highest ppg by a small forward in his ninth season

Larry Bird averaged the most points per game by a small forward in his 9th season, with 29.9 per game in 1987-88.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a small forward in his ninth season
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Larry Bird
L. Bird
29.9
1987-88
76
39.0
9.3
6.1
1.6
0.8
11.6
22.0
52.7
1.3
3.1
41.4
5.5
6.0
91.6
60.8
1.4
7.8
2.8
2,965
2,275
703
467
125
57
213
157
2Alex English
A. English
28.6
1986-87
82
37.6
4.2
5.1
0.9
0.3
11.8
23.4
50.3
0.0
0.2
26.7
5.0
5.9
84.4
54.9
1.8
2.4
2.6
3,085
2,345
344
422
73
21
214
216
3Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
27.1
2019-20
57
32.4
7.1
4.9
1.8
0.6
9.3
19.9
47.0
2.2
5.7
37.8
6.2
7.1
88.6
58.9
0.9
6.1
2.6
1,848
1,543
402
280
103
33
149
113
+478
4Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
26.6
1966-67
70
38.7
12.8
3.1
10.2
23.7
42.9
6.3
7.7
81.3
49.1
2,706
1,862
898
215
211
5Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
25.9
1990-91
81
38.0
9.0
3.3
1.5
0.8
9.5
20.2
47.0
1.0
3.1
34.1
5.9
7.1
82.9
55.5
3.2
5.8
2.5
3,078
2,101
732
265
123
65
201
156
6LeBron James
L. James
25.3
2014-15
69
36.1
6.0
7.4
1.6
0.7
9.0
18.5
48.8
1.7
4.9
35.4
5.4
7.7
71.0
57.7
0.7
5.3
3.9
2,493
1,743
416
511
109
49
272
135
+539
7Kevin Durant
K. Durant
25.1
2016-17
62
33.4
8.3
4.8
1.1
1.6
8.9
16.5
53.7
1.9
5.0
37.5
5.4
6.2
87.5
65.1
0.6
7.6
2.2
2,070
1,555
513
300
66
99
138
117
+711
8Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
23.2
1960-61
79
37.2
8.6
2.4
8.2
19.4
42.5
6.7
8.1
83.3
50.6
2,935
1,832
681
188
335
9Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
22.6
2011-12
55
34.1
6.3
3.6
1.1
0.4
8.0
18.6
43.0
1.2
3.7
33.5
5.4
6.7
80.4
52.5
1.6
4.7
2.6
1,876
1,245
344
200
62
24
144
156
+109
10John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
22.6
1973-74
76
40.7
6.4
5.9
1.3
0.4
9.0
19.8
45.6
4.6
5.5
83.2
50.9
1.8
4.6
3,091
1,716
487
447
95
32
196
11Rashard Lewis
R. Lewis
22.4
2006-07
60
39.1
6.6
2.4
1.1
0.7
7.7
16.8
46.1
2.5
6.5
39.0
4.4
5.3
84.1
58.7
1.5
5.1
2.0
2,348
1,342
396
145
68
39
118
143
-27
12Glen Rice
G. Rice
22.3
1997-98
82
40.2
4.3
2.2
0.9
0.3
7.7
16.9
45.7
1.6
3.7
43.3
5.2
6.1
84.9
56.8
1.1
3.2
2.2
3,295
1,826
353
182
77
22
182
200
+169
13Rudy Gay
R. Gay
21.1
2014-15
68
35.4
5.9
3.7
1.0
0.6
7.5
16.4
45.5
1.2
3.2
35.9
5.0
5.8
85.8
55.6
1.4
4.4
2.7
2,408
1,432
399
250
71
41
183
157
-103
14Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
20.8
2002-03
69
37.6
6.6
3.0
1.3
0.4
7.8
18.1
43.2
1.3
3.8
34.2
3.9
4.4
87.6
51.9
1.2
5.4
3.6
2,591
1,436
457
205
91
26
248
183
-177
15Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
20.1
2021-22
66
32.4
5.4
5.4
1.2
0.3
6.8
15.5
44.3
2.5
6.6
37.3
3.9
4.4
89.0
57.7
0.6
4.8
2.9
2,141
1,325
356
358
76
18
190
160
+302
16Julius Erving
J. Erving
20.0
1984-85
78
32.5
5.3
3.0
1.7
1.4
7.8
15.8
49.4
0.0
0.2
21.4
4.3
5.7
76.5
54.6
2.2
3.1
2.7
2,535
1,561
414
233
135
109
208
199
17Chet Walker
C. Walker
19.9
1972-73
79
31.1
5.0
2.3
7.6
15.8
47.8
4.8
5.7
83.2
54.3
2,455
1,570
395
179
166
18Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
19.4
1995-96
77
36.7
6.4
5.9
1.7
0.7
7.3
15.8
46.3
1.9
5.2
37.4
2.9
4.2
67.9
55.1
2.0
4.5
2.7
2,825
1,496
496
452
133
57
207
198
19Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
19.3
1977-78
75
37.0
5.9
3.8
1.3
0.6
7.5
15.9
47.1
4.4
5.6
78.8
52.8
1.8
4.1
3.2
2,777
1,450
442
287
101
44
241
262
20Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
18.9
2010-11
80
34.7
5.4
3.3
1.0
0.6
6.3
12.8
49.7
1.4
3.7
37.4
4.8
5.6
86.0
62.0
0.4
5.0
2.1
2,774
1,511
430
260
80
51
171
231
+594
21Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
18.0
2024-25
TOT
60
30.7
4.5
2.6
1.0
0.8
6.3
14.0
44.8
2.2
5.8
37.4
3.3
4.3
76.3
56.6
1.5
3.0
1.7
1,842
1,078
269
158
60
50
99
101
-100
22Gordon Hayward
G. Hayward
17.5
2019-20
52
33.5
6.7
4.1
0.7
0.4
6.7
13.5
50.0
1.6
4.3
38.3
2.4
2.8
85.5
59.5
1.1
5.6
1.8
1,740
909
348
212
38
22
96
96
+332
23Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
16.9
1989-90
64
28.3
3.8
1.7
0.5
0.2
6.4
14.2
45.3
1.1
2.9
38.0
2.9
3.2
91.7
54.2
1.1
2.8
1.7
1,811
1,080
246
107
32
10
108
174
24Hedo Turkoglu
H. Turkoglu
16.8
2008-09
77
36.6
5.3
4.9
0.8
0.2
5.5
13.3
41.3
1.7
4.9
35.6
4.1
5.1
80.7
54.1
0.6
4.7
2.6
2,815
1,294
410
375
64
19
204
218
+510
25Luol Deng
L. Deng
16.5
2012-13
75
38.7
6.3
3.0
1.1
0.4
6.2
14.6
42.6
1.0
3.1
32.2
3.1
3.8
81.6
50.8
2.2
4.2
1.9
2,903
1,237
476
222
81
32
144
105
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More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.5

Brown

Jaylen Brown

RPG

8.3

Queta

Neemias Queta

APG

5.5

White

Derrick White
Team Rankings

ORTG

120.1

2nd

DRTG

112.6

4th

NETRTG

7.5

4th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
52
19
.732
2
Celtics Celtics
47
24
.662
5.0
3
47
25
.653
5.5
4
44
27
.620
8.0
5
40
31
.563
12.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
@
7:30 PM
Fri
3/27
@
7:30 PM
Sun
3/29
@
6:00 PM
Mon
3/30
@
7:30 PM
Wed
4/1
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
MIN Timberwolves

44 - 28

102

Final

92

BOS Celtics

47 - 24

Sun 22 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
52
19
.732
2
47
24
.662
5.0
3
47
25
.653
5.5
4
44
27
.620
8.0
5
40
31
.563
12.0
6
40
32
.556
12.5
7
39
33
.542
13.5
8
38
33
.535
14.0
9
38
34
.528
14.5
10
37
34
.521
15.0
11
29
42
.408
23.0
12
29
42
.408
23.0
13
Nets Nets - e
17
55
.236
35.5
14
16
55
.225
36.0
15
16
56
.222
36.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
57
15
.792
2
Spurs Spurs - y
54
18
.750
3.0
3
46
26
.639
11.0
4
44
28
.611
13.0
5
44
28
.611
13.0
6
43
28
.606
13.5
7
40
32
.556
17.0
8
36
36
.500
21.0
9
36
37
.493
21.5
10
34
38
.472
23.0
11
25
47
.347
32.0
12
24
47
.338
32.5
13
23
49
.319
34.0
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
51
.292
36.0
15
Kings Kings - e
19
53
.264
38.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
2/25
@
117-124
Wed
2/25
@
133-109
Wed
2/25
@
126-110
Wed
2/25
@
113-108
Wed
2/25
@
96-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/24
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/24
@
7:30 PM
Tue
3/24
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/24
@
11:00 PM
Wed
3/25
@
7:00 PM