most career ppg before turning 26 years old

Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most career points per game by a player younger than 26, with 42.3 per game.

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most career ppg by a player before turning 26 years old

	NAME	PPG	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	42.3	231	47.6	26.6				16.9	34.3	49.3				8.4	14.7	57.1	51.8				10,994	9,769	6,142					403
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33.0	312	38.9	6.0	5.5	2.8	1.2	12.1	23.6	51.3	0.2	0.8	19.0	8.6	10.2	84.6	58.7	1.9	4.1	3.3	12,150	10,288	1,858	1,726	884	382	1,021	987
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	31.4	321		15.8				12.9						5.6	8.1	68.3						10,071	5,072
4	Rick Barry R. Barry	30.6	158	39.0	9.9	2.9			11.1	24.9	44.6				8.4	9.6	87.4	52.5				6,165	4,834	1,564	455				555
5	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30.1	323						10.5						9.0	10.9	82.3						9,707						1,088
6	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	28.5	428	34.8	8.7	8.2	1.2	0.5	9.7	20.7	46.8	3.0	8.7	34.6	6.1	8.2	74.8	58.7	1.0	7.7	4.0	14,908	12,205	3,713	3,529	520	195	1,691	977	+1097
7	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	28.0	386						11.0						6.0	7.7	77.6						10,821
8	George Mikan G. Mikan	27.8	128						9.6						8.6	11.1	77.6						3,561
9	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	27.8	319						10.5						6.8	10.2	66.2						8,866
10	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	27.7	264		16.6				11.2						5.4	8.2	65.8						7,322	4,378
11	LeBron James L. James	27.6	582	40.2	7.0	7.0	1.7	0.9	9.8	20.6	47.5	1.4	4.2	33.1	6.7	8.9	74.4	56.3	1.2	5.8	3.3	23,378	16,081	4,089	4,057	1,003	496	1,929	1,144	+2601
12	Kevin Durant K. Durant	27.4	542	38.2	6.9	3.5	1.3	1.0	9.2	19.2	47.9	1.6	4.4	37.7	7.4	8.4	88.2	60.0	0.8	6.1	3.2	20,717	14,851	3,751	1,892	681	529	1,759	1,036	+1149
13	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	27.2	140						9.7						7.8	10.2	76.0						3,803						500
14	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	27.0	382	37.6	12.4	2.5	0.8	2.8	10.8	18.8	57.7	0.0	0.0	6.7	5.3	10.0	53.4	58.3	4.1	8.3	3.0	14,376	10,324	4,749	968	316	1,065	1,134	1,354	+616
15	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	26.2	345	40.6	4.0	5.6	2.2	0.2	9.3	21.8	42.6	1.4	4.2	32.3	6.2	8.4	74.5	51.4	1.1	2.9	3.5	14,017	9,025	1,384	1,937	765	81	1,215	840	+155
16	Jerry West J. West	25.8	281						9.4						7.1	9.3	76.7						7,256						736
17	Trae Young T. Young	25.5	407	34.1	3.6	9.5	1.0	0.2	8.1	18.6	43.6	2.6	7.3	35.5	6.7	7.7	87.3	58.1	0.6	2.9	4.2	13,882	10,379	1,451	3,868	414	62	1,696	696	-155
18	Charlie Scott C. Scott	25.4	166	38.2	4.2	5.6	1.8		10.2	22.5	45.5				4.9	6.3	78.0	50.3	1.2	3.0		6,349	4,210	700	933	140			632
19	George Gervin G. Gervin	25.2	164	34.0	5.3	3.3	1.4	1.3	9.7	17.9	54.1				5.8	6.9	83.2	60.0				5,582	4,127	872	540	235	210		542
20	David Thompson D. Thompson	25.1	277	35.9	4.2	3.8			9.5	18.7	50.8	0.2	0.5	36.8	6.1	8.0	76.5	56.6				9,935	6,963	1,172	1,048				735
21	Billy Knight B. Knight	25.1	131						9.8						5.5	6.7	81.3						3,290
22	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	25.0	311	33.9	5.9	3.9			9.8	19.7	49.9	0.3			5.2	7.0	73.5	55.1			3.2	10,530	7,790	1,847	1,207			1,007	960
23	David Robinson D. Robinson	25.0	164	37.2	12.5	2.3	1.6	3.9	8.8	16.3	54.2	0.0	0.1	11.1	7.3	9.8	74.7	60.6	3.9	8.6	3.2	6,097	4,094	2,046	372	265	639	527	523
24	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	24.9	326		12.1	2.4			9.7	21.0	46.3				5.5	6.8	81.3	52.0					8,131	3,954	769				878
25	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	24.9	273						9.0						6.8	8.3	81.8						6,789

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8	Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0

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Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.1

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.8

Wembanyama

10.7

Towns

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

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Playoffs ORtg Rankings

123.4

119.3

115.5

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111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.0

106.2

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108.5

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Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

914

Wembanyama

695.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

691

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

903.8

Wembanyama

714.8

Mitchell

703.3

Castle

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.55

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.55

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50-37-1

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Worst Record ATS

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 3/29	NYK	@	OKC	100-111
Sun 3/29	GSW	@	DEN	93-116
Mon 3/30	PHI	@	MIA	109-119
Mon 3/30	BOS	@	ATL	102-112
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 6/5	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Mon 6/8	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Wed 6/10	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Sat 6/13	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Tue 6/16	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM

Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most career points per game by a player younger than 26, with 42.3 per game.

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