Pro Basketball Statistics : Top Players and Teams by Game, Season and Career

Almost since James Naismith nailed up the first peach basket in a Springfield, Massachusetts gym, professional basketball has existed in some form.

Here is a comprehensive statistical look at the pro game, from the early barnstorming days to the modern era.

Exhaustive team league records include scoring leaders, chronology of each professional league, season records, and playoff records.

Individual entries on the games greats provide game-by-game and season-by-season statistical analyses, career marks, awards won and biographical information.

Also highlighted are some of the most memorable games and seasons in the sports history.