highest points per 36 min in nba history in a season

Giannis Antetokounmpo has the most points / minutes played / 36 in a season, with 37.77 this season.

Interpreted as:
highest points per 36 min with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in NBA history in a season
NAMEPTS/(MIN/36)PTSMINSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
37.77
171
163
2025-26
MIL MIL
5
32.6
34.2
13.4
7.2
0.8
1.2
13.0
19.0
68.4
1.0
1.6
62.5
7.2
11.2
64.3
71.5
4.0
9.4
2.8
67
36
4
6
14
13
+40
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37.36
4,029
3,882
1961-62
PHI PHI
80
48.5
50.4
25.7
2.4
20.0
39.5
50.6
10.4
17.0
61.3
53.6
2,052
192
123
3James Harden
J. Harden
35.38
2,818
2,867
2018-19
HOU HOU
78
36.8
36.1
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
518
586
158
58
387
244
+357
4Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
34.87
1,857
1,917
2019-20
MIL MIL
63
30.4
29.5
13.6
5.6
1.0
1.0
10.9
19.7
55.3
1.4
4.7
30.4
6.3
10.0
63.3
61.3
2.2
11.4
3.7
856
354
61
66
230
195
+682
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
34.86
1,959
2,023
2022-23
MIL MIL
63
32.1
31.1
11.8
5.7
0.8
0.8
11.2
20.3
55.3
0.7
2.7
27.5
7.9
12.3
64.5
60.5
2.2
9.6
3.9
742
359
52
51
246
197
+341
6Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
34.42
2,484
2,598
2024-25
OKC OKC
76
34.2
32.7
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
379
486
131
77
183
164
+918
7Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
34.41
2,183
2,284
2022-23
PHI PHI
66
34.6
33.1
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
670
274
66
112
226
205
+424
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33.92
3,586
3,806
1962-63
SFW SFW
80
47.6
44.8
24.3
3.4
18.3
34.6
52.8
8.3
13.9
59.3
55.0
1,946
275
136
9James Harden
J. Harden
33.85
2,335
2,483
2019-20
HOU HOU
68
36.5
34.3
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
446
512
125
60
308
227
+287
10Stephen Curry
S. Curry
33.72
2,015
2,151
2020-21
GSW GSW
63
34.1
32.0
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
345
363
77
8
213
119
+242
11Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
33.37
3,041
3,281
1986-87
CHI CHI
82
40.0
37.1
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
430
377
236
125
272
237
12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
33.24
205
222
2025-26
OKC OKC
6
37.0
34.2
5.7
5.7
1.2
1.3
12.3
23.7
52.1
1.7
6.0
27.8
7.8
9.0
87.0
61.8
0.2
5.5
2.0
34
34
7
8
12
11
+42
13Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
32.87
2,558
2,802
2016-17
OKC OKC
81
34.6
31.6
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
864
840
132
31
438
190
+251
14Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
32.7
2,002
2,204
2021-22
MIL MIL
67
32.9
29.9
11.6
5.8
1.1
1.4
10.3
18.6
55.3
1.1
3.6
29.3
8.3
11.4
72.2
63.3
2.0
9.6
3.3
778
388
72
91
219
212
+397
15George Gervin
G. Gervin
32.6
2,551
2,817
1981-82
SAS SAS
79
35.7
32.3
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
1.7
3.2
2.7
392
187
77
45
210
215
16Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
32.6
2,079
2,296
2021-22
PHI PHI
68
33.8
30.6
11.7
4.2
1.1
1.5
9.8
19.6
49.9
1.4
3.7
37.1
9.6
11.8
81.4
61.6
2.1
9.6
3.1
796
284
77
99
214
181
+367
17Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
32.53
169
187
2025-26
UTA UTA
5
37.4
33.8
6.6
2.2
0.6
0.8
10.8
21.4
50.5
4.0
10.2
39.2
8.2
9.4
87.2
66.2
2.0
4.6
1.2
33
11
3
4
6
6
+36
18Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
32.52
2,370
2,624
2023-24
DAL DAL
70
37.5
33.9
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
647
686
99
38
282
149
+319
19Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
32.28
156
174
2025-26
NYK NYK
5
34.8
31.2
3.6
5.4
1.0
0.0
11.0
22.8
48.2
2.6
8.0
32.5
6.6
8.0
82.5
59.3
0.6
3.0
2.0
18
27
5
0
10
14
+2
20Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
32.2
2,138
2,390
2022-23
DAL DAL
66
36.2
32.4
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
569
529
90
33
236
166
+128
21Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
32.17
151
169
2025-26
SAS SAS
5
33.8
30.2
14.6
3.4
1.4
4.8
10.8
19.2
56.3
1.0
3.2
31.3
7.6
9.6
79.2
64.5
1.8
12.8
1.8
73
17
7
24
9
17
+70
22Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
32.02
2,036
2,289
2024-25
MIL MIL
67
34.2
30.4
11.9
6.5
0.9
1.2
11.8
19.7
60.1
0.2
0.9
22.2
6.5
10.6
61.7
62.5
2.2
9.7
3.1
798
433
58
78
206
155
+334
23Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
31.9
1,866
2,106
2022-23
POR POR
58
36.3
32.2
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
277
425
50
18
191
109
+105
24Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
31.81
2,135
2,416
2022-23
OKC OKC
68
35.5
31.4
4.8
5.5
1.6
1.0
10.4
20.3
51.0
0.9
2.5
34.5
9.8
10.9
90.5
62.6
0.9
4.0
2.8
329
371
112
65
192
192
+149
25Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
31.78
2,254
2,553
2023-24
OKC OKC
75
34.0
30.1
5.5
6.2
2.0
0.9
10.6
19.8
53.5
1.3
3.6
35.3
7.6
8.7
87.4
63.6
0.9
4.7
2.2
415
465
150
67
162
184
+613
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1
Bulls Bulls
5
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
4
1
.800
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3
Bucks Bucks
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3
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.600
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3
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Mon
11/3
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Tue
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MIL MIL
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Fri
11/7
CHI CHI
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Sun
11/9
HOU HOU
@
MIL MIL
3:30 PM
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8:30 PM
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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
6
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
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1.000
0.5
3
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
2
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4
Lakers Lakers
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5
Clippers Clippers
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Nuggets Nuggets
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1.000
2
76ers 76ers
4
1
.800
1.0
3
Bucks Bucks
4
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.667
1.5
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Heat Heat
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5
Pistons Pistons
3
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.600
2.0
6
Hawks Hawks
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.500
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
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OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
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10/21
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CHA CHA
117-136
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6:00 PM
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BKN BKN
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