highest points per 36 minutes in a season by a shooting guard

James Harden has the most points / minutes played / 36 by a shooting guard in a season, with 33.85 in 2019-20.

Interpreted as:
highest points per 36 minutes with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games in a season by a shooting guard
NAMEPTS/(MIN/36)PTSMINSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1James 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
2Michael 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
3George 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
4Shai 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
5Shai 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
6George Gervin
G. Gervin
31.72
2,585
2,934
1979-80
SAS SAS
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
7Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
31.7
509
578
2025-26
CLE CLE
17
34.0
29.9
4.8
5.5
1.4
0.4
10.2
20.4
50.3
3.9
10.3
38.3
5.5
6.6
83.2
64.3
0.8
3.9
3.2
81
93
24
6
55
38
+110
8Bradley Beal
B. Beal
31.49
1,878
2,147
2020-21
WAS WAS
60
35.8
31.3
4.7
4.4
1.2
0.4
11.2
23.0
48.5
2.2
6.2
34.9
6.8
7.7
88.9
59.3
1.2
3.5
3.1
283
265
69
22
187
140
-3
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.18
2,868
3,311
1987-88
CHI CHI
82
40.4
35.0
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
449
485
259
131
252
270
10Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
31.11
2,832
3,277
2005-06
LAL LAL
80
41.0
35.4
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
425
360
147
30
250
233
+320
11Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31
2,753
3,197
1989-90
CHI CHI
82
39.0
33.6
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
565
519
227
54
247
241
12James Harden
J. Harden
30.92
2,191
2,551
2017-18
HOU HOU
72
35.4
30.4
5.4
8.8
1.8
0.7
9.0
20.1
44.9
3.7
10.0
36.7
8.7
10.1
85.8
61.9
0.6
4.8
4.4
389
630
126
50
315
169
+527
13Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
30.68
392
460
2025-26
MIN MIN
14
32.9
28.0
4.8
3.6
1.5
0.6
9.4
19.7
47.5
3.4
8.6
39.2
5.9
7.3
81.4
61.1
0.9
3.9
2.6
67
51
21
9
36
28
+47
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30.61
2,580
3,034
1990-91
CHI CHI
82
37.0
31.5
6.0
5.5
2.7
1.0
12.1
22.4
53.9
0.4
1.1
31.2
7.0
8.2
85.1
60.5
1.4
4.6
2.5
492
453
223
83
202
229
15Bradley Beal
B. Beal
30.53
1,741
2,053
2019-20
WAS WAS
57
36.0
30.5
4.2
6.1
1.2
0.4
10.4
22.9
45.5
3.0
8.4
35.3
6.8
8.0
84.2
57.9
0.9
3.3
3.4
242
347
71
23
194
126
-201
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29.83
2,541
3,067
1992-93
CHI CHI
78
39.3
32.6
6.7
5.5
2.8
0.8
12.7
25.7
49.5
1.0
2.9
35.2
6.1
7.3
83.7
56.4
1.7
5.0
2.7
522
428
221
61
207
188
17George Gervin
G. Gervin
29.48
2,365
2,888
1978-79
SAS SAS
80
36.1
29.6
5.0
2.7
1.7
1.1
11.8
21.9
54.1
5.9
7.1
82.6
59.1
1.8
3.2
3.6
400
219
137
91
286
275
18Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
29.33
2,407
2,954
2002-03
ORL ORL
75
39.4
32.1
6.5
5.5
1.7
0.8
11.1
24.2
45.7
2.3
6.0
38.6
7.7
9.7
79.3
56.4
1.6
4.9
2.6
488
411
124
59
195
156
+201
19Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
29.22
2,014
2,481
1977-78
PHX PHX
80
31.0
25.2
2.1
5.5
1.7
0.4
10.1
19.6
51.6
5.0
6.1
81.3
56.5
0.5
1.5
3.5
164
437
138
31
280
162
20Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29.12
2,633
3,255
1988-89
CHI CHI
81
40.2
32.5
8.0
8.0
2.9
0.8
11.9
22.2
53.8
0.3
1.2
27.6
8.3
9.8
85.0
61.4
1.8
6.2
3.6
652
650
234
65
290
247
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29.02
2,491
3,090
1995-96
CHI CHI
82
37.7
30.4
6.6
4.3
2.2
0.5
11.2
22.6
49.5
1.4
3.2
42.7
6.7
8.0
83.4
58.2
1.8
4.8
2.4
543
352
180
42
197
195
22George Gervin
G. Gervin
28.92
2,221
2,765
1980-81
SAS SAS
82
33.7
27.1
5.1
3.2
1.1
0.7
10.4
21.1
49.2
0.1
0.4
25.7
6.2
7.6
82.6
55.5
1.5
3.6
3.1
419
260
94
56
251
212
23World B. Free
W. B. Free
28.62
2,055
2,585
1979-80
SDC SDC
68
38.0
30.2
3.5
4.2
1.2
0.5
10.8
22.9
47.4
0.1
0.4
36.0
8.4
11.2
75.3
54.4
1.9
1.6
3.4
238
283
81
32
228
195
24Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
28.48
1,401
1,771
2020-21
UTA UTA
53
33.4
26.4
4.4
5.2
1.0
0.3
9.0
20.6
43.8
3.4
8.7
38.6
5.0
6.0
84.5
56.9
0.9
3.5
2.8
235
277
52
15
147
117
+287
25Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
28.45
1,922
2,432
2022-23
CLE CLE
68
35.8
28.3
4.3
4.4
1.5
0.4
10.0
20.6
48.4
3.6
9.3
38.6
4.7
5.4
86.7
61.4
0.9
3.3
2.6
289
301
99
27
180
168
+338
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG and minutes played going back to the 1951-52 season.

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13
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.765
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13
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12
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12
7
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Thunder Thunder
18
1
.947
2
Lakers Lakers
13
4
.765
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3
Nuggets Nuggets
13
4
.765
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Rockets Rockets
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Spurs Spurs
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Suns Suns
12
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.632
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15
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Raptors Raptors
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.737
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Heat Heat
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.632
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.579
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112-101
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