most points per game in a season including playoffs active players

James Harden has the most points per game by an active player in a combined regular-season and postseason, with 35.6 per game in 2018-19.

	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	35.6	2018-19	HOU	89	37.0	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	3,166	593	659	182	68	438	285	+397
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	35.0	2025-26	LAL	17	37.1	9.2	9.1	1.5	0.6	10.8	22.9	47.2	3.6	10.7	33.5	9.8	12.1	81.0	62.0	0.8	8.4	4.4	630	595	157	154	26	11	74	42	+79
3	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	34.5	2023-24	PHI	45	34.6	11.0	5.6	1.2	1.7	11.3	21.9	51.7	1.5	4.0	37.6	10.4	11.8	87.9	63.7	2.5	8.5	3.9	1,557	1,551	495	253	53	75	175	132	+313
4	James Harden J. Harden	33.6	2019-20	HOU	80	36.6	6.4	7.6	1.8	0.9	9.8	21.8	44.8	4.2	12.0	35.2	9.9	11.5	86.2	62.7	1.0	5.4	4.4	2,931	2,690	513	604	143	70	353	270	+319
5	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.8	2025-26	OKC	23	33.3	4.7	6.4	1.4	0.7	10.8	19.4	55.6	2.2	5.0	44.3	9.0	10.2	88.1	68.6	0.5	4.3	1.7	767	754	109	148	33	16	39	46	+316
6	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	32.7	2023-24	DAL	92	38.3	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	3,005	855	864	140	46	372	205	+416
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	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.0	2024-25	OKC	99	34.8	5.1	6.4	1.7	1.0	11.0	21.8	50.6	2.0	5.5	35.6	8.0	8.9	89.3	62.2	0.9	4.2	2.5	3,449	3,172	502	636	169	97	243	229	+1084
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	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	31.9	2022-23	PHI	75	34.9	10.1	4.0	1.0	1.8	10.6	19.7	53.6	0.9	3.0	31.1	9.8	11.4	86.2	64.5	1.7	8.4	3.5	2,620	2,396	758	298	72	137	261	232	+418
12	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	31.9	2016-17	OKC	86	34.8	10.7	10.4	1.7	0.4	10.3	24.3	42.2	2.5	7.3	33.7	8.9	10.6	84.2	55.0	1.7	9.0	5.4	2,996	2,745	922	894	144	33	468	206	+266
13	Kevin Durant K. Durant	31.6	2013-14	OKC	100	39.4	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	3,156	768	520	122	84	357	215	+521
14	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	31.5	2025-26	PHI	23	39.9	4.7	7.2	1.7	0.9	10.7	22.9	46.7	3.7	9.3	39.1	6.4	7.3	88.1	60.2	0.3	4.4	2.7	917	724	109	165	40	21	62	53	+62
15	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
16	LeBron James L. James	31.3	2005-06	CLE	92	43.1	7.2	6.5	1.5	0.8	11.1	23.2	47.9	1.6	4.8	33.5	7.5	10.1	73.8	56.7	1.1	6.1	3.5	3,965	2,878	661	597	141	75	325	225	+226
17	Bradley Beal B. Beal	31.2	2020-21	WAS	65	36.0	4.8	4.4	1.1	0.4	11.2	23.2	48.2	2.1	6.2	33.8	6.8	7.6	88.7	58.9	1.2	3.6	3.2	2,342	2,028	314	286	73	25	207	146	-64
18	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	30.7	2022-23	MIL	66	32.0	11.7	5.7	0.8	0.8	11.1	20.2	55.2	0.7	2.6	27.0	7.8	12.2	63.8	60.2	2.2	9.5	3.9	2,114	2,029	775	375	53	53	260	206	+325
19	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	30.6	2024-25	MIL	72	34.4	12.2	6.5	0.9	1.2	11.8	19.7	60.2	0.2	0.9	22.1	6.7	10.7	62.3	62.6	2.3	9.8	3.2	2,477	2,201	875	466	63	83	229	167	+299
20	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
21	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	30.5	2025-26	CLE	23	34.3	4.8	5.5	1.4	0.3	10.6	21.1	50.2	4.0	10.4	38.5	5.3	6.3	83.6	63.8	1.0	3.9	3.4	789	702	111	126	32	7	78	55	+151
22	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
23	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
24	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	30.2	2021-22	MIL	79	33.6	12.0	5.9	1.0	1.3	10.5	19.4	54.2	1.0	3.6	28.3	8.2	11.4	71.6	61.8	2.0	10.0	3.5	2,652	2,382	948	469	80	106	273	255	+476
25	James Harden J. Harden	30.1	2017-18	HOU	89	35.6	5.4	8.4	1.8	0.7	9.1	20.6	44.1	3.6	10.1	35.4	8.3	9.7	86.3	60.5	0.6	4.8	4.3	3,172	2,677	478	746	164	61	380	215	+601