most ppg as a 20 year old since 1980 nba

Since 1979-80, Luka Dončić has averaged the most points per game by a player 20 or older, with 30.3 per game.

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most ppg by a player as a 20 year old since 1980 NBA
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
30.3
457
35.4
8.7
8.5
1.3
0.5
10.2
21.6
47.2
3.3
9.3
35.2
6.6
8.7
75.8
59.5
0.9
7.8
4.0
16,163
13,827
3,961
3,906
604
221
1,838
1,074
+1439
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30.1
1,072
38.3
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,515
892
2,924
2,783
+1438
3Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27.6
490
31.9
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,610
13,544
5,280
1,808
432
784
1,656
1,451
+2645
4Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27.6
1,121
36.8
7.1
4.5
1.0
1.1
9.5
18.7
50.8
2.1
5.2
39.5
6.5
7.4
88.2
62.8
0.6
6.4
3.2
41,307
30,973
7,906
5,088
1,157
1,269
3,567
2,157
+5723
5LeBron James
L. James
27.1
1,514
37.5
7.6
7.5
1.5
0.7
10.0
19.5
51.2
1.7
4.8
35.0
5.5
7.5
73.6
59.6
1.1
6.4
3.5
56,723
41,078
11,461
11,343
2,215
1,102
5,283
2,660
+7519
6Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
26.7
914
41.1
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,583
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
7Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
26.7
1,196
38.0
5.6
5.0
1.5
0.5
9.3
20.8
44.9
1.4
4.3
32.8
6.6
7.8
83.9
55.0
1.1
4.4
3.1
45,479
31,884
6,673
6,016
1,821
577
3,741
3,071
+3829
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
26.0
797
33.6
10.6
5.4
1.2
1.3
9.6
17.1
55.9
0.6
2.3
28.2
6.2
9.0
69.1
61.7
2.0
8.6
3.2
26,812
20,761
8,419
4,290
922
1,015
2,545
2,392
+3293
9George Gervin
G. Gervin
26.0
547
33.1
4.3
2.7
1.0
0.7
10.1
20.2
49.8
0.1
0.5
29.8
5.7
6.7
85.0
56.1
18,086
14,216
2,334
1,452
565
358
1,515
10Devin Booker
D. Booker
25.8
659
35.1
4.2
5.6
0.9
0.3
9.0
19.2
46.6
2.2
6.2
35.3
5.7
6.5
87.6
58.4
0.7
3.5
3.1
23,119
17,033
2,771
3,704
584
188
2,071
1,907
+611
11Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
25.6
370
35.4
5.4
4.4
1.4
0.7
8.9
19.4
45.9
3.1
8.2
37.6
4.7
5.8
80.6
58.2
0.7
4.7
3.0
13,085
9,462
1,983
1,615
505
246
1,113
759
+1170
12Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
25.5
739
36.0
5.3
3.1
0.1
9.0
16.5
54.6
0.0
7.5
9.1
81.9
62.2
26,617
18,876
3,909
2,295
97
1,937
13Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
25.3
530
33.1
4.7
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.3
50.8
1.4
3.8
36.0
6.3
7.3
86.4
61.6
0.7
4.0
2.3
17,549
13,411
2,503
2,810
761
422
1,223
1,183
+2062
14Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
25.1
900
36.2
4.3
6.7
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.4
43.9
3.1
8.4
37.1
5.8
6.5
89.9
59.0
0.6
3.7
2.8
32,610
22,598
3,845
6,069
874
267
2,541
1,708
+2415
15Trae Young
T. Young
25.1
498
34.1
3.4
9.8
1.0
0.2
7.9
18.3
43.3
2.6
7.4
35.2
6.6
7.6
87.2
58.0
0.6
2.8
4.2
17,004
12,489
1,717
4,868
518
76
2,090
874
-187
16Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
25.1
609
33.8
4.3
4.8
1.4
0.3
8.9
19.6
45.3
3.0
8.3
36.6
4.3
5.1
84.4
57.5
0.8
3.5
2.7
20,586
15,272
2,640
2,928
844
193
1,645
1,463
+2960
17Karl Malone
K. Malone
25.0
1,476
37.2
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,854
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,087
1,145
4,524
4,577
+3010
18Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
24.8
1,074
35.5
6.7
2.5
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
38,113
26,666
7,169
2,675
2,061
-392
19Stephen Curry
S. Curry
24.8
1,069
34.0
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,304
26,528
4,973
6,743
1,602
282
3,308
2,385
+6266
20Anthony Davis
A. Davis
24.7
758
34.7
10.9
2.7
1.3
2.3
9.3
17.7
52.3
0.5
1.7
29.6
5.7
7.2
79.5
59.3
2.7
8.2
2.0
26,334
18,755
8,253
2,020
1,001
1,761
1,545
1,770
+987
21Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
24.7
538
34.9
7.7
4.2
1.1
0.6
8.6
18.8
45.7
2.8
7.7
36.6
4.8
5.7
84.0
58.2
0.9
6.8
2.5
18,780
13,297
4,139
2,240
603
337
1,347
1,127
+3492
22Larry Bird
L. Bird
24.3
897
38.4
10.0
6.3
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
4.4
5.0
88.5
56.4
34,439
21,791
8,974
5,695
2,279
23Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
24.3
152
30.6
11.2
3.7
1.1
3.5
8.6
17.5
49.1
2.3
6.6
34.9
4.8
5.8
82.2
60.5
2.0
9.2
3.1
4,646
3,690
1,702
558
171
536
472
350
+830
24James Harden
J. Harden
24.0
1,221
34.8
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.4
7.1
8.2
86.3
60.8
0.7
4.8
3.7
42,448
29,339
6,809
8,873
1,794
683
4,505
2,994
+4709
25Alex English
A. English
23.9
970
34.2
5.5
4.0
9.9
19.6
50.6
0.0
4.1
4.9
84.0
55.0
33,167
23,214
5,320
3,927
2,557

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64
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2
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2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
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53
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11.0
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52
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.634
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