highest ppg for a player in their age 23 season since 1977

Since 1976-77, Michael Jordan has put up the most points per game by a 23-year-old player in a season, with 37.1 per game in 1986-87.

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highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games for a player in their age 23 season since 1977

	NAME	PPG	Age	SEASON	TM	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37.1	23	1986-87	CHI	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
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	32.4	23	2022-23	DAL	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
3	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	32.1	23	2002-03	ORL	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
4	LeBron James L. James	30.0	23	2007-08	CLE	75	40.4	7.9	7.2	1.8	1.1	10.6	21.9	48.4	1.5	4.8	31.5	7.3	10.3	71.2	56.8	1.8	6.1	3.4	3,027	2,250	592	539	138	81	255	165	+139
5	Trae Young T. Young	28.4	23	2021-22	ATL	76	34.9	3.7	9.7	0.9	0.1	9.4	20.3	46.0	3.1	8.0	38.2	6.6	7.3	90.4	60.3	0.7	3.1	4.0	2,652	2,155	284	737	72	7	303	128	+158
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	28.0	23	2011-12	OKC	66	38.6	8.0	3.5	1.3	1.2	9.7	19.7	49.6	2.0	5.2	38.7	6.5	7.6	86.0	61.0	0.6	7.4	3.8	2,546	1,850	527	231	88	77	248	133	+369
7	Anthony Davis A. Davis	28.0	23	2016-17	NOP	75	36.1	11.8	2.1	1.3	2.2	10.3	20.3	50.5	0.5	1.8	29.9	6.9	8.6	80.2	58.0	2.3	9.5	2.4	2,708	2,099	884	157	94	167	181	168	+51
8	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	27.6	23	2024-25	MIN	79	36.3	5.7	4.5	1.2	0.6	9.1	20.4	44.7	4.1	10.3	39.5	5.3	6.3	83.7	59.5	0.8	4.9	3.2	2,871	2,177	450	359	91	51	249	150	+291
9	David Thompson D. Thompson	27.2	23	1977-78	DEN	80	37.8	4.9	4.5	1.2	1.2	10.3	19.8	52.1				6.5	8.4	77.8	57.8	2.0	2.9	3.1	3,025	2,172	390	362	92	99	245	213
10	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	26.9	23	2021-22	BOS	76	35.9	8.0	4.4	1.0	0.6	9.3	20.6	45.3	3.0	8.6	35.3	5.3	6.2	85.3	57.8	1.1	6.9	2.9	2,731	2,046	609	334	75	49	217	174	+667
11	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	26.9	23	2017-18	MIL	75	36.7	10.0	4.8	1.5	1.4	9.9	18.7	52.9	0.6	1.9	30.7	6.5	8.5	76.0	59.8	2.1	8.0	3.0	2,756	2,014	753	361	109	106	223	231	+148
12	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	26.8	23	1998-99	PHI	48	41.5	4.9	4.6	2.3	0.1	9.1	22.0	41.2	1.2	4.1	29.1	7.4	9.9	75.1	50.8	1.4	3.5	3.5	1,990	1,284	236	223	110	7	167	98	+185
13	Devin Booker D. Booker	26.6	23	2019-20	PHX	70	35.9	4.2	6.5	0.7	0.3	9.0	18.3	48.9	2.0	5.7	35.4	6.7	7.3	91.9	61.8	0.4	3.8	3.8	2,511	1,863	297	456	49	18	264	213	+130
14	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	26.5	23	1982-83	DET	58	38.8	4.6	4.1	1.2	0.3	9.7	19.9	48.9	0.2	0.6	37.8	6.8	8.0	84.5	56.5	2.2	2.4	3.2	2,252	1,536	264	237	67	20	187	157
15	Ja Morant J. Morant	26.2	23	2022-23	MEM	61	31.9	5.9	8.1	1.1	0.3	9.3	19.9	46.6	1.5	4.9	30.7	6.1	8.1	74.8	55.7	1.0	4.9	3.4	1,948	1,596	357	493	66	16	206	100	+303
16	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	26.1	23	2024-25	DET	70	35.0	6.1	9.1	1.0	0.8	9.8	20.8	46.9	2.1	6.0	35.6	4.5	5.3	84.6	56.5	0.8	5.3	4.4	2,452	1,830	425	638	71	53	309	195	+175
17	Kevin Love K. Love	26.0	23	2011-12	MIN	55	39.0	13.3	2.0	0.9	0.5	8.6	19.3	44.8	1.9	5.1	37.2	6.9	8.4	82.4	56.8	4.1	9.2	2.3	2,145	1,432	734	111	47	28	128	152	+27
18	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	25.9	23	2023-24	PHI	70	37.5	3.7	6.2	1.0	0.5	9.1	20.3	45.0	3.0	8.1	37.3	4.7	5.4	86.8	57.3	0.5	3.2	1.7	2,626	1,816	258	433	69	33	116	151	+303
19	James Harden J. Harden	25.9	23	2012-13	HOU	78	38.3	4.9	5.8	1.8	0.5	7.5	17.1	43.8	2.3	6.2	36.8	8.6	10.2	85.1	60.0	0.8	4.1	3.8	2,985	2,023	379	455	142	38	295	178	+197
20	Vince Carter V. Carter	25.7	23	1999-00	TOR	82	38.1	5.8	3.9	1.3	1.1	9.6	20.7	46.5	1.2	2.9	40.3	5.3	6.7	79.1	54.3	1.8	4.0	2.2	3,126	2,107	476	322	110	92	178	263	+181
21	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	25.7	23	2007-08	DEN	77	36.4	7.4	3.4	1.3	0.5	9.5	19.2	49.2	0.8	2.1	35.4	6.0	7.7	78.6	56.8	2.3	5.1	3.3	2,806	1,978	571	259	98	39	253	253	+161
22	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	25.5	23	2004-05	WAS	80	40.9	4.7	5.1	1.7	0.3	8.2	19.0	43.1	2.6	7.0	36.5	6.5	8.0	81.4	56.5	1.0	3.7	3.0	3,274	2,038	378	411	139	23	242	245	+95
23	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	25.3	23	2000-01	BOS	82	38.0	6.4	3.1	1.7	0.8	8.4	18.5	45.4	1.8	4.7	38.3	6.7	9.0	74.5	56.3	1.1	5.2	3.2	3,120	2,071	522	253	138	69	262	251	-77
24	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	25.2	23	2001-02	LAL	80	38.3	5.5	5.5	1.5	0.4	9.4	20.0	46.9	0.4	1.7	25.0	6.1	7.4	82.9	54.4	1.4	4.1	2.8	3,063	2,019	441	438	118	35	223	228	+444
25	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	25.2	23	2020-21	SAC	58	35.1	3.5	7.2	1.5	0.5	9.1	19.1	47.7	1.8	5.5	32.2	5.2	7.2	71.9	56.5	0.6	2.9	3.0	2,036	1,461	203	417	87	27	174	170	-195

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Since 1976-77, Michael Jordan has put up the most points per game by a 23-year-old player in a season, with 37.1 per game in 1986-87.

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