highest ppg from a starter in a career

Kenneth Lofton Jr. has averaged 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
28.9
482
35.0
8.6
8.3
1.3
0.5
9.7
20.8
46.8
3.1
8.8
34.9
6.4
8.5
75.4
58.9
0.9
7.6
4.0
16,875
13,953
4,128
3,978
606
220
1,920
1,114
+1269
4Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27.5
473
31.8
10.9
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.1
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.4
8.2
9.9
82.9
61.2
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,024
13,017
5,133
1,727
425
763
1,613
1,416
+2558
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27.2
1,156
36.7
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
62.0
0.7
6.3
3.2
42,480
31,447
8,005
5,053
1,195
1,305
3,650
2,207
+4921
6LeBron James
L. James
27.0
1,582
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
59,720
42,647
11,848
11,727
2,369
1,162
5,520
2,808
+7339
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
974
36.6
6.1
8.3
1.6
0.6
7.8
17.9
43.8
3.1
8.5
36.2
7.9
9.1
86.5
60.8
0.8
5.3
4.2
35,676
25,908
5,924
8,087
1,534
608
4,052
2,394
+3851
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
12Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
25.4
821
33.5
10.4
5.3
1.1
1.3
9.3
16.8
55.7
0.6
2.3
28.3
6.1
8.8
69.2
61.6
2.0
8.4
3.2
27,521
20,851
8,513
4,328
943
1,037
2,592
2,477
+3200
13Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
25.3
493
33.3
4.8
5.2
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.5
50.5
1.4
3.9
35.9
6.3
7.3
86.4
61.3
0.7
4.1
2.3
16,397
12,485
2,362
2,587
712
398
1,136
1,108
+1697
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
15Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
25.2
569
34.0
4.4
4.8
1.4
0.3
8.9
19.7
45.3
3.1
8.4
36.8
4.3
5.1
84.1
57.5
0.8
3.6
2.7
19,330
14,335
2,483
2,728
786
177
1,544
1,369
+2828
16Trae 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
17Devin Booker
D. Booker
25.1
685
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
24,041
17,224
2,833
3,741
600
198
2,141
2,032
+163
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
1,052
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
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
35,916
26,237
4,930
6,688
1,586
278
3,272
2,362
+6249
25Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
24.8
396
35.2
5.4
4.3
1.3
0.7
8.7
19.2
45.4
3.0
8.1
37.0
4.4
5.5
80.2
57.5
0.7
4.7
2.9
13,951
9,816
2,129
1,690
534
259
1,154
803
+926
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.548
12.0
9
20
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.476
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.381
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8:00 PM
Last Game
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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
29
10
.744
2
25
15
.625
4.5
3
25
16
.610
5.0
4
25
17
.595
5.5
5
22
17
.564
7.0
6
23
18
.561
7.0
7
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.548
7.5
8
21
20
.512
9.0
9
19
21
.475
10.5
10
20
23
.465
11.0
11
17
24
.415
13.0
12
15
26
.366
15.0
13
11
27
.289
17.5
14
10
29
.256
19.0
15
9
32
.220
21.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
35
7
.833
2
28
13
.683
6.5
3
28
13
.683
6.5
4
27
14
.659
7.5
5
24
15
.615
9.5
6
23
15
.605
10.0
7
24
17
.585
10.5
8
23
19
.548
12.0
9
20
22
.476
15.0
10
17
23
.425
17.0
11
17
23
.425
17.0
12
16
26
.381
19.0
13
14
27
.341
20.5
14
11
30
.268
23.5
15
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25.5

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12/19
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12/19
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98-93
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Schedule

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