highest ppg by a first pick in nba history

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

	NAME	PPG	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Elgin 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
2	LeBron James L. James	26.9	1,576	37.8	7.5	7.4	1.5	0.7	9.9	19.5	50.6	1.6	4.7	34.9	5.5	7.5	73.7	59.0	1.1	6.3	3.5	59,503	42,471	11,800	11,678	2,359	1,159	5,505	2,801	+7350
3	Allen 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
4	Oscar 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
5	Kareem 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
6	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	24.5	232	31.1	6.5	4.2	1.0	0.6	9.4	16.0	58.6	0.1	0.4	31.7	5.6	8.0	69.6	62.6	2.3	4.3	2.8	7,226	5,680	1,518	981	241	148	656	522	+340
7	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	24.2	407	34.8	5.3	4.2	1.3	0.6	8.5	18.9	45.0	2.9	8.0	36.7	4.3	5.3	80.4	57.0	0.7	4.5	2.9	14,173	9,853	2,148	1,696	540	254	1,173	819	+841
8	Anthony Davis A. Davis	24.0	803	34.3	10.7	2.6	1.3	2.3	9.0	17.3	52.2	0.5	1.6	29.6	5.5	7.0	79.3	59.2	2.7	8.0	2.0	27,561	19,306	8,590	2,054	1,053	1,840	1,601	1,876	+909
9	Shaquille 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
10	Kyrie 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
11	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	23.0	675	34.0	11.1	3.1	0.8	1.2	8.4	16.1	52.2	1.7	4.4	39.9	4.5	5.3	83.9	62.4	2.8	8.3	2.7	22,954	15,540	7,492	2,124	548	792	1,818	2,303	+1483
12	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	22.8	137	30.9	10.9	3.7	1.1	3.6	8.2	17.3	47.6	2.2	6.4	34.0	4.1	5.0	81.5	58.3	2.1	8.8	3.5	4,234	3,118	1,494	512	157	490	474	316	+117
13	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	22.6	237	34.0	5.5	7.6	1.1	0.6	8.4	18.8	44.8	1.9	5.7	33.8	3.8	4.5	84.6	54.3	0.8	4.7	3.8	8,052	5,356	1,303	1,809	259	147	907	680	-304
14	David 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
15	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	22.1	221	34.3	7.2	4.6	0.8	0.6	7.6	17.1	44.4	1.4	4.5	31.4	5.5	7.5	73.3	54.2	1.1	6.1	2.9	7,573	4,890	1,591	1,026	180	130	639	464	-252
16	Hakeem 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
17	David 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
18	Patrick 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
19	Elvin 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
20	Glenn 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
21	Chris 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
22	Walt 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
23	Bob 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
24	Mark 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
25	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	19.5	906	36.7	7.2	11.2	1.9	0.4	6.9	13.2	52.0	0.4	1.2	30.3	5.5	6.5	84.8	61.0	1.8	5.5	3.9	33,245	17,707	6,559	10,141	1,724	374	3,506	2,050

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PPG

33.7

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RPG

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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.6

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DRTG

118.3

22nd

NETRTG

0.3

15th

3P%

34.8

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Nuggets	22	10	.688	5.5
4	Rockets	20	10	.667	6.5
5	Lakers	20	10	.667	6.5
6	Timberwolves	21	12	.636	7.0
7	Suns	19	13	.594	8.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 12/30	DET	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Fri 1/2	MEM	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Sun 1/4	MEM	@	LAL	9:30 PM
Tue 1/6	LAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 1/7	LAL	@	SAS	9:30 PM

Last Game

Kings

8 - 24

101

Final

125

Lakers

20 - 10

Sun 28 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

32.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

1.8

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.4

Huff

2.2

Sarr

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.8

Ayton

70.4

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.4

122.8

122.4

121.4

120.6

119.0

DRtg Rankings

106.6

111.7

112.5

112.7

113.0

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

14.0

8.7

7.2

6.9

6.3

5.9

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7-24

8-26

8-24

10-21

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,672.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,526.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,678.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,612.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.7

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.62

Dončić

1.56

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.72

Dončić

1.57

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

22-10

21-13

17-12-1

18-13

19-14

17-13

Worst Record ATS

11-23

12-20

12-19

13-20

14-19

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	24	8	.750
2	Knicks	23	9	.719	1.0
3	Celtics	19	12	.613	4.5
4	Raptors	20	14	.588	5.0
5	Magic	18	15	.545	6.5
6	Heat	18	15	.545	6.5
7	76ers	16	14	.533	7.0
8	Cavaliers	18	16	.529	7.0
9	Bulls	15	17	.469	9.0
10	Hawks	15	19	.441	10.0
11	Bucks	14	19	.424	10.5
12	Hornets	11	21	.344	13.0
13	Nets	10	20	.333	13.0
14	Wizards	7	24	.226	16.5
15	Pacers	6	27	.182	18.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	28	5	.848
2	Spurs	23	9	.719	4.5
3	Nuggets	22	10	.688	5.5
4	Rockets	20	10	.667	6.5
5	Lakers	20	10	.667	6.5
6	Timberwolves	21	12	.636	7.0
7	Suns	19	13	.594	8.5
8	Warriors	17	16	.515	11.0
9	Grizzlies	15	17	.469	12.5
10	Trail Blazers	14	19	.424	14.0
11	Jazz	12	19	.387	15.0
12	Mavericks	12	22	.353	16.5
13	Clippers	10	21	.323	17.0
14	Kings	8	24	.250	19.5
15	Pelicans	8	26	.235	20.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 11/28	TOR	@	CHA	111-118
Fri 11/28	CHI	@	IND	101-103
Fri 11/28	DET	@	MIA	138-135
Fri 11/28	BKN	@	MIL	99-116
Fri 11/28	NOP	@	GSW	96-104

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 12/30	PHI	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Tue 12/30	BOS	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Tue 12/30	DET	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Tue 12/30	SAC	@	LAC	11:00 PM
Wed 12/31	GSW	@	CHA	1:00 PM

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

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