highest ppg by a player in a season before turning 26

Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points per game by a player younger than 26 in a season, with 50.4 per game in 1961-62.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in a season before turning 26 years old
NAMEPPGAgeSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50.4
25
1961-62
80
48.5
25.7
2.4
20.0
39.5
50.6
10.4
17.0
61.3
53.6
3,882
4,029
2,052
192
123
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38.4
24
1960-61
79
47.8
27.2
1.9
15.8
31.1
50.9
6.7
13.3
50.4
51.9
3,773
3,033
2,149
148
130
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37.6
23
1959-60
72
46.4
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
150
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
37.1
23
1986-87
82
40.0
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
3,041
430
377
236
125
272
237
5Rick Barry
R. Barry
35.6
22
1966-67
78
40.7
9.2
3.6
13.0
28.7
45.1
9.7
10.9
88.4
53.1
3,175
2,775
714
282
258
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35.0
24
1987-88
82
40.4
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
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
34.8
24
1971-72
81
44.2
16.6
4.6
14.3
24.9
57.4
6.2
9.0
68.9
60.3
3,583
2,822
1,346
370
235
8Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
34.5
23
1974-75
82
43.2
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
2,831
1,155
179
92
174
278
9Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
34.0
24
1972-73
80
46.0
2.8
11.4
12.9
26.3
48.8
8.3
9.8
84.7
55.5
3,681
2,719
223
910
207
10Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
33.9
24
2023-24
70
37.5
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
2,624
2,370
647
686
99
38
282
149
+319
11Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32.5
25
1988-89
81
40.2
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
2,633
652
650
234
65
290
247
12Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
32.4
23
2022-23
66
36.2
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
2,390
2,138
569
529
90
33
236
166
+128
13Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
32.1
23
2002-03
75
39.4
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
2,954
2,407
488
411
124
59
195
156
+201
14Kevin Durant
K. Durant
32.0
25
2013-14
81
38.5
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
2,593
598
445
103
59
285
174
+509
15Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31.7
23
1970-71
82
40.1
16.0
3.3
13.0
22.5
57.7
5.7
8.3
69.0
60.6
3,288
2,596
1,311
272
264
16Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
31.6
22
1961-62
79
42.3
19.0
2.7
12.3
23.7
51.9
6.9
10.8
64.4
55.4
3,344
2,495
1,500
210
281
17Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
31.4
24
2022-23
68
35.5
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
2,416
2,135
329
371
112
65
192
192
+149
18Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
31.4
25
1963-64
79
45.1
9.9
11.0
10.6
22.0
48.3
10.1
11.9
85.3
57.6
3,559
2,480
783
868
280
19LeBron James
L. James
31.4
21
2005-06
79
42.5
7.0
6.6
1.6
0.8
11.1
23.1
48.0
1.6
4.8
33.5
7.6
10.3
73.8
56.8
0.9
6.1
3.3
3,361
2,478
556
521
123
66
260
181
+275
20Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
31.2
25
1959-60
75
40.3
8.9
3.5
11.6
27.5
42.2
8.0
10.2
78.5
48.7
3,023
2,338
664
260
275
21Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
31.1
24
1975-76
78
42.7
12.4
4.0
1.2
2.1
12.0
24.6
48.7
7.2
9.4
76.2
54.2
3.1
9.3
3,328
2,427
965
315
93
160
298
22Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
31.1
25
2000-01
71
42.0
3.8
4.6
2.5
0.3
10.7
25.5
42.0
1.4
4.3
32.0
8.2
10.1
81.4
51.8
0.7
3.1
3.3
2,979
2,207
273
325
178
20
237
147
+368
23Jerry West
J. West
30.8
23
1961-62
75
41.2
7.9
5.4
10.7
23.9
44.5
9.5
12.3
76.9
52.4
3,087
2,310
591
402
173
24Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
30.8
23
1961-62
79
44.3
12.5
11.4
11.0
22.9
47.8
8.9
11.0
80.3
55.4
3,503
2,432
985
899
258
25Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
30.7
25
1980-81
80
42.7
6.4
4.0
1.4
0.2
11.4
20.3
55.9
0.0
0.1
28.6
7.9
9.8
80.6
62.2
2.4
4.0
3.5
3,417
2,452
509
322
109
18
282
245

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.2

Curry

Stephen Curry

RPG

5.7

Green

Draymond Green

APG

5.1

Green

Draymond Green
Team Rankings

ORTG

115.3

14th

DRTG

113.7

9th

NETRTG

1.6

13th

3P%

36.2

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
35
22
.614
8.0
7
33
24
.579
10.0
8
Warriors Warriors
29
27
.518
13.5
9
27
29
.482
15.5
10
27
30
.474
16.0
Schedule
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Sun
2/22
@
3:30 PM
Tue
2/24
@
8:00 PM
Wed
2/25
@
7:30 PM
Sat
2/28
@
8:30 PM
Mon
3/2
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

36 - 19

121

Final

110

GSW Warriors

29 - 27

Thu 19 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
42
13
.764
2
36
19
.655
6.0
3
36
21
.632
7.0
4
35
21
.625
7.5
5
33
23
.589
9.5
6
30
26
.536
12.5
7
29
26
.527
13.0
8
30
27
.526
13.0
9
27
31
.466
16.5
10
26
31
.456
17.0
11
24
30
.444
17.5
12
24
33
.421
19.0
13
16
39
.291
26.0
14
15
40
.273
27.0
15
15
42
.263
28.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
43
14
.754
2
39
16
.709
3.0
3
36
21
.632
7.0
4
34
20
.630
7.5
5
34
21
.618
8.0
6
35
22
.614
8.0
7
33
24
.579
10.0
8
29
27
.518
13.5
9
27
29
.482
15.5
10
27
30
.474
16.0
11
21
33
.389
20.5
12
19
36
.345
23.0
13
18
39
.316
25.0
14
16
42
.276
27.5
15
12
45
.211
31.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
1/19
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116-110
Mon
1/19
@
110-138
Mon
1/19
@
106-111
Mon
1/19
@
122-127
Mon
1/19
@
115-107

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
2/22
@
1:00 PM
Sun
2/22
@
3:30 PM
Sun
2/22
@
3:30 PM
Sun
2/22
@
3:30 PM
Sun
2/22
@
5:00 PM