best ppg by first pick draft nba

Elgin Baylor has averaged the most career points per game by a #1 overall pick, with 27.4 per game.

NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
27.4
846
40.0
13.5
4.3
10.3
23.8
43.1
6.8
8.7
78.0
49.4
33,863
23,149
11,463
3,650
2,596
2LeBron James
L. James
26.9
1,603
37.7
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
60,404
43,066
11,966
11,872
2,388
1,174
5,596
2,836
+7375
3Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
26.7
914
41.1
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
4Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
25.7
1,040
42.2
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.1
18.9
48.5
7.4
8.8
83.8
56.4
1.0
3.0
43,886
26,710
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
24.6
1,560
36.8
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
57,446
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
6Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
24.5
431
34.9
5.3
4.1
1.3
0.6
8.6
19.0
45.2
3.0
8.0
36.9
4.3
5.4
80.1
57.3
0.7
4.6
2.9
15,040
10,578
2,279
1,784
572
273
1,241
860
+943
7Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
24.1
259
31.1
6.5
4.2
1.0
0.6
9.3
15.8
58.8
0.1
0.4
32.4
5.4
7.8
69.4
62.7
2.3
4.2
2.7
8,042
6,246
1,678
1,076
267
165
703
584
+303
8Anthony Davis
A. Davis
24.0
807
34.3
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.5
5.5
7.0
79.3
59.1
2.7
8.0
2.0
27,708
19,385
8,637
2,065
1,055
1,848
1,614
1,882
+879
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
23.7
1,207
34.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,918
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
10Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
23.7
779
34.5
4.1
5.6
1.3
0.4
8.7
18.4
47.4
2.4
6.1
39.4
3.8
4.3
88.8
58.4
0.8
3.3
2.5
26,879
18,433
3,173
4,365
1,022
337
1,942
1,770
+1962
11Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
22.9
162
30.5
10.9
3.5
1.1
3.4
8.2
17.1
47.8
2.1
6.3
34.1
4.4
5.4
81.1
58.7
2.1
8.8
3.2
4,940
3,704
1,763
575
184
558
523
381
+367
12Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
22.8
701
33.8
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
16.0
52.1
1.7
4.3
39.8
4.5
5.3
83.9
62.3
2.8
8.3
2.7
23,723
15,995
7,792
2,195
573
804
1,887
2,393
+1626
13Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
22.7
260
34.0
5.5
7.8
1.1
0.7
8.5
18.8
44.9
1.9
5.7
33.8
3.9
4.6
84.0
54.5
0.8
4.7
3.8
8,832
5,909
1,423
2,038
293
175
988
749
-91
14Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
22.3
246
34.5
7.3
4.7
0.8
0.6
7.6
17.1
44.6
1.4
4.4
31.9
5.6
7.5
73.8
54.4
1.1
6.2
2.9
8,484
5,475
1,802
1,162
199
147
716
501
-265
15David Thompson
D. Thompson
22.1
509
32.0
3.8
3.2
0.9
0.8
8.3
16.4
50.4
0.1
0.3
27.7
5.5
7.1
77.8
56.6
1.4
2.3
2.6
16,305
11,264
1,921
1,631
459
407
1,129
1,287
16Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
21.8
1,238
35.7
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
17David Robinson
D. Robinson
21.1
987
34.7
10.6
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
34,271
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
18Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
21.0
1,183
34.3
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
8.2
16.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
15.2
4.6
6.2
74.0
55.3
2.3
7.5
3.0
40,594
24,815
11,607
2,215
1,136
2,894
3,537
4,034
+412
19Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
21.0
1,303
38.4
12.5
1.8
1.0
2.0
8.4
18.6
45.2
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.1
6.1
67.0
49.1
3.1
7.8
2.4
50,000
27,313
16,279
2,398
864
1,771
1,358
4,193
20Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
20.7
688
36.8
6.1
2.7
1.2
0.6
8.1
17.6
45.9
0.9
2.6
34.0
3.6
4.4
82.0
52.9
1.5
4.6
3.1
25,346
14,234
4,189
1,879
826
389
2,147
1,847
+10
21Chris Webber
C. Webber
20.7
831
37.1
9.8
4.2
1.4
1.4
8.7
18.1
47.9
0.3
1.1
29.9
3.0
4.7
64.9
51.3
2.7
7.0
2.8
30,847
17,182
8,124
3,526
1,197
1,200
2,313
2,700
+1550
22Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
20.4
49
34.1
6.6
4.1
1.2
0.8
7.8
16.1
48.2
1.1
3.5
30.2
3.8
4.7
80.4
56.0
1.1
5.4
2.2
1,669
999
321
202
58
39
108
105
-155
23Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
20.1
1,043
37.3
13.7
2.4
0.7
0.6
7.6
14.7
51.6
4.9
7.8
63.2
55.4
3.4
6.2
38,940
20,941
14,241
2,544
52
48
3,536
24Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
20.1
959
33.5
10.1
3.1
1.1
1.5
8.1
15.7
51.4
0.0
0.0
15.4
3.9
5.1
76.7
55.9
2.6
6.8
2.6
32,103
19,248
9,698
3,007
777
1,100
1,112
3,048
25Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
20.0
923
30.0
5.0
3.1
0.7
0.3
7.8
16.1
48.4
0.4
1.4
31.2
4.0
5.4
74.1
54.2
1.8
3.1
2.5
27,730
18,458
4,578
2,871
687
296
2,306
2,599

More Lakers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

32.6

Dončić

Luka Dončić

RPG

8.4

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

APG

8.6

Dončić

Luka Dončić
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.5

10th

DRTG

117.5

22nd

NETRTG

0.0

17th

3P%

35.4

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
37
23
.617
8.5
5
37
23
.617
8.5
6
Lakers Lakers
35
24
.593
10.0
7
34
26
.567
11.5
8
31
29
.517
14.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/1
@
9:30 PM
Tue
3/3
@
10:30 PM
Thu
3/5
@
10:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
10:30 PM
Sun
3/8
@
3:30 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

35 - 24

129

Final

101

GSW Warriors

31 - 29

Sat 28 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
44
14
.759
2
39
20
.661
5.5
3
38
22
.633
7.0
4
37
24
.607
8.5
5
35
25
.583
10.0
6
33
26
.559
11.5
7
31
27
.534
13.0
8
32
29
.525
13.5
9
30
31
.492
15.5
10
30
31
.492
15.5
11
26
32
.448
18.0
12
24
36
.400
21.0
13
16
43
.271
28.5
14
15
44
.254
29.5
15
15
45
.250
30.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
46
15
.754
2
43
16
.729
2.0
3
37
22
.627
8.0
4
37
23
.617
8.5
5
37
23
.617
8.5
6
35
24
.593
10.0
7
34
26
.567
11.5
8
31
29
.517
14.5
9
29
32
.475
17.0
10
27
31
.466
17.5
11
22
36
.379
22.5
12
21
38
.356
24.0
13
19
42
.311
27.0
14
18
42
.300
27.5
15
14
47
.230
32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
1/26
@
102-106
Mon
1/26
@
115-103
Tue
1/27
@
110-113
Tue
1/27
@
99-129
Tue
1/27
@
133-124

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/1
@
3:30 PM
Sun
3/1
@
3:30 PM
Sun
3/1
@
3:30 PM
Sun
3/1
@
5:00 PM
Sun
3/1
@
6:00 PM