highest ppg since 1998

Since 1997-98, Luka Dončić has 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 1998
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
4Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
26.9
838
41.2
3.7
6.0
2.2
0.2
9.4
22.0
42.6
1.1
3.5
30.9
7.2
9.1
78.6
51.9
0.8
2.9
3.5
34,539
22,581
3,082
5,057
1,826
140
2,925
1,544
+1238
5LeBron 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
6Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
26.0
1,275
37.3
5.4
4.9
1.5
0.5
9.1
20.2
44.8
1.4
4.2
32.8
6.5
7.7
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.3
3.1
47,534
33,104
6,915
6,215
1,895
617
3,898
3,251
+4093
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
11Stephen 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
12Anthony 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
13Devin 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
14Zion 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
15James 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
16Giannis 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
17Anthony 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
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
24.0
224
37.1
5.9
4.0
1.6
0.5
9.4
21.2
44.5
0.3
1.0
23.9
4.9
6.2
79.4
50.2
1.1
4.7
2.3
8,305
5,372
1,311
904
349
110
520
441
+620
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
21Victor 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
22Karl Malone
K. Malone
22.9
496
36.4
8.9
4.2
1.3
0.7
8.1
16.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
30.0
6.6
8.5
78.0
56.5
1.8
7.1
2.9
18,053
11,336
4,426
2,065
668
341
1,460
1,365
+2242
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
25Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
22.5
1,260
34.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.0
18.0
44.7
1.4
3.9
35.5
5.0
6.2
81.4
54.3
1.6
4.6
2.4
43,514
28,289
7,808
3,422
1,223
644
3,052
3,543
+1528

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