best scoring season of past 30 years

Between May 16, 1996 and May 16, 2026, Kobe Bryant has scored the most points in a season, with 2,832 points in 2005-06.

Interpreted as:
best scoring by a player season of past 30 years
NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
2,832
2005-06
80
41.0
35.4
5.3
4.5
1.8
0.4
12.2
27.2
45.0
2.3
6.5
34.7
8.7
10.2
85.0
55.9
0.9
4.4
3.1
3,277
425
360
147
30
250
233
+320
2James Harden
J. Harden
2,818
2018-19
78
36.8
36.1
6.6
7.5
2.0
0.7
10.8
24.5
44.2
4.8
13.2
36.8
9.7
11.0
87.9
61.6
0.8
5.8
5.0
2,867
518
586
158
58
387
244
+357
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
2,593
2013-14
81
38.5
32.0
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
598
445
103
59
285
174
+509
4Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
2,558
2016-17
81
34.6
31.6
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
864
840
132
31
438
190
+251
5Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
2,484
2024-25
76
34.2
32.7
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
379
486
131
77
183
164
+918
6LeBron James
L. James
2,478
2005-06
79
42.5
31.4
7.0
6.6
1.6
0.8
11.1
23.1
48.0
1.6
4.8
33.5
7.6
10.3
73.8
56.8
0.9
6.1
3.3
3,361
556
521
123
66
260
181
+275
7Kevin Durant
K. Durant
2,472
2009-10
82
39.5
30.1
7.6
2.8
1.4
1.0
9.7
20.3
47.6
1.6
4.3
36.5
9.2
10.2
90.0
60.7
1.3
6.3
3.3
3,239
623
231
112
84
271
171
+431
8Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
2,461
2002-03
82
41.5
30.0
6.9
5.9
2.2
0.8
10.6
23.5
45.1
1.5
4.0
38.3
7.3
8.7
84.3
55.0
1.3
5.6
3.5
3,401
564
481
181
67
288
218
+260
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,431
1996-97
82
37.9
29.6
5.9
4.3
1.7
0.5
11.2
23.1
48.6
1.4
3.6
37.4
5.9
7.0
83.3
56.7
1.4
4.5
2.0
3,106
482
352
140
44
166
156
+818
10Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
2,430
2006-07
77
40.8
31.6
5.7
5.4
1.4
0.5
10.6
22.8
46.3
1.8
5.2
34.4
8.7
10.0
86.8
58.0
1.0
4.7
3.3
3,140
439
413
111
36
255
205
+99
11Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
2,407
2002-03
75
39.4
32.1
6.5
5.5
1.7
0.8
11.1
24.2
45.7
2.3
6.0
38.6
7.7
9.7
79.3
56.4
1.6
4.9
2.6
2,954
488
411
124
59
195
156
+201
12Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
2,386
2008-09
79
38.6
30.2
5.0
7.5
2.2
1.3
10.8
22.0
49.1
1.1
3.5
31.7
7.5
9.8
76.5
57.4
1.1
3.9
3.4
3,048
398
589
173
106
272
178
+216
13Jerry Stackhouse
J. Stackhouse
2,380
2000-01
80
40.2
29.8
3.9
5.1
1.2
0.7
9.7
24.1
40.2
2.1
5.9
35.1
8.3
10.1
82.2
52.1
1.2
2.7
4.1
3,215
315
410
97
54
326
160
-59
14Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2,377
2005-06
72
43.1
33.0
3.2
7.4
1.9
0.1
11.3
25.3
44.7
1.0
3.1
32.3
9.4
11.5
81.4
54.3
0.6
2.6
3.4
3,103
232
532
140
10
248
121
-3
15James Harden
J. Harden
2,376
2015-16
82
38.1
29.0
6.1
7.5
1.7
0.6
8.7
19.7
43.9
2.9
8.0
35.9
8.8
10.2
86.0
59.8
0.8
5.3
4.6
3,125
501
612
139
51
374
229
+125
16Stephen Curry
S. Curry
2,375
2015-16
79
34.2
30.1
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
430
527
169
15
262
161
+1022
17Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
2,370
2023-24
70
37.5
33.9
9.2
9.8
1.4
0.5
11.5
23.6
48.7
4.1
10.6
38.2
6.8
8.7
78.6
61.7
0.8
8.4
4.0
2,624
647
686
99
38
282
149
+319
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,357
1997-98
82
38.8
28.7
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
475
283
141
45
185
151
+598
19James Harden
J. Harden
2,356
2016-17
81
36.4
29.1
8.1
11.2
1.5
0.5
8.3
18.9
44.0
3.2
9.3
34.7
9.2
10.9
84.7
61.3
1.2
7.0
5.7
2,947
659
907
121
38
464
215
+425
20Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
2,346
2005-06
80
42.3
29.3
3.5
6.1
2.0
0.3
9.3
20.9
44.7
2.5
6.8
36.9
8.2
10.0
82.0
58.1
0.7
2.8
3.7
3,384
280
484
161
25
297
286
+204
21Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
2,344
1999-00
79
40.0
29.7
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
1,078
299
36
239
223
255
+706
22James Harden
J. Harden
2,335
2019-20
68
36.5
34.3
6.6
7.5
1.8
0.9
9.9
22.3
44.4
4.4
12.4
35.5
10.2
11.8
86.5
62.6
1.0
5.5
4.5
2,483
446
512
125
60
308
227
+287
23Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
2,323
2007-08
82
38.9
28.3
6.3
5.4
1.8
0.5
9.5
20.6
45.9
1.8
5.1
36.1
7.6
9.0
84.0
57.6
1.1
5.2
3.1
3,192
517
441
151
40
257
227
+598
24LeBron James
L. James
2,304
2008-09
81
37.7
28.4
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
613
587
137
93
241
139
+870
25Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
2,302
2004-05
75
42.3
30.7
4.0
7.9
2.4
0.1
10.3
24.2
42.4
1.4
4.5
30.8
8.7
10.5
83.5
53.2
0.7
3.3
4.6
3,174
299
596
180
9
344
140
+12

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1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
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4
52
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.634
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62
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19
63
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15
17
65
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43.0
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64
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.780
2
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20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
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15.0
7
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8
42
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.512
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42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
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11
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38.0
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25
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