highest career ppg in 50 point games

David Thompson averaged the most points per game when scoring 50+ points, with 73.0 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest career ppg by a player in 50 or more point games
NAMEPPGPTSGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1David Thompson
D. Thompson
73.0
73
1
43.0
7.0
2.0
0.0
1.0
28.0
38.0
73.7
17.0
20.0
85.0
78.0
3.0
4.0
4.0
43
7
2
0
1
4
2
2Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
71.0
71
1
49.8
8.0
11.0
0.0
1.0
22.0
34.0
64.7
7.0
15.0
46.7
20.0
25.0
80.0
78.9
3.0
5.0
4.0
50
8
11
0
1
4
3
+19
3Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
63.0
63
1
0.0
27.0
56.0
48.2
9.0
14.0
64.3
50.7
0
3
4De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
60.0
60
1
44.5
3.0
7.0
3.0
1.0
22.0
35.0
62.9
6.0
10.0
60.0
10.0
11.0
90.9
75.3
2.0
1.0
6.0
44
3
7
3
1
6
3
+1
5Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
59.3
178
3
38.5
13.3
3.0
0.3
0.3
19.7
32.7
60.2
7.7
11.3
67.6
12.3
15.0
82.2
75.6
3.0
10.3
5.0
115
40
9
1
1
15
11
+23
6Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
58.0
116
2
42.5
7.0
3.0
1.0
1.0
20.5
30.5
67.2
1.0
1.0
100.0
16.0
18.5
86.5
75.1
2.0
5.0
1.5
85
14
6
2
2
3
9
7Purvis Short
P. Short
58.0
116
2
41.0
10.0
0.5
1.0
0.0
22.0
33.0
66.7
3.0
4.0
75.0
11.0
12.0
91.7
75.8
5.0
5.0
3.0
82
20
1
2
0
6
4
8Fred Brown
F. Brown
58.0
58
1
45.0
6.0
3.0
2.0
24.0
37.0
64.9
10.0
13.0
76.9
67.9
2.0
4.0
45
6
3
2
2
9David Robinson
D. Robinson
57.7
173
3
40.7
12.3
3.3
0.7
5.0
21.3
33.7
63.4
1.0
2.7
37.5
14.0
18.3
76.4
69.1
4.0
8.3
4.3
122
37
10
2
15
13
7
10Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
57.4
6,772
118
26.3
23.5
41.9
56.0
10.4
17.5
59.5
57.8
3,102
209
11Julius Randle
J. Randle
57.0
57
1
36.9
4.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
19.0
29.0
65.5
8.0
14.0
57.1
11.0
13.0
84.6
82.1
0.0
4.0
4.0
37
4
1
0
0
4
4
-6
12Deron Williams
D. Williams
57.0
57
1
37.8
6.0
7.0
1.0
1.0
16.0
29.0
55.2
4.0
11.0
36.4
21.0
21.0
100.0
74.5
1.0
5.0
5.0
38
6
7
1
1
5
2
+11
13Jerry Stackhouse
J. Stackhouse
57.0
57
1
42.0
4.0
5.0
1.0
0.0
21.0
36.0
58.3
4.0
11.0
36.4
11.0
13.0
84.6
68.3
0.0
4.0
4.0
42
4
5
1
0
4
2
+34
14Reggie Miller
R. Miller
57.0
57
1
38.0
5.0
8.0
1.0
0.0
16.0
29.0
55.2
4.0
11.0
36.4
21.0
23.0
91.3
72.9
1.0
4.0
0.0
38
5
8
1
0
0
1
15Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
57.0
57
1
48.0
6.0
2.0
3.0
0.0
24.0
40.0
60.0
9.0
12.0
75.0
62.9
48
6
2
3
0
4
16Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
57.0
57
1
38.0
8.0
8.0
25.0
34.0
73.5
7.0
8.0
87.5
76.0
38
8
8
4
17Devin Booker
D. Booker
56.8
454
8
38.9
5.5
5.4
0.9
0.6
19.9
32.3
61.6
5.5
10.8
51.2
11.5
13.0
88.5
74.7
1.0
4.5
3.5
311
44
43
7
5
28
22
+44
18LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
56.0
56
1
48.6
9.0
4.0
0.0
4.0
20.0
33.0
60.6
0.0
0.0
16.0
16.0
100.0
69.9
4.0
5.0
5.0
49
9
4
0
4
5
2
+7
19Kemba Walker
K. Walker
56.0
112
2
46.0
8.0
6.0
3.0
0.0
18.5
33.5
55.2
6.0
12.5
48.0
13.0
13.5
96.3
71.0
0.5
7.5
6.0
92
16
12
6
0
12
5
+5
20Glen Rice
G. Rice
56.0
56
1
45.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
20.0
27.0
74.1
7.0
8.0
87.5
9.0
10.0
90.0
89.2
1.0
3.0
2.0
45
4
0
0
0
2
4
21Kevin McHale
K. McHale
56.0
56
1
41.0
16.0
4.0
1.0
3.0
22.0
28.0
78.6
0.0
0.0
12.0
13.0
92.3
83.0
10.0
6.0
4.0
41
16
4
1
3
4
3
22Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
56.0
56
1
37.0
6.0
4.0
18.0
26.0
69.2
0.0
0.0
20.0
22.0
90.9
78.5
37
6
4
4
23Chet Walker
C. Walker
56.0
56
1
36.0
4.0
2.0
22.0
30.0
73.3
12.0
13.0
92.3
78.4
36
4
2
1
24Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
56.0
56
1
51.0
7.0
3.0
20.0
33.0
60.6
16.0
22.0
72.7
65.6
51
7
3
4
25Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
55.6
278
5
41.8
12.4
10.2
1.0
1.2
18.6
29.0
64.1
4.2
7.0
60.0
14.2
16.6
85.5
76.6
3.4
9.0
3.4
209
62
51
5
6
17
15
+46

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

124.5

1st

DRTG

118.3

22nd

NETRTG

6.2

4th

3P%

40.0

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
25
10
.714
4.5
3
22
11
.667
6.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
23
12
.657
6.5
5
21
11
.656
7.0
6
23
13
.639
7.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
1/5
@
8:30 PM
Wed
1/7
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/9
@
9:00 PM
Sun
1/11
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/13
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

23 - 12

115

Final

127

BKN Nets

11 - 22

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
26
9
.743
2
23
12
.657
3.0
3
22
12
.647
3.5
4
21
15
.583
5.5
5
19
14
.576
6.0
6
20
16
.556
6.5
7
20
16
.556
6.5
8
20
17
.541
7.0
9
17
18
.486
9.0
10
17
20
.459
10.0
11
16
20
.444
10.5
12
12
23
.343
14.0
13
11
22
.333
14.0
14
9
25
.265
16.5
15
6
30
.167
20.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
30
6
.833
2
25
10
.714
4.5
3
22
11
.667
6.5
4
23
12
.657
6.5
5
21
11
.656
7.0
6
23
13
.639
7.0
7
21
14
.600
8.5
8
19
17
.528
11.0
9
16
20
.444
14.0
10
15
20
.429
14.5
11
13
23
.361
17.0
12
12
22
.353
17.0
13
12
22
.353
17.0
14
8
28
.222
22.0
15
8
29
.216
22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
12/4
@
105-106
Thu
12/4
@
105-126
Thu
12/4
@
112-146
Thu
12/4
@
117-130
Thu
12/4
@
134-133

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
1/5
@
7:00 PM
Mon
1/5
@
7:30 PM
Mon
1/5
@
7:30 PM
Mon
1/5
@
8:00 PM
Mon
1/5
@
8:00 PM