highest nba career ppg by a number 1 draft pick

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

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
1,622
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
61,031
43,440
12,095
12,016
2,417
1,185
5,650
2,862
+7508
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
442
34.8
5.2
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
15,399
10,854
2,319
1,826
587
282
1,273
888
+942
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
23.8
276
31.0
6.4
4.1
1.0
0.6
9.1
15.5
59.1
0.1
0.4
32.4
5.4
7.8
69.5
63.0
2.2
4.2
2.7
8,555
6,581
1,768
1,119
279
172
734
624
+319
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
181
30.4
11.0
3.5
1.1
3.5
8.4
17.3
48.4
2.2
6.3
34.2
4.5
5.6
81.7
59.4
2.1
9.0
3.1
5,499
4,238
1,997
642
206
627
564
414
+642
12Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
22.8
720
33.7
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
15.9
52.2
1.7
4.3
39.7
4.4
5.3
84.0
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
24,293
16,384
8,025
2,263
588
811
1,932
2,452
+1656
13Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
22.5
272
33.8
5.4
8.0
1.1
0.7
8.4
18.6
44.9
1.9
5.7
34.0
3.8
4.5
84.0
54.5
0.8
4.6
3.8
9,186
6,119
1,476
2,164
307
179
1,030
778
+8
14Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
22.3
270
34.5
7.4
4.8
0.8
0.6
7.6
17.0
44.9
1.4
4.4
31.7
5.7
7.7
74.3
54.8
1.1
6.3
3.0
9,313
6,031
2,000
1,292
218
154
805
554
-238
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
18Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
21.0
70
33.5
6.7
4.5
1.2
0.9
8.0
17.1
46.8
1.0
3.5
29.5
4.0
4.9
82.7
54.8
1.2
5.4
2.3
2,344
1,473
466
316
84
64
161
142
-266
19Patrick 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
20Elvin 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
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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