James Harden has averaged the most points per game for the Rockets in a season, with 36.1 per game in 2018-19.

Interpreted as:

highest ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player in a season for rockets

	NAME	PPG	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	James Harden J. Harden	36.1	2018-19	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
2	James Harden J. Harden	34.3	2019-20	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
3	Moses Malone M. Malone	31.1	1981-82	HOU	81	42.0	14.7	1.8	0.9	1.5	11.7	22.5	51.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	7.8	10.2	76.2	57.6	6.9	7.8	3.6	3,398	2,520	1,188	142	76	125	294	208
4	James Harden J. Harden	30.4	2017-18	HOU	72	35.4	5.4	8.8	1.8	0.7	9.0	20.1	44.9	3.7	10.0	36.7	8.7	10.1	85.8	61.9	0.6	4.8	4.4	2,551	2,191	389	630	126	50	315	169	+527
5	James Harden J. Harden	29.1	2016-17	HOU	81	36.4	8.1	11.2	1.5	0.5	8.3	18.9	44.0	3.2	9.3	34.7	9.2	10.9	84.7	61.3	1.2	7.0	5.7	2,947	2,356	659	907	121	38	464	215	+425
6	James Harden J. Harden	29.0	2015-16	HOU	82	38.1	6.1	7.5	1.7	0.6	8.7	19.7	43.9	2.9	8.0	35.9	8.8	10.2	86.0	59.8	0.8	5.3	4.6	3,125	2,376	501	612	139	51	374	229	+125
7	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	28.7	1970-71	SDR	82	44.3	16.6	2.3			11.6	27.0	42.8				5.5	8.2	67.2	46.8				3,633	2,350	1,362	186				225
8	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	28.4	1968-69	SDR	82	45.1	17.1	1.4			11.3	25.4	44.7				5.7	9.1	62.6	48.3				3,695	2,327	1,406	113				266
9	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	27.8	1994-95	HOU	72	39.6	10.8	3.5	1.8	3.4	11.1	21.5	51.7	0.0	0.2	18.8	5.6	7.5	75.6	56.3	2.4	8.4	3.3	2,853	2,005	775	255	133	242	237	250
10	Moses Malone M. Malone	27.8	1980-81	HOU	80	40.6	14.8	1.8	1.0	1.9	10.1	19.3	52.2	0.0	0.0	33.3	7.6	10.1	75.7	58.5	5.9	8.8	3.9	3,245	2,222	1,180	141	83	150	308	223
11	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	27.5	1969-70	SDR	82	44.7	16.9	2.0			11.1	24.6	45.2				5.2	7.6	68.8	49.2				3,665	2,256	1,386	162				270
12	James Harden J. Harden	27.4	2014-15	HOU	81	36.8	5.7	7.0	1.9	0.7	8.0	18.1	44.0	2.6	6.9	37.5	8.8	10.2	86.8	60.5	0.9	4.7	4.0	2,981	2,217	459	565	154	60	321	208	+335
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	27.3	1993-94	HOU	80	41.0	11.9	3.6	1.6	3.7	11.2	21.2	52.8	0.1	0.2	42.1	4.9	6.8	71.6	56.5	2.9	9.1	3.4	3,277	2,184	955	287	128	297	271	289
14	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	27.2	2019-20	HOU	57	35.9	7.9	7.0	1.6	0.4	10.6	22.5	47.2	1.0	3.7	25.8	5.1	6.7	76.3	53.6	1.8	6.2	4.5	2,049	1,553	451	401	93	20	255	200	+125
15	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	26.9	1995-96	HOU	72	38.8	10.9	3.6	1.6	2.9	10.7	20.8	51.4	0.0	0.2	21.4	5.5	7.6	72.4	55.8	2.4	8.4	3.4	2,797	1,936	784	257	113	207	247	242
16	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	26.1	1992-93	HOU	82	39.5	13.0	3.5	1.8	4.2	10.3	19.5	52.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.4	7.0	77.9	57.7	3.5	9.6	3.2	3,242	2,140	1,068	291	150	342	262	305
17	James Harden J. Harden	25.9	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
18	Moses Malone M. Malone	25.8	1979-80	HOU	82	38.3	14.5	1.8	1.0	1.3	9.5	18.9	50.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.9	9.5	71.9	56.0	7.0	7.5	3.7	3,140	2,119	1,190	147	80	107	300	210
19	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	25.7	2004-05	HOU	78	40.8	6.2	5.7	1.7	0.7	9.2	21.3	43.1	1.8	5.6	32.6	5.5	7.1	77.4	52.6	0.9	5.3	2.6	3,182	2,003	484	448	135	52	201	167	+292
20	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	25.6	1977-78	HOU	76	38.2	2.2	3.4	1.5	0.0	11.2	22.9	49.1				3.2	3.5	91.8	52.5	0.8	1.4	2.3	2,900	1,949	164	259	112	3	173	241
21	James Harden J. Harden	25.4	2013-14	HOU	73	38.0	4.7	6.1	1.6	0.4	7.5	16.5	45.6	2.4	6.6	36.6	7.9	9.1	86.6	61.8	0.8	3.9	3.6	2,777	1,851	344	446	115	29	265	177	+409
22	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	25.2	1971-72	HOU	82	42.2	14.6	3.3			10.1	23.4	43.4				4.9	7.5	64.9	47.1				3,461	2,063	1,197	270				233
23	Yao Ming Y. Ming	25.0	2006-07	HOU	48	33.8	9.4	2.0	0.4	2.0	8.8	17.1	51.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.4	8.6	86.2	60.1	2.1	7.3	3.5	1,624	1,202	452	94	17	94	167	159	+298
24	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	24.8	1988-89	HOU	82	36.9	13.5	1.8	2.6	3.4	9.6	19.0	50.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.5	8.0	69.6	55.2	4.1	9.4	3.4	3,024	2,034	1,105	149	213	282	275	329
25	Kevin Durant K. Durant	24.8	2025-26	HOU	20	35.4	4.6	3.9	1.0	0.6	8.6	17.3	49.9	1.8	4.6	39.6	5.8	6.5	89.2	61.7	0.3	4.3	3.0	707	496	92	77	19	12	59	48	+161