highest points per 36 minutes in a season

Wilt Chamberlain has the most points / minutes played / 36 in a season, with 37.36 in 1961-62.

Interpreted as:
highest points per 36 minutes with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in a season
NAMEPTS/(MIN/36)PTSMINSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37.36
4,029
3,882
1961-62
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
2James Harden
J. Harden
35.38
2,818
2,867
2018-19
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
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
34.87
1,857
1,917
2019-20
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
4Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
34.86
1,959
2,023
2022-23
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
5Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
34.42
2,484
2,598
2024-25
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
6Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
34.41
2,183
2,284
2022-23
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
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33.92
3,586
3,806
1962-63
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
8Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
33.86
1,947
2,070
2025-26
62
33.4
31.4
4.4
6.6
1.4
0.8
10.9
19.6
55.3
1.7
4.5
37.9
8.0
9.0
88.4
66.5
0.5
3.9
2.1
271
408
88
51
133
128
+664
9James Harden
J. Harden
33.85
2,335
2,483
2019-20
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
10Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
33.74
2,089
2,229
2025-26
62
36.0
33.7
7.8
8.2
1.6
0.5
10.9
22.9
47.6
4.0
10.9
36.6
7.9
10.1
77.6
61.5
0.7
7.2
4.0
486
511
102
34
249
149
+191
11Stephen Curry
S. Curry
33.72
2,015
2,151
2020-21
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
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
33.37
3,041
3,281
1986-87
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
13Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
32.87
2,558
2,802
2016-17
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
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
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
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
17Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
32.52
2,370
2,624
2023-24
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
18Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
32.2
2,138
2,390
2022-23
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
19Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
32.02
2,036
2,289
2024-25
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
20Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
31.9
1,866
2,106
2022-23
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
21Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
31.81
2,135
2,416
2022-23
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
22Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
31.78
2,254
2,553
2023-24
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
23George Gervin
G. Gervin
31.72
2,585
2,934
1979-80
78
37.6
33.1
5.2
2.6
1.4
1.0
13.1
24.9
52.8
0.4
1.3
31.4
6.5
7.6
85.2
58.7
2.0
3.2
3.3
403
202
110
79
254
208
24Stephen Curry
S. Curry
31.67
2,375
2,700
2015-16
79
34.2
30.1
5.4
6.7
2.1
0.2
10.2
20.2
50.4
5.1
11.2
45.4
4.6
5.1
90.8
66.9
0.9
4.6
3.3
430
527
169
15
262
161
+1022
25Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
31.64
1,642
1,868
2025-26
58
32.2
28.3
6.3
3.6
2.0
0.4
9.9
19.6
50.4
2.6
6.9
38.1
6.0
6.6
89.9
62.9
1.0
5.3
2.1
365
210
115
26
121
73
+317
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG and minutes played going back to the 1951-52 season.

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4.5
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.649
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12
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17
56
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14
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17
57
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37.0
15
16
58
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WesternWLPCTGB
1
58
16
.784
2
Spurs Spurs - x
56
18
.757
2.0
3
48
26
.649
10.0
4
47
28
.627
11.5
5
45
29
.608
13.0
6
44
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13.5
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.554
17.0
8
38
36
.514
20.0
9
37
38
.493
21.5
10
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.486
22.0
11
25
49
.338
33.0
12
25
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.333
33.5
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