Sample Basketball Searches
With Stathead, you can find any player, any team, any season, any game, any play (and more!) using a powerful set of search filters. This list of sample searches will give you an idea of the incredible power and flexibility of Stathead. Select any example to go to the search results and see which tool and filters were used to create that search. Modify an example to discover your own insights.
(all searches for NBA/BAA unless noted)
The Season Finder
The Season Finder searches for individual seasons, combined seasons, or entire careers (for players) and franchise histories (for teams). You can also use the Player Season Finders to discover the most players in a season, most players on a team, or most players in franchise history to match specific criteria.
Player Season Finder
Find single seasons matching criteria
- Most Points in a season
- Most 3-point FG made by a left-handed player in a season
- At least 700 Points and 200 Rebounds in a season by a WNBA player
- Most Win Shares in a season by a guard in the ABA
- Players with at least a 90% FT pct, 50% FG pct and 40% 3-point FG pct
- Most Minutes Played in a season by a teenager
- Fewest Points per Game in MVP-winning season
- Most Assists in a season by a player 7’0” or taller
- Most Field Goal Attempts per Game in a single postseason (min. 3 games)
- Players with at least 10 PPG, 10 APG and 10 RPG in a single postseason
Find combined seasons or careers matching criteria
- Most Points Scored in a player’s first 3 seasons
- Most career Assists in ABA history
- Most career Win Shares by a player born in Australia
- Players with at least 20,000 career points and 10,000 career assists
- Most career Minutes played in WNBA history
Find players with most seasons matching criteria
- Most seasons averaging 25 PPG and 10 APG
- Most seasons with at least 300 Assists by a player 7’0” or taller
- Most career All-Star selections
Find most players in a season matching criteria
- Most qualifying players to average 20 PPG in a season
- Most players with at least 100 Steals in a season
- Most players age 35 or older with at least 40 Games Started in a season
Find most players on a team in a season matching criteria
- Most (future) Hall of Famers on a team in a season
- Most qualified players to average at least 10 PPG on a team in a season
- Most players selected to All-Star team on a team in a season
Find most players for a team in combined seasons or careers matching criteria
- Teams with the most players with at least 500 career 3-point FG
- Teams with the most players with at least 50 career Win Shares
- Teams with the most players who went to Indiana
Team Season Finder
Find single seasons matching criteria
- Highest Win-Loss Percentage in a season
- Highest Average Margin of Victory in the Shot Clock Era
- Highest Turnover Percentage by a team that made playoffs
- Highest 3-pt FG% by a WNBA team in a season
- Fewest Losses by a team in a single postseason
Find combined seasons for franchise matching criteria
The Game Finder
The Game Finder searches for individual games, total stats for combined games, and number of instances of matching games in a season, career, or franchise history.
Player Game Finder
Find single games matching criteria
- Most Points in a game with fewer than 20 minutes played
- Highest Game Score in a game on the player’s birthday
- At least 50 Points and 25 Rebounds in a game
- Most made Field Goals in Finals Game 7
- Most Assists in a Triple-Double
- Most Free Throw Attempts by a player that didn’t start the game
- At least 70 Points in a loss
- Most Assists in a game by a Center
- Worst Field Goal Pct in an overtime game in ABA (min. 20 att)
- Most Turnovers in a game with 10+ Assists in WNBA history
Find totals from all games in a season by a player matching criteria
- Most total Points scored in a Conference Finals series
- Most Field Goals made in the month of February in a season
- Most Overtime Games played in a season
Find totals from all games in combined seasons or career by a player matching criteria
- Most 3-pt Field Goals made in a player’s first 100 career games
- Most career Points scored by a player drafted in 2014
- Most Points scored against the Celtics since the 2016-17 season
Find players with most games in a season matching criteria
- Most 50-point games in a season
- Most Triple-Doubles in a season
- Most games with at least 40 Minutes Played as a rookie
Find players with most games in combined seasons or careers matching criteria
- Most games with at least 30 Points as a teenager
- Most career games with at least 10 3-pt shots made
- Most games with at least 10 Assists in a player’s first 100 career games
Find teams with most player games matching criteria
- Teams with the most games with a player scoring at least 20 Points in a season
- Teams with the most games with a player having at least 20 Rebounds in a postseason
- Teams with the most games with a rookie having at least 5 Blocks in a season
Find seasons with most player games matching criteria
- Seasons where the most players had a 50+ Point game
- Seasons where the most players had a Triple-Double in a game
- Seasons where the most players had at least 20 Points in a game on their birthday
Find number of players on a team matching criteria in a game
- Most players with at least 40 Points in a game for a team
- Most players with at least 10 Rebounds that didn’t start the game for a team
- Most players under age 25 with a Double-Double for a team in a game
Team Game Finder
Find teams with single games matching criteria
- Most Points in a game before the Shot Clock (pre 1953-54 season)
- Biggest advantage in Free Throw Attempts in a game
- Worst regular-season loss by a team that won the championship
- Biggest win in an overtime game
- Best True Shooting Percentage in an NBA Finals game
Find totals from all games in a season by a team matching criteria
- Worst home Win Percentage by a team that made the playoffs
- Best Point Differential in road games in a season
- Most Field Goal Attempts in a Conference Finals
Find totals from all games in combined seasons by a team matching criteria
- Best Win Percentage in Road Overtime games by a franchise
- Most Wins by a WNBA team since 2010
- Highest 3-pt FG percentage by a franchise
Find teams with most games in a season matching criteria
- Most Games with at least 100 Points Allowed in a season
- Most Losses by at least 20 Points in a season
- Most Overtime Games played in a season
Find teams with most games in combined seasons matching criteria
- Most Playoff games as a No. 1 seed since the 1976-77 merger
- Most games with at least 20 3-pt FG made by a franchise
- Most season-opening losses by a franchise
Find seasons with most team games matching criteria
The Streak Finder
The Streak Finder searches for streaks of games matching specific criteria, from basic scoring streaks and winning streaks to complex statistical streaks.
Player
- Most consecutive games with at least 20 Points
- Most consecutive games with a Triple-Double
- Most consecutive home games with a field goal percentage of 50% or higher
- Most consecutive games to start a season with at least 1 Block
- Most consecutive game to start a career with at least 30 Minutes Played
Team
- Longest streak of games with at least 120 Points Scored
- Most consecutive home wins by at least 10 Points
- Longest losing streak by a team that went on to win the Championship
- Most consecutive games with at least 20 3-point field goals and 20 free throws made
- Longest win streak to start a season in WNBA History
The Span Finder
The Span Finder searches game spans of whatever length you choose.
Player
- Most Double-Doubles in first 20 games of a career
- Most Assists in any 5-game span by a teenager
- Most 3-point Field Goals made in first 10 games with a franchise
- Most Points in a 5-game span in WNBA History
- At least 50 Points and 50 Rebounds in any 2-gam span
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