highest ppg in a season for a player in nba history

Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points per game in a season, with 50.4 per game in 1961-62.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in a season for a player in NBA history
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50.4
1961-62
PHI PHI
80
48.5
25.7
2.4
20.0
39.5
50.6
10.4
17.0
61.3
53.6
3,882
4,029
2,052
192
123
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
44.8
1962-63
SFW SFW
80
47.6
24.3
3.4
18.3
34.6
52.8
8.3
13.9
59.3
55.0
3,806
3,586
1,946
275
136
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38.4
1960-61
PHI PHI
79
47.8
27.2
1.9
15.8
31.1
50.9
6.7
13.3
50.4
51.9
3,773
3,033
2,149
148
130
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37.6
1959-60
PHI PHI
72
46.4
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
150
5Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
37.5
2025-26
PHI PHI
4
43.0
3.8
8.3
1.0
0.8
11.5
25.3
45.5
4.5
9.5
47.4
10.0
11.5
87.0
61.9
0.3
3.5
2.0
172
150
15
33
4
3
8
12
+23
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
37.1
1986-87
CHI 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
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
36.9
1963-64
SFW SFW
80
46.1
22.3
5.0
15.1
28.7
52.4
6.8
12.7
53.1
53.7
3,689
2,948
1,787
403
182
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
36.3
2025-26
MIL MIL
4
32.8
14.0
7.0
0.8
1.3
14.3
20.5
69.5
1.0
1.8
57.1
6.8
10.5
64.3
72.2
4.0
10.0
3.3
131
145
56
28
3
5
13
10
+41
9James Harden
J. Harden
36.1
2018-19
HOU HOU
78
36.8
6.6
7.5
2.0
0.7
10.8
24.5
44.2
4.8
13.2
36.8
9.7
11.0
87.9
61.6
0.8
5.8
5.0
2,867
2,818
518
586
158
58
387
244
+357
10Austin Reaves
A. Reaves
35.8
2025-26
LAL LAL
4
37.8
6.8
8.5
1.8
0.0
10.8
18.8
57.3
3.0
7.0
42.9
11.3
12.8
88.2
73.4
0.5
6.3
4.0
151
143
27
34
7
0
16
9
+25
11Rick Barry
R. Barry
35.6
1966-67
SFW SFW
78
40.7
9.2
3.6
13.0
28.7
45.1
9.7
10.9
88.4
53.1
3,175
2,775
714
282
258
12Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
35.4
2005-06
LAL LAL
80
41.0
5.3
4.5
1.8
0.4
12.2
27.2
45.0
2.3
6.5
34.7
8.7
10.2
85.0
55.9
0.9
4.4
3.1
3,277
2,832
425
360
147
30
250
233
+320
13Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35.0
1987-88
CHI CHI
82
40.4
5.5
5.9
3.2
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
3,311
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
34.8
1971-72
MIL MIL
81
44.2
16.6
4.6
14.3
24.9
57.4
6.2
9.0
68.9
60.3
3,583
2,822
1,346
370
235
15Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
34.8
2025-26
OKC OKC
5
38.6
6.2
5.4
1.4
1.4
12.6
24.4
51.6
1.4
6.0
23.3
8.2
9.6
85.4
60.8
0.2
6.0
2.4
193
174
31
27
7
7
12
10
+34
16Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
34.8
1960-61
LAL LAL
73
42.9
19.8
5.1
12.8
29.7
43.0
9.3
11.8
78.3
49.8
3,133
2,538
1,447
371
279
17Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
34.7
1964-65
TOT
73
45.2
22.9
3.4
14.6
28.5
51.0
5.6
12.1
46.4
51.3
3,301
2,534
1,673
250
146
18Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
34.7
2025-26
UTA UTA
3
38.3
8.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
11.3
22.7
50.0
4.7
11.0
42.4
7.3
7.7
95.7
66.6
2.7
5.3
1.0
115
104
24
9
0
0
3
3
+49
19Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
34.5
1974-75
BUF BUF
82
43.2
14.1
2.2
1.1
2.1
13.4
26.1
51.2
7.8
9.7
80.5
56.9
3.7
10.3
3,539
2,831
1,155
179
92
174
278
20James Harden
J. Harden
34.3
2019-20
HOU HOU
68
36.5
6.6
7.5
1.8
0.9
9.9
22.3
44.4
4.4
12.4
35.5
10.2
11.8
86.5
62.6
1.0
5.5
4.5
2,483
2,335
446
512
125
60
308
227
+287
21Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
34.0
1972-73
KCO KCO
80
46.0
2.8
11.4
12.9
26.3
48.8
8.3
9.8
84.7
55.5
3,681
2,719
223
910
207
22Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
34.0
1962-63
LAL LAL
80
42.1
14.3
4.8
12.9
28.4
45.3
8.3
9.9
83.7
51.9
3,370
2,719
1,146
386
226
23Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
33.9
2023-24
DAL DAL
70
37.5
9.2
9.8
1.4
0.5
11.5
23.6
48.7
4.1
10.6
38.2
6.8
8.7
78.6
61.7
0.8
8.4
4.0
2,624
2,370
647
686
99
38
282
149
+319
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
33.6
1989-90
CHI CHI
82
39.0
6.9
6.3
2.8
0.7
12.6
24.0
52.6
1.1
3.0
37.6
7.2
8.5
84.8
60.6
1.7
5.1
3.0
3,197
2,753
565
519
227
54
247
241
25Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33.5
1965-66
PHI PHI
79
47.3
24.6
5.2
13.6
25.2
54.0
6.3
12.4
51.3
54.7
3,737
2,649
1,943
414
171

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

9th

DRTG

113.7

12th

NETRTG

5.5

10th

3P%

40.8

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
5
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
4
0
1.000
0.5
3
Warriors Warriors
4
1
.800
1.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
2
1
.667
2.0
5
Jazz Jazz
2
1
.667
2.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/30
GSW GSW
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Sat
11/1
GSW GSW
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Tue
11/4
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Wed
11/5
GSW GSW
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Fri
11/7
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Last Game
LAC Clippers

2 - 2

79

Final

98

GSW Warriors

4 - 1

Tue 28 Oct 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
5
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
4
0
1.000
0.5
3
Warriors Warriors
4
1
.800
1.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
2
1
.667
2.0
5
Jazz Jazz
2
1
.667
2.0
6
Clippers Clippers
2
2
.500
2.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
4
0
1.000
2
Bulls Bulls
3
0
1.000
0.5
3
Heat Heat
3
1
.750
1.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
1
.750
1.0
5
Bucks Bucks
3
1
.750
1.0
6
Knicks Knicks
2
2
.500
2.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
10/29
HOU HOU
@
TOR TOR
6:30 PM
Wed
10/29
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Wed
10/29
ORL ORL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Wed
10/29
ATL ATL
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Wed
10/29
SAC SAC
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM