In around 20 more games, LeBron James could pass Bryant for...

[J_Dee]

The most missed field goals in NBA/ABA history.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/fgx_career.html

Bryant: https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bryanko01.html

James: https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jamesle01.html

I doubt we'll see another player miss 14,000 shots, at least not in our lifetimes. Westbrook, Curry, and/or Harden might break 13,000, though.

 

[BankerCat12]

This is a stat I like about LeBron.

 

[DSmith21]

Not a huge LeBron fan but he is 50.5% from the field for his career. The number of missed shots is simply due to the number of shots taken over his long career. Kobe shot 44.7% for his career in comparison.

 

[funKYcat75]

Wasn’t Babe Ruth the leader in strikeouts at one point?

 

[WildcatFan1982]

Wasn’t Babe Ruth the leader in strikeouts at one point?

1	Reggie Jackson *	2,597
2	Jim Thome *	2,548
3	Adam Dunn	2,379
4	Sammy Sosa	2,306
5	Alex Rodriguez	2,287
6	Miguel Cabrera	2,105
7	Andrés Galarraga	2,003
8	Justin Upton	1,971
9	Jose Canseco	1,942
10	Willie Stargell *	1,936
11	Mark Reynolds	1,927
12	Nelson Cruz	1,916
	Curtis Granderson	1,916
14	Mike Cameron	1,901
15	Mike Schmidt *	1,883
16	Fred McGriff *	1,882
17	Tony Pérez *	1,867
18	Chris Davis	1,852
19	Ryan Howard	1,843
20	Bobby Abreu	1,840
	Derek Jeter *	1,840
22	Giancarlo Stanton (0)	1,820
23	Dave Kingman	1,816
24	Manny Ramírez	1,813
25	Alfonso Soriano	1,803
26	Carlos Beltrán	1,795
27	Ken Griffey Jr. *	1,779
28	Bobby Bonds	1,757
29	Craig Biggio *	1,753
30	David Ortiz *	1,750
31	Andruw Jones	1,748
	Dale Murphy	1,748
33	Carlos Delgado	1,745
34	Torii Hunter	1,741
35	Adrián Beltré *	1,732
36	Lou Brock *	1,730
37	Jim Edmonds	1,729
38	Mickey Mantle *	1,710
39	Paul Goldschmidt (0)	1,706
40	Harmon Killebrew *	1,699
41	Chili Davis	1,698
42	Dwight Evans	1,697
43	Evan Longoria (0)	1,696
44	Rickey Henderson *	1,694
45	Dave Winfield *	1,686
46	Andrew McCutchen (0)	1,642
47	Matt Kemp	1,641
48	Joey Votto (0)	1,640
49	Derrek Lee	1,622
50	Reggie Sanders	1,614

 

[WildcatFan1982]

There’s a guy from my hometown that played MLB and came to my middle school and bragged about striking out Reggie Jackson

 

[WayneDougan]

1	Reggie Jackson *	2,597
2	Jim Thome *	2,548
3	Adam Dunn	2,379
4	Sammy Sosa	2,306
5	Alex Rodriguez	2,287
6	Miguel Cabrera	2,105
7	Andrés Galarraga	2,003
8	Justin Upton	1,971
9	Jose Canseco	1,942
10	Willie Stargell *	1,936
11	Mark Reynolds	1,927
12	Nelson Cruz	1,916
	Curtis Granderson	1,916
14	Mike Cameron	1,901
15	Mike Schmidt *	1,883
16	Fred McGriff *	1,882
17	Tony Pérez *	1,867
18	Chris Davis	1,852
19	Ryan Howard	1,843
20	Bobby Abreu	1,840
	Derek Jeter *	1,840
22	Giancarlo Stanton (0)	1,820
23	Dave Kingman	1,816
24	Manny Ramírez	1,813
25	Alfonso Soriano	1,803
26	Carlos Beltrán	1,795
27	Ken Griffey Jr. *	1,779
28	Bobby Bonds	1,757
29	Craig Biggio *	1,753
30	David Ortiz *	1,750
31	Andruw Jones	1,748
	Dale Murphy	1,748
33	Carlos Delgado	1,745
34	Torii Hunter	1,741
35	Adrián Beltré *	1,732
36	Lou Brock *	1,730
37	Jim Edmonds	1,729
38	Mickey Mantle *	1,710
39	Paul Goldschmidt (0)	1,706
40	Harmon Killebrew *	1,699
41	Chili Davis	1,698
42	Dwight Evans	1,697
43	Evan Longoria (0)	1,696
44	Rickey Henderson *	1,694
45	Dave Winfield *	1,686
46	Andrew McCutchen (0)	1,642
47	Matt Kemp	1,641
48	Joey Votto (0)	1,640
49	Derrek Lee	1,622
50	Reggie Sanders	1,614

Justin Upton lol…. That dude sucked.

 

[kybloo92]

1	Reggie Jackson *	2,597
2	Jim Thome *	2,548
3	Adam Dunn	2,379
4	Sammy Sosa	2,306
5	Alex Rodriguez	2,287
6	Miguel Cabrera	2,105
7	Andrés Galarraga	2,003
8	Justin Upton	1,971
9	Jose Canseco	1,942
10	Willie Stargell *	1,936
11	Mark Reynolds	1,927
12	Nelson Cruz	1,916
	Curtis Granderson	1,916
14	Mike Cameron	1,901
15	Mike Schmidt *	1,883
16	Fred McGriff *	1,882
17	Tony Pérez *	1,867
18	Chris Davis	1,852
19	Ryan Howard	1,843
20	Bobby Abreu	1,840
	Derek Jeter *	1,840
22	Giancarlo Stanton (0)	1,820
23	Dave Kingman	1,816
24	Manny Ramírez	1,813
25	Alfonso Soriano	1,803
26	Carlos Beltrán	1,795
27	Ken Griffey Jr. *	1,779
28	Bobby Bonds	1,757
29	Craig Biggio *	1,753
30	David Ortiz *	1,750
31	Andruw Jones	1,748
	Dale Murphy	1,748
33	Carlos Delgado	1,745
34	Torii Hunter	1,741
35	Adrián Beltré *	1,732
36	Lou Brock *	1,730
37	Jim Edmonds	1,729
38	Mickey Mantle *	1,710
39	Paul Goldschmidt (0)	1,706
40	Harmon Killebrew *	1,699
41	Chili Davis	1,698
42	Dwight Evans	1,697
43	Evan Longoria (0)	1,696
44	Rickey Henderson *	1,694
45	Dave Winfield *	1,686
46	Andrew McCutchen (0)	1,642
47	Matt Kemp	1,641
48	Joey Votto (0)	1,640
49	Derrek Lee	1,622
50	Reggie Sanders	1,614

Not shocked the Big Donkey is 3rd all-time in strikeouts. He retired at 34, could have obliterated that record.

 

[WayneDougan]

Not shocked the Big Donkey is 3rd all-time in strikeouts. He retired at 34, could have obliterated that record.

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Dunn hit 450+ HRs and had a lifetime WAR under 17.5. He was worse than Upton.

 

[KyCatFan]

 

[kybloo92]

Dunn hit 450+ HRs and had a lifetime WAR under 17.5. He was worse than Upton.

He was a very frustrating player, such a weird career. Dunn was a shoo-in for 40 HRs/90+ RBIs with Cincinnati from '04-08, scored over 100 runs 3 times and drove in 100 RBIs 4 times. Literally led the league in both walks and strikeouts in 2012 with the White Sox. How he made an All-Star team that year hitting .204, 19 HRs & 41 RBIs is beyond me. Chicago already had their required representative, 2 actually with Sale & Konerko that year.

 

[Nightwish84]

I assume a decent chunk of these misses occurred during his first stint in Cleveland when the team was known as the Cleveland LeBrons?

 

[WTF Cat]

Seems like a perfect record for LeBum to hold.

Have they figured out how to quantify "Most overrated" yet?

 

[jameslee32]

Last year when I told my kid that Kobe missed the the most shots in NBA history...if looks could kill. 🤣

 

[It'saDoneDeal]

Top 5 are Kobe, Lebron, John Havlicek, Elvin Hayes, and Karl Malone.

What f'n bums.

 

[kywildcatsfannumber1]

The longer they play the sport, the more they accumulate negative stats. Brett Favre at one time holding the all-time passing TD record before being passed by Manning, Brees & Brady. The old gun slinger is the all-time leader in interceptions thrown by 59 over George Blanda. Peyton is 9th all-time.

 

[roguemocha]

Seems like a perfect record for LeBum to hold.

Have they figured out how to quantify "Most overrated" yet?

In a basketball sense, how is he a bum or overrated? Just curious.

 

[Joerules19]

In a basketball sense, how is he a bum or overrated? Just curious.

He’s not. He’s a top 5 basketball player of all time no matter what his political stances are

 

[roguemocha]

He’s not. He’s a top 5 basketball player of all time no matter what his political stances are

Yeah I’m aware my guy I’m asking him why he thinks that. There isn’t a statistical point or fact you could make saying he’s not.

In fact, I’d say he’s lived up to, or surpassed the hype more than any athlete in history…

 

[Nightwish84]

If LeBron's a bum, what the hell does that make the rest of us?

I doubt he's going to give you an answer and will more than likely ignore your question. His statement makes no sense but per usual, some people just really want the board to know when they hate someone. And yes, for as much hype as LeBron had as a high school kid, he somehow actually surpassed it. It's been wild seeing this dude grow up in front of us, from dominating high school teams to winning world titles.