 1,465
  6. Kobe Bryant – 1,119
  7. Pau Gasol – 937
  8. A.C. Green – 858
  9. Jerry West – 855
  10. Lamar Odom – 824

Most offensive rebounds (since 1973–74), playoffs

  1. Shaquille O'Neal – 561
  2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 438
  3. Magic Johnson – 349
  4. A.C. Green – 316
  5. Pau Gasol – 292
  6. James Worthy – 257
  7. Kobe Bryant – 230
  8. Lamar Odom – 219
  9. Kurt Rambis – 189
  10. Robert Horry – 183

Most defensive rebounds (since 1973–74), playoffs

  1. Magic Johnson – 1,116
  2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 1,087
  3. Shaquille O'Neal – 1,069
  4. Kobe Bryant – 889
  5. Pau Gasol – 645
  6. Lamar Odom – 605
  7. A.C. Green – 542
  8. James Worthy – 490
  9. Kurt Rambis – 438
  10. Robert Horry – 425

Most assists, playoffs

  1. Magic Johnson – 2,346
  2. Kobe Bryant – 1,040
  3. Jerry West – 970
  4. Michael Cooper – 703
  5. Elgin Baylor – 541
  6. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 540
  7. Derek Fisher – 507
  8. Norm Nixon – 465
  9. James Worthy – 463
  10. Shaquille O'Neal – 360

Most steals, playoffs

  1. Magic Johnson – 358
  2. Kobe Bryant – 310
  3. Derek Fisher – 219
  4. Byron Scott – 204
  5. Michael Cooper – 203
  6. James Worthy – 177
  7. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 169
  8. Robert Horry – 120
  9. Norm Nixon – 89
  10. Jamaal Wilkes – 83

Most blocks, playoffs

  1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 437
  2. Shaquille O'Neal – 310
  3. Pau Gasol – 178
  4. Kobe Bryant – 144
  5. Andrew Bynum – 110
  6. Lamar Odom – 97
  7. James Worthy – 96
  8. Michael Cooper – 96
  9. Elden Campbell – 90
  10. Robert Horry – 90
  11. Vlade Divac – 89

Most personal fouls, playoffs

  1. Kobe Bryant – 660
  2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 625
  3. Magic Johnson – 524
  4. Michael Cooper – 474
  5. Derek Fisher – 472
  6. Jerry West – 451
  7. Elgin Baylor – 435
  8. Shaquille O'Neal – 415
  9. Vern Mikkelsen – 397
  10. Byron Scott – 393

Most triple doubles, playoffs

  1. Magic Johnson – 30
  2. LeBron James – 5
  3. Elgin Baylor – 4
  4. Pau Gasol – 1
  5. Andrew Bynum – 1
  6. James Worthy – 1
  7. Wilt Chamberlain – 1
  8. Jerry West – 1

Other franchise records

In a game

Team (regular season)

  • Largest margin of victory in a home game – 63 (Score: 162 – 99) March 19, 1972 vs. Golden State
  • Largest margin of victory in a road game – 47 (Score: 138 – 91) November 12, 1966 @ Detroit
  • Largest margin of defeat in a home game – 48 (Score: 142 – 94) March 6, 2014 vs. LA Clippers
  • Largest margin of defeat in a road game – 49 (Score: 122 – 73) January 22, 2017 @ Dallas Mavericks
  • Fewest points given up in a home game (post shot clock) – 57 (score: 112–57) January 11, 2011 vs. Cleveland
  • Most points scored in a game – 162
  • Most points scored in a first half – 89
  • Most points scored in a second half – 91
  • Most points scored in a quarter – 51
  • Most points scored by starters in a game - 120 vs the Portland Trail Blazers on April 7, 1985
  • Most points allowed – 173 (Score: 173–139) February 27, 1959 @ Boston Celtics
  • Most assists – 51
  • Most rebounds – 107
  • Most blocks – 21
  • Most steals – 23
  • Most field goals made – 69
  • Most field goals attempted – 153
  • Most three-point field goals made – 22
  • Most three-point field goals attempted – 45
  • Most free throws made – 52
  • Most free throws attempted – 69
  • Most turnovers – 43
  • Largest comeback - 30 points vs the Dallas Mavericks on December 6, 2002

Team (playoffs)

  • Most points scored – 153
  • Most points allowed – 148
  • Most assists – 44
  • Most rebounds – 81
  • Most blocks – 15
  • Most steals – 19
  • Most field goals made – 67
  • Most field goals attempted – 116
  • Most three-point field goals made – 19
  • Most three-point field goals attempted – 31
  • Most free throws made – 49
  • Most free throws attempted – 68
  • Most turnovers – 28
  • Largest comeback - 29 points vs the Seattle SuperSonics on May 4, 1989

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  1. "1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers". Archived from the original on 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2008-03-04.