highest ppg increase from an mip

Ja Morant has scored the most points per game by a Most Improved Player of the Year in a season, with 27.4 per game in 2021-22.

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highest ppg increase from an mip in a regular season by a player
NAMEPPGMIPSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ja Morant
J. Morant
27.4
1
2021-22
57
33.1
5.7
6.7
1.2
0.4
10.2
20.6
49.3
1.5
4.5
34.4
5.5
7.3
76.1
57.5
1.4
4.4
3.4
1,889
1,564
325
384
66
22
196
86
+189
2Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
26.8
1
2000-01
77
40.1
7.5
4.6
1.5
1.5
10.2
22.4
45.7
0.8
2.2
35.5
5.6
7.6
73.3
52.1
2.5
5.0
2.6
3,087
2,065
580
352
116
118
198
160
+252
3Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
25.9
1
2023-24
70
37.5
3.7
6.2
1.0
0.5
9.1
20.3
45.0
3.0
8.1
37.3
4.7
5.4
86.8
57.3
0.5
3.2
1.7
2,626
1,816
258
433
69
33
116
151
+303
4Danny Granger
D. Granger
25.8
1
2008-09
67
36.2
5.1
2.7
1.0
1.4
8.5
19.1
44.7
2.7
6.7
40.4
6.0
6.9
87.8
58.4
0.7
4.4
2.5
2,424
1,728
341
183
69
97
165
207
+69
5Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
25.6
1
2022-23
66
34.4
8.6
1.9
0.6
0.6
8.7
17.3
49.9
3.0
7.7
39.1
5.3
6.0
87.5
64.0
2.0
6.7
1.9
2,272
1,691
570
123
42
38
127
137
+163
6Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
24.9
1
1986-87
82
37.5
5.5
2.9
1.3
0.4
9.6
18.5
51.6
1.0
2.9
35.8
4.7
6.0
78.7
58.8
2.3
3.2
2.9
3,073
2,041
447
238
104
32
238
267
7Julius Randle
J. Randle
24.1
1
2020-21
71
37.6
10.2
6.0
0.9
0.3
8.5
18.6
45.6
2.3
5.5
41.1
4.9
6.0
81.1
56.7
1.2
9.0
3.4
2,667
1,712
724
427
64
18
241
225
+153
8Brandon Ingram
B. Ingram
23.8
1
2019-20
62
33.9
6.1
4.2
1.0
0.6
8.2
17.7
46.3
2.4
6.2
39.1
5.0
5.9
85.1
58.7
0.8
5.3
3.0
2,103
1,477
380
259
61
38
189
179
-44
9Victor Oladipo
V. Oladipo
23.1
1
2017-18
75
34.0
5.2
4.3
2.4
0.8
8.5
17.9
47.7
2.1
5.8
37.1
3.9
4.9
79.9
57.7
0.6
4.6
2.9
2,552
1,735
390
323
177
57
219
175
+336
10Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
22.9
1
2016-17
80
35.6
8.8
5.4
1.6
1.9
8.2
15.7
52.1
0.6
2.3
27.2
5.9
7.7
77.0
59.9
1.8
7.0
2.9
2,845
1,832
700
434
131
151
234
246
+46
11CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
20.8
1
2015-16
80
34.8
3.2
4.3
1.2
0.3
8.0
17.9
44.8
2.5
5.9
41.7
2.3
2.8
82.7
54.4
0.6
2.7
2.5
2,780
1,666
259
341
97
23
196
187
+154
12Nickeil Alexander-Walker
N. Alexander-Walker
20.8
1
2025-26
78
33.4
3.4
3.7
1.3
0.5
7.0
15.3
45.9
3.2
8.1
39.9
3.6
3.9
90.2
61.0
0.7
2.8
2.1
2,603
1,624
268
286
102
42
162
173
+244
13Dana Barros
D. Barros
20.6
1
1994-95
82
40.5
3.3
7.5
1.8
0.0
7.0
14.2
49.0
2.4
5.2
46.4
4.2
4.7
89.9
63.2
0.3
3.0
3.0
3,318
1,686
274
619
149
4
242
159
14Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
20.4
1
1988-89
81
39.2
4.2
12.2
1.7
0.3
7.0
13.9
50.5
0.0
0.3
9.1
6.3
7.1
88.2
59.7
0.6
3.6
4.0
3,179
1,650
340
991
135
24
322
226
15Goran Dragic
G. Dragic
20.3
1
2013-14
76
35.1
3.2
5.9
1.4
0.3
7.3
14.4
50.5
1.6
3.9
40.8
4.2
5.5
76.0
60.4
0.9
2.3
2.8
2,668
1,542
245
447
104
22
213
206
+305
16Kevin Love
K. Love
20.2
1
2010-11
73
35.8
15.2
2.5
0.6
0.4
6.6
14.1
47.0
1.2
2.9
41.7
5.8
6.8
85.0
59.3
4.5
10.7
2.1
2,611
1,476
1,112
184
45
28
155
148
-272
17Zach Randolph
Z. Randolph
20.1
1
2003-04
81
37.9
10.5
2.0
0.8
0.5
8.2
16.9
48.5
0.0
0.1
20.0
3.7
4.9
76.1
52.8
3.0
7.5
3.0
3,067
1,626
851
163
68
41
247
227
-58
18Pervis Ellison
P. Ellison
20.0
1
1991-92
66
38.0
11.2
2.9
0.9
2.7
8.3
15.4
53.9
0.0
0.0
33.3
3.4
4.7
72.8
57.4
3.3
7.9
3.0
2,511
1,322
740
190
62
177
196
222
19Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
20.0
1
2014-15
65
38.7
5.8
3.3
1.8
0.6
6.5
14.0
46.2
1.1
3.0
37.8
5.9
7.1
83.4
58.3
1.8
4.1
1.4
2,513
1,301
379
212
114
36
93
108
+238
20Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
19.6
1
2009-10
82
35.6
2.6
5.3
0.8
0.2
7.0
16.2
43.2
2.5
6.4
39.8
3.0
3.6
82.2
54.9
0.7
2.0
2.8
2,919
1,604
215
434
69
14
232
199
-26
21Hedo Turkoglu
H. Turkoglu
19.5
1
2007-08
82
36.9
5.7
5.0
0.9
0.3
6.8
14.9
45.6
2.0
5.1
40.0
4.0
4.8
82.9
57.6
1.0
4.7
3.0
3,026
1,602
471
409
74
25
246
244
+456
22Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
M. Abdul-Rauf
19.2
1
1992-93
81
33.5
2.8
4.2
1.0
0.1
7.8
17.4
45.0
0.9
2.4
35.5
2.7
2.9
93.5
51.5
0.6
2.1
2.3
2,710
1,553
225
344
84
8
187
179
23Jermaine O'Neal
J. O'Neal
19.0
1
2001-02
72
37.6
10.5
1.6
0.6
2.3
7.5
15.7
47.9
0.0
0.2
7.1
3.9
5.7
68.8
52.1
2.6
7.9
2.4
2,707
1,371
757
118
45
166
174
269
+99
24Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
18.3
1
2002-03
82
35.0
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.2
6.2
14.4
43.1
1.3
3.8
34.8
4.5
5.7
79.1
54.0
1.2
3.5
3.5
2,866
1,497
386
514
124
17
290
260
-75
25Jalen Rose
J. Rose
18.2
1
1999-00
80
37.2
4.8
4.0
1.1
0.6
7.0
15.0
47.1
1.0
2.5
39.3
3.2
3.8
82.7
54.7
0.5
4.3
2.4
2,978
1,457
387
320
84
49
188
234
+236

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.317
38.0
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56
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38.0
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
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9
44
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16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
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28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
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15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
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.549
19.0
8
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9
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22.0
10
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27.0
11
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56
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12
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