highest scoring average in a season nba history

Wilt Chamberlain has scored the most points per game in a season, with 50.4 per game in 1961-62.

Interpreted as:

highest scoring with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player average in a season NBA history

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50.4	1961-62	PHI	80	48.5	25.7	2.4			20.0	39.5	50.6				10.4	17.0	61.3	53.6				3,882	4,029	2,052	192				123
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	44.8	1962-63	SFW	80	47.6	24.3	3.4			18.3	34.6	52.8				8.3	13.9	59.3	55.0				3,806	3,586	1,946	275				136
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38.4	1960-61	PHI	79	47.8	27.2	1.9			15.8	31.1	50.9				6.7	13.3	50.4	51.9				3,773	3,033	2,149	148				130
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37.6	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	2,707	1,941	168				150
5	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	37.5	2025-26	PHI	4	43.0	3.8	8.3	1.0	0.8	11.5	25.3	45.5	4.5	9.5	47.4	10.0	11.5	87.0	61.9	0.3	3.5	2.0	172	150	15	33	4	3	8	12	+23
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37.1	1986-87	CHI	82	40.0	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	13.4	27.8	48.2	0.1	0.8	18.2	10.2	11.9	85.7	56.2	2.0	3.2	3.3	3,281	3,041	430	377	236	125	272	237
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	36.9	1963-64	SFW	80	46.1	22.3	5.0			15.1	28.7	52.4				6.8	12.7	53.1	53.7				3,689	2,948	1,787	403				182
8	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	36.3	2025-26	MIL	4	32.8	14.0	7.0	0.8	1.3	14.3	20.5	69.5	1.0	1.8	57.1	6.8	10.5	64.3	72.2	4.0	10.0	3.3	131	145	56	28	3	5	13	10	+41
9	James Harden J. Harden	36.1	2018-19	HOU	78	36.8	6.6	7.5	2.0	0.7	10.8	24.5	44.2	4.8	13.2	36.8	9.7	11.0	87.9	61.6	0.8	5.8	5.0	2,867	2,818	518	586	158	58	387	244	+357
10	Rick Barry R. Barry	35.6	1966-67	SFW	78	40.7	9.2	3.6			13.0	28.7	45.1				9.7	10.9	88.4	53.1				3,175	2,775	714	282				258
11	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	35.4	2005-06	LAL	80	41.0	5.3	4.5	1.8	0.4	12.2	27.2	45.0	2.3	6.5	34.7	8.7	10.2	85.0	55.9	0.9	4.4	3.1	3,277	2,832	425	360	147	30	250	233	+320
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35.0	1987-88	CHI	82	40.4	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	13.0	24.4	53.5	0.1	0.6	13.2	8.8	10.5	84.1	60.3	1.7	3.8	3.1	3,311	2,868	449	485	259	131	252	270
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	34.8	1971-72	MIL	81	44.2	16.6	4.6			14.3	24.9	57.4				6.2	9.0	68.9	60.3				3,583	2,822	1,346	370				235
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34.8	1960-61	LAL	73	42.9	19.8	5.1			12.8	29.7	43.0				9.3	11.8	78.3	49.8				3,133	2,538	1,447	371				279
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	34.7	1964-65	TOT	73	45.2	22.9	3.4			14.6	28.5	51.0				5.6	12.1	46.4	51.3				3,301	2,534	1,673	250				146
16	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	34.5	1974-75	BUF	82	43.2	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1	13.4	26.1	51.2				7.8	9.7	80.5	56.9	3.7	10.3		3,539	2,831	1,155	179	92	174		278
17	James Harden J. Harden	34.3	2019-20	HOU	68	36.5	6.6	7.5	1.8	0.9	9.9	22.3	44.4	4.4	12.4	35.5	10.2	11.8	86.5	62.6	1.0	5.5	4.5	2,483	2,335	446	512	125	60	308	227	+287
18	Austin Reaves A. Reaves	34.2	2025-26	LAL	5	38.2	5.6	10.0	1.8	0.0	10.4	19.8	52.5	3.0	7.8	38.5	10.4	11.6	89.7	68.7	0.4	5.2	3.8	191	171	28	50	9	0	19	10	+24
19	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	34.2	2025-26	OKC	6	37.0	5.7	5.7	1.2	1.3	12.3	23.7	52.1	1.7	6.0	27.8	7.8	9.0	87.0	61.8	0.2	5.5	2.0	222	205	34	34	7	8	12	11	+42
20	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	34.0	2025-26	UTA	4	38.3	7.3	2.8	0.8	0.8	11.0	21.8	50.6	4.0	10.0	40.0	8.0	8.8	91.4	66.4	2.3	5.0	1.0	153	136	29	11	3	3	4	5	+45
21	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	34.0	1972-73	KCO	80	46.0	2.8	11.4			12.9	26.3	48.8				8.3	9.8	84.7	55.5				3,681	2,719	223	910				207
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34.0	1962-63	LAL	80	42.1	14.3	4.8			12.9	28.4	45.3				8.3	9.9	83.7	51.9				3,370	2,719	1,146	386				226
23	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	33.9	2023-24	DAL	70	37.5	9.2	9.8	1.4	0.5	11.5	23.6	48.7	4.1	10.6	38.2	6.8	8.7	78.6	61.7	0.8	8.4	4.0	2,624	2,370	647	686	99	38	282	149	+319
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33.6	1989-90	CHI	82	39.0	6.9	6.3	2.8	0.7	12.6	24.0	52.6	1.1	3.0	37.6	7.2	8.5	84.8	60.6	1.7	5.1	3.0	3,197	2,753	565	519	227	54	247	241
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	33.5	1965-66	PHI	79	47.3	24.6	5.2			13.6	25.2	54.0				6.3	12.4	51.3	54.7				3,737	2,649	1,943	414				171