highest ppg from a starter in a career

Kenneth Lofton Jr. has the most career points per game by a player as a starter, with 42.0 per game.

NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kenneth Lofton Jr.
K. Lofton Jr.
42.0
1
40.4
14.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
17.0
25.0
68.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
8.0
12.0
66.7
69.4
6.0
8.0
2.0
40
42
14
0
1
0
2
3
-17
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30.5
1,039
38.7
6.3
5.3
2.4
0.8
11.5
23.2
49.8
0.6
1.7
32.7
6.9
8.3
83.6
57.0
1.6
4.7
2.8
40,216
31,741
6,565
5,546
2,463
874
2,868
2,719
+1407
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
29.0
484
35.0
8.6
8.3
1.3
0.5
9.7
20.8
46.8
3.1
8.9
34.9
6.4
8.5
75.5
59.0
0.9
7.6
4.0
16,944
14,016
4,143
3,995
609
221
1,927
1,120
+1264
4Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27.5
476
31.8
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.1
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.5
8.2
9.9
82.9
61.2
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,136
13,112
5,162
1,744
426
765
1,620
1,418
+2591
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27.2
1,160
36.8
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.3
3.2
42,639
31,558
8,026
5,078
1,199
1,308
3,670
2,215
+4925
6LeBron James
L. James
26.9
1,585
37.7
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
59,819
42,710
11,870
11,750
2,370
1,166
5,533
2,812
+7354
7Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
26.8
901
41.3
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.9
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.2
7.0
9.0
78.2
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,232
24,160
3,359
5,555
1,967
162
3,232
1,753
+875
8Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
26.6
1,198
38.0
5.6
5.0
1.5
0.5
9.3
20.8
44.9
1.4
4.3
32.8
6.6
7.8
83.9
55.0
1.1
4.4
3.1
45,545
31,897
6,675
6,016
1,827
581
3,741
3,072
+3847
9James Harden
J. Harden
26.6
977
36.6
6.1
8.3
1.6
0.6
7.8
17.9
43.8
3.1
8.5
36.1
7.9
9.1
86.6
60.8
0.8
5.3
4.2
35,786
25,999
5,938
8,112
1,536
610
4,065
2,402
+3839
10Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
25.8
995
36.7
6.9
2.6
9.7
20.9
46.3
0.7
5.8
7.2
81.4
53.7
36,522
25,713
6,845
2,584
1,965
-246
11Alex English
A. English
25.8
753
35.3
5.2
4.4
10.7
21.1
50.9
0.0
4.3
5.1
84.2
55.3
2.6
26,556
19,424
3,908
3,316
1,952
2,001
12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
25.4
496
33.3
4.8
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.5
50.6
1.4
3.9
36.0
6.3
7.3
86.4
61.4
0.7
4.0
2.3
16,500
12,594
2,374
2,604
715
400
1,140
1,114
+1732
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
25.4
823
33.5
10.4
5.3
1.1
1.3
9.3
16.7
55.7
0.6
2.3
28.3
6.1
8.8
69.2
61.6
2.0
8.4
3.2
27,582
20,891
8,544
4,341
945
1,038
2,598
2,482
+3181
14Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
25.3
546
35.6
5.0
3.1
0.1
8.8
16.3
54.2
0.0
7.7
9.4
82.0
62.1
19,437
13,824
2,756
1,712
64
1,410
15Trae Young
T. Young
25.2
493
34.3
3.5
9.8
1.0
0.2
8.0
18.4
43.2
2.6
7.5
35.1
6.6
7.6
87.3
57.9
0.6
2.8
4.2
16,901
12,413
1,702
4,837
515
75
2,077
861
-158
16Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
25.2
572
34.0
4.4
4.8
1.4
0.3
8.9
19.7
45.2
3.1
8.3
36.8
4.3
5.1
84.0
57.4
0.8
3.6
2.7
19,441
14,391
2,499
2,749
791
177
1,559
1,372
+2797
17Devin Booker
D. Booker
25.1
688
35.1
4.1
5.5
0.9
0.3
8.8
18.9
46.3
2.1
6.1
34.9
5.5
6.3
87.3
58.0
0.7
3.5
3.1
24,146
17,302
2,844
3,753
602
198
2,154
2,039
+157
18Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
25.1
900
36.2
4.3
6.7
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.4
43.9
3.1
8.4
37.1
5.8
6.5
89.9
59.0
0.6
3.7
2.8
32,610
22,598
3,845
6,069
874
267
2,541
1,708
+2415
19Larry Bird
L. Bird
25.1
706
38.8
9.9
6.7
9.8
19.7
49.9
0.8
2.1
37.9
4.6
5.2
89.3
57.0
27,388
17,703
6,982
4,739
1,687
20Karl Malone
K. Malone
25.1
1,471
37.2
10.2
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,718
36,865
14,933
5,234
2,078
1,142
4,505
4,557
+3010
21Lindell Wigginton
L. Wigginton
25.0
1
41.0
5.0
11.0
0.0
1.0
10.0
20.0
50.0
4.0
10.0
40.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
61.2
0.0
5.0
5.0
41
25
5
11
0
1
5
3
-27
22Josh Hall
J. Hall
25.0
1
42.7
10.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
11.0
21.0
52.4
1.0
6.0
16.7
2.0
6.0
33.3
52.9
1.0
9.0
3.0
43
25
10
2
0
0
3
5
+9
23Chris Wright
C. Wright
25.0
1
46.3
8.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
11.0
14.0
78.6
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
79.3
1.0
7.0
1.0
46
25
8
0
1
2
1
1
-2
24Stephen Curry
S. Curry
24.9
1,056
34.1
4.7
6.4
1.5
0.3
8.5
18.0
47.1
4.0
9.5
42.2
4.0
4.4
91.2
62.5
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,033
26,324
4,943
6,708
1,587
278
3,281
2,370
+6205
25Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
24.9
398
35.3
5.4
4.3
1.3
0.7
8.7
19.2
45.4
3.0
8.2
37.1
4.4
5.5
80.3
57.5
0.7
4.7
2.9
14,031
9,909
2,141
1,696
536
259
1,157
808
+941
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.500
14.5
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19
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.442
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Wed
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Fri
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7:30 PM
Last Game
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124

Final

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
32
10
.762
2
27
16
.628
5.5
3
26
18
.591
7.0
4
27
19
.587
7.0
5
24
19
.558
8.5
6
25
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.556
8.5
7
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.535
9.5
8
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21
.523
10.0
9
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.488
11.5
10
21
25
.457
13.0
11
18
25
.419
14.5
12
17
28
.378
16.5
13
12
30
.286
20.0
14
10
33
.233
22.5
15
10
35
.222
23.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
37
8
.822
2
30
14
.682
6.5
3
30
15
.667
7.0
4
26
16
.619
9.5
5
26
16
.619
9.5
6
27
17
.614
9.5
7
27
17
.614
9.5
8
25
20
.556
12.0
9
22
22
.500
14.5
10
19
24
.442
17.0
11
18
24
.429
17.5
12
18
26
.409
18.5
13
15
29
.341
21.5
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12
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.267
25.0
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.217
27.5

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Scores

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12/26
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100-117
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12/26
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128-125
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Schedule

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