highest average points in a season in the last 50 years

Between March 4, 1976 and March 4, 2026, Michael Jordan has put up the most points per game in a season, with 37.1 per game in 1986-87.

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highest average points by a player in a season in the last 50 years

	NAME	PPG	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37.1	1986-87	CHI	82	40.0	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	13.4	27.8	48.2	0.1	0.8	18.2	10.2	11.9	85.7	56.2	2.0	3.2	3.3	3,281	3,041	430	377	236	125	272	237
2	James Harden J. Harden	36.1	2018-19	HOU	78	36.8	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	2,818	518	586	158	58	387	244	+357
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	35.4	2005-06	LAL	80	41.0	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	2,832	425	360	147	30	250	233	+320
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35.0	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	130	252	270
5	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	34.7	2023-24	PHI	39	33.6	11.0	5.6	1.2	1.7	11.5	21.8	52.9	1.4	3.6	38.8	10.2	11.6	88.3	64.4	2.4	8.6	3.8	1,309	1,353	430	219	46	66	150	112	+267
6	James Harden J. Harden	34.3	2019-20	HOU	68	36.5	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	2,335	446	512	125	60	308	227	+287
7	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	33.9	2023-24	DAL	70	37.5	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	2,370	647	686	99	38	282	149	+319
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33.6	1989-90	CHI	82	39.0	6.9	6.3	2.8	0.7	12.6	24.0	52.6	1.1	3.0	37.6	7.2	8.5	84.8	60.6	1.7	5.1	3.0	3,197	2,753	565	519	227	54	247	241
9	George Gervin G. Gervin	33.1	1979-80	SAS	78	37.6	5.2	2.6	1.4	1.0	13.1	24.9	52.8	0.4	1.3	32.0	6.5	7.6	85.2	58.7				2,934	2,585	403	201	109	77		208
10	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	33.1	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
11	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	33.0	2005-06	PHI	72	43.1	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	2,377	232	532	140	10	248	121	-3
12	Bernard King B. King	32.9	1984-85	NYK	55	37.5	5.8	3.7	1.2	0.3	12.6	23.7	53.0	0.0	0.2	10.0	7.7	10.0	77.2	58.5	2.1	3.7	3.6	2,063	1,809	317	204	68	15	200	191
13	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	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
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32.6	1992-93	CHI	78	39.3	6.7	5.5	2.8	0.8	12.7	25.7	49.5	1.0	2.9	35.2	6.1	7.3	83.7	56.4	1.7	5.0	2.7	3,067	2,541	522	428	221	61	207	188
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32.5	1988-89	CHI	81	40.2	8.0	8.0	2.9	0.8	11.9	22.2	53.8	0.3	1.2	27.6	8.3	9.8	85.0	61.4	1.8	6.2	3.6	3,255	2,633	652	650	234	65	290	247
16	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	32.4	2022-23	DAL	66	36.2	8.6	8.0	1.4	0.5	10.9	22.0	49.6	2.8	8.2	34.2	7.8	10.5	74.2	60.9	0.8	7.8	3.6	2,390	2,138	569	529	90	33	236	166	+128
17	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	32.4	2025-26	LAL	49	35.4	7.7	8.6	1.4	0.5	10.3	21.8	47.3	3.7	10.2	35.9	8.0	10.4	77.3	61.3	0.7	7.0	4.0	1,736	1,586	378	421	68	25	198	118	+69
18	George Gervin G. Gervin	32.3	1981-82	SAS	79	35.7	5.0	2.4	1.0	0.6	12.6	25.2	50.0	0.1	0.5	27.8	7.0	8.1	86.4	56.2			2.6	2,817	2,551	392	187	77	45	209	215
19	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	32.2	2022-23	POR	58	36.3	4.8	7.3	0.9	0.3	9.6	20.7	46.3	4.2	11.3	37.1	8.8	9.6	91.4	64.5	0.8	4.0	3.3	2,106	1,866	277	425	50	18	191	109	+105
20	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	32.1	2002-03	ORL	75	39.4	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	2,407	488	411	124	59	195	156	+201
21	Kevin Durant K. Durant	32.0	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
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	32.0	2020-21	GSW	63	34.1	5.5	5.8	1.2	0.1	10.4	21.7	48.2	5.3	12.7	42.1	5.7	6.3	91.6	65.5	0.5	5.0	3.4	2,151	2,015	345	363	77	8	213	119	+242
23	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.8	2025-26	OKC	51	33.3	4.4	6.4	1.4	0.8	10.9	19.9	55.1	1.7	4.5	38.1	8.2	9.2	89.2	66.5	0.5	3.9	2.1	1,700	1,624	225	328	70	40	107	103	+578
24	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	31.6	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
25	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	31.6	2006-07	LAL	77	40.8	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	2,430	439	413	111	36	255	205	+99

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36.5

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.0
11	Bucks	26	34	.433	19.0
12	Bulls	25	37	.403	21.0
13	Wizards	16	45	.262	29.5
14	Nets	15	46	.246	30.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/5	CHI	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Sun 3/8	CHI	@	SAC	9:00 PM
Tue 3/10	CHI	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Thu 3/12	CHI	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Fri 3/13	CHI	@	LAC	10:30 PM

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.4

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.7

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.3

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

1.9

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3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.6

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67.5

Ayton

67.1

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121.6

120.9

119.4

118.6

118.5

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.1

110.9

112.2

112.6

112.7

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

8.3

7.7

6.8

6.4

5.5

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14-49

15-46

16-45

18-43

19-44

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,956.4

Maxey

2,853

Jokić

2,752.1

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,039

Jokić

2,983.3

Maxey

2,927

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.3

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

36.9

Thompson

36.6

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

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1.69

Dončić

1.54

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40-22

37-23-1

36-25

36-26

35-26

33-27-1

Worst Record ATS

24-39

26-36

25-34-1

26-35

27-36

27-34

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	15	.750
2	Celtics	41	20	.672	4.5
3	Knicks	40	22	.645	6.0
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.5
5	Raptors	35	26	.574	10.5
6	76ers	33	28	.541	12.5
7	Magic	32	28	.533	13.0
8	Heat	33	29	.532	13.0
9	Hornets	31	31	.500	15.0
10	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.0
11	Bucks	26	34	.433	19.0
12	Bulls	25	37	.403	21.0
13	Wizards	16	45	.262	29.5
14	Nets	15	46	.246	30.5
15	Pacers	15	46	.246	30.5

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1	Thunder	48	15	.762
2	Spurs	44	17	.721	3.0
3	Rockets	38	22	.633	8.5
4	Timberwolves	39	23	.629	8.5
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	9.5
6	Lakers	37	24	.607	10.0
7	Suns	35	26	.574	12.0
8	Warriors	31	30	.508	16.0
9	Clippers	29	31	.483	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	29	33	.468	18.5
11	Grizzlies	23	37	.383	23.5
12	Mavericks	21	40	.344	26.0
13	Pelicans	19	44	.302	29.0
14	Jazz	18	43	.295	29.0
15	Kings	14	49	.222	34.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 1/29	LAC	@	DEN	109-122
Thu 1/29	BKN	@	UTA	109-99
Thu 1/29	DET	@	GSW	131-124
Fri 1/30	SAS	@	CHA	106-111
Fri 1/30	ATL	@	IND	124-129

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 3/4	OKC	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Wed 3/4	CHA	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 3/4	UTA	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 3/4	POR	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Wed 3/4	ATL	@	MIL	9:30 PM

Between March 4, 1976 and March 4, 2026, Michael Jordan has put up the most points per game in a season, with 37.1 per game in 1986-87.

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