2.  The objective of this report is to compare the statistics of five past and five current NBA players to find out who is the best of all time. PlayerGamesMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG Kobe Bryant116136.50.4530.3370.8385.34.71.50.5325.4 LeBron James68939.90.4830.3310.7467.26.91.70.83.3427.6 Kevin Durant38038.10.4680.3640.8786.32.81.213.1426.3 Dirk Nowitzki105536.30.4750.380.8788.32.60.911.922.9 Steve Nash115231.40.4910.4280.90438.60.80.12.914.5 Michael Jordan107238.30.4970.320.8356.25.32.40.82.7330.1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar156036.80.5590.560.72111.23.60.92.51.7124.6 Larry Bird89738.40.4960.3760.886106.31.70.83.1424.3 Wilt Chamberlain104545.80.54 *0.51122.94.4 * * *30.1 Magic Johnson90636.70.520.3030.8487.211.21.90.43.8719.5

3. Michael Jordan has the highest score, and is also consistently high, making him the best point-scorer of all time, with LeBron James not far behind.

4. Magic Johnson has a very high amount of assists per game, and it is much higher than anyone else, giving him the best record of assists of all time.

5. Judging by the boxplot, no player has a consistently high rate of steals per game, but the highest average is that of Michael Jordan, making him the best ever in terms of steals.

6. Magic Johnson has a very high amount of turnovers per game, which is not good. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has the lowest rate ever, but Dirk Nowitzki has a consistently low rate, making both of them the safest players in the NBA

7. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is by far the best shot blocker ever in the NBA. His average blocks per game well exceeds that of every other player in the league. His scores are high and are usually well above those of Kevin Durant and Larry Bird.

8. All players are at a similar level in terms of rebounds per game, apart from Wilt Chamberlin. Many of the other players have average-low rebound rates, but Chamberlin averaged between 17 and 24 rebounds per game, every season. This makes him the best rebounder ever.

9. It is commonly believed that the more assists one player gets, the less points he will obtain. However, this has been proved false. It is possible to see that the highest point-scorer does not have the lowest amount of assists, and the player with the most assists does not have the fewest points. It also becomes apparent that there is almost no trend whatsoever in terms of assists compared to points scored per game.

10. This report was successful in finding out who the best player of all time is. However, it is a matter of opinion in the end. Both Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlin are to be considered as the two best, as their statistics in all areas are the highest, but it is not fully possible to distinguish between the two. This report also proved that there is not pattern between points and assists per game.