which nba player has the most career points off the bench in a single season

Ricky Pierce has posted the most points by a player off the bench in a season, with 1,556 points in 1990-91.

NAME PTS SEASON TM GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Ricky Pierce
R. Pierce
1,556
1990-91
TOT
76
27.5
20.5
2.4
2.1
0.8
0.2
7.2
14.8
48.5
0.6
1.5
40.4
5.5
6.0
91.5
58.7
0.8
1.6
1.8
2,089
182
161
60
13
140
164
2 Thurl Bailey
T. Bailey
1,528
1988-89
UTA UTA
79
33.8
19.3
5.5
1.7
0.6
1.1
7.5
15.6
48.1
0.0
0.1
40.0
4.3
5.3
82.2
54.1
1.4
4.1
2.6
2,673
434
135
46
86
203
181
3 Lou Williams
L. Williams
1,485
2018-19
LAC LAC
74
26.6
20.1
2.9
5.4
0.7
0.1
6.5
15.2
42.6
1.4
3.9
36.0
5.7
6.5
87.5
55.5
0.5
2.4
2.4
1,965
217
397
54
9
175
77
+225
4 Thurl Bailey
T. Bailey
1,469
1987-88
UTA UTA
72
34.3
20.4
6.8
1.9
0.6
1.6
8.0
15.9
50.4
0.0
0.0
33.3
4.3
5.2
83.2
56.0
1.8
5.0
2.1
2,471
487
140
42
114
151
163
5 JR Smith
JR Smith
1,446
2012-13
NYK NYK
80
33.5
18.1
5.3
2.7
1.3
0.3
6.6
15.6
42.2
1.9
5.5
35.6
3.0
3.9
76.2
52.2
0.8
4.5
1.7
2,678
425
218
100
24
134
226
+297
6 Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
1,425
2009-10
ATL ATL
79
31.1
18.0
2.5
3.0
0.8
0.2
6.3
14.0
44.9
2.1
5.4
38.2
3.4
4.0
85.7
57.3
0.4
2.1
1.7
2,460
201
238
61
12
137
132
+259
7 Mike Woodson
M. Woodson
1,414
1982-83
KCK KCK
78
29.9
18.1
3.1
3.1
0.7
7.2
14.2
50.5
0.1
3.7
4.7
78.6
55.7
2,331
239
244
57
193
8 Lou Williams
L. Williams
1,408
2016-17
TOT
80
24.6
17.6
2.5
3.0
1.0
0.3
5.3
12.3
43.0
2.0
5.5
36.5
5.0
5.7
88.1
59.4
0.3
2.2
2.0
1,971
200
238
79
20
159
91
+60
9 Xavier McDaniel
X. McDaniel
1,372
1988-89
SEA SEA
72
27.7
19.1
5.1
1.5
1.0
0.4
7.7
16.3
47.3
0.1
0.4
21.9
3.5
4.9
72.4
51.6
2.1
3.0
2.6
1,995
367
111
72
27
188
207
10 Jordan Clarkson
J. Clarkson
1,364
2018-19
CLE CLE
81
27.3
16.8
3.3
2.4
0.7
0.2
6.5
14.6
44.8
1.8
5.5
32.4
2.0
2.4
84.4
53.9
1.0
2.3
1.7
2,214
270
196
57
13
135
112
-350
11 Ricky Pierce
R. Pierce
1,359
1989-90
MIL MIL
59
29.0
23.0
2.8
2.3
0.8
0.1
8.5
16.7
51.0
0.8
2.3
34.6
5.2
6.2
83.9
59.2
1.1
1.7
2.2
1,709
167
133
50
7
129
158
12 Kevin McHale
K. McHale
1,342
1983-84
BOS BOS
72
30.4
18.6
7.3
1.3
0.3
1.6
7.2
12.6
57.4
0.0
0.0
33.3
4.2
5.5
77.1
62.3
2.5
4.8
1.8
2,189
527
96
18
114
132
201
13 Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
1,339
1988-89
PHX PHX
63
28.7
21.3
4.3
2.3
0.7
0.1
8.6
17.5
49.2
1.1
2.5
42.9
3.0
3.4
86.1
55.9
1.4
2.9
1.8
1,806
270
143
42
6
116
172
14 Dell Curry
D. Curry
1,335
1993-94
CHA CHA
82
26.5
16.3
3.2
2.7
1.2
0.3
6.5
14.3
45.5
1.9
4.6
40.2
1.4
1.6
87.3
54.3
0.9
2.3
1.5
2,173
262
221
98
27
120
161
15 John Drew
J. Drew
1,330
1983-84
UTA UTA
77
21.6
17.3
4.0
1.6
1.1
0.0
6.2
12.9
47.7
0.0
0.2
17.6
4.9
6.3
78.2
55.1
2.3
1,661
309
127
83
2
180
196
16 Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
1,325
1992-93
POR POR
70
30.5
18.9
6.4
2.2
1.2
2.0
7.6
15.9
47.9
0.2
1.0
24.6
3.4
5.0
69.0
52.3
2.0
4.4
2.1
2,134
450
157
85
138
148
245
17 Lou Williams
L. Williams
1,311
2017-18
LAC LAC
60
31.5
21.9
2.5
5.3
0.9
0.2
7.2
16.4
43.9
2.2
6.3
34.8
5.3
6.1
86.8
57.3
0.5
2.0
2.7
1,892
151
317
55
14
164
83
+79
18 Detlef Schrempf
D. Schrempf
1,305
1991-92
IND IND
76
32.4
17.2
9.6
3.9
0.8
0.5
6.2
11.4
53.8
0.3
0.9
31.9
4.6
5.5
82.6
61.9
2.5
7.1
2.4
2,459
730
298
58
36
181
271
19 Montrezl Harrell
M. Harrell
1,292
2018-19
LAC LAC
77
26.1
16.8
6.7
2.0
0.9
1.3
6.7
10.9
61.7
0.0
0.2
17.6
3.3
5.2
64.3
63.8
2.3
4.4
1.6
2,009
516
151
66
102
121
234
+122
20 Sarunas Marciulionis
S. Marciulionis
1,292
1991-92
GSW GSW
67
29.3
19.3
2.8
3.2
1.6
0.1
7.0
12.7
54.7
0.0
0.1
30.0
5.3
6.7
78.7
61.4
0.9
1.9
2.6
1,960
190
217
107
10
177
221
21 Mike Woodson
M. Woodson
1,278
1984-85
KCK KCK
75
25.5
17.0
2.5
1.9
1.5
0.4
6.8
13.7
49.8
0.1
0.3
22.7
3.3
4.2
79.8
54.8
0.9
1.6
1.8
1,913
189
139
114
27
132
206
22 Detlef Schrempf
D. Schrempf
1,269
1990-91
IND IND
79
31.8
16.1
8.0
3.6
0.7
0.3
5.2
10.1
51.8
0.2
0.5
36.8
5.5
6.7
81.6
61.8
2.2
5.8
2.2
2,515
635
286
54
21
171
252
23 Walter Davis
W. Davis
1,267
1988-89
DEN DEN
81
22.9
15.6
1.9
2.3
0.9
0.1
6.6
13.3
49.8
0.2
0.9
29.0
2.2
2.5
87.9
54.4
0.5
1.4
1.6
1,857
151
190
72
5
132
187
24 Ricky Pierce
R. Pierce
1,262
1988-89
MIL MIL
71
27.6
17.8
2.6
2.1
1.0
0.2
7.1
13.7
52.0
0.1
0.5
24.2
3.4
4.0
85.2
57.4
1.1
1.5
1.5
1,960
185
148
72
15
104
182
25 Quintin Dailey
Q. Dailey
1,262
1984-85
CHI CHI
79
26.6
16.0
2.6
2.4
0.9
0.1
6.6
14.1
47.3
0.1
0.4
23.3
2.6
3.2
81.7
51.7
0.7
1.9
1.9
2,101
208
191
70
5
153
192
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
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