most points per minute min 15 ppg in nba history in a single season

Wilt Chamberlain has the most points per minute played with 15.0+ points per game in a season, with 1.04 in 1961-62.

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most points per minute by a player min 15 ppg in NBA history in a single season
NAMEPTS/MINPPGPTSMINSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1.04
50.4
4,029
3,882
1961-62
PHI PHI
80
48.5
25.7
2.4
20.0
39.5
50.6
10.4
17.0
61.3
53.6
2,052
192
123
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
1.03
34.7
1,353
1,309
2023-24
PHI PHI
39
33.6
11.0
5.6
1.2
1.7
11.5
21.8
52.9
1.4
3.6
38.8
10.2
11.6
88.3
64.4
2.4
8.6
3.8
430
219
46
66
150
112
+267
3Jalen Green
J. Green
1.03
15.5
31
30
2025-26
PHX PHX
2
15.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
5.5
11.5
47.8
3.0
7.0
42.9
1.5
2.5
60.0
61.5
1.0
1.0
1.0
4
4
2
0
2
2
+37
4Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
0.99
28.9
492
495
2025-26
MIL MIL
17
29.1
10.1
6.1
0.9
0.9
11.1
17.3
63.9
0.6
1.4
43.5
6.2
9.8
63.5
66.9
3.3
6.8
3.3
172
104
16
16
56
47
+95
5Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
0.98
32.6
782
794
2025-26
OKC OKC
24
33.1
4.6
6.5
1.5
0.7
10.8
19.2
56.2
2.3
5.0
45.4
8.8
9.9
88.2
69.1
0.5
4.2
1.8
111
156
35
17
43
46
+359
6James Harden
J. Harden
0.98
36.1
2,818
2,867
2018-19
HOU 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
518
586
158
58
387
244
+357
7Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
0.97
29.5
1,857
1,917
2019-20
MIL MIL
63
30.4
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
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
0.97
31.1
1,959
2,023
2022-23
MIL 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
742
359
52
51
246
197
+341
9Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
0.96
32.7
2,484
2,598
2024-25
OKC 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
379
486
131
77
183
164
+918
10Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
0.96
33.1
2,183
2,284
2022-23
PHI 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
670
274
66
112
226
205
+424
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
0.94
44.8
3,586
3,806
1962-63
SFW SFW
80
47.6
24.3
3.4
18.3
34.6
52.8
8.3
13.9
59.3
55.0
1,946
275
136
12James Harden
J. Harden
0.94
34.3
2,335
2,483
2019-20
HOU 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
446
512
125
60
308
227
+287
13Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
0.94
35.0
630
670
2025-26
LAL LAL
18
37.2
9.0
9.0
1.5
0.6
10.8
23.0
47.1
3.6
10.6
33.7
9.8
12.2
80.4
61.7
0.8
8.2
4.3
162
162
27
11
77
47
+77
14Stephen Curry
S. Curry
0.94
32.0
2,015
2,151
2020-21
GSW 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
345
363
77
8
213
119
+242
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
0.93
37.1
3,041
3,281
1986-87
CHI CHI
82
40.0
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
16Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
0.92
28.5
1,451
1,585
2020-21
PHI PHI
51
31.1
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
17Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
0.91
31.6
2,558
2,802
2016-17
OKC 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
864
840
132
31
438
190
+251
18Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
0.91
29.9
2,002
2,204
2021-22
MIL MIL
67
32.9
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
19George Gervin
G. Gervin
0.91
32.3
2,551
2,817
1981-82
SAS SAS
79
35.7
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
20Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
0.91
30.6
2,079
2,296
2021-22
PHI 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
796
284
77
99
214
181
+367
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
0.9
22.7
408
451
1985-86
CHI CHI
18
25.1
3.6
2.9
2.1
1.2
8.3
18.2
45.7
0.2
1.0
16.7
5.8
6.9
84.0
53.3
1.3
2.3
2.5
64
53
37
21
45
46
22Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
0.9
33.9
2,370
2,624
2023-24
DAL 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
647
686
99
38
282
149
+319
23Stephen Curry
S. Curry
0.9
27.9
446
497
2025-26
GSW GSW
16
31.1
3.7
4.0
1.3
0.6
9.1
19.4
47.1
4.7
12.0
39.1
4.9
5.4
91.9
64.1
0.3
3.4
3.1
59
64
21
9
50
35
+28
24Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
0.89
32.4
2,138
2,390
2022-23
DAL 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
569
529
90
33
236
166
+128
25Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
0.89
30.5
702
789
2025-26
CLE 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
111
126
32
7
78
55
+151
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