100 Greatest Individual Achievements of the Century
 
 

 
  1. Wilt Chamberlain averages 50.4 PPG for a season, 1962
  2. Wayne Gretzky scores 894 career goals
  3. Dan Marino passes for 58,913* career yards
  4. Cy Young wins 511 career games
  5. Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hit streak, 1941
  6. Wayne Gretzky scores 2,857 career points
  7. Walter Johnson's 110 career shutouts
  8. Jerry Rice's 176* career touchdowns
  9. Rod Laver wins the Grand Slam twice, 1962 and 1969
  10. Babe Ruth hits 54 HR, more than any other team, 1920
  11. Wilt Chamberlain's 23,924 career rebounds
  12. Steffi Graf - won all four Grand Slams at least 4 times each
  13. Nolan Ryan's 5,714 career strikeouts
  14. Babe Ruth's .690 career slugging percentage
  15. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores 38,387 career points
  16. Dan Marino's 408* career touchdown passes
  17. Steffi Graf's 377 career weeks ranked #1
  18. Ty Cobb's .367 career batting average
  19. Wayne Gretzky scores 92 goals in a season, 1982
  20. Walter Johnson has 7 straight seasons with 25+ W, 200+ K, <2.00 ERA
  21. Babe Ruth's .847 slugging percentage, 1920
  22. Jerry Rice's 17,906* career receiving yards
  23. John Stockton's 12,713* career assists
  24. Walter Payton's 21,803 career total yards
  25. Oscar Robertson averages a triple-double, 1962

  26. Napolean Lajoie bats .426, 1901 / Rogers Hornsby bats .424, 1924 #
  27. Jesse Owens wins four gold medals, 1936
  28. Dan Marino passes for 5,084 yards, 1984
  29. Dan Marino passes for 48 touchdowns, 1984
  30. Chris Evert wins at least one Grand Slam for 13 straight years
  31. Cal Ripken, Jr. plays 2,632 consecutive games
  32. Lou Gehirg plays 2,130 consecutive games
  33. Steffi Graf is ranked #1 for 186 consecutive weeks
  34. Gordie Howe scores 801 career goals
  35. Magic Johnson's 2,346 career postseason assists
  36. Wayne Gretzky's 122 career postseason goals
  37. Michael Jordan's 33.4 career postseason PPG
  38. Ed Walsh's 1.82 career ERA
  39. Mark McGwire's 70 home runs, 1998
  40. Cy Young's 749 CG
  41. Roger Bannister breaks the 4:00 mile, 1954
  42. Hack Wilson's 191 RBI, 1930
  43. Wayne Gretzky's 215 points, 1986
  44. Hank Aaron's 755 career home runs
  45. Joe Louis's 13 year reign as heavyweight champion
  46. Steffi Graf's 13 consecutive Grand Slam finals, 1987-1990
  47. Bob Beamon's 29' 2 1/2" long jump shatters record, 1968
  48. Jackie Joyner-Kersee breaks 7,000 in the heptathalon, 1986
  49. Wayne Gretzky's 1,963 career assists
  50. Grover Cleveland Alexander's 16 shutouts, 1916

  51. O.J. Simpson rushes for 2,003 yards, 1973
  52. Rickey Henderson's 1,297* career stolen bases
  53. Pete Marvich's 44.5 NCAA career PPG
  54. Hank Aaron's 6,856 career total bases
  55. Wilt Chamberlain's 2,149 rebounds, 1961
  56. Jim Brown's 1,863 yards, 1963
  57. Dutch Leonard's 0.96 ERA, 1914
  58. Barry Sanders runs for NCAA record 2,628 yards, 1988
  59. Pete Sampras's 12* career Grand Slam titles
  60. Rocky Marciano retires as only undefeated heavyweight champion
  61. Mark McGwire hits 50+ HR in 4 consecutive seasons
  62. Bobby Orr leads league in points as a defensive player, 1970
  63. Bill Russell's 4,104 career postseason rebounds
  64. Margaret Court's 24 career Grand Slam titles
  65. Wayne Gretzky's 382 career postseason points
  66. Rickey Henderson's 130 stolen bases, 1982
  67. Roy Emerson's 12 career Grand Slam titles
  68. Roger Maris's 61 home runs, 1961
  69. Magic Johnson's 138 career triple-doubles
  70. Pete Rose's 4,256 career hits
  71. Carl Hubbell's 24 consecutive wins
  72. Mark Spitz wins 7 gold medals, 1972
  73. Paul Hornung's NFL record 176 points, 1960
  74. Steffi Graf's "golden" Grand Slam, 1988
  75. Wayne Gretzky's 163 assists, 1986

  76. Jim Brown's 12,312 career rushing yards
  77. Don Budge's Grand Slam, 1938
  78. Babe Ruth's 60 home runs, 1927
  79. Jerry Rice's 22 touchdowns, 1987
  80. Sandy Koufax's four consecutive years with a no-hitter
  81. Terry Sawchuck's NHL record 103 career shutouts
  82. Martina Navratilova's 167 career tournaments won
  83. Ty Detmer's NCAA record 15,031 career passing yards
  84. Jimmy Connors's 109 career tournaments won
  85. Rocket Richard's 50 goals, 1945
  86. Steve Young's 97.0* career quaterback rating (passing efficiency)
  87. Steffi Graf's 22 career Grand Slam titles
  88. Wayne Gretzky's 260 career postseason assists
  89. Mark Price's .907 career free-throw percentage
  90. Chief Wilson's 36 triples, 1912
  91. Muhammed Ali - three time undisputed heavyweight champion
  92. Reggie White's 192.5 career sacks
  93. Grover Cleveland Alexander's 3 consecutive pitching triple crowns
  94. Maureen Connolly's Grand Slam, 1953
  95. Margaret Court's Grand Slam, 1970
  96. Babe Ruth's 177 runs, 1921
  97. Clint Benedict's NHL record 15 career postseason shutouts
  98. Jerry Rice's 7 career Superbowl touchdowns
  99. Wilt Chamberlain's .727 field goal percentage, 1973
  100. George Hainsworth's NHL record 22 shutouts, 1929
* still active--includes stats through last full season.

# Lajoie's avg in 1901 is disputed as being .422 by some publications, which would give Hornsby the single-season batting record at .424.