LeBron James made history in the Lakers’ season opener. He not only became the first NBA player to compete alongside his son but also surpassed Kobe Bryant for the most missed shots in NBA history, a record Bryant had held since 2014.
Make no mistake, though… Despite this record, LeBron has been a highly efficient scorer in the NBA, shooting better than 50 percent in 13 different seasons. Meanwhile, Bryant never exceeded 47 percent – though Kobe played during an era of tougher defense.
For the ranking of most missed shots ever, check below.
Harry How/Getty Images
Career FG%: 50.6 percent
Best shooting season: 56.7 percent (2014)
Worst shooting season: 41.7 percent (2004)
All-time scoring rank: No. 1
Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images
Career FG%: 44.7 percent
Best shooting season: 46.9 percent (2002)
Worst shooting season: 35.8 percent (2016)
All-time scoring rank: No. 4
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
Career FG%: 43.9 percent
Best shooting season: 46.4 percent (1970)
Worst shooting season: 39.9 percent (1966)
All-time scoring rank: No. 18
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Network.
Career FG%: 45.2 percent
Best shooting season: 50.1 percent (1977)
Worst shooting season: 40.6 percent (1984)
All-time scoring rank: No. 12
CARLO ALLEGRI/AFP via Getty Images
Career FG%: 51.6 percent
Best shooting season: 56.2 percent (1990)
Worst shooting season: 45.4 percent (2002)
All-time scoring rank: No. 3
Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Career FG%: 47.1 percent
Best shooting season: 51.7 percent (2011)
Worst shooting season: 35.9 percent (2019)
All-time scoring rank: No. 6
Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Career FG%: 44.7 percent
Best shooting season: 49.2 percent (2008)
Worst shooting season: 40.4 percent (2018)
All-time scoring rank: No. 10
Rick Stewart/Getty Images
Career FG%: 55.9 percent
Best shooting season: 60.4 percent (1980)
Worst shooting season: 47.5 percent (1989)
All-time scoring rank: No. 2
STEVEN R. SCHAEFER/AFP via Getty Images
Career FG%: 49.7 percent
Best shooting season: 53.9 percent (1991)
Worst shooting season: 41.1 percent (1995)
All-time scoring rank: No. 5
Matthew Stockman/Getty Images
Career FG%: 43.5 percent
Best shooting season: 46.7 percent (2003)
Worst shooting season: 33.3 percent (2015)
All-time scoring rank: No. 21
Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images
Career FG%: 46.1 percent
Best shooting season: 49.3 percent (1983)
Worst shooting season: 37.9 percent (1999)
All-time scoring rank: No. 15
Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images
Career FG%: 43.8 percent
Best shooting season: 47.2 percent (2020)
Worst shooting season: 39.8 percent (2009)
All-time scoring rank: No. 24
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
Career FG%: 43.1 percent
Best shooting season: 48.6 percent (1970)
Worst shooting season: 40.1 percent (1965)
All-time scoring rank: No. 35
TOM MIHALEK/AFP via Getty Images
Career FG%: 42.5 percent
Best shooting season: 49.7 percent (2010)
Worst shooting season: 38.7 percent (2004)
All-time scoring rank: No. 28
Darryl Norenberg-USA TODAY Sports
Career FG%: 54.0 percent
Best shooting season: 72.7 percent (1973)
Worst shooting season: 46.1 percent (1960)
All-time scoring rank: No. 7
David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
Career FG%: 44.5 percent
Best shooting season: 49.7 percent (2011)
Worst shooting season: 36.3 percent (2016)
All-time scoring rank: No. 17
CRAIG LASSIG/AFP via Getty Images
Career FG%: 49.7 percent
Best shooting season: 53.9 percent (2008)
Worst shooting season: 44.1 percent (2014)
All-time scoring rank: No. 19
Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images
Career FG%: 45.2 percent
Best shooting season: 49.1 percent (2011)
Worst shooting season: 42.8 percent (1998)
All-time scoring rank: No. 27
Rick Stewart/Allsport/Getty Images
Career FG%: 50.7 percent
Best shooting season: 55.1 percent (1982)
Worst shooting season: 43.9 percent (1991)
All-time scoring rank: No. 22
Focus on Sport/Getty Images
Career FG%: 45.2 percent
Best shooting season: 47.8 percent (1968)
Worst shooting season: 39.2 percent (1973)
All-time scoring rank: No. 41
Telegram & Gazette-USA TODAY NETWORK
Career FG%: 37.5 percent
Best shooting season: 39.7 percent (1955)
Worst shooting season: 33.3 percent (1970)
All-time scoring rank: No. 104
NBA Photos/NBAE via Getty Images
Career FG%: 43.6 percent
Best shooting season: 46.3 percent (1964)
Worst shooting season: 40.7 percent (1955)
All-time scoring rank: No. 36
Allsport /Allsport
Career FG%: 51.2 percent
Best shooting season: 53.8 percent (1985)
Worst shooting season: 45.8 percent (2000)
All-time scoring rank: No. 13
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Network.
Career FG%: 48.5 percent
Best shooting season: 51.8 percent (1963)
Worst shooting season: 43.8 percent (1974)
All-time scoring rank: No. 14
Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Career FG%: 50.6 percent
Best shooting season: 54.9 percent (1998)
Worst shooting season: 48.4 percent (2006)
All-time scoring rank: No. 16
Darryl Norenberg-USA TODAY Sports
Career FG%: 47.4 percent
Best shooting season: 51.4 percent (1968)
Worst shooting season: 41.9 percent (1961)
All-time scoring rank: No. 25
MPS-USA TODAY Sports
Career FG%: 46.6 percent
Best shooting season: 50.9 percent (1995)
Worst shooting season: 39.3 percent (2007)
All-time scoring rank: No. 39
Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Career FG%: 50.1 percent
Best shooting season: 56.5 percent (2023)
Worst shooting season: 43.0 percent (2008)
All-time scoring rank: No. 8
Maddie Meyer/Getty Images
Career FG%: 44.1 percent
Best shooting season: 100.0 percent (2022)
Worst shooting season: 39.7 percent (2003)
All-time scoring rank: No. 49
Focus on Sport/Getty Images
Career FG%: 49.1 percent
Best shooting season: 54.0 percent (1979)
Worst shooting season: 31.0 percent (1993)
All-time scoring rank: No. 11
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Career FG%: 41.0 percent
Best shooting season: 50.0 percent (2020)
Worst shooting season: 35.2 percent (2001)
All-time scoring rank: No. 59
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Career FG%: 44.1 percent
Best shooting season: 49.1 percent (2012)
Worst shooting season: 40.3 percent (2010)
All-time scoring rank: No. 20
Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images
Career FG%: 46.9 percent
Best shooting season: 53.1 percent (2020)
Worst shooting season: 41.3 percent (2015)
All-time scoring rank: No. 31
NBA Photo Library/NBAE via Getty Images
Career FG%: 38.0 percent
Best shooting season: 40.1 percent (1960)
Worst shooting season: 30.8 percent (1964)
All-time scoring rank: No. 73
Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images
Career FG%: 50.4 percent
Best shooting season: 56.7 percent (1989)
Worst shooting season: 43.0 percent (2001)
All-time scoring rank: No. 26
