highest ppg by current 3rd year players

LeBron James scored the most points per game by an active player in his 3rd season, with 31.4 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by current 3rd year players
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
31.4
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
2Kevin Durant
K. Durant
30.1
2009-10
82
39.5
7.6
2.8
1.4
1.0
9.7
20.3
47.6
1.6
4.3
36.5
9.2
10.2
90.0
60.7
1.3
6.3
3.3
3,239
2,472
623
231
112
84
271
171
+431
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
27.7
2020-21
66
34.3
8.0
8.6
1.0
0.5
9.8
20.5
47.9
2.9
8.3
35.0
5.2
7.1
73.0
58.7
0.8
7.2
4.3
2,262
1,830
527
567
64
36
281
152
+164
4Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27.5
2018-19
64
33.7
13.6
3.7
0.7
1.9
9.1
18.7
48.4
1.2
4.1
30.0
8.2
10.1
80.4
59.3
2.5
11.1
3.5
2,154
1,761
871
234
46
122
226
211
+371
5Ja Morant
J. Morant
27.4
2021-22
57
33.1
5.7
6.7
1.2
0.4
10.2
20.6
49.3
1.5
4.5
34.4
5.5
7.3
76.1
57.5
1.4
4.4
3.4
1,889
1,564
325
384
66
22
196
86
+189
6Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
25.9
2024-25
46
34.4
7.5
4.8
0.8
0.6
9.0
19.8
45.2
1.9
5.9
32.0
6.1
8.4
72.7
55.1
1.1
6.4
3.0
1,582
1,191
345
219
36
28
136
97
-21
7Trae Young
T. Young
25.3
2020-21
63
33.7
3.9
9.4
0.8
0.2
7.7
17.7
43.8
2.2
6.3
34.3
7.7
8.7
88.6
58.9
0.6
3.3
4.1
2,124
1,594
245
594
53
12
261
111
+267
8Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
25.0
2025-26
64
29.2
11.5
3.1
1.0
3.1
8.6
16.9
51.2
1.9
5.5
34.9
5.8
7.0
82.7
62.6
2.0
9.5
2.4
1,866
1,600
736
200
66
197
155
156
+682
9Devin Booker
D. Booker
24.9
2017-18
54
34.5
4.5
4.7
0.9
0.3
8.4
19.5
43.2
2.7
7.1
38.3
5.4
6.1
87.8
56.1
0.5
4.0
3.6
1,865
1,346
244
253
47
14
194
168
-358
10Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
24.6
2022-23
79
36.0
5.8
4.4
1.6
0.7
8.9
19.5
45.9
2.7
7.3
36.9
4.0
5.3
75.6
56.4
0.6
5.2
3.3
2,841
1,946
458
350
125
58
259
186
+97
11Anthony Davis
A. Davis
24.4
2014-15
68
36.1
10.2
2.2
1.5
2.9
9.4
17.6
53.5
0.0
0.2
8.3
5.5
6.8
80.5
59.1
2.5
7.7
1.4
2,455
1,656
696
149
100
200
95
141
+267
12Collin Sexton
C. Sexton
24.3
2020-21
60
35.3
3.1
4.4
1.0
0.2
8.8
18.4
47.5
1.6
4.4
37.1
5.2
6.4
81.5
57.3
1.0
2.2
2.8
2,115
1,460
187
262
62
10
167
157
-376
13Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
24.0
2019-20
69
34.3
4.4
4.3
1.0
0.2
8.7
19.4
44.9
2.5
6.9
36.6
4.0
4.7
86.3
55.8
0.8
3.6
2.7
2,364
1,655
304
294
70
14
184
172
+113
14Keyonte George
K. George
23.6
2025-26
54
33.1
3.7
6.1
1.1
0.3
7.4
16.3
45.6
2.5
6.7
37.1
6.2
7.0
89.2
60.9
0.4
3.3
3.1
1,786
1,275
199
332
58
14
166
120
-335
15Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
23.6
2016-17
82
37.2
4.0
2.3
1.0
0.4
8.6
19.1
45.2
1.3
3.5
35.6
5.0
6.6
76.0
53.4
1.2
2.8
2.3
3,048
1,933
328
189
82
30
187
183
-17
16Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
23.4
2019-20
66
34.3
7.0
3.0
1.4
0.9
8.4
18.6
45.0
2.9
7.1
40.3
3.8
4.7
81.2
56.7
1.0
6.0
2.3
2,265
1,547
460
200
93
57
155
136
+501
17Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
22.7
2017-18
48
32.4
6.6
1.2
0.8
2.4
8.1
18.5
43.9
1.9
4.8
39.5
4.5
5.7
79.3
53.9
1.3
5.3
1.9
1,553
1,088
316
57
36
115
93
141
+15
18Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
22.7
2023-24
62
33.5
4.3
7.5
0.9
0.4
8.5
18.8
44.9
1.9
5.4
35.5
3.8
4.4
86.9
54.6
0.5
3.8
3.4
2,074
1,405
268
464
56
22
212
153
-350
19Cam Thomas
C. Thomas
22.5
2023-24
66
31.4
3.2
2.9
0.7
0.2
8.0
18.0
44.2
2.2
6.0
36.4
4.3
5.1
85.6
55.4
0.4
2.8
1.9
2,075
1,482
214
192
45
16
124
138
-201
20Eric Gordon
E. Gordon
22.3
2010-11
56
37.7
2.9
4.4
1.3
0.3
7.6
16.9
45.0
1.9
5.2
36.4
5.1
6.2
82.5
56.6
0.8
2.1
2.7
2,112
1,247
164
244
71
18
151
115
+1
21Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
21.9
2010-11
82
34.7
4.6
8.2
1.9
0.4
7.5
17.0
44.2
0.4
1.3
33.0
6.5
7.7
84.2
53.8
1.5
3.1
3.9
2,847
1,793
379
670
155
30
316
207
+117
22Darius Garland
D. Garland
21.7
2021-22
68
35.7
3.3
8.6
1.3
0.1
8.0
17.3
46.2
2.6
6.7
38.3
3.2
3.5
89.2
57.6
0.6
2.7
3.6
2,430
1,473
224
583
89
7
248
115
+376
23Jalen Williams
J. Williams
21.6
2024-25
69
32.4
5.3
5.1
1.6
0.7
8.2
16.9
48.4
1.8
4.9
36.5
3.4
4.3
78.9
57.3
0.9
4.5
2.2
2,237
1,490
369
354
111
46
150
158
+456
24John Collins
J. Collins
21.6
2019-20
41
33.2
10.1
1.5
0.8
1.6
8.6
14.8
58.3
1.4
3.6
40.1
2.9
3.7
80.0
65.9
2.8
7.3
1.8
1,363
885
416
60
31
66
75
138
-165
25Desmond Bane
D. Bane
21.5
2022-23
58
31.7
5.0
4.4
1.0
0.4
7.8
16.2
47.9
2.9
7.0
40.8
3.1
3.5
88.3
60.6
0.7
4.3
2.2
1,841
1,247
291
254
56
22
126
150
+356

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53
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.646
7.0
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1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
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46
36
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14.0
7
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45
37
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8
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45
37
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9
44
38
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16.0
10
43
39
.524
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11
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32
50
.390
28.0
12
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31
51
.378
29.0
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20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
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22
60
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22
60
.268
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