highest ppg in first 70 nba games played by active players

Zion Williamson has averaged the most points per game by an active player in his first 70 games, with 25.0 per game.

NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
25.0
70
31.0
6.7
3.0
0.9
0.6
9.6
15.7
60.8
0.2
0.5
39.5
5.6
8.2
68.7
64.6
2.6
4.1
2.5
2,169
1,750
470
213
60
39
174
145
+83
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
22.1
70
28.9
9.6
2.8
0.7
2.1
7.4
15.5
47.9
1.0
3.1
32.7
6.2
7.9
78.8
58.2
2.1
7.5
3.9
2,022
1,548
671
194
49
148
276
250
+337
3Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
21.3
70
29.6
10.6
3.8
1.2
3.6
7.7
16.6
46.5
1.8
5.5
32.2
4.1
5.1
79.7
56.5
2.3
8.3
3.6
2,069
1,488
743
269
87
252
253
152
-131
4Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
21.1
70
32.2
7.6
5.9
1.1
0.3
7.0
16.4
42.5
2.3
7.2
32.7
4.8
6.8
70.9
54.4
1.1
6.5
3.4
2,254
1,478
535
412
74
24
239
135
-118
5Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
21.0
70
33.5
6.7
4.5
1.2
0.9
8.0
17.1
46.8
1.0
3.5
29.5
4.0
4.9
82.7
54.8
1.2
5.4
2.3
2,344
1,473
466
316
84
64
161
142
-266
6LeBron James
L. James
20.8
70
39.5
5.5
5.7
1.5
0.8
7.9
19.0
41.4
0.8
2.9
29.0
4.2
5.6
76.2
48.5
1.3
4.2
3.4
2,762
1,459
385
400
108
57
241
130
-112
7Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
20.3
70
33.4
3.7
3.6
1.5
0.4
7.5
17.2
43.5
2.4
7.0
33.5
2.9
3.6
82.3
54.0
0.6
3.1
2.7
2,336
1,418
259
250
105
25
189
194
+231
8Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
20.0
70
33.8
6.8
3.7
0.8
0.6
6.7
15.7
42.7
1.2
4.0
29.2
5.5
7.4
74.7
53.0
1.1
5.7
2.7
2,363
1,403
478
262
59
39
191
157
-216
9Kevin Durant
K. Durant
19.8
70
33.8
4.1
2.2
1.0
0.9
7.1
16.7
42.5
0.8
2.7
28.7
4.9
5.6
87.3
51.8
0.8
3.3
3.0
2,369
1,387
290
156
68
66
208
110
-556
10Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
19.7
70
31.9
3.7
5.4
1.1
0.4
7.3
15.6
46.6
1.6
3.9
39.9
3.6
4.3
84.7
56.5
0.8
2.9
3.3
2,233
1,380
262
380
77
26
234
164
-187
11Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
19.1
70
32.0
4.7
2.9
1.1
0.5
7.0
16.7
41.6
2.4
7.2
32.9
2.9
3.7
76.6
52.0
0.8
3.9
2.2
2,242
1,339
332
201
79
34
157
127
-225
12Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
19.1
70
31.6
5.3
3.4
0.7
0.2
6.5
13.4
48.8
3.5
8.0
43.4
2.6
3.0
87.0
65.0
1.2
4.1
2.0
2,211
1,338
369
239
51
17
139
156
+252
13Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
19.1
70
38.6
3.2
6.5
0.9
0.2
6.8
15.7
43.3
2.3
6.2
36.9
3.2
3.7
86.0
55.0
0.5
2.7
2.9
2,703
1,336
224
457
64
15
206
145
+66
14Ja Morant
J. Morant
18.6
70
31.2
3.8
7.3
0.9
0.3
7.0
14.5
48.2
0.9
2.8
34.0
3.7
4.7
77.7
56.1
0.8
3.1
3.3
2,185
1,300
268
512
60
20
231
116
-24
15Trae Young
T. Young
18.4
70
30.7
3.5
7.8
0.8
0.2
6.2
15.0
41.4
2.0
5.8
33.9
4.1
5.0
82.2
53.7
0.7
2.8
3.9
2,149
1,289
248
544
59
14
273
118
-310
16Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
18.0
70
31.5
10.3
1.7
0.7
1.7
7.5
13.7
54.6
0.3
0.9
34.4
2.8
3.4
81.8
59.4
2.9
7.4
2.2
2,205
1,261
722
122
49
120
154
210
-141
17Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
17.8
70
32.7
5.5
5.6
1.2
0.6
6.9
16.4
41.9
1.7
5.6
31.2
2.4
2.8
84.2
50.6
0.9
4.6
3.6
2,290
1,249
387
394
85
45
254
218
-307
18Jalen Green
J. Green
17.5
70
32.0
3.4
2.6
0.7
0.3
6.2
14.5
42.6
2.4
6.8
34.8
2.8
3.5
80.2
54.7
0.5
2.9
2.0
2,237
1,228
240
183
47
19
142
110
-552
19Brandon Miller
B. Miller
17.3
70
32.4
4.3
2.4
0.9
0.6
6.5
14.7
44.1
2.5
6.6
37.4
1.8
2.2
81.5
55.0
0.8
3.5
1.8
2,265
1,209
301
165
62
39
125
177
-452
20Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
17.0
70
30.1
7.9
2.6
0.7
2.4
6.4
11.9
53.6
1.7
4.3
38.4
2.6
3.2
79.7
63.8
1.6
6.3
1.5
2,106
1,187
556
182
47
169
108
164
+366
21LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
16.6
70
29.8
6.3
6.5
1.7
0.4
6.1
14.2
42.8
2.1
5.7
36.4
2.4
3.1
79.0
53.5
1.3
5.0
2.9
2,088
1,165
442
456
117
25
203
193
-69
22Stephen Curry
S. Curry
16.5
70
35.8
4.3
5.6
1.9
0.2
6.3
13.6
46.1
2.0
4.6
43.0
2.0
2.3
88.7
56.6
0.5
3.7
3.0
2,507
1,155
299
394
130
16
212
220
-167
23Bennedict Mathurin
B. Mathurin
16.4
70
27.8
3.9
1.4
0.6
0.1
5.2
12.1
43.1
1.3
4.1
32.4
4.7
5.7
82.8
56.3
1.1
2.9
1.8
1,944
1,150
275
98
42
9
128
144
-120
24Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
16.3
70
30.8
10.2
1.8
0.9
0.9
7.2
12.3
58.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.0
2.6
74.6
60.7
3.1
7.1
1.7
2,155
1,142
716
124
61
66
122
207
-390
25VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
16.0
70
34.8
5.5
4.1
1.4
0.5
6.0
13.6
44.0
2.0
5.6
36.1
2.0
2.4
82.8
54.5
1.6
3.9
1.8
2,436
1,121
387
287
98
36
127
204
+38

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54
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