The Raptor 1,259 Posted January 18 Lebron James has played against 35% of all the nba players in history. That is mental! I wander what footballer has played against the most players. I think Shilton has played the most games so I'd imagine it's him. When I've got a spare couple of days I might work out how many different players I've seen play. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lazza 25 Posted January 18 More likely someone like Earnshaw as he played for a lot of years and in a lot of leagues. Shilton played most of his career at the top level. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Declan 24 Posted January 18 Jamie Cureton must have a shout having played over 1,000 games across the Premier League down to Ithsmian League North… 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
......and Smith must score. 1,368 Posted January 18 (edited) At a local but lower level Mick Wright played 1,172 games for King’s Lynn. That’s a record for one club I think. He must have played against hundreds. Edited January 18 by ......and Smith must score. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Load of Squit 5,232 Posted January 18 1 hour ago, The Raptor said: Lebron James has played against 35% of all the nba players in history. That is mental! I wander what footballer has played against the most players. I think Shilton has played the most games so I'd imagine it's him. When I've got a spare couple of days I might work out how many different players I've seen play. Boys netball isn't a real sport. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,325 Posted January 18 1 hour ago, The Raptor said: Lebron James has played against 35% of all the nba players in history. That is mental! I wander what footballer has played against the most players. I think Shilton has played the most games so I'd imagine it's him. When I've got a spare couple of days I might work out how many different players I've seen play. Different for football as it's across a world stage. Bobby Charlton must be well up there as well at least in the context of when he was playing. Modern day it gets really tricky what with top players playing Champions League and countless internationals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenerationA47 767 Posted January 18 (edited) 2 hours ago, Capt. Pants said: Different for football as it's across a world stage. Bobby Charlton must be well up there as well at least in the context of when he was playing. Modern day it gets really tricky what with top players playing Champions League and countless internationals. Certainly can't compare football top divisions with NBA only 30 teams in the whole of NBA, but all those teams play each other multiple times each 'regular season' regardless of the two geographical conferences. on top, his teams probably got into the playoffs every season exposing him to more games and players. timeline-wise it's only been going since 1946 with only 9 teams for 20 years, rising to just 23 by the late 70s. we can presume a great expansion in squad sizes leading up to and/or within Lebron James' time (debut in 2003) in NBA as the sport's popularity surged Combining the above with basketball's in-game squad rotation, the stat becomes clearer. However, it's still an interesting stat for this man standing out from all other NBA players Edited January 18 by GenerationA47 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Raptor 1,259 Posted January 18 Pretty much what you said. I'm not comparing the sports. I know nba is relatively young and a closed shop. I still find it a crazy stat. A footballer equivalent would have a 50 year professional career in many leagues to get close 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
