most points in a single season include playoffs

Wilt Chamberlain has dropped the most points in a combined regular-season and postseason, with 4,449 points in 1961-62.

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most points by a player in a single season include playoffs

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	4,449	1961-62	PHI	92	48.5	48.4	25.8	2.5			19.1	38.1	50.2				10.1	16.5	61.5	53.3				4,458	2,371	229				150
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3,586	1962-63	SFW	80	47.6	44.8	24.3	3.4			18.3	34.6	52.8				8.3	13.9	59.3	55.0				3,806	1,946	275				136
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3,364	1963-64	SFW	92	46.2	36.6	22.7	4.8			15.0	28.5	52.6				6.6	12.6	52.5	53.8				4,247	2,089	442				209
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3,340	1989-90	CHI	98	39.5	34.1	6.9	6.4	2.8	0.7	12.8	24.4	52.4	1.1	3.0	36.6	7.4	8.8	84.6	60.3	1.7	5.2	3.1	3,871	680	628	272	68	303	295
5	Rick Barry R. Barry	3,296	1966-67	SFW	93	40.7	35.4	8.9	3.7			13.0	29.3	44.3				9.5	10.8	87.2	51.9				3,789	827	340				307
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3,231	1987-88	CHI	92	40.6	35.1	5.7	5.8	3.1	1.5	13.1	24.5	53.5	0.1	0.6	14.3	8.8	10.4	84.4	60.3	1.8	3.9	3.2	3,738	520	532	283	142	291	308
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3,224	1988-89	CHI	98	40.5	32.9	7.9	8.0	2.8	0.8	11.9	22.3	53.3	0.4	1.4	27.8	8.7	10.4	83.9	61.2	1.8	6.1	3.7	3,973	771	780	276	78	358	312
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3,207	1992-93	CHI	97	39.7	33.1	6.7	5.6	2.7	0.8	12.8	26.1	49.1	1.1	3.1	36.1	6.3	7.6	82.9	56.2	1.7	5.0	2.6	3,850	650	542	260	78	252	246
9	James Harden J. Harden	3,166	2018-19	HOU	89	37.0	35.6	6.7	7.4	2.0	0.8	10.7	24.4	43.8	4.8	13.1	36.6	9.4	10.7	87.4	61.0	0.8	5.8	4.9	3,291	593	659	182	68	438	285	+397
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3,163	1991-92	CHI	102	39.4	31.0	6.4	6.0	2.2	0.9	12.1	23.5	51.4	0.4	1.4	30.6	6.4	7.6	83.8	57.7	1.3	5.1	2.8	4,022	648	616	226	91	281	263
11	Kevin Durant K. Durant	3,156	2013-14	OKC	100	39.4	31.6	7.7	5.2	1.2	0.8	10.4	21.1	49.4	2.4	6.2	38.1	8.4	9.7	86.3	62.2	0.8	6.9	3.6	3,937	768	520	122	84	357	215	+521
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3,148	1986-87	CHI	85	40.1	37.0	5.3	4.6	2.8	1.6	13.3	27.8	47.9	0.2	0.8	19.7	10.2	11.9	85.9	56.1	2.0	3.3	3.3	3,409	451	395	242	132	280	248
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3,144	1960-61	PHI	82	47.8	38.3	27.0	1.9			15.8	31.1	50.8				6.7	13.3	50.5	51.8				3,917	2,218	154				140
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	3,143	1962-63	LAL	93	42.3	33.8	14.2	4.8			12.8	28.3	45.1				8.2	9.8	83.5	51.7				3,932	1,323	444				274
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	3,138	1971-72	MIL	92	44.5	34.1	16.8	4.6			14.1	25.4	55.5				5.9	8.5	69.0	58.5				4,093	1,546	426				270
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3,109	1990-91	CHI	99	37.6	31.4	6.1	6.0	2.7	1.1	12.0	22.4	53.6	0.4	1.2	32.8	7.0	8.3	85.0	60.4	1.4	4.7	2.5	3,723	600	595	263	106	245	282
17	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	3,093	1974-75	BUF	89	43.4	34.8	14.0	2.1	1.1	2.2	13.5	26.4	50.9				7.8	9.8	80.0	56.5	3.7	10.3		3,866	1,249	189	98	193		307
18	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	3,051	1999-00	LAL	102	40.8	29.9	14.0	3.6	0.5	2.9	12.2	21.3	57.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.6	11.0	50.6	57.3	4.5	9.6	2.7	4,163	1,433	370	49	294	279	322	+821
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3,043	1995-96	CHI	100	38.2	30.4	6.3	4.3	2.1	0.5	11.0	22.6	48.9	1.4	3.2	42.2	7.0	8.4	83.1	57.9	1.8	4.5	2.4	3,823	632	426	213	48	239	244
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3,037	1997-98	CHI	103	39.3	29.5	5.7	3.5	1.7	0.6	10.9	23.5	46.5	0.4	1.6	25.4	7.2	9.2	79.0	53.6	1.6	4.1	2.2	4,053	582	357	173	57	230	198	+756
21	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	3,027	2005-06	LAL	87	41.3	34.8	5.4	4.6	1.8	0.4	12.1	26.6	45.3	2.2	6.4	35.1	8.4	10.0	84.5	56.1	0.9	4.5	3.3	3,591	469	396	155	33	283	258	+272
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3,021	1996-97	CHI	101	38.7	29.9	6.3	4.4	1.7	0.6	11.4	23.7	48.0	1.2	3.6	34.1	6.0	7.2	83.3	55.8	1.5	4.7	2.1	3,910	632	443	170	61	215	202	+954
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3,006	1959-60	PHI	81	46.3	37.1	26.8	2.3			14.7	31.6	46.4				7.7	13.6	56.9	49.3				3,753	2,173	187				167
24	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	3,005	2023-24	DAL	92	38.3	32.7	9.3	9.4	1.5	0.5	11.2	23.4	47.7	3.8	10.4	36.9	6.5	8.3	78.2	60.3	0.8	8.5	4.0	3,524	855	864	140	46	372	205	+416
25	LeBron James L. James	2,999	2017-18	CLE	104	38.0	28.8	8.7	9.1	1.4	0.9	10.9	20.1	54.2	1.8	5.0	36.2	5.3	7.2	73.5	62.0	1.2	7.5	4.2	3,948	909	945	146	94	441	188	+82