highest ppg to win mvp nba

Wilt Chamberlain has the most points per game by an MVP in wins in a season, with 40.1 per game in his rookie season in 1959-60.

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highest ppg to win mvp in a regular season by a player NBA
NAMEPPGWMVPSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
40.1
47
1
1959-60
47
47.0
29.0
2.4
15.9
33.3
47.6
8.4
14.2
58.8
50.6
2,207
1,883
1,361
112
96
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
36.3
50
1
1987-88
50
39.6
6.0
6.0
3.4
1.8
13.4
24.0
56.0
0.1
0.5
15.4
9.3
11.0
84.7
62.9
1.8
4.2
2.7
1,980
1,814
300
302
171
88
135
161
3Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
34.8
49
1
1974-75
49
15.0
2.5
13.5
7.8
9.6
81.2
1,703
737
121
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
34.7
62
1
1971-72
62
16.8
4.6
14.3
6.2
9.0
68.6
2,151
1,042
285
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
34.2
55
1
1965-66
55
47.2
25.2
5.8
14.0
25.3
55.3
6.2
12.2
51.3
55.8
2,598
1,879
1,385
317
115
6Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
33.8
43
1
2022-23
43
34.3
10.2
4.4
1.0
1.9
11.3
20.0
56.3
1.1
3.1
37.1
10.1
11.7
86.5
67.1
1.7
8.4
3.2
1,474
1,453
437
190
43
81
139
127
+452
7Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
33.0
63
1
2024-25
63
33.6
5.1
6.3
1.8
1.1
11.5
21.9
52.3
2.2
5.9
37.4
7.9
8.7
90.5
64.1
0.9
4.2
2.2
2,118
2,082
322
399
114
68
141
132
+971
8Moses Malone
M. Malone
33.0
46
1
1981-82
46
41.3
14.9
1.7
1.6
12.5
23.4
53.3
0.0
8.1
10.6
76.6
58.9
1,901
1,520
687
76
74
117
9Kevin Durant
K. Durant
32.4
58
1
2013-14
58
37.9
7.7
5.5
1.4
0.8
10.7
20.5
52.3
2.4
5.3
44.2
8.6
9.8
87.3
65.2
0.7
6.9
3.3
2,201
1,878
444
319
82
48
191
120
+682
10Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
32.1
46
1
2016-17
46
35.2
11.5
11.7
1.8
0.3
10.6
23.4
45.3
2.5
6.5
39.4
8.4
9.9
84.2
57.8
1.6
9.8
5.4
1,620
1,478
528
539
83
15
248
89
+526
11Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
32.0
54
1
1963-64
54
10.6
11.7
10.9
22.6
48.0
10.3
11.8
87.0
57.5
1,730
575
630
191
12Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
31.7
50
1
2000-01
50
41.8
4.0
4.9
2.8
0.3
11.0
25.1
43.7
1.3
4.0
32.3
8.4
10.4
81.1
53.3
0.7
3.3
3.3
2,088
1,584
199
247
142
17
163
108
+583
13Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31.6
66
1
1970-71
66
15.9
12.9
22.3
57.9
5.7
8.2
69.2
60.8
2,083
1,051
208
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.5
61
1
1990-91
61
35.9
6.1
5.4
2.6
1.1
12.1
21.6
55.8
0.4
1.1
36.4
6.9
8.1
85.3
62.4
1.4
4.7
2.3
2,187
1,920
370
332
159
67
142
162
15Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
30.4
49
1
1958-59
49
10.5
9.3
12.4
75.6
1,490
16Stephen Curry
S. Curry
30.4
71
1
2015-16
71
34.0
5.4
6.6
2.2
0.2
10.3
20.0
51.5
5.2
11.1
46.6
4.6
5.1
90.4
68.3
0.8
4.6
3.2
2,411
2,158
385
472
154
14
229
145
+1058
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30.4
72
1
1995-96
72
37.4
6.6
4.3
2.3
0.5
11.3
22.4
50.3
1.3
3.1
43.9
6.5
7.7
84.2
58.9
1.8
4.9
2.3
2,690
2,186
477
307
162
35
166
165
18James Harden
J. Harden
30.2
59
1
2017-18
59
35.1
5.7
8.8
1.8
0.7
9.1
19.9
45.5
3.8
10.3
37.5
8.2
9.6
85.6
62.5
0.6
5.1
4.1
2,073
1,783
334
519
107
42
243
124
+604
19Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
29.9
51
1
2019-20
51
30.0
13.6
5.6
0.9
0.9
10.9
19.2
57.1
1.5
4.5
34.1
6.5
10.2
63.4
63.2
2.2
11.4
3.7
1,530
1,524
693
286
47
48
189
155
+758
20Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29.7
66
1
1999-00
66
39.7
13.9
3.9
0.5
3.0
12.0
20.8
57.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.7
10.5
54.0
58.3
4.0
9.9
2.8
2,617
1,960
918
256
32
201
182
210
+782
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29.5
67
1
1991-92
67
38.1
6.2
6.2
2.3
1.0
11.4
22.0
51.9
0.4
1.2
28.9
6.3
7.5
84.0
58.3
1.0
5.2
2.5
2,550
1,979
418
416
151
65
168
164
22Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
29.5
33
1
1955-56
33
10.3
8.8
11.5
77.2
972
98
23Larry Bird
L. Bird
29.4
63
1
1984-85
63
39.7
10.8
7.0
1.7
1.3
11.8
22.1
53.5
0.8
1.6
47.6
4.9
5.6
87.6
59.7
2.0
8.8
3.0
2,502
1,852
681
439
105
82
190
159
24LeBron James
L. James
29.2
60
1
2009-10
60
38.5
7.4
8.8
1.6
1.0
9.9
19.4
50.8
1.6
4.6
34.9
7.8
10.0
78.2
61.2
1.0
6.4
3.2
2,312
1,751
443
525
97
60
193
89
+679
25Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29.1
62
1
1997-98
62
38.4
5.7
3.5
1.7
0.6
10.9
22.5
48.5
0.4
1.4
28.1
6.8
8.5
80.4
55.4
1.6
4.2
2.1
2,378
1,802
356
214
107
39
131
116
+756

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PPG

27.2

Curry

Stephen Curry

RPG

5.6

Green

Draymond Green

APG

5.2

Green

Draymond Green
Team Rankings

ORTG

115.3

15th

DRTG

114.0

11th

NETRTG

1.3

13th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
37
25
.597
11.0
7
35
27
.565
13.0
8
Warriors Warriors
32
30
.516
16.0
9
30
31
.492
17.5
10
30
33
.476
18.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
3/7
@
8:30 PM
Mon
3/9
@
9:00 PM
Tue
3/10
@
10:00 PM
Fri
3/13
@
10:00 PM
Sun
3/15
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

32 - 30

115

Final

113

HOU Rockets

38 - 23

Thu 5 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
16
.738
2
41
21
.661
4.5
3
40
23
.635
6.0
4
39
24
.619
7.0
5
35
27
.565
10.5
6
34
28
.548
11.5
7
33
28
.541
12.0
8
34
29
.540
12.0
9
32
31
.508
14.0
10
32
31
.508
14.0
11
26
35
.426
19.0
12
26
37
.413
20.0
13
16
46
.258
29.5
14
15
47
.242
30.5
15
15
47
.242
30.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
49
15
.766
2
45
17
.726
3.0
3
40
23
.635
8.5
4
38
23
.623
9.5
5
39
24
.619
9.5
6
37
25
.597
11.0
7
35
27
.565
13.0
8
32
30
.516
16.0
9
30
31
.492
17.5
10
30
33
.476
18.5
11
23
38
.377
24.5
12
21
41
.339
27.0
13
20
44
.313
29.0
14
19
44
.302
29.5
15
14
50
.219
35.0

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
1/31
@
100-112
Sat
1/31
@
117-93
Sat
1/31
@
130-111
Sat
1/31
@
121-111
Sun
2/1
@
95-102

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
3/6
@
7:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
7:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
8:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
9:00 PM
Fri
3/6
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