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Athlete↕ | Sport↕ | Season↕ | Key Stat↕ | Team↕ | Why It's Untouchable↕ |
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| Wayne Gretzky | NHL | 1985-86 | 215 points (52G, 163A) | Edmonton Oilers | 163 assists alone would lead the league in points most years |
| Wilt Chamberlain | NBA | 1961-62 | 50.4 PPG, 25.7 RPG | Philadelphia Warriors | Averaged 50 points a game for an entire season, scored 100 in one game |
| Lionel Messi | Football | 2012 | 91 goals in a calendar year | FC Barcelona | Broke Gerd Muller's 40-year record of 85 goals in a year |
| Barry Bonds | MLB | 2001 | 73 HR, .863 SLG, 177 BB | San Francisco Giants | Shattered Mark McGwire's 70-HR record, walked intentionally 35 times |
| Don Bradman | Cricket | 1930 Ashes | 974 runs at 139.14 avg | Australia | Scored 974 runs in 5 Tests including 334 at Headingley, still the series record |
| Tom Brady | NFL | 2007 | 50 TD, 8 INT, 117.2 rating | New England Patriots | First QB to throw 50 TDs, led team to 16-0 regular season |
| Usain Bolt | Track & Field | 2008-09 | 9.58s (100m), 19.19s (200m) | Jamaica | Set world records in both sprints at Beijing 2008 and Berlin 2009 |
| Michael Phelps | Swimming | 2008 Olympics | 8 gold medals | USA | Won 8 golds at a single Olympics, broke Mark Spitz's 36-year record of 7 |
| Tiger Woods | Golf | 2000 | 9 PGA wins, 3 majors | N/A | Won US Open by 15 strokes, held all 4 majors simultaneously (Tiger Slam) |
| Roger Federer | Tennis | 2006 | 92-5 record, 12 titles, 3 Slams | N/A | Lost 5 matches all year, reached every Grand Slam final, 95% win rate |
| Sachin Tendulkar | Cricket | 1998 | 1,894 ODI runs at 65.31 avg | India | Desert Storm innings in Sharjah, most ODI runs in a calendar year at the time |
| LeBron James | NBA | 2012-13 | 26.8 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 56.5 FG% | Miami Heat | Won MVP, Finals MVP, had a 27-game winning streak, shot above 56% from the field |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Football | 2013-14 | 17 Champions League goals | Real Madrid | Record 17 goals in a single Champions League campaign, La Decima winner |
| Nadia Comaneci | Gymnastics | 1976 Olympics | 7 perfect 10.0 scores | Romania | First gymnast to score a perfect 10 at the Olympics, at age 14 |
| Jim Brown | NFL | 1963 | 1,863 rush yards, 12 TDs | Cleveland Browns | Averaged 6.4 yards per carry in a 14-game season, MVP, rushed for 133 YPG |
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