best scoring average during a mvp season nba

Wilt Chamberlain has averaged the most points per game by an MVP in a season, with 37.6 per game in his rookie season in 1959-60.

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best scoring by a player average during a mvp season NBA

	NAME	PPG	MVP	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37.6	1	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	2,707	1,941	168				150
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35.0	1	1987-88	CHI	82	40.4	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	13.0	24.4	53.5	0.1	0.6	13.2	8.8	10.5	84.1	60.3	1.7	3.8	3.1	3,311	2,868	449	485	259	131	252	270
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	34.8	1	1971-72	MIL	81	44.2	16.6	4.6			14.3	24.9	57.4				6.2	9.0	68.9	60.3				3,583	2,822	1,346	370				235
4	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	34.5	1	1974-75	BUF	82	43.2	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1	13.4	26.1	51.2				7.8	9.7	80.5	56.9	3.7	10.3		3,539	2,831	1,155	179	92	174		278
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	33.5	1	1965-66	PHI	79	47.3	24.6	5.2			13.6	25.2	54.0				6.3	12.4	51.3	54.7				3,737	2,649	1,943	414				171
6	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	33.1	1	2022-23	PHI	66	34.6	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	11.0	20.1	54.8	1.0	3.0	33.0	10.0	11.7	85.7	65.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	2,284	2,183	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
7	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	1	2024-25	OKC	76	34.2	5.0	6.4	1.7	1.0	11.3	21.8	51.9	2.1	5.7	37.5	7.9	8.8	89.8	63.7	0.9	4.1	2.4	2,598	2,484	379	486	131	77	183	164	+918
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	32.0	1	2013-14	OKC	81	38.5	7.4	5.5	1.3	0.7	10.5	20.8	50.3	2.4	6.1	39.1	8.7	9.9	87.3	63.5	0.7	6.7	3.5	3,122	2,593	598	445	103	59	285	174	+509
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	31.7	1	1970-71	MIL	82	40.1	16.0	3.3			13.0	22.5	57.7				5.7	8.3	69.0	60.6				3,288	2,596	1,311	272				264
10	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	31.6	1	2016-17	OKC	81	34.6	10.7	10.4	1.6	0.4	10.2	24.0	42.5	2.5	7.2	34.3	8.8	10.4	84.5	55.4	1.7	9.0	5.4	2,802	2,558	864	840	132	31	438	190	+251
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	31.5	1	1990-91	CHI	82	37.0	6.0	5.5	2.7	1.0	12.1	22.4	53.9	0.4	1.1	31.2	7.0	8.2	85.1	60.5	1.4	4.6	2.5	3,034	2,580	492	453	223	83	202	229
12	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	31.4	1	1963-64	CIN	79	45.1	9.9	11.0			10.6	22.0	48.3				10.1	11.9	85.3	57.6				3,559	2,480	783	868				280
13	Moses Malone M. Malone	31.1	1	1981-82	HOU	81	42.0	14.7	1.8	0.9	1.5	11.7	22.5	51.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	7.8	10.2	76.2	57.6	6.9	7.8	3.6	3,398	2,520	1,188	142	76	125	294	208
14	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	31.1	1	2000-01	PHI	71	42.0	3.8	4.6	2.5	0.3	10.7	25.5	42.0	1.4	4.3	32.0	8.2	10.1	81.4	51.8	0.7	3.1	3.3	2,979	2,207	273	325	178	20	237	147	+368
15	James Harden J. Harden	30.4	1	2017-18	HOU	72	35.4	5.4	8.8	1.8	0.7	9.0	20.1	44.9	3.7	10.0	36.7	8.7	10.1	85.8	61.9	0.6	4.8	4.4	2,551	2,191	389	630	126	50	315	169	+527
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	30.4	1	1995-96	CHI	82	37.7	6.6	4.3	2.2	0.5	11.2	22.6	49.5	1.4	3.2	42.7	6.7	8.0	83.4	58.2	1.8	4.8	2.4	3,090	2,491	543	352	180	42	197	195
17	Stephen Curry S. Curry	30.1	1	2015-16	GSW	79	34.2	5.4	6.7	2.1	0.2	10.2	20.2	50.4	5.1	11.2	45.4	4.6	5.1	90.8	66.9	0.9	4.6	3.3	2,700	2,375	430	527	169	15	262	161	+1022
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	30.1	1	1991-92	CHI	80	38.8	6.4	6.1	2.3	0.9	11.8	22.7	51.9	0.3	1.3	27.0	6.1	7.4	83.2	57.9	1.1	5.3	2.5	3,102	2,404	511	489	182	75	200	201
19	LeBron James L. James	29.7	1	2009-10	CLE	76	39.0	7.3	8.6	1.6	1.0	10.1	20.1	50.3	1.7	5.1	33.3	7.8	10.2	76.7	60.4	0.9	6.4	3.4	2,966	2,258	554	651	125	77	261	119	+648
20	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29.7	1	1999-00	LAL	79	40.0	13.6	3.8	0.5	3.0	12.1	21.1	57.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.5	10.4	52.4	57.8	4.3	9.4	2.8	3,163	2,344	1,078	299	36	239	223	255	+706
21	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	29.5	1	2019-20	MIL	63	30.4	13.6	5.6	1.0	1.0	10.9	19.7	55.3	1.4	4.7	30.4	6.3	10.0	63.3	61.3	2.2	11.4	3.7	1,917	1,857	856	354	61	66	230	195	+682
22	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	29.2	1	1958-59	STL	72	39.9	16.4	3.1			10.0	22.8	43.8				9.3	12.2	75.9	51.9				2,873	2,105	1,182	221				200
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	28.7	1	1997-98	CHI	82	38.8	5.8	3.5	1.7	0.5	10.7	23.1	46.5	0.4	1.5	23.8	6.9	8.8	78.4	53.3	1.6	4.2	2.3	3,181	2,357	475	283	141	45	185	151	+598
24	Larry Bird L. Bird	28.7	1	1984-85	BOS	80	39.5	10.5	6.6	1.6	1.2	11.5	22.0	52.2	0.7	1.6	42.7	5.0	5.7	88.2	58.5	2.1	8.5	3.1	3,161	2,295	842	531	129	98	248	208
25	LeBron James L. James	28.4	1	2008-09	CLE	81	37.7	7.6	7.2	1.7	1.1	9.7	19.9	48.9	1.6	4.7	34.4	7.3	9.4	78.0	59.1	1.3	6.3	3.0	3,054	2,304	613	587	137	93	241	139	+870

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