highest ppg since 1997

Since 1996-97, Luka Dončić has put up the most points per game, with 29.0 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player since 1997
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
29.0
496
35.0
8.5
8.3
1.3
0.5
9.8
20.8
46.8
3.1
8.9
35.1
6.4
8.5
75.4
59.0
0.9
7.6
4.0
17,351
14,383
4,238
4,097
622
225
1,965
1,141
+1260
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27.6
485
31.8
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.1
1.2
3.5
33.8
8.2
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,437
13,401
5,236
1,788
432
773
1,645
1,439
+2617
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27.2
1,178
36.7
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.1
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.2
3.2
43,247
32,006
8,126
5,157
1,219
1,321
3,727
2,248
+5033
4LeBron James
L. James
26.9
1,602
37.7
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
60,376
43,044
11,959
11,863
2,387
1,174
5,592
2,835
+7349
5Allen 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
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
25.5
306
37.3
5.9
4.1
1.6
0.5
9.9
21.7
45.7
0.5
1.7
31.5
5.1
6.4
80.6
52.0
1.2
4.7
2.2
11,411
7,803
1,793
1,256
489
154
686
597
+1438
7Trae Young
T. Young
25.2
493
34.3
3.5
9.8
1.0
0.2
8.0
18.4
43.2
2.6
7.5
35.1
6.6
7.6
87.3
57.9
0.6
2.8
4.2
16,901
12,413
1,702
4,837
515
75
2,077
861
-158
8Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
25.2
512
33.1
4.8
5.2
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.3
50.6
1.4
3.8
35.9
6.3
7.2
86.5
61.4
0.7
4.0
2.3
16,957
12,888
2,432
2,685
732
410
1,176
1,145
+1839
9Damian 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
10Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
25.1
594
33.8
4.3
4.8
1.4
0.3
8.9
19.6
45.2
3.0
8.3
36.6
4.3
5.1
84.2
57.4
0.8
3.5
2.7
20,084
14,890
2,571
2,850
826
188
1,617
1,432
+2947
11Kobe 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
12Stephen Curry
S. Curry
24.8
1,065
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
36,196
26,447
4,957
6,729
1,597
281
3,298
2,384
+6239
13Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
24.5
431
34.9
5.3
4.1
1.3
0.6
8.6
19.0
45.2
3.0
8.0
36.9
4.3
5.4
80.1
57.3
0.7
4.6
2.9
15,040
10,578
2,279
1,784
572
273
1,241
860
+943
14Devin Booker
D. Booker
24.5
717
34.3
4.0
5.3
0.9
0.3
8.5
18.4
46.3
2.1
5.9
35.1
5.3
6.1
87.2
58.0
0.6
3.4
3.0
24,615
17,540
2,890
3,792
616
202
2,179
2,090
+180
15Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
24.2
258
31.1
6.5
4.2
1.0
0.6
9.3
15.8
58.8
0.1
0.4
32.4
5.5
7.9
69.3
62.7
2.3
4.2
2.7
8,031
6,242
1,677
1,074
267
165
703
584
+296
16James Harden
J. Harden
24.1
1,202
34.8
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.3
60.8
0.8
4.8
3.7
41,795
28,937
6,717
8,730
1,778
676
4,445
2,960
+4668
17Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
24.0
889
32.7
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.4
69.2
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
29,109
21,377
8,831
4,456
988
1,086
2,686
2,609
+3130
18Anthony Davis
A. Davis
24.0
807
34.3
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.5
5.5
7.0
79.3
59.1
2.7
8.0
2.0
27,708
19,385
8,637
2,065
1,055
1,848
1,614
1,882
+879
19Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
23.7
779
34.5
4.1
5.6
1.3
0.4
8.7
18.4
47.4
2.4
6.1
39.4
3.8
4.3
88.8
58.4
0.8
3.3
2.5
26,879
18,433
3,173
4,365
1,022
337
1,942
1,770
+1962
20Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
23.6
585
34.5
7.3
3.8
1.1
0.7
8.2
17.8
45.9
2.6
7.1
37.0
4.5
5.4
84.0
58.3
0.9
6.5
2.4
20,185
13,784
4,293
2,243
640
384
1,389
1,232
+3645
21Karl Malone
K. Malone
23.5
578
36.4
9.1
4.2
1.4
0.7
8.4
16.9
50.1
0.0
0.1
24.7
6.6
8.5
77.7
57.1
1.9
7.2
2.9
21,051
13,585
5,235
2,433
781
389
1,693
1,582
+3010
22Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
22.9
162
30.5
10.9
3.5
1.1
3.4
8.2
17.1
47.8
2.1
6.3
34.1
4.4
5.4
81.1
58.7
2.1
8.8
3.2
4,940
3,704
1,763
575
184
558
523
381
+367
23Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
22.8
701
33.8
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
16.0
52.1
1.7
4.3
39.8
4.5
5.3
83.9
62.3
2.8
8.3
2.7
23,723
15,995
7,792
2,195
573
804
1,887
2,393
+1626
24Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
22.7
260
34.0
5.5
7.8
1.1
0.7
8.5
18.8
44.9
1.9
5.7
33.8
3.9
4.6
84.0
54.5
0.8
4.7
3.8
8,832
5,909
1,423
2,038
293
175
988
749
-91
25Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
22.6
912
33.7
10.3
2.5
0.5
2.1
8.9
15.3
58.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.8
9.1
52.1
58.5
3.3
7.1
2.7
30,754
20,577
9,408
2,310
496
1,908
2,422
3,093
+4887

More Mavericks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

20.4

Flagg

Cooper Flagg

RPG

7.1

Washington

P.J. Washington

APG

4.9

Nembhard

Ryan Nembhard
Team Rankings

ORTG

111.3

26th

DRTG

114.9

15th

NETRTG

-3.5

22nd

3P%

34.3

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
27
31
.466
17.5
11
22
36
.379
22.5
12
Mavericks Mavericks
21
38
.356
24.0
13
18
41
.305
27.0
14
18
42
.300
27.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/1
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/3
@
7:00 PM
Thu
3/5
@
7:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
7:00 PM
Sun
3/8
@
6:00 PM
Last Game
MEM Grizzlies

22 - 36

124

Final

105

DAL Mavericks

21 - 38

Fri 27 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
44
14
.759
2
39
20
.661
5.5
3
38
22
.633
7.0
4
37
24
.607
8.5
5
34
25
.576
10.5
6
33
26
.559
11.5
7
31
27
.534
13.0
8
31
29
.517
14.0
9
30
31
.492
15.5
10
29
31
.483
16.0
11
26
32
.448
18.0
12
24
36
.400
21.0
13
16
42
.276
28.0
14
15
44
.254
29.5
15
15
45
.250
30.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
46
15
.754
2
43
16
.729
2.0
3
37
21
.638
7.5
4
37
23
.617
8.5
5
37
23
.617
8.5
6
34
24
.586
10.5
7
34
26
.567
11.5
8
31
28
.525
14.0
9
29
31
.483
16.5
10
27
31
.466
17.5
11
22
36
.379
22.5
12
21
38
.356
24.0
13
18
41
.305
27.0
14
18
42
.300
27.5
15
14
47
.230
32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
1/26
@
111-115
Mon
1/26
@
87-103
Mon
1/26
@
95-104
Mon
1/26
@
122-139
Mon
1/26
@
109-107

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
2/28
@
3:30 PM
Sat
2/28
@
7:00 PM
Sat
2/28
@
8:30 PM
Sat
2/28
@
9:30 PM
Sun
3/1
@
1:00 PM