most points per minute in a season in the nba playing over 40 games

Wilt Chamberlain has the most points per minute played with more than 40 games played in a season, with 1.04 in 1961-62.

Interpreted as:
most points per minute by a player in a season in the NBA playing over 40 games
NAMEPTS/MINGPPTSMINSEASONTMMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1.04
80
4,029
3,882
1961-62
PHI PHI
48.5
50.4
25.7
2.4
20.0
39.5
50.6
10.4
17.0
61.3
53.6
2,052
192
123
2James Harden
J. Harden
0.98
78
2,818
2,867
2018-19
HOU HOU
36.8
36.1
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
518
586
158
58
387
244
+357
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
0.97
63
1,857
1,917
2019-20
MIL MIL
30.4
29.5
13.6
5.6
1.0
1.0
10.9
19.7
55.3
1.4
4.7
30.4
6.3
10.0
63.3
61.3
2.2
11.4
3.7
856
354
61
66
230
195
+682
4Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
0.97
63
1,959
2,023
2022-23
MIL MIL
32.1
31.1
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
742
359
52
51
246
197
+341
5Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
0.96
76
2,484
2,598
2024-25
OKC OKC
34.2
32.7
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
379
486
131
77
183
164
+918
6Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
0.96
66
2,183
2,284
2022-23
PHI PHI
34.6
33.1
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
670
274
66
112
226
205
+424
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
0.94
80
3,586
3,806
1962-63
SFW SFW
47.6
44.8
24.3
3.4
18.3
34.6
52.8
8.3
13.9
59.3
55.0
1,946
275
136
8James Harden
J. Harden
0.94
68
2,335
2,483
2019-20
HOU HOU
36.5
34.3
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
446
512
125
60
308
227
+287
9Stephen Curry
S. Curry
0.94
63
2,015
2,151
2020-21
GSW GSW
34.1
32.0
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
345
363
77
8
213
119
+242
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
0.93
82
3,041
3,281
1986-87
CHI CHI
40.0
37.1
5.2
4.6
2.9
1.5
13.4
27.8
48.2
0.1
0.8
18.2
10.2
11.9
85.7
56.2
2.0
3.2
3.3
430
377
236
125
272
237
11Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
0.92
51
1,451
1,585
2020-21
PHI PHI
31.1
28.5
10.6
2.8
1.0
1.4
9.0
17.6
51.3
1.1
3.0
37.7
9.2
10.7
85.9
63.6
2.2
8.4
3.1
539
145
50
69
159
123
+405
12Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
0.91
81
2,558
2,802
2016-17
OKC OKC
34.6
31.6
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
864
840
132
31
438
190
+251
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
0.91
67
2,002
2,204
2021-22
MIL MIL
32.9
29.9
11.6
5.8
1.1
1.4
10.3
18.6
55.3
1.1
3.6
29.3
8.3
11.4
72.2
63.3
2.0
9.6
3.3
778
388
72
91
219
212
+397
14George Gervin
G. Gervin
0.91
79
2,551
2,817
1981-82
SAS SAS
35.7
32.3
5.0
2.4
1.0
0.6
12.6
25.2
50.0
0.1
0.5
27.8
7.0
8.1
86.4
56.2
1.7
3.2
2.7
392
187
77
45
210
215
15Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
0.91
68
2,079
2,296
2021-22
PHI PHI
33.8
30.6
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
796
284
77
99
214
181
+367
16Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
0.9
70
2,370
2,624
2023-24
DAL DAL
37.5
33.9
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
647
686
99
38
282
149
+319
17Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
0.89
66
2,138
2,390
2022-23
DAL DAL
36.2
32.4
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
569
529
90
33
236
166
+128
18Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
0.89
67
2,036
2,289
2024-25
MIL MIL
34.2
30.4
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
798
433
58
78
206
155
+334
19Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
0.89
58
1,866
2,106
2022-23
POR POR
36.3
32.2
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
277
425
50
18
191
109
+105
20Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
0.88
68
2,135
2,416
2022-23
OKC OKC
35.5
31.4
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
329
371
112
65
192
192
+149
21Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
0.88
75
2,254
2,553
2023-24
OKC OKC
34.0
30.1
5.5
6.2
2.0
0.9
10.6
19.8
53.5
1.3
3.6
35.3
7.6
8.7
87.4
63.6
0.9
4.7
2.2
415
465
150
67
162
184
+613
22George Gervin
G. Gervin
0.88
78
2,585
2,934
1979-80
SAS SAS
37.6
33.1
5.2
2.6
1.4
1.0
13.1
24.9
52.8
0.4
1.3
31.4
6.5
7.6
85.2
58.7
2.0
3.2
3.3
403
202
110
79
254
208
23Stephen Curry
S. Curry
0.88
79
2,375
2,700
2015-16
GSW GSW
34.2
30.1
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
430
527
169
15
262
161
+1022
24Bernard King
B. King
0.88
55
1,809
2,063
1984-85
NYK NYK
37.5
32.9
5.8
3.7
1.3
0.3
12.6
23.7
53.0
0.0
0.2
10.0
7.7
10.0
77.2
58.5
2.1
3.7
3.7
317
204
71
15
204
191
25Bradley Beal
B. Beal
0.87
60
1,878
2,147
2020-21
WAS WAS
35.8
31.3
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
283
265
69
22
187
140
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