highest ppg in first round nba

Michael Jordan has averaged the most career points per game by a 1st round pick, with 30.1 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg by a player in first round NBA
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30.1
1,072
38.3
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
30.1
1,045
45.8
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
47,859
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
29.2
514
35.0
8.5
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.8
21.0
46.9
3.2
9.0
35.2
6.4
8.5
75.5
59.2
0.9
7.6
4.0
18,000
15,021
4,376
4,230
661
237
2,032
1,181
+1423
4Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27.6
489
31.8
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.1
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.2
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,570
13,510
5,268
1,807
432
780
1,652
1,448
+2652
5Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
27.4
846
40.0
13.5
4.3
10.3
23.8
43.1
6.8
8.7
78.0
49.4
33,863
23,149
11,463
3,650
2,596
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27.1
1,198
36.7
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.1
39.1
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.6
6.2
3.2
43,964
32,511
8,236
5,265
1,234
1,342
3,791
2,273
+5065
7Jerry West
J. West
27.0
932
39.2
5.8
6.7
2.6
0.7
9.7
20.4
47.4
7.7
9.4
81.4
55.0
1.0
2.8
36,571
25,192
5,376
6,238
81
23
2,435
8LeBron James
L. James
26.8
1,619
37.6
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
60,951
43,368
12,077
11,987
2,408
1,184
5,640
2,860
+7448
9Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
26.7
914
41.1
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
10Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
26.4
792
38.8
16.2
3.0
9.3
21.3
43.6
7.8
10.3
76.1
51.1
30,690
20,880
12,849
2,369
2,529
11Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
25.7
1,040
42.2
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.1
18.9
48.5
7.4
8.8
83.8
56.4
1.0
3.0
43,886
26,710
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
25.3
528
33.1
4.7
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.4
50.8
1.4
3.8
35.9
6.3
7.3
86.5
61.6
0.7
4.0
2.3
17,492
13,366
2,501
2,791
758
421
1,217
1,180
+2020
13Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
25.1
900
36.2
4.3
6.7
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.4
43.9
3.1
8.4
37.1
5.8
6.5
89.9
59.0
0.6
3.7
2.8
32,612
22,598
3,845
6,069
874
267
2,541
1,708
+2415
14Trae Young
T. Young
25.1
498
34.1
3.4
9.8
1.0
0.2
7.9
18.3
43.3
2.6
7.4
35.2
6.6
7.6
87.2
58.0
0.6
2.8
4.2
17,005
12,489
1,717
4,868
518
76
2,090
874
-187
15Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
25.1
608
33.8
4.3
4.8
1.4
0.3
8.9
19.6
45.3
3.0
8.3
36.6
4.3
5.1
84.3
57.4
0.8
3.5
2.7
20,551
15,241
2,633
2,924
844
192
1,643
1,461
+2940
16Karl Malone
K. Malone
25.0
1,476
37.2
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,852
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
17Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
25.0
1,346
36.1
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,637
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
18Stephen Curry
S. Curry
24.8
1,066
34.0
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,222
26,476
4,959
6,733
1,598
281
3,299
2,385
+6251
19Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
24.8
1,074
35.5
6.7
2.5
1.3
0.6
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
2.1
31.9
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
2.7
3.9
2.5
38,113
26,668
7,169
2,677
1,378
642
2,669
2,061
-392
20Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
24.6
1,560
36.8
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
57,446
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
21Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
24.6
441
34.9
5.3
4.1
1.3
0.6
8.6
19.0
45.3
3.0
8.0
36.9
4.4
5.5
80.2
57.4
0.7
4.5
2.9
15,371
10,832
2,317
1,823
587
282
1,269
884
+948
22Devin Booker
D. Booker
24.6
735
34.3
4.0
5.3
0.9
0.3
8.5
18.4
46.3
2.1
6.0
35.2
5.4
6.2
87.3
58.1
0.6
3.4
3.0
25,219
18,052
2,957
3,891
628
208
2,229
2,137
+218
23Larry Bird
L. Bird
24.3
897
38.4
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
24Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
24.3
955
35.8
5.7
3.0
1.0
0.2
8.6
15.8
54.0
0.0
0.1
17.1
7.2
8.7
81.8
61.7
2.3
3.4
2.9
34,151
23,177
5,455
2,830
944
150
2,503
2,550
25Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
24.2
658
37.0
4.2
5.4
1.4
0.3
9.4
21.3
44.1
0.2
0.3
66.7
5.4
6.6
82.0
50.0
1.0
3.3
3.7
24,316
15,948
2,747
3,563
587
108
530
1,865

More Bulls Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

17.0

Giddey

Josh Giddey

RPG

9.0

Vučević

Nikola Vučević

APG

9.1

Giddey

Josh Giddey
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.1

24th

DRTG

118.4

23rd

NETRTG

-5.3

23rd

3P%

35.9

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
41
37
.526
16.0
11
31
47
.397
26.0
12
Bulls Bulls
29
49
.372
28.0
13
19
59
.244
38.0
14
18
60
.231
39.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
4/7
@
7:00 PM
Thu
4/9
@
7:00 PM
Fri
4/10
@
8:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
8:30 PM
Last Game
PHX Suns

43 - 35

120

Final

110

CHI Bulls

29 - 49

Sun 5 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
57
21
.731
2
53
25
.679
4.0
3
50
28
.641
7.0
4
49
29
.628
8.0
5
45
33
.577
12.0
6
43
35
.551
14.0
7
43
35
.551
14.0
8
43
36
.544
14.5
9
42
36
.538
15.0
10
41
37
.526
16.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
31
47
.397
26.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
49
.372
28.0
13
Nets Nets - e
19
59
.244
38.0
14
18
60
.231
39.0
15
17
61
.218
40.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
62
16
.795
2
Spurs Spurs - x
59
19
.756
3.0
3
50
28
.641
12.0
4
50
28
.641
12.0
5
49
29
.628
13.0
6
46
32
.590
16.0
7
43
35
.551
19.0
8
40
38
.513
22.0
9
40
38
.513
22.0
10
36
42
.462
26.0
11
25
53
.321
37.0
12
25
53
.321
37.0
13
25
54
.316
37.5
14
Kings Kings - e
21
58
.266
41.5
15
Jazz Jazz - e
21
58
.266
41.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
3/9
@
130-124
Mon
3/9
@
106-120
Tue
3/10
@
122-128
Tue
3/10
@
111-122
Tue
3/10
@
134-117

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
4/6
@
7:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
7:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
8:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
8:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
9:00 PM