most ppg before 2001

Before 2000-01, Michael Jordan had the most points per game, with 31.5 per game.

Interpreted as:
most ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player before 2001
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.5
930
38.6
6.3
5.4
2.5
0.9
11.8
23.3
50.5
0.6
1.8
33.2
7.3
8.7
83.8
58.0
1.7
4.6
2.8
35,887
29,277
5,836
5,012
2,306
828
2,589
2,493
+1416
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
30.1
1,045
45.8
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
47,859
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
3Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
27.5
534
37.7
12.4
2.7
0.7
2.7
11.0
19.1
57.7
0.0
0.0
5.9
5.4
10.1
53.4
58.3
4.0
8.3
2.9
20,148
14,687
6,615
1,430
400
1,436
1,554
1,836
+1848
4Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
27.4
846
40.0
13.5
4.3
10.3
23.8
43.1
6.8
8.7
78.0
49.4
33,863
23,149
11,463
3,650
2,596
5Jerry West
J. West
27.0
932
39.2
5.8
6.7
2.6
0.7
9.7
20.4
47.4
7.7
9.4
81.4
55.0
1.0
2.8
36,571
25,192
5,376
6,238
81
23
2,435
6Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
26.4
792
38.8
16.2
3.0
9.3
21.3
43.6
7.8
10.3
76.1
51.1
30,690
20,880
12,849
2,369
2,529
7George Gervin
G. Gervin
26.2
791
33.5
4.6
2.8
1.2
0.8
10.2
19.9
51.1
0.1
0.5
29.7
5.7
6.8
84.4
57.2
1.5
3.1
3.0
26,536
20,708
3,607
2,214
941
670
2,137
2,331
8Karl Malone
K. Malone
26.0
1,192
37.4
10.6
3.4
1.4
0.8
9.6
18.3
52.5
0.1
0.2
26.8
6.8
9.3
73.5
58.3
2.6
8.0
3.1
44,608
31,041
12,618
4,004
1,654
973
3,704
3,813
+2188
9Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
25.7
1,040
42.2
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.1
18.9
48.5
7.4
8.8
83.8
56.4
1.0
3.0
43,886
26,710
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
10Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
24.9
274
40.3
4.1
5.9
2.1
0.2
8.9
20.8
42.8
1.4
4.2
32.3
5.7
7.9
72.3
51.2
1.2
2.8
3.6
11,038
6,818
1,111
1,612
587
61
978
693
-213
11Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
24.8
1,074
35.5
6.7
2.5
1.3
0.6
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
2.1
31.9
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
2.7
3.9
2.5
38,113
26,668
7,169
2,677
1,378
642
2,669
2,061
-392
12Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
24.6
1,560
36.8
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
57,446
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
13Larry Bird
L. Bird
24.3
897
38.4
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
14Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
24.3
955
35.8
5.7
3.0
1.0
0.2
8.6
15.8
54.0
0.0
0.1
17.1
7.2
8.7
81.8
61.7
2.3
3.4
2.9
34,151
23,177
5,455
2,830
944
150
2,503
2,550
15Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
24.2
658
37.0
4.2
5.4
1.4
0.3
9.4
21.3
44.1
0.2
0.3
66.7
5.4
6.6
82.0
50.0
1.0
3.3
3.7
24,316
15,948
2,747
3,563
587
108
530
1,865
16David Robinson
D. Robinson
23.7
765
36.5
11.3
2.8
1.5
3.3
8.4
16.1
52.2
0.0
0.1
25.3
6.9
9.3
73.9
58.8
3.3
8.0
2.8
27,921
18,142
8,651
2,170
1,170
2,506
2,108
2,304
+1124
17Rick Barry
R. Barry
23.2
794
36.3
6.5
5.1
2.0
0.5
9.1
20.4
44.9
1.0
3.1
33.0
4.8
5.3
90.0
51.0
0.9
4.3
2.5
28,825
18,395
5,168
4,017
1,104
269
574
2,264
18George Mikan
G. Mikan
23.1
439
34.4
13.4
2.8
8.1
20.0
40.4
7.0
8.9
78.2
48.3
8,350
10,156
4,167
1,245
1,862
19Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
23.1
1,119
36.9
11.6
2.6
1.8
3.3
9.2
17.9
51.3
0.0
0.1
20.7
4.7
6.6
71.6
55.6
3.4
8.2
3.1
41,299
25,822
12,951
2,920
2,018
3,652
3,488
4,095
+474
20Vince Carter
V. Carter
22.9
132
37.0
5.8
3.6
1.3
1.3
8.6
18.7
46.0
0.9
2.3
37.7
4.8
6.2
78.1
53.5
1.8
3.9
2.2
4,886
3,020
759
471
165
169
288
403
+228
21Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
22.8
713
38.4
8.6
2.3
7.9
18.7
42.1
7.0
8.7
81.0
50.6
24,897
16,266
6,129
1,665
2,764
22Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
22.8
1,039
36.2
10.4
2.0
1.0
2.7
8.9
17.5
50.8
0.0
0.1
15.6
4.9
6.6
74.2
55.7
2.5
7.9
3.2
37,586
23,665
10,759
2,088
1,061
2,758
3,321
3,676
+591
23Alex Groza
A. Groza
22.5
130
10.7
2.4
7.8
16.4
47.4
6.9
9.1
75.6
55.0
2,925
709
318
458
24Bernard King
B. King
22.5
874
33.7
5.8
3.3
1.0
0.3
9.0
17.3
51.8
0.0
0.2
17.2
4.5
6.2
73.0
56.1
1.9
3.8
3.2
29,417
19,655
5,060
2,863
866
230
2,791
2,885
25Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
22.4
875
37.0
4.1
3.7
1.3
0.3
8.0
17.5
45.8
1.4
3.7
39.2
5.0
5.9
84.8
55.9
1.0
3.1
2.8
32,384
19,639
3,598
3,230
1,150
241
2,455
2,356
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.524
17.0
11
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls
31
51
.378
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20
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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
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