highest ppg average for number one overall picks

Elgin Baylor has scored the most career points per game by a #1 overall pick, with 27.4 per game.

NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
27.4
846
40.0
13.5
4.3
10.3
23.8
43.1
6.8
8.7
78.0
49.4
33,863
23,149
11,463
3,650
2,596
2LeBron James
L. James
26.8
1,619
37.6
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
60,951
43,368
12,077
11,987
2,408
1,184
5,640
2,860
+7448
3Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
26.7
914
41.1
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
4Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
25.7
1,040
42.2
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.1
18.9
48.5
7.4
8.8
83.8
56.4
1.0
3.0
43,886
26,710
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
24.6
1,560
36.8
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
57,446
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
6Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
24.6
441
34.9
5.3
4.1
1.3
0.6
8.6
19.0
45.3
3.0
8.0
36.9
4.4
5.5
80.2
57.4
0.7
4.5
2.9
15,371
10,832
2,317
1,823
587
282
1,269
884
+948
7Anthony Davis
A. Davis
24.0
807
34.3
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.5
5.5
7.0
79.3
59.1
2.7
8.0
2.0
27,708
19,385
8,637
2,065
1,055
1,848
1,614
1,882
+879
8Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
23.8
276
31.0
6.4
4.1
1.0
0.6
9.1
15.5
59.1
0.1
0.4
32.4
5.4
7.8
69.5
63.0
2.2
4.2
2.7
8,555
6,581
1,768
1,119
279
172
734
624
+319
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
23.7
1,207
34.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,918
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
10Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
23.7
779
34.5
4.1
5.6
1.3
0.4
8.7
18.4
47.4
2.4
6.1
39.4
3.8
4.3
88.8
58.4
0.8
3.3
2.5
26,879
18,433
3,173
4,365
1,022
337
1,942
1,770
+1962
11Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
23.3
180
30.4
11.0
3.5
1.1
3.5
8.3
17.2
48.3
2.2
6.3
34.2
4.5
5.5
81.6
59.3
2.1
9.0
3.1
5,472
4,198
1,984
637
205
625
562
414
+632
12Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
22.8
718
33.8
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
15.9
52.2
1.7
4.3
39.7
4.4
5.3
83.9
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
24,233
16,346
8,003
2,254
586
811
1,930
2,446
+1640
13Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
22.6
269
33.9
5.4
7.9
1.1
0.7
8.4
18.7
45.0
1.9
5.7
34.1
3.9
4.6
84.1
54.6
0.8
4.6
3.8
9,110
6,085
1,461
2,133
305
177
1,020
774
-37
14Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
22.4
267
34.5
7.4
4.7
0.8
0.6
7.6
17.0
44.8
1.4
4.4
31.8
5.7
7.7
74.3
54.8
1.1
6.3
3.0
9,219
5,974
1,973
1,268
215
154
793
550
-273
15David Thompson
D. Thompson
22.1
509
32.0
3.8
3.2
0.9
0.8
8.3
16.4
50.4
0.1
0.3
27.7
5.5
7.1
77.8
56.6
1.4
2.3
2.6
16,305
11,264
1,921
1,631
459
407
1,129
1,287
16Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
21.8
1,238
35.7
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
17Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
21.2
67
33.9
6.6
4.5
1.2
0.9
8.0
17.1
47.1
1.0
3.5
29.7
4.1
5.0
82.3
55.0
1.2
5.4
2.3
2,270
1,419
445
304
82
63
157
140
-289
18David Robinson
D. Robinson
21.1
987
34.7
10.6
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
34,271
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
19Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
21.0
1,183
34.3
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
8.2
16.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
15.2
4.6
6.2
74.0
55.3
2.3
7.5
3.0
40,594
24,815
11,607
2,215
1,136
2,894
3,537
4,034
+412
20Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
21.0
1,303
38.4
12.5
1.8
1.0
2.0
8.4
18.6
45.2
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.1
6.1
67.0
49.1
3.1
7.8
2.4
50,000
27,313
16,279
2,398
864
1,771
1,358
4,193
21Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
20.7
688
36.8
6.1
2.7
1.2
0.6
8.1
17.6
45.9
0.9
2.6
34.0
3.6
4.4
82.0
52.9
1.5
4.6
3.1
25,346
14,234
4,189
1,879
826
389
2,147
1,847
+10
22Chris Webber
C. Webber
20.7
831
37.1
9.8
4.2
1.4
1.4
8.7
18.1
47.9
0.3
1.1
29.9
3.0
4.7
64.9
51.3
2.7
7.0
2.8
30,847
17,182
8,124
3,526
1,197
1,200
2,313
2,700
+1550
23Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
20.1
1,043
37.3
13.7
2.4
0.7
0.6
7.6
14.7
51.6
4.9
7.8
63.2
55.4
3.4
6.2
38,940
20,941
14,241
2,544
52
48
3,536
24Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
20.1
959
33.5
10.1
3.1
1.1
1.5
8.1
15.7
51.4
0.0
0.0
15.4
3.9
5.1
76.7
55.9
2.6
6.8
2.6
32,103
19,248
9,698
3,007
777
1,100
1,112
3,048
25Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
20.0
923
30.0
5.0
3.1
0.7
0.3
7.8
16.1
48.4
0.4
1.4
31.2
4.0
5.4
74.1
54.2
1.8
3.1
2.5
27,730
18,458
4,578
2,871
687
296
2,306
2,599

More Lakers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

33.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.0

9th

DRTG

117.0

20th

NETRTG

0.9

16th

3P%

35.6

20th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
60
19
.759
3.0
3
51
28
.646
12.0
4
Lakers Lakers
50
29
.633
13.0
5
49
29
.628
13.5
6
47
32
.595
16.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
4/9
@
10:00 PM
Fri
4/10
@
10:30 PM
Sun
4/12
@
8:30 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

63 - 16

123

Final

87

LAL Lakers

50 - 29

Tue 7 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
57
22
.722
2
54
25
.684
3.0
3
51
28
.646
6.0
4
50
29
.633
7.0
5
45
34
.570
12.0
6
44
35
.557
13.0
7
43
36
.544
14.0
8
43
36
.544
14.0
9
43
37
.538
14.5
10
41
38
.519
16.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
31
48
.392
26.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
30
49
.380
27.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
59
.253
37.0
14
18
61
.228
39.0
15
17
62
.215
40.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
63
16
.797
2
Spurs Spurs - x
60
19
.759
3.0
3
51
28
.646
12.0
4
50
29
.633
13.0
5
49
29
.628
13.5
6
47
32
.595
16.0
7
43
35
.551
19.5
8
41
38
.519
22.0
9
40
39
.506
23.0
10
37
42
.468
26.0
11
26
54
.325
37.5
12
25
54
.316
38.0
13
25
54
.316
38.0
14
Kings Kings - e
21
59
.263
42.5
15
Jazz Jazz - e
21
59
.263
42.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
3/11
@
120-112
Wed
3/11
@
102-104
Wed
3/11
@
130-142
Thu
3/12
@
110-126
Thu
3/12
@
101-92

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
4/8
@
7:00 PM
Wed
4/8
@
7:00 PM
Wed
4/8
@
7:00 PM
Wed
4/8
@
9:00 PM
Wed
4/8
@
9:30 PM