highest starter ppg

Kenneth Lofton Jr. has scored the most career points per game by a player as a starter, with 42.0 per game.

NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kenneth Lofton Jr.
K. Lofton Jr.
42.0
1
40.4
14.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
17.0
25.0
68.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
8.0
12.0
66.7
69.4
6.0
8.0
2.0
40
42
14
0
1
0
2
3
-17
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30.5
1,039
38.7
6.3
5.3
2.4
0.8
11.5
23.2
49.8
0.6
1.7
32.7
6.9
8.3
83.6
57.0
1.6
4.7
2.8
40,216
31,741
6,565
5,546
2,463
874
2,868
2,719
+1407
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
29.2
514
35.0
8.5
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.8
21.0
46.9
3.2
9.0
35.2
6.4
8.5
75.5
59.2
0.9
7.6
4.0
17,999
15,021
4,376
4,230
661
237
2,032
1,181
+1423
4Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27.6
490
31.9
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,610
13,544
5,280
1,808
432
784
1,656
1,451
+2645
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27.2
1,198
36.7
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.1
39.1
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.2
3.2
44,009
32,539
8,235
5,266
1,232
1,341
3,789
2,273
+5029
6Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
26.8
901
41.3
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.9
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.2
7.0
9.0
78.2
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,232
24,160
3,359
5,555
1,967
162
3,232
1,753
+875
7LeBron James
L. James
26.8
1,620
37.6
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
60,978
43,404
12,084
12,008
2,416
1,184
5,641
2,858
+7477
8Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
26.6
1,198
38.0
5.6
5.0
1.5
0.5
9.3
20.8
44.9
1.4
4.3
32.8
6.6
7.8
83.9
55.0
1.1
4.4
3.1
45,545
31,897
6,675
6,016
1,827
581
3,741
3,072
+3847
9James Harden
J. Harden
26.4
1,007
36.5
6.0
8.3
1.6
0.6
7.8
17.8
43.8
3.1
8.4
36.3
7.8
9.0
86.5
60.8
0.8
5.3
4.1
36,799
26,611
6,083
8,348
1,565
624
4,166
2,460
+3941
10Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
25.8
995
36.7
6.9
2.6
9.7
20.9
46.3
0.7
5.8
7.2
81.4
53.7
36,522
25,713
6,845
2,584
1,965
-246
11Alex English
A. English
25.8
753
35.3
5.2
4.4
10.7
21.1
50.9
0.0
4.3
5.1
84.2
55.3
2.6
26,556
19,424
3,908
3,316
1,952
2,001
12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
25.6
521
33.3
4.8
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.9
17.5
50.9
1.4
3.9
36.0
6.4
7.4
86.4
61.6
0.7
4.0
2.3
17,325
13,337
2,477
2,782
753
418
1,206
1,166
+2009
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
25.4
830
33.5
10.4
5.3
1.1
1.3
9.3
16.7
55.7
0.6
2.3
28.2
6.1
8.8
69.2
61.5
2.0
8.4
3.2
27,777
21,067
8,608
4,376
952
1,040
2,617
2,491
+3167
14Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
25.3
546
35.6
5.0
3.1
0.1
8.8
16.3
54.2
0.0
7.7
9.4
82.0
62.1
19,437
13,824
2,756
1,712
64
1,410
15Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
25.2
601
33.9
4.4
4.8
1.4
0.3
8.9
19.6
45.4
3.0
8.3
36.6
4.4
5.2
84.4
57.6
0.8
3.6
2.7
20,386
15,160
2,619
2,914
834
187
1,629
1,436
+2963
16Devin Booker
D. Booker
25.2
712
35.0
4.1
5.5
0.9
0.3
8.8
18.9
46.3
2.1
6.1
35.0
5.6
6.4
87.4
58.1
0.7
3.5
3.1
24,927
17,958
2,931
3,887
617
204
2,221
2,100
+214
17Damian 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
32,610
22,598
3,845
6,069
874
267
2,541
1,708
+2415
18Trae Young
T. Young
25.1
498
34.1
3.4
9.8
1.0
0.2
7.9
18.3
43.3
2.6
7.4
35.2
6.6
7.6
87.2
58.0
0.6
2.8
4.2
17,004
12,489
1,717
4,868
518
76
2,090
874
-187
19Larry Bird
L. Bird
25.1
706
38.8
9.9
6.7
9.8
19.7
49.9
0.8
2.1
37.9
4.6
5.2
89.3
57.0
27,388
17,703
6,982
4,739
1,687
20Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
25.1
423
35.3
5.4
4.2
1.4
0.7
8.8
19.3
45.5
3.0
8.2
37.1
4.5
5.6
80.2
57.7
0.7
4.6
2.9
14,913
10,603
2,265
1,788
573
280
1,235
858
+977
21Karl Malone
K. Malone
25.1
1,471
37.2
10.2
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,718
36,865
14,933
5,234
2,078
1,142
4,505
4,557
+3010
22Cormac Ryan
C. Ryan
25.0
2
36.1
7.5
3.5
1.0
0.0
9.0
18.5
48.6
4.0
10.5
38.1
3.0
3.0
100.0
63.1
2.0
5.5
2.5
72
50
15
7
2
0
5
5
+3
23Lindell Wigginton
L. Wigginton
25.0
1
41.0
5.0
11.0
0.0
1.0
10.0
20.0
50.0
4.0
10.0
40.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
61.2
0.0
5.0
5.0
41
25
5
11
0
1
5
3
-27
24Josh Hall
J. Hall
25.0
1
42.7
10.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
11.0
21.0
52.4
1.0
6.0
16.7
2.0
6.0
33.3
52.9
1.0
9.0
3.0
43
25
10
2
0
0
3
5
+9
25Chris Wright
C. Wright
25.0
1
46.3
8.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
11.0
14.0
78.6
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
79.3
1.0
7.0
1.0
46
25
8
0
1
2
1
1
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26
56
.317
38.0
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.305
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
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
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0