In the final months of his career, Reggie Miller passed up Patrick Ewing and Jerry West to finish 12th all-time on the NBA scoring list with 25,279 points.
Unlike Ewing and West and the other men ahead of him, Miller did more than one-fourth of his damage from the 3-point line. In fact, he is far in front of everyone else in the history of the game in 3-point shots made and attempted.
See the chart below for some of the categories in which Reggie Miller made NBA history.
| All-Time Leaders: 3-Pointers Made | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Total |
| 1 | Reggie Miller (1987-2005) | 2,650 |
| 2 | Dale Ellis (1983-2000) | 1,719 |
| 3 | Glen Rice (1989-2004) | 1,559 |
| 4 | Tim Hardaway (1989-2003) | 1,542 |
| 5 | Nick Van Exel (1993-present) | 1,473 | All-Time Leaders: Games Played |
| Rank | Name | Total |
| 1 | Robert Parish (1976-97) | 1,611 |
| 2 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1969-89) | 1,560 |
| 3 | John Stockton (1984-2003) | 1,504 |
| 4 | Karl Malone (1985-2004) | 1,476 |
| 5 | Kevin Willis (1984-present) | 1,419 |
| 6 | Reggie Miller (1987-2005) | 1,389 | All-Time Leaders: Minutes Played |
| Rank | Name | Total |
| 1 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1969-89) | 57,446 |
| 2 | Karl Malone (1985-2004) | 54,582 |
| 3 | Elvin Hayes (1968-84) | 50,000 |
| 4 | Wilt Chamberlain (1959-73) | 47,859 |
| 5 | John Stockton (1984-2003) | 47,764 |
| 6 | Reggie Miller (1987-2005) | 47,621 | All-Time Leaders: Free Throw Percentage |
| Rank | Name | Total |
| 1 | Mark Price (1987-98) | .9039 |
| 2 | Rick Barry (1966-67, 73-80) | .8998 |
| 3 | Steve Nash (1997-present) | .8919 |
| 4 | Calvin Murphy (1971-83) | .8916 |
| 5 | Peja Stojakovic (1999-present) | .8905 |
| 6 | Scott Skiles (1987-1996) | .8891 |
| 7 | Reggie Miller (1987-2005) | .8877 |
| 8 | Larry Bird (1980-92) | .8857 |
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