most points per game in a season by an active player

James Harden has put up the most points per game by an active player in a season, with 36.1 per game in 2018-19.

Interpreted as:

most points per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games in a season by an active player

	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	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
2	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
3	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
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	33.7	2025-26	LAL	62	36.0	7.8	8.2	1.6	0.5	10.9	22.9	47.6	4.0	10.9	36.6	7.9	10.1	77.6	61.5	0.7	7.2	4.0	2,229	2,089	486	511	102	34	249	149	+191
5	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	33.1	2022-23	PHI	66	34.6	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	11.0	20.1	54.8	1.0	3.0	33.0	10.0	11.7	85.7	65.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	2,284	2,183	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
6	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	2024-25	OKC	76	34.2	5.0	6.4	1.7	1.0	11.3	21.8	51.9	2.1	5.7	37.5	7.9	8.8	89.8	63.7	0.9	4.1	2.4	2,598	2,484	379	486	131	77	183	164	+918
7	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	32.4	2022-23	DAL	66	36.2	8.6	8.0	1.4	0.5	10.9	22.0	49.6	2.8	8.2	34.2	7.8	10.5	74.2	60.9	0.8	7.8	3.6	2,390	2,138	569	529	90	33	236	166	+128
8	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	32.2	2022-23	POR	58	36.3	4.8	7.3	0.9	0.3	9.6	20.7	46.3	4.2	11.3	37.1	8.8	9.6	91.4	64.5	0.8	4.0	3.3	2,106	1,866	277	425	50	18	191	109	+105
9	Kevin Durant K. Durant	32.0	2013-14	OKC	81	38.5	7.4	5.5	1.3	0.7	10.5	20.8	50.3	2.4	6.1	39.1	8.7	9.9	87.3	63.5	0.7	6.7	3.5	3,122	2,593	598	445	103	59	285	174	+509
10	Stephen Curry S. Curry	32.0	2020-21	GSW	63	34.1	5.5	5.8	1.2	0.1	10.4	21.7	48.2	5.3	12.7	42.1	5.7	6.3	91.6	65.5	0.5	5.0	3.4	2,151	2,015	345	363	77	8	213	119	+242
11	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	31.6	2016-17	OKC	81	34.6	10.7	10.4	1.6	0.4	10.2	24.0	42.5	2.5	7.2	34.3	8.8	10.4	84.5	55.4	1.7	9.0	5.4	2,802	2,558	864	840	132	31	438	190	+251
12	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	2025-26	OKC	62	33.4	4.4	6.6	1.4	0.8	10.9	19.6	55.3	1.7	4.5	37.9	8.0	9.0	88.4	66.5	0.5	3.9	2.1	2,070	1,947	271	408	88	51	133	128	+664
13	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	2022-23	OKC	68	35.5	4.8	5.5	1.6	1.0	10.4	20.3	51.0	0.9	2.5	34.5	9.8	10.9	90.5	62.6	0.9	4.0	2.8	2,416	2,135	329	371	112	65	192	192	+149
14	LeBron James L. James	31.4	2005-06	CLE	79	42.5	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	11.1	23.1	48.0	1.6	4.8	33.5	7.6	10.3	73.8	56.8	0.9	6.1	3.3	3,361	2,478	556	521	123	66	260	181	+275
15	Bradley Beal B. Beal	31.3	2020-21	WAS	60	35.8	4.7	4.4	1.2	0.4	11.2	23.0	48.5	2.2	6.2	34.9	6.8	7.7	88.9	59.3	1.2	3.5	3.1	2,147	1,878	283	265	69	22	187	140	-3
16	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	31.1	2022-23	MIL	63	32.1	11.8	5.7	0.8	0.8	11.2	20.3	55.3	0.7	2.7	27.5	7.9	12.3	64.5	60.5	2.2	9.6	3.9	2,023	1,959	742	359	52	51	246	197	+341
17	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	30.6	2021-22	PHI	68	33.8	11.7	4.2	1.1	1.5	9.8	19.6	49.9	1.4	3.7	37.1	9.6	11.8	81.4	61.6	2.1	9.6	3.1	2,296	2,079	796	284	77	99	214	181	+367
18	Bradley Beal B. Beal	30.5	2019-20	WAS	57	36.0	4.2	6.1	1.2	0.4	10.4	22.9	45.5	3.0	8.4	35.3	6.8	8.0	84.2	57.9	0.9	3.3	3.4	2,053	1,741	242	347	71	23	194	126	-201
19	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	30.4	2023-24	MIL	73	35.2	11.5	6.5	1.2	1.1	11.5	18.8	61.1	0.5	1.7	27.4	7.0	10.7	65.7	64.9	2.7	8.8	3.4	2,567	2,222	841	476	87	79	250	210	+339
20	James Harden J. Harden	30.4	2017-18	HOU	72	35.4	5.4	8.8	1.8	0.7	9.0	20.1	44.9	3.7	10.0	36.7	8.7	10.1	85.8	61.9	0.6	4.8	4.4	2,551	2,191	389	630	126	50	315	169	+527
21	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	30.4	2024-25	MIL	67	34.2	11.9	6.5	0.9	1.2	11.8	19.7	60.1	0.2	0.9	22.2	6.5	10.6	61.7	62.5	2.2	9.7	3.1	2,289	2,036	798	433	58	78	206	155	+334
22	LeBron James L. James	30.3	2021-22	LAL	56	37.2	8.2	6.2	1.3	1.1	11.4	21.8	52.4	2.9	8.0	35.9	4.5	6.0	75.6	61.9	1.1	7.1	3.5	2,084	1,695	459	349	73	59	196	121	-117
23	Kevin Durant K. Durant	30.1	2009-10	OKC	82	39.5	7.6	2.8	1.4	1.0	9.7	20.3	47.6	1.6	4.3	36.5	9.2	10.2	90.0	60.7	1.3	6.3	3.3	3,239	2,472	623	231	112	84	271	171	+431
24	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	30.1	2022-23	BOS	74	36.9	8.8	4.6	1.1	0.7	9.8	21.1	46.6	3.2	9.3	35.0	7.2	8.4	85.4	60.7	1.1	7.7	2.9	2,732	2,225	649	342	78	51	213	160	+470
25	Stephen Curry S. Curry	30.1	2015-16	GSW	79	34.2	5.4	6.7	2.1	0.2	10.2	20.2	50.4	5.1	11.2	45.4	4.6	5.1	90.8	66.9	0.9	4.6	3.3	2,700	2,375	430	527	169	15	262	161	+1022

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.0

Durant

RPG

8.9

Sengun

APG

6.2

Sengun

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.4

11th

DRTG

113.3

7th

NETRTG

4.0

9th

3P%

36.2

10th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Nuggets	47	28	.627	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.5
6	Rockets	44	29	.603	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.5
8	Clippers	38	36	.514	20.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 3/29	HOU	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Tue 3/31	NYK	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Wed 4/1	MIL	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Fri 4/3	UTA	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Sun 4/5	HOU	@	GSW	10:00 PM

Last Game

Rockets

44 - 29

119

Final

109

Grizzlies

24 - 49

Fri 27 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.8

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.8

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.2

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.1

Duren

67.7

Ayton

67.5

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.0

120.2

119.7

119.2

119.0

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.8

111.2

112.6

113.1

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

7.8

7.6

6.7

4.8

Tank Leaderboard

16-58

17-57

17-56

19-55

21-53

24-50

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,681.6

Jokić

3,597.7

Dončić

3,198.9

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,923

Jokić

3,807.5

Dončić

3,385.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

35.9

Brown

33.8

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.5

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

46-27

44-28-1

43-31

42-31

43-32

42-31

Worst Record ATS

30-44

30-43

31-43

31-41

32-42

32-41

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	53	20	.726
2	Celtics	49	24	.671	4.0
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	5.5
4	Cavaliers	46	28	.622	7.5
5	Raptors	41	32	.562	12.0
6	Hawks	41	33	.554	12.5
7	76ers	40	33	.548	13.0
8	Hornets	39	34	.534	14.0
9	Magic	39	34	.534	14.0
10	Heat	39	35	.527	14.5
11	Bucks	29	43	.403	23.5
12	Bulls	29	44	.397	24.0
13	Wizards - e	17	56	.233	36.0
14	Nets - e	17	57	.230	36.5
15	Pacers - e	16	58	.216	37.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	58	16	.784
2	Spurs - x	55	18	.753	2.5
3	Lakers	48	26	.649	10.0
4	Nuggets	47	28	.627	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.5
6	Rockets	44	29	.603	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.5
8	Clippers	38	36	.514	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	37	38	.493	21.5
10	Warriors	36	38	.486	22.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	50	.333	33.5
12	Grizzlies - e	24	49	.329	33.5
13	Mavericks - e	24	50	.324	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	53	.284	37.0
15	Kings - e	19	55	.257	39.0