highest points per minute average in a season minimum 65 games played

Wilt Chamberlain has the most points per minute per game with 65+ games played in a season, with 83.03 in 1961-62.

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highest points per minute by a player average in a season minimum 65 games played
NAMEPTS/MPGGPPTSMPGSEASONTMPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
83.03
80
4,029
48.5
1961-62
PHI PHI
50.4
25.7
2.4
20.0
39.5
50.6
10.4
17.0
61.3
53.6
3,882
2,052
192
123
2James Harden
J. Harden
76.67
78
2,818
36.8
2018-19
HOU HOU
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
2,867
518
586
158
58
387
244
+357
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
76
82
3,041
40.0
1986-87
CHI CHI
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
3,281
430
377
236
125
272
237
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
75.38
80
3,586
47.6
1962-63
SFW SFW
44.8
24.3
3.4
18.3
34.6
52.8
8.3
13.9
59.3
55.0
3,806
1,946
275
136
5Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
73.95
81
2,558
34.6
2016-17
OKC OKC
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
2,802
864
840
132
31
438
190
+251
6Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
72.67
76
2,484
34.2
2024-25
OKC OKC
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
2,598
379
486
131
77
183
164
+918
7George Gervin
G. Gervin
71.54
79
2,551
35.7
1981-82
SAS SAS
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
2,817
392
187
77
45
210
215
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
71.03
82
2,868
40.4
1987-88
CHI CHI
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
3,311
449
485
259
131
252
270
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
70.61
82
2,753
39.0
1989-90
CHI CHI
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
3,197
565
519
227
54
247
241
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
69.73
82
2,580
37.0
1990-91
CHI CHI
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
3,034
492
453
223
83
202
229
11Stephen Curry
S. Curry
69.49
79
2,375
34.2
2015-16
GSW GSW
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
2,700
430
527
169
15
262
161
+1022
12Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
69.14
80
2,832
41.0
2005-06
LAL LAL
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
3,277
425
360
147
30
250
233
+320
13George Gervin
G. Gervin
68.72
78
2,585
37.6
1979-80
SAS SAS
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
2,934
403
202
110
79
254
208
14Rick Barry
R. Barry
68.17
78
2,775
40.7
1966-67
SFW SFW
35.6
9.2
3.6
13.0
28.7
45.1
9.7
10.9
88.4
53.1
3,175
714
282
258
15Kevin Durant
K. Durant
67.28
81
2,593
38.5
2013-14
OKC OKC
32.0
7.4
5.5
1.3
0.7
10.5
20.8
50.3
2.4
6.1
39.1
8.7
9.9
87.3
63.5
0.7
6.7
3.5
3,122
598
445
103
59
285
174
+509
16Karl Malone
K. Malone
66.71
82
2,540
38.1
1989-90
UTA UTA
31.0
11.1
2.8
1.5
0.6
11.1
19.8
56.2
0.2
0.5
37.2
8.5
11.1
76.2
62.6
2.8
8.3
3.7
3,122
911
226
121
50
304
259
17Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
66.22
75
2,254
34.0
2023-24
OKC OKC
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
2,553
415
465
150
67
162
184
+613
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
66.1
82
2,491
37.7
1995-96
CHI CHI
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
3,090
543
352
180
42
197
195
19George Gervin
G. Gervin
65.87
82
2,221
33.7
1980-81
SAS SAS
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
2,765
419
260
94
56
251
212
20Freeman Williams
F. Williams
65.77
82
1,585
24.1
1980-81
SDC SDC
19.3
1.6
2.0
1.1
0.1
7.8
16.8
46.5
0.6
1.7
34.0
3.1
3.6
85.2
52.4
0.9
0.7
2.0
1,976
129
164
91
5
166
157
21Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
65.6
82
2,831
43.2
1974-75
BUF BUF
34.5
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
1,155
179
92
174
278
22Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
65.52
81
2,633
40.2
1988-89
CHI CHI
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
3,255
652
650
234
65
290
247
23George Gervin
G. Gervin
65.51
80
2,365
36.1
1978-79
SAS SAS
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
2,888
400
219
137
91
286
275
24Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
65.48
78
2,295
35.1
1983-84
DEN DEN
29.4
4.8
3.1
0.7
0.6
11.5
20.6
55.8
0.1
0.4
36.7
6.3
7.4
85.2
61.8
1.1
3.7
2.0
2,734
373
238
53
50
156
187
25Isaiah Thomas
I. Thomas
65.05
76
2,199
33.8
2016-17
BOS BOS
28.9
2.7
5.9
0.9
0.2
9.0
19.4
46.3
3.2
8.5
37.9
7.8
8.5
90.9
62.5
0.6
2.1
2.8
2,569
205
448
70
13
210
167
+276
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12/18
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PHX PHX
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12/22
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23
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17
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Sun
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119-109
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7:00 PM
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