highest nba league average points in one year ever

Wilt Chamberlain has the most points per game in a season, with 50.4 per game in 1961-62.

Interpreted as:
highest NBA league average points with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in one year ever
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50.4
1961-62
PHI PHI
80
48.5
25.7
2.4
20.0
39.5
50.6
10.4
17.0
61.3
53.6
3,882
4,029
2,052
192
123
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
44.8
1962-63
SFW SFW
80
47.6
24.3
3.4
18.3
34.6
52.8
8.3
13.9
59.3
55.0
3,806
3,586
1,946
275
136
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38.4
1960-61
PHI PHI
79
47.8
27.2
1.9
15.8
31.1
50.9
6.7
13.3
50.4
51.9
3,773
3,033
2,149
148
130
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37.6
1959-60
PHI PHI
72
46.4
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
150
5Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
37.5
2025-26
PHI PHI
4
43.0
3.8
8.3
1.0
0.8
11.5
25.3
45.5
4.5
9.5
47.4
10.0
11.5
87.0
61.9
0.3
3.5
2.0
172
150
15
33
4
3
8
12
+23
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
37.1
1986-87
CHI 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
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
36.9
1963-64
SFW SFW
80
46.1
22.3
5.0
15.1
28.7
52.4
6.8
12.7
53.1
53.7
3,689
2,948
1,787
403
182
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
36.3
2025-26
MIL MIL
4
32.8
14.0
7.0
0.8
1.3
14.3
20.5
69.5
1.0
1.8
57.1
6.8
10.5
64.3
72.2
4.0
10.0
3.3
131
145
56
28
3
5
13
10
+41
9James Harden
J. Harden
36.1
2018-19
HOU 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
10Rick Barry
R. Barry
35.6
1966-67
SFW SFW
78
40.7
9.2
3.6
13.0
28.7
45.1
9.7
10.9
88.4
53.1
3,175
2,775
714
282
258
11Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
35.4
2005-06
LAL 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
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35.0
1987-88
CHI 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
131
252
270
13Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
34.8
1971-72
MIL MIL
81
44.2
16.6
4.6
14.3
24.9
57.4
6.2
9.0
68.9
60.3
3,583
2,822
1,346
370
235
14Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
34.8
2025-26
OKC OKC
5
38.6
6.2
5.4
1.4
1.4
12.6
24.4
51.6
1.4
6.0
23.3
8.2
9.6
85.4
60.8
0.2
6.0
2.4
193
174
31
27
7
7
12
10
+34
15Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
34.8
1960-61
LAL LAL
73
42.9
19.8
5.1
12.8
29.7
43.0
9.3
11.8
78.3
49.8
3,133
2,538
1,447
371
279
16Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
34.7
1964-65
TOT
73
45.2
22.9
3.4
14.6
28.5
51.0
5.6
12.1
46.4
51.3
3,301
2,534
1,673
250
146
17Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
34.5
1974-75
BUF BUF
82
43.2
14.1
2.2
1.1
2.1
13.4
26.1
51.2
7.8
9.7
80.5
56.9
3.7
10.3
3,539
2,831
1,155
179
92
174
278
18James Harden
J. Harden
34.3
2019-20
HOU 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
19Austin Reaves
A. Reaves
34.2
2025-26
LAL LAL
5
38.2
5.6
10.0
1.8
0.0
10.4
19.8
52.5
3.0
7.8
38.5
10.4
11.6
89.7
68.7
0.4
5.2
3.8
191
171
28
50
9
0
19
10
+24
20Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
34.0
2025-26
UTA UTA
4
38.3
7.3
2.8
0.8
0.8
11.0
21.8
50.6
4.0
10.0
40.0
8.0
8.8
91.4
66.4
2.3
5.0
1.0
153
136
29
11
3
3
4
5
+45
21Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
34.0
1972-73
KCO KCO
80
46.0
2.8
11.4
12.9
26.3
48.8
8.3
9.8
84.7
55.5
3,681
2,719
223
910
207
22Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
34.0
1962-63
LAL LAL
80
42.1
14.3
4.8
12.9
28.4
45.3
8.3
9.9
83.7
51.9
3,370
2,719
1,146
386
226
23Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
33.9
2023-24
DAL 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
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
33.6
1989-90
CHI 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
25Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33.5
1965-66
PHI PHI
79
47.3
24.6
5.2
13.6
25.2
54.0
6.3
12.4
51.3
54.7
3,737
2,649
1,943
414
171

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

9th

DRTG

113.7

12th

NETRTG

5.5

9th

3P%

40.8

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
5
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
4
0
1.000
0.5
3
Warriors Warriors
4
1
.800
1.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
3
1
.750
1.5
5
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
3
2
.600
2.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/30
GSW GSW
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Sat
11/1
GSW GSW
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Tue
11/4
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Wed
11/5
GSW GSW
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Fri
11/7
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Last Game
LAC Clippers

2 - 2

79

Final

98

GSW Warriors

4 - 1

Tue 28 Oct 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
5
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
4
0
1.000
0.5
3
Warriors Warriors
4
1
.800
1.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
3
1
.750
1.5
5
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
3
2
.600
2.0
6
Lakers Lakers
3
2
.600
2.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
4
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
4
0
1.000
3
Heat Heat
3
1
.750
1.0
4
Bucks Bucks
3
1
.750
1.0
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
2
.600
1.5
6
Pistons Pistons
3
2
.600
1.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/30
ORL ORL
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Thu
10/30
GSW GSW
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Thu
10/30
WAS WAS
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Thu
10/30
MIA MIA
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Fri
10/31
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
7:00 PM