highest points per minute by season nba minimum 700 minutes

Wilt Chamberlain has the most points per minute played with 700+ minutes played in a season, with 1.04 in 1961-62.

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highest points per minute by a player by season NBA minimum 700 minutes
NAMEPTS/MINMINPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1.04
3,882
4,029
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
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
1.03
1,309
1,353
2023-24
PHI PHI
39
33.6
34.7
11.0
5.6
1.2
1.7
11.5
21.8
52.9
1.4
3.6
38.8
10.2
11.6
88.3
64.4
2.4
8.6
3.8
430
219
46
66
150
112
+267
3Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
0.98
794
782
2025-26
OKC OKC
24
33.1
32.6
4.6
6.5
1.5
0.7
10.8
19.2
56.2
2.3
5.0
45.4
8.8
9.9
88.2
69.1
0.5
4.2
1.8
111
156
35
17
43
46
+359
4James Harden
J. Harden
0.98
2,867
2,818
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
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
0.97
1,917
1,857
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
6Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
0.97
2,023
1,959
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
7Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
0.96
2,598
2,484
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
8Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
0.96
2,284
2,183
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
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
0.94
3,806
3,586
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
10James Harden
J. Harden
0.94
2,483
2,335
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
11Stephen Curry
S. Curry
0.94
2,151
2,015
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
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
0.93
3,281
3,041
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
13Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
0.92
1,585
1,451
2020-21
PHI PHI
51
31.1
28.5
10.6
2.8
1.0
1.4
9.0
17.6
51.3
1.1
3.0
37.7
9.2
10.7
85.9
63.6
2.2
8.4
3.1
539
145
50
69
159
123
+405
14Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
0.91
2,802
2,558
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
15Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
0.91
825
750
2025-26
CLE CLE
24
34.4
31.3
4.8
5.4
1.4
0.3
10.9
21.5
50.5
4.2
10.6
39.4
5.3
6.3
84.2
64.2
0.9
3.9
3.4
115
130
34
7
81
56
+160
16Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
0.91
2,204
2,002
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
17George Gervin
G. Gervin
0.91
2,817
2,551
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
18Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
0.91
2,296
2,079
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
19Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
0.9
2,624
2,370
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
20Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
0.89
2,390
2,138
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
21Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
0.89
2,289
2,036
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
22Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
0.89
2,106
1,866
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
23Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
0.88
2,416
2,135
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
24Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
0.88
2,553
2,254
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
25George Gervin
G. Gervin
0.88
2,934
2,585
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
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12/25
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GSW GSW
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Thunder Thunder
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Nuggets Nuggets
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Tue
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11/12
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