most ppg as a starter career

Kenneth Lofton Jr. has averaged the most career points per game by a player as a starter, with 42.0 per game.

NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kenneth Lofton Jr.
K. Lofton Jr.
42.0
1
40.4
14.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
17.0
25.0
68.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
8.0
12.0
66.7
69.4
6.0
8.0
2.0
40
42
14
0
1
0
2
3
-17
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30.5
1,039
38.7
6.3
5.3
2.4
0.8
11.5
23.2
49.8
0.6
1.7
32.7
6.9
8.3
83.6
57.0
1.6
4.7
2.8
40,216
31,741
6,565
5,546
2,463
874
2,868
2,719
+1407
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
28.9
481
35.0
8.6
8.3
1.3
0.5
9.7
20.8
46.7
3.1
8.8
34.8
6.4
8.5
75.5
58.9
0.9
7.6
4.0
16,840
13,914
4,125
3,974
606
220
1,919
1,111
+1282
4Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27.5
472
31.8
10.9
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.1
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.4
8.2
9.9
82.9
61.2
2.2
8.6
3.4
14,999
12,997
5,129
1,724
424
762
1,607
1,416
+2576
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27.2
1,155
36.7
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.3
3.2
42,443
31,428
7,998
5,050
1,192
1,304
3,648
2,207
+4941
6LeBron James
L. James
27.0
1,581
37.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
59,687
42,618
11,839
11,721
2,367
1,161
5,517
2,808
+7346
7Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
26.8
901
41.3
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.9
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.2
7.0
9.0
78.2
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,232
24,160
3,359
5,555
1,967
162
3,232
1,753
+875
8Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
26.6
1,198
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
45,545
31,897
6,675
6,016
1,827
581
3,741
3,072
+3847
9James Harden
J. Harden
26.6
973
36.6
6.1
8.3
1.6
0.6
7.8
17.9
43.8
3.1
8.5
36.2
7.9
9.1
86.5
60.8
0.8
5.3
4.2
35,640
25,886
5,919
8,079
1,534
608
4,050
2,392
+3850
10Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
25.8
995
36.7
6.9
2.6
9.7
20.9
46.3
0.7
5.8
7.2
81.4
53.7
36,522
25,713
6,845
2,584
1,965
-246
11Alex English
A. English
25.8
753
35.3
5.2
4.4
10.7
21.1
50.9
0.0
4.3
5.1
84.2
55.3
2.6
26,556
19,424
3,908
3,316
1,952
2,001
12Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
25.4
820
33.5
10.4
5.3
1.1
1.3
9.3
16.8
55.7
0.6
2.3
28.3
6.1
8.8
69.2
61.6
2.0
8.4
3.2
27,499
20,830
8,508
4,327
941
1,037
2,589
2,476
+3231
13Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
25.3
492
33.3
4.8
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.5
50.5
1.4
3.9
35.9
6.3
7.3
86.4
61.3
0.7
4.1
2.3
16,365
12,465
2,360
2,583
712
396
1,131
1,107
+1682
14Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
25.3
546
35.6
5.0
3.1
0.1
8.8
16.3
54.2
0.0
7.7
9.4
82.0
62.1
19,437
13,824
2,756
1,712
64
1,410
15Trae Young
T. Young
25.2
493
34.3
3.5
9.8
1.0
0.2
8.0
18.4
43.2
2.6
7.5
35.1
6.6
7.6
87.3
57.9
0.6
2.8
4.2
16,901
12,413
1,702
4,837
515
75
2,077
861
-158
16Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
25.2
568
34.0
4.4
4.8
1.4
0.3
8.9
19.7
45.3
3.1
8.3
36.8
4.3
5.1
84.1
57.4
0.8
3.5
2.7
19,297
14,300
2,476
2,719
785
177
1,543
1,368
+2799
17Devin Booker
D. Booker
25.1
685
35.1
4.1
5.5
0.9
0.3
8.8
18.9
46.3
2.1
6.1
34.9
5.5
6.3
87.3
58.0
0.7
3.5
3.1
24,041
17,224
2,833
3,741
600
198
2,141
2,032
+163
18Damian 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
19Larry Bird
L. Bird
25.1
706
38.8
9.9
6.7
9.8
19.7
49.9
0.8
2.1
37.9
4.6
5.2
89.3
57.0
27,388
17,703
6,982
4,739
1,687
20Karl Malone
K. Malone
25.1
1,471
37.2
10.2
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
54,718
36,865
14,933
5,234
2,078
1,142
4,505
4,557
+3010
21Lindell Wigginton
L. Wigginton
25.0
1
41.0
5.0
11.0
0.0
1.0
10.0
20.0
50.0
4.0
10.0
40.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
61.2
0.0
5.0
5.0
41
25
5
11
0
1
5
3
-27
22Josh Hall
J. Hall
25.0
1
42.7
10.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
11.0
21.0
52.4
1.0
6.0
16.7
2.0
6.0
33.3
52.9
1.0
9.0
3.0
43
25
10
2
0
0
3
5
+9
23Chris Wright
C. Wright
25.0
1
46.3
8.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
11.0
14.0
78.6
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
79.3
1.0
7.0
1.0
46
25
8
0
1
2
1
1
-2
24Stephen Curry
S. Curry
24.9
1,051
34.1
4.7
6.4
1.5
0.3
8.5
18.0
47.1
4.0
9.5
42.2
4.0
4.4
91.2
62.5
0.6
4.0
3.1
35,882
26,210
4,927
6,681
1,585
277
3,269
2,361
+6246
25Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
24.8
396
35.2
5.4
4.3
1.3
0.7
8.7
19.2
45.4
3.0
8.1
37.0
4.4
5.5
80.2
57.5
0.7
4.7
2.9
13,951
9,816
2,129
1,690
534
259
1,154
803
+926
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.463
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Last Game
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98

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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1
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.737
2
25
14
.641
3.5
3
24
15
.615
4.5
4
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.585
5.5
5
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16
.579
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6
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.550
7.0
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.537
7.5
8
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8.0
9
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22
.476
10.0
10
18
21
.462
10.5
11
17
23
.425
12.0
12
14
26
.350
15.0
13
11
26
.297
16.5
14
10
28
.263
18.0
15
9
31
.225
20.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
34
7
.829
2
27
13
.675
6.5
3
27
13
.675
6.5
4
27
14
.659
7.0
5
24
14
.632
8.5
6
23
14
.622
9.0
7
24
16
.600
9.5
8
22
19
.537
12.0
9
19
22
.463
15.0
10
17
22
.436
16.0
11
16
23
.410
17.0
12
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25
.375
18.5
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19.0
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23.5
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