highest ppg in a month after 1970 with at least 10 games played

Since 1970-71, James Harden has averaged the most points per game when playing 10+ games in a month, with 43.6 per game in January 2019.

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highest ppg by a player in a month after 1970 with at least 10 games played
NAMEPPGGPMONTHMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
43.6
14
January 2019
38.8
8.7
7.6
2.1
1.2
12.8
29.7
43.0
5.6
16.6
33.5
12.4
13.7
90.6
60.9
1.6
7.1
5.5
543
610
122
106
29
17
77
46
+54
2Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
43.4
13
January 2006
41.6
5.6
4.1
1.8
0.1
13.9
29.6
47.0
3.5
8.9
39.7
12.0
13.4
89.7
61.1
0.5
5.1
3.5
541
564
73
53
23
1
46
39
+50
3Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
40.6
14
February 2003
41.6
4.9
3.6
2.6
0.9
13.9
29.4
47.2
2.4
5.5
42.9
10.6
12.5
84.6
58.3
0.9
4.1
3.4
583
569
69
50
37
13
48
33
+122
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
40.4
13
March 2007
44.8
6.2
4.5
1.1
0.5
13.7
29.8
45.9
2.7
7.2
37.2
10.3
11.9
86.5
57.5
1.6
4.5
2.8
582
525
80
58
14
6
36
30
-36
5James Harden
J. Harden
39.5
15
November 2019
36.9
6.4
7.6
1.9
0.5
11.2
24.2
46.3
5.5
14.1
38.9
11.6
13.9
83.7
65.1
0.9
5.5
5.1
553
592
96
114
28
8
77
43
+141
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
39.3
16
February 1972
15.6
5.8
16.0
27.1
59.0
7.3
9.8
74.4
62.5
628
249
93
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
39.0
12
April 1988
41.3
4.5
4.9
3.2
1.1
14.5
25.9
55.9
0.1
1.0
8.3
9.9
11.8
84.4
62.7
1.8
2.8
3.3
495
468
54
59
38
13
40
51
8Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
38.5
10
February 2023
37.4
5.7
7.0
0.8
0.2
11.5
23.2
49.6
5.0
12.2
41.0
10.5
10.9
96.3
68.8
1.1
4.6
3.2
374
385
57
70
8
2
32
18
+3
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38.4
12
February 1987
41.2
5.4
4.8
3.7
2.4
12.9
27.2
47.5
0.1
0.8
11.1
12.5
14.3
87.7
57.4
1.9
3.5
3.2
494
461
65
58
44
29
38
40
10Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
38.2
12
February 1988
39.4
6.3
3.3
1.8
0.8
14.3
29.1
49.3
1.1
2.4
44.8
8.4
10.3
82.1
56.8
2.7
3.7
3.0
473
458
76
40
21
10
36
29
11Moses Malone
M. Malone
38.1
14
February 1982
44.6
17.3
1.9
0.9
1.3
14.1
25.5
55.5
0.0
0.2
0.0
9.9
12.5
78.9
61.5
3.3
624
534
242
26
13
18
46
35
12Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
37.7
13
March 1972
13.6
10.5
12.3
85.0
490
13James Harden
J. Harden
37.6
11
February 2019
37.4
6.2
5.6
2.5
0.9
11.6
26.0
44.8
5.0
14.2
35.3
9.4
10.3
91.2
61.7
0.8
5.4
4.5
411
414
68
62
27
10
50
28
+20
14Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
37.5
13
December 2023
39.5
8.9
11.1
1.5
0.9
12.7
26.0
48.8
4.4
11.5
38.0
7.8
9.7
80.2
62.0
1.1
7.8
4.5
513
488
116
144
19
12
58
21
+57
15Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
37.5
16
March 2026
37.1
8.0
7.4
2.3
0.7
12.8
25.9
49.2
5.0
12.8
39.2
7.0
8.8
79.4
62.9
0.4
7.6
3.7
594
600
128
118
37
11
59
38
+162
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
37.5
13
November 1986
40.8
6.2
3.5
2.5
1.7
13.8
30.2
45.9
0.1
0.5
16.7
9.7
11.8
81.8
53.0
2.8
3.5
3.2
531
487
81
46
32
22
42
41
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
37.4
15
December 1986
39.3
4.6
4.0
2.3
1.5
14.1
28.9
48.7
0.1
0.6
22.2
9.1
10.7
85.6
55.7
1.9
2.7
3.0
590
561
69
60
35
23
45
42
18James Harden
J. Harden
37.3
14
December 2019
38.5
5.6
6.9
2.1
1.2
11.9
24.6
48.1
5.5
12.9
42.5
8.1
9.5
85.0
64.7
1.1
4.5
3.9
539
522
79
97
29
17
54
49
+66
19Stephen Curry
S. Curry
37.3
15
April 2021
35.2
6.1
4.6
0.8
0.3
11.8
22.8
51.8
6.4
13.7
46.6
7.3
8.0
90.8
70.8
0.4
5.7
4.2
529
559
91
69
12
4
63
31
+34
20Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
37.1
10
January 2024
38.8
9.2
10.4
1.6
0.5
12.1
24.8
48.8
3.4
9.8
34.7
9.5
12.4
76.6
61.3
0.8
8.4
3.7
388
371
92
104
16
5
37
22
-35
21George Gervin
G. Gervin
36.9
16
January 1980
39.9
4.2
2.4
1.4
0.8
14.3
25.9
55.3
0.6
1.6
36.0
7.7
8.9
86.6
61.9
638
590
67
38
22
13
34
22Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
36.9
14
March 1975
15.0
2.6
14.7
7.4
9.3
80.0
516
210
37
23Bradley Beal
B. Beal
36.7
10
January 2021
35.3
5.5
5.0
1.1
0.6
13.4
27.4
48.9
3.0
7.8
38.5
6.9
7.7
89.6
59.6
1.6
3.9
2.9
353
367
55
50
11
6
29
24
-28
24Stephen Curry
S. Curry
36.7
10
February 2016
34.6
5.6
7.3
1.9
0.3
12.9
23.5
54.9
6.7
12.5
53.6
4.2
4.8
87.5
71.6
1.4
4.2
3.6
346
367
56
73
19
3
36
18
+61
25Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
36.6
14
January 1987
38.9
4.6
3.6
1.9
0.6
13.9
29.4
47.2
0.2
1.2
17.6
8.7
10.2
85.3
54.1
1.9
2.6
3.3
544
513
64
50
27
9
46
42

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54
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.659
10.0
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53
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.646
11.0
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52
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.634
12.0
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22.0
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22.0
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