highest ppg in a single season by shooting guard before 1990

Before 1989-90, Michael Jordan put up the most points per game by a shooting guard in a season, with 37.1 per game in 1986-87.

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57.4+ games per 82 team games

	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37.1	1986-87	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
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35.0	1987-88	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
3	George Gervin G. Gervin	33.1	1979-80	SAS	78	37.6	5.2	2.6	1.4	1.0	13.1	24.9	52.8	0.4	1.3	31.4	6.5	7.6	85.2	58.7	2.0	3.2	3.3	2,934	2,585	403	202	110	79	254	208
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32.5	1988-89	CHI	81	40.2	8.0	8.0	2.9	0.8	11.9	22.2	53.8	0.3	1.2	27.6	8.3	9.8	85.0	61.4	1.8	6.2	3.6	3,255	2,633	652	650	234	65	290	247
5	George Gervin G. Gervin	32.3	1981-82	SAS	79	35.7	5.0	2.4	1.0	0.6	12.6	25.2	50.0	0.1	0.5	27.8	7.0	8.1	86.4	56.2	1.7	3.2	2.7	2,817	2,551	392	187	77	45	210	215
6	Jerry West J. West	31.3	1965-66	LAL	79	40.7	7.1	6.1			10.4	21.9	47.3				10.6	12.4	86.0	57.3				3,218	2,476	562	480				243
7	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	31.1	1976-77	NOJ	73	41.7	5.1	5.4	1.2	0.3	12.1	28.0	43.3				6.9	8.2	83.5	49.2	1.2	3.9		3,041	2,273	374	392	84	22		191
8	World B. Free W. B. Free	30.2	1979-80	SDC	68	38.0	3.5	4.2	1.2	0.5	10.8	22.9	47.4	0.1	0.4	36.0	8.4	11.2	75.3	54.4	1.9	1.6	3.4	2,585	2,055	238	283	81	32	228	195
9	George Gervin G. Gervin	29.6	1978-79	SAS	80	36.1	5.0	2.7	1.7	1.1	11.8	21.9	54.1				5.9	7.1	82.6	59.1	1.8	3.2	3.6	2,888	2,365	400	219	137	91	286	275
10	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	29.5	1961-62	NYK	78	42.9	6.4	6.9			10.8	24.3	44.2				8.0	9.8	82.0	51.6				3,348	2,303	501	539				299
11	Jerry West J. West	28.7	1966-67	LAL	66	40.5	5.9	6.8			9.8	21.0	46.4				9.1	10.4	87.8	55.9				2,670	1,892	392	447				160
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	28.2	1984-85	CHI	82	38.3	6.5	5.9	2.4	0.8	10.2	19.8	51.5	0.1	0.6	17.3	7.7	9.1	84.5	59.2	2.0	4.5	3.5	3,144	2,313	534	481	196	69	291	285
13	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	27.7	1973-74	ATL	76	38.2	4.9	5.2	1.5	0.2	10.8	23.6	45.7				6.2	7.5	82.6	51.6	1.3	3.6		2,903	2,107	374	396	111	13		261
14	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	27.5	1988-89	SEA	82	38.9	4.2	2.0	1.3	0.3	10.5	20.9	50.1	2.0	4.1	47.8	4.6	5.6	81.6	58.9	1.9	2.3	2.7	3,190	2,253	342	164	108	22	218	197
15	George Gervin G. Gervin	27.2	1977-78	SAS	82	34.8	5.1	3.7	1.7	1.3	10.5	19.6	53.6				6.1	7.4	83.0	59.4	1.4	3.7	3.7	2,857	2,232	420	302	136	110	306	255
16	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	27.2	1988-89	POR	78	39.3	7.9	5.8	2.7	0.7	10.6	21.4	49.6	0.3	1.3	26.0	5.6	7.0	79.9	55.5	3.7	4.2	3.2	3,064	2,123	615	450	213	54	250	269
17	David Thompson D. Thompson	27.2	1977-78	DEN	80	37.8	4.9	4.5	1.2	1.2	10.3	19.8	52.1				6.5	8.4	77.8	57.8	2.0	2.9	3.1	3,025	2,172	390	362	92	99	245	213
18	George Gervin G. Gervin	27.1	1980-81	SAS	82	33.7	5.1	3.2	1.1	0.7	10.4	21.1	49.2	0.1	0.4	25.7	6.2	7.6	82.6	55.5	1.5	3.6	3.1	2,765	2,221	419	260	94	56	251	212
19	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	27.0	1987-88	POR	81	37.8	6.6	5.8	2.5	0.6	10.5	20.7	50.6	0.1	0.6	21.2	5.9	7.2	81.1	56.4	3.2	3.4	2.9	3,060	2,185	533	467	203	52	236	250
20	George Gervin G. Gervin	26.2	1982-83	SAS	78	36.3	4.6	3.4	1.1	0.9	9.7	19.9	48.7	0.2	0.4	36.4	6.6	7.8	85.3	56.1	1.4	3.2	3.2	2,830	2,043	357	264	88	67	247	243
21	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	26.1	1972-73	ATL	79	39.1	4.4	6.9			10.0	22.6	44.1				6.1	7.7	80.0	50.2				3,089	2,063	346	546				245
22	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	25.9	1971-72	LAL	82	37.1	3.6	4.5			10.1	20.7	48.7				5.8	6.8	85.0	54.8				3,040	2,127	295	365				210
23	David Thompson D. Thompson	25.9	1976-77	DEN	82	36.6	4.1	4.1	1.4	0.6	10.0	19.8	50.7				5.8	7.6	76.6	55.9	1.7	2.4		3,001	2,125	334	337	114	53		236
24	George Gervin G. Gervin	25.9	1983-84	SAS	76	34.0	4.1	2.9	1.0	0.6	10.1	20.5	49.0	0.1	0.3	41.7	5.6	6.7	84.2	55.1	1.4	2.7	2.9	2,584	1,967	313	220	79	47	224	219
25	Sam Jones S. Jones	25.9	1964-65	BOS	80	36.1	5.1	2.8			10.3	22.7	45.2				5.4	6.5	82.0	50.5				2,885	2,070	411	223				176

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PPG

17.0

Giddey

RPG

9.0

Vučević

APG

9.1

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Team Rankings

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DRTG

118.1

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NETRTG

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35.6

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers	19	63	.232	41.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	CHI	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Last Game

Bulls

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128

Final

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Mavericks

26 - 56

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PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

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109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

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8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

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17-65

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20-62

22-60

25-57

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

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1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

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61-44

50-37-1

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47-36

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Worst Record ATS

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36-48

38-50

36-46

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0