highest total ppg in a single season last 40 years

Between March 2, 1986 and March 2, 2026, Michael Jordan has scored the most points per game in a season, with 37.1 per game in 1986-87.

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highest total ppg by a player in a single season last 40 years

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37.1	1986-87	CHI	82	3,281	3,041	430	377	236	125	1,098	2,279	48.2	12	66	18.2	833	972	85.7	56.2	166	264	272	237		40.0	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	3.3
2	James Harden J. Harden	36.1	2018-19	HOU	78	2,867	2,818	518	586	158	58	843	1,909	44.2	378	1,028	36.8	754	858	87.9	61.6	66	452	387	244	+357	36.8	6.6	7.5	2.0	0.7	5.0
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	35.4	2005-06	LAL	80	3,277	2,832	425	360	147	30	978	2,173	45.0	180	518	34.7	696	819	85.0	55.9	71	354	250	233	+320	41.0	5.3	4.5	1.8	0.4	3.1
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35.0	1987-88	CHI	82	3,311	2,868	449	485	259	130	1,069	1,998	53.5	7	53	13.2	723	860	84.1	60.3	139	310	252	270		40.4	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	3.1
5	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	34.7	2023-24	PHI	39	1,309	1,353	430	219	46	66	450	851	52.9	54	139	38.8	399	452	88.3	64.4	95	335	150	112	+267	33.6	11.0	5.6	1.2	1.7	3.8
6	James Harden J. Harden	34.3	2019-20	HOU	68	2,483	2,335	446	512	125	60	672	1,514	44.4	299	843	35.5	692	800	86.5	62.6	70	376	308	227	+287	36.5	6.6	7.5	1.8	0.9	4.5
7	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	34.2	1985-86	ATL	21	851	719	167	59	37	8	262	576	45.5	2	18	11.1	193	232	83.2	53.0	65	102	74	53		40.5	8.0	2.8	1.8	0.4	3.5
8	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	33.9	2023-24	DAL	70	2,624	2,370	647	686	99	38	804	1,652	48.7	284	744	38.2	478	608	78.6	61.7	59	588	282	149	+319	37.5	9.2	9.8	1.4	0.5	4.0
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33.6	1989-90	CHI	82	3,197	2,753	565	519	227	54	1,034	1,964	52.6	92	245	37.6	593	699	84.8	60.6	143	422	247	241		39.0	6.9	6.3	2.8	0.7	3.0
10	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	33.1	2022-23	PHI	66	2,284	2,183	670	274	66	112	728	1,328	54.8	66	200	33.0	661	771	85.7	65.5	113	557	226	205	+424	34.6	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	3.4
11	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	33.0	2005-06	PHI	72	3,103	2,377	232	532	140	10	815	1,822	44.7	72	223	32.3	675	829	81.4	54.3	44	188	248	121	-3	43.1	3.2	7.4	1.9	0.1	3.4
12	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	2024-25	OKC	76	2,598	2,484	379	486	131	77	860	1,656	51.9	163	435	37.5	601	669	89.8	63.7	67	312	183	164	+918	34.2	5.0	6.4	1.7	1.0	2.4
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32.6	1992-93	CHI	78	3,067	2,541	522	428	221	61	992	2,003	49.5	81	230	35.2	476	569	83.7	56.4	135	387	207	188		39.3	6.7	5.5	2.8	0.8	2.7
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32.5	1988-89	CHI	81	3,255	2,633	652	650	234	65	966	1,795	53.8	27	98	27.6	674	793	85.0	61.4	149	503	290	247		40.2	8.0	8.0	2.9	0.8	3.6
15	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	32.5	2025-26	LAL	48	1,698	1,559	368	414	68	24	496	1,048	47.3	177	491	36.0	390	505	77.2	61.4	34	334	191	116	+68	35.4	7.7	8.6	1.4	0.5	4.0
16	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	32.4	2022-23	DAL	66	2,390	2,138	569	529	90	33	719	1,449	49.6	185	541	34.2	515	694	74.2	60.9	54	515	236	166	+128	36.2	8.6	8.0	1.4	0.5	3.6
17	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	32.2	2022-23	POR	58	2,106	1,866	277	425	50	18	556	1,202	46.3	244	658	37.1	510	558	91.4	64.5	44	233	191	109	+105	36.3	4.8	7.3	0.9	0.3	3.3
18	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	32.2	1985-86	UTA	19	674	611	99	78	15	1	233	409	57.0	0	5	0.0	145	193	75.1	61.9	45	54	63	52		35.5	5.2	4.1	0.8	0.1	3.3
19	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	32.1	2002-03	ORL	75	2,954	2,407	488	411	124	59	829	1,813	45.7	173	448	38.6	576	726	79.3	56.4	121	367	195	156	+201	39.4	6.5	5.5	1.7	0.8	2.6
20	Kevin Durant K. Durant	32.0	2013-14	OKC	81	3,122	2,593	598	445	103	59	849	1,688	50.3	192	491	39.1	703	805	87.3	63.5	58	540	285	174	+509	38.5	7.4	5.5	1.3	0.7	3.5
21	Stephen Curry S. Curry	32.0	2020-21	GSW	63	2,151	2,015	345	363	77	8	658	1,365	48.2	337	801	42.1	362	395	91.6	65.5	29	316	213	119	+242	34.1	5.5	5.8	1.2	0.1	3.4
22	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.8	2025-26	OKC	51	1,700	1,624	225	328	70	40	558	1,013	55.1	88	231	38.1	420	471	89.2	66.5	27	198	107	103	+578	33.3	4.4	6.4	1.4	0.8	2.1
23	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	31.6	2016-17	OKC	81	2,802	2,558	864	840	132	31	824	1,941	42.5	200	583	34.3	710	840	84.5	55.4	137	727	438	190	+251	34.6	10.7	10.4	1.6	0.4	5.4
24	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	31.6	2006-07	LAL	77	3,140	2,430	439	413	111	36	813	1,757	46.3	137	398	34.4	667	768	86.8	58.0	75	364	255	205	+99	40.8	5.7	5.4	1.4	0.5	3.3
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	31.5	1990-91	CHI	82	3,034	2,580	492	453	223	83	990	1,837	53.9	29	93	31.2	571	671	85.1	60.5	118	374	202	229		37.0	6.0	5.5	2.7	1.0	2.5

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PPG

17.8

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RPG

9.0

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APG

8.4

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Team Rankings

ORTG

113.5

25th

DRTG

117.7

24th

NETRTG

-4.2

24th

3P%

36.6

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Hornets	30	31	.492	16.0
11	Bucks	26	33	.441	19.0
12	Bulls	25	36	.410	21.0
13	Wizards	16	43	.271	29.0
14	Nets	15	45	.250	30.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/3	OKC	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Thu 3/5	CHI	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Sun 3/8	CHI	@	SAC	9:00 PM
Tue 3/10	CHI	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Thu 3/12	CHI	@	LAL	10:30 PM

Last Game

Bucks

26 - 33

Final

120

Bulls

25 - 36

Sun 1 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.6

Jokić

67.3

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.4

120.9

119.4

118.7

118.6

118.2

DRtg Rankings

107.4

108.9

111.4

112.4

112.6

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

8.0

7.9

6.2

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

14-48

15-46

15-45

16-43

18-42

19-43

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,918.8

Maxey

2,806.1

Jokić

2,714.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,990.5

Jokić

2,945.3

Maxey

2,875.5

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.3

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.5

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.81

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

39-22

36-23-1

35-25

35-26

33-26-1

34-27

Worst Record ATS

24-38

24-34-1

26-36

25-34

26-35

26-34-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	14	.763
2	Celtics	40	20	.667	5.5
3	Knicks	39	22	.639	7.0
4	Cavaliers	38	24	.613	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.5
6	76ers	33	27	.550	12.5
7	Magic	31	28	.525	14.0
8	Heat	32	29	.525	14.0
9	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.5
10	Hornets	30	31	.492	16.0
11	Bucks	26	33	.441	19.0
12	Bulls	25	36	.410	21.0
13	Wizards	16	43	.271	29.0
14	Nets	15	45	.250	30.5
15	Pacers	15	46	.246	31.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	47	15	.758
2	Spurs	43	17	.717	3.0
3	Rockets	37	22	.627	8.5
4	Timberwolves	38	23	.623	8.5
5	Nuggets	37	24	.607	9.5
6	Lakers	36	24	.600	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	12.0
8	Warriors	31	29	.517	15.0
9	Clippers	28	31	.475	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	29	33	.468	18.0
11	Grizzlies	23	36	.390	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	39	.350	25.0
13	Pelicans	19	43	.306	28.0
14	Jazz	18	42	.300	28.0
15	Kings	14	48	.226	33.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/28	MIL	@	WAS	99-109
Wed 1/28	SAC	@	PHI	111-113
Wed 1/28	HOU	@	ATL	104-86
Wed 1/28	MIA	@	CHI	116-113
Wed 1/28	CHA	@	DAL	123-121

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 3/2	HOU	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Mon 3/2	BOS	@	MIL	7:30 PM
Mon 3/2	DEN	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Mon 3/2	LAC	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Tue 3/3	WAS	@	ORL	7:00 PM

Between March 2, 1986 and March 2, 2026, Michael Jordan has scored the most points per game in a season, with 37.1 per game in 1986-87.

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