highest career ppg by number 1 and overall pick

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

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highest career ppg by a player by number 1 and overall pick
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
26.8
1,618
37.6
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
60,912
43,338
12,068
11,972
2,407
1,184
5,636
2,859
+7447
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
24.6
441
34.9
5.3
4.1
1.3
0.6
8.6
19.0
45.3
3.0
8.0
36.9
4.4
5.5
80.2
57.4
0.7
4.5
2.9
15,371
10,832
2,317
1,823
587
282
1,269
884
+948
7Anthony 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
8Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
23.9
275
31.0
6.4
4.1
1.0
0.6
9.2
15.5
59.1
0.1
0.4
32.4
5.4
7.8
69.5
63.0
2.2
4.2
2.7
8,527
6,564
1,761
1,117
279
171
733
621
+320
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
23.4
179
30.5
11.1
3.6
1.1
3.5
8.3
17.3
48.3
2.2
6.4
34.2
4.5
5.5
81.7
59.3
2.1
9.0
3.1
5,457
4,181
1,979
636
205
622
560
412
+625
12Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
22.8
717
33.8
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
15.9
52.1
1.7
4.3
39.7
4.5
5.3
83.9
62.3
2.8
8.3
2.7
24,201
16,325
7,991
2,248
584
810
1,927
2,444
+1638
13Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
22.6
269
33.9
5.4
7.9
1.1
0.7
8.4
18.7
45.0
1.9
5.7
34.1
3.9
4.6
84.1
54.6
0.8
4.6
3.8
9,110
6,085
1,461
2,133
305
177
1,020
774
-37
14Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
22.3
265
34.5
7.4
4.8
0.8
0.6
7.6
17.1
44.8
1.4
4.4
31.8
5.7
7.6
74.2
54.7
1.1
6.3
3.0
9,143
5,920
1,952
1,259
210
153
786
545
-295
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
20Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
20.8
65
33.8
6.6
4.5
1.2
0.9
7.9
16.8
47.2
1.0
3.5
29.3
3.9
4.8
81.6
55.0
1.2
5.4
2.4
2,197
1,349
428
293
80
61
154
136
-286
21Glenn 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
22Chris 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
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

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PPG

33.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

RPG

8.2

Ayton

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APG

8.3

Dončić

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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

8th

DRTG

116.7

20th

NETRTG

1.5

15th

3P%

35.6

18th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
61
16
.792
2
59
19
.756
2.5
3
Lakers Lakers
50
27
.649
11.0
4
50
28
.641
11.5
5
48
29
.623
13.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
4/5
@
7:30 PM
Tue
4/7
@
10:30 PM
Thu
4/9
@
10:00 PM
Fri
4/10
@
10:30 PM
Sun
4/12
@
8:30 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

50 - 27

96

Final

139

OKC Thunder

61 - 16

Thu 2 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
57
21
.731
2
52
25
.675
4.5
3
50
28
.641
7.0
4
48
29
.623
8.5
5
45
33
.577
12.0
6
43
34
.558
13.5
7
43
35
.551
14.0
8
42
36
.538
15.0
9
41
36
.532
15.5
10
41
37
.526
16.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
30
47
.390
26.5
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
48
.377
27.5
13
18
59
.234
38.5
14
Nets Nets - e
18
59
.234
38.5
15
17
60
.221
39.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
61
16
.792
2
Spurs Spurs - x
59
19
.756
2.5
3
50
27
.649
11.0
4
50
28
.641
11.5
5
48
29
.623
13.0
6
46
31
.597
15.0
7
42
35
.545
19.0
8
40
38
.513
21.5
9
39
38
.506
22.0
10
36
41
.468
25.0
11
25
52
.325
36.0
12
25
53
.321
36.5
13
24
53
.312
37.0
14
Kings Kings - e
21
57
.269
40.5
15
Jazz Jazz - e
21
57
.269
40.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/8
@
116-119
Sun
3/8
@
118-126
Mon
3/9
@
129-139
Mon
3/9
@
138-100
Mon
3/9
@
129-150

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM
Sun
4/5
@
6:00 PM