Wililt Chamberlain led the NBA in missed field goals in a season with 1,562 misses in 1961–62, according to a season leader query.

Quick Scoop

If you meant career total misses , that’s a different list: Kobe Bryant is often cited as the NBA’s all-time leader in missed shots overall, with LeBron James and Karl Malone also near the top.

Season context

“Missed shots per season” usually means missed field goals in a single season, not career totals. The season record shown in the data I found is Wilt Chamberlain’s 1961–62 mark.

Why it happens

Players who take a lot of shots and play huge minutes tend to rack up the most misses, even if they’re elite scorers. That’s why names like Jordan, Kobe, LeBron, and Wilt appear in these lists so often.

Category| Leader| Figure| Season
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Missed field goals in a season| Wilt Chamberlain| 1,562| 1961–62 10
All-time missed shots| Kobe Bryant| 14,481| Career 6

TL;DR: Wilt Chamberlain holds the single-season missed shots record in the NBA, while Kobe Bryant is commonly listed as the all-time career misses leader.