Therefore, for one player to average over 50 points in an entire season is insane. Wilt is the greatest scoring machine in the history of professional sports—better than Wayne Gretzky, Babe Ruth, or Jerry Rice. His 1962 season might be the greatest single-season in the history of professional sports, and he didn't even win the MVP that year.
Wayne Gretzky—2857 points
No other hockey player has more than 2000 career points.
Gretzky had more assists than any other hockey player has career points.
He had 92 goals in one season.
He had 215 total points in one season.
Alexnader Ovechkin might break one of these records someday.However, "The Great One" will only see a handful of athletes reach even half of his career scoring mark.
Hack Wilson—191 RBI in one season
Juan Gonzalez totaled 101 runs batted in at the halfway point of the 1998 season, and finished with 157. Manny Ramirez drove in 165 runs in 1999. But no player will ever top the legendary Hack Wilson. This would require an RBI a game for an entire season—plus 30 extra runs batted in.
Bill Russell—11 championships
No player will ever again win double-digit championships. Derek Jeter won four in his first five seasons, but even he hasn't won a world championship since 2000. Russell played for the Celtics in the 1960's (see Boston Celtics eight consecutive championships). He spent his 13-year career with the team, which is a rarity in itself. Russell is the greatest winner sports has ever known.
Night Train Lane—14 interceptions in one season
Why is this unbreakable? Because if a player approached 14 interceptions in one season, teams would learn to never throw a pass near him.
The best cornerbacks in today's game rarely have balls thrown their way, and the majority of them posted their top interception total early in their career.
Lane's 14 as rookie in 1952 set a single-season record that will probably never be seriously threatened. A defensive back may never even intercept 10 passes in a season.
Jerry Rice—22,895 receiving yards
What's more likely, 1150 yards for 20 consecutive seasons, or 1500 yards for more than 15 seasons? Neither will ever happen again. The world will probably not see an athlete like Jerry Rice for quite some time. Wide receivers will forever be compared to Rice, but no one will ever break any of his records—his total catches, total touchdowns, and especially total receiving yards.
Babe Ruth—.690 career slugging percentage
No player may ever reach within ten percent of the Babe's mark. It will be difficult for another player to slug .600 for a full career. Power diminishes with age, and no player can expect to remain so dominant for a full career. A player would need to be posting slugging percentages around.750 in the prime of their career, and this is a number that has only been reached by the likes of Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds, Lou Gehrig, and Mark McGwire.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers—26 consecutive losses
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