nba active players with highest career ppg

Luka Dončić has averaged the most career points per game by an active player, with 28.9 per game.

Interpreted as:
NBA active players with highest career ppg with a minimum of 200 games played
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Luka 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
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27.5
473
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
15,023
13,017
5,133
1,727
425
763
1,613
1,416
+2558
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27.2
1,158
36.7
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.3
2.0
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.3
3.2
42,510
31,486
8,017
5,064
1,195
1,307
3,658
2,213
+4984
4LeBron James
L. James
26.9
1,583
37.7
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
59,740
42,654
11,850
11,729
2,368
1,162
5,526
2,812
+7377
5Trae 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
6Damian 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
32,612
22,598
3,845
6,069
874
267
2,541
1,708
+2415
7Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
25.0
577
33.8
4.3
4.8
1.4
0.3
8.9
19.6
45.2
3.1
8.3
36.8
4.3
5.1
84.1
57.4
0.8
3.5
2.7
19,530
14,447
2,504
2,742
796
183
1,560
1,396
+2825
8Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
25.0
501
33.1
4.8
5.2
1.4
0.8
8.7
17.3
50.5
1.4
3.8
35.9
6.2
7.2
86.4
61.3
0.7
4.0
2.3
16,589
12,539
2,386
2,611
720
400
1,148
1,124
+1735
9Stephen Curry
S. Curry
24.8
1,057
34.0
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.5
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
35,964
26,257
4,937
6,691
1,589
279
3,275
2,373
+6253
10Devin Booker
D. Booker
24.5
710
34.4
4.0
5.3
0.9
0.3
8.5
18.4
46.3
2.1
6.0
35.1
5.3
6.1
87.2
58.0
0.6
3.4
3.0
24,408
17,386
2,868
3,762
611
202
2,156
2,072
+180
11Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
24.4
241
31.1
6.5
4.2
1.0
0.6
9.4
16.0
58.8
0.1
0.4
31.7
5.5
7.9
69.2
62.7
2.3
4.2
2.8
7,500
5,885
1,570
1,011
251
154
673
545
+272
12Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
24.3
414
34.8
5.3
4.2
1.3
0.6
8.5
18.9
45.1
2.9
8.0
36.8
4.3
5.3
80.2
57.1
0.7
4.5
2.9
14,414
10,050
2,181
1,724
548
261
1,189
831
+862
13James Harden
J. Harden
24.1
1,188
34.8
5.6
7.2
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.8
4.8
3.7
41,327
28,636
6,650
8,612
1,763
667
4,391
2,928
+4619
14Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
24.1
885
32.8
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.3
69.2
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
28,994
21,294
8,782
4,435
984
1,085
2,673
2,602
+3174
15Anthony Davis
A. Davis
24.0
807
34.3
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.5
5.5
7.0
79.3
59.1
2.7
8.0
2.0
27,708
19,385
8,637
2,065
1,055
1,848
1,614
1,882
+879
16Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
23.7
779
34.5
4.1
5.6
1.3
0.4
8.7
18.4
47.4
2.4
6.1
39.4
3.8
4.3
88.8
58.4
0.8
3.3
2.5
26,879
18,433
3,173
4,365
1,022
337
1,942
1,770
+1962
17Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
23.6
585
34.5
7.3
3.8
1.1
0.7
8.2
17.8
45.9
2.6
7.1
37.0
4.5
5.4
84.0
58.3
0.9
6.5
2.4
20,185
13,784
4,293
2,243
640
384
1,389
1,232
+3645
18Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
23.0
682
34.0
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.2
8.4
16.1
52.1
1.7
4.3
39.8
4.5
5.3
83.9
62.3
2.8
8.3
2.7
23,168
15,657
7,552
2,147
557
795
1,841
2,328
+1436
19Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
22.7
241
34.0
5.5
7.7
1.1
0.6
8.4
18.8
44.9
1.9
5.7
33.9
3.9
4.5
84.9
54.5
0.8
4.7
3.8
8,190
5,470
1,325
1,851
266
152
925
693
-256
20Ja Morant
J. Morant
22.4
325
31.7
4.6
7.4
1.0
0.3
8.1
17.3
46.6
1.3
4.3
31.0
4.9
6.4
77.3
55.6
0.9
3.7
3.4
10,311
7,284
1,506
2,403
333
89
1,101
549
+743
21Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
22.2
229
34.3
7.3
4.7
0.8
0.6
7.7
17.1
44.6
1.4
4.5
31.5
5.5
7.5
73.4
54.3
1.1
6.2
2.9
7,860
5,085
1,669
1,070
189
136
671
479
-258
22Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
22.1
777
31.8
11.0
7.4
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.1
56.2
1.1
3.1
36.4
4.0
4.9
82.6
64.2
2.7
8.3
2.9
24,745
17,158
8,530
5,734
993
561
2,290
2,085
+4375
23Bradley Beal
B. Beal
21.4
807
34.3
4.0
4.3
1.1
0.4
7.9
17.0
46.4
2.1
5.7
37.6
3.5
4.3
82.1
56.8
0.9
3.2
2.4
27,681
17,306
3,250
3,442
885
339
1,947
1,819
+137
24De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
21.4
562
33.2
3.9
6.1
1.4
0.4
7.9
16.8
47.0
1.6
4.7
33.0
4.0
5.4
74.9
55.7
0.6
3.3
2.7
18,670
12,034
2,212
3,442
797
229
1,525
1,455
-437
25DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
21.2
1,228
34.7
4.4
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.0
0.5
1.7
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.8
0.7
3.7
2.0
42,603
26,077
5,346
5,029
1,229
403
2,422
2,742
-81

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PPG

18.8

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Cooper Flagg

RPG

7.4

Washington

P.J. Washington

APG

5.1

Nembhard

Ryan Nembhard
Team Rankings

ORTG

109.9

28th

DRTG

113.7

9th

NETRTG

-3.9

24th

3P%

33.5

30th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
17
23
.425
16.5
11
17
23
.425
16.5
12
Mavericks Mavericks
15
26
.366
19.0
13
14
26
.350
19.5
14
11
30
.268
23.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
1/15
@
8:30 PM
Sat
1/17
@
5:00 PM
Mon
1/19
@
5:00 PM
Thu
1/22
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/24
@
8:30 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

28 - 13

118

Final

109

DAL Mavericks

15 - 26

Wed 14 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
28
10
.737
2
25
15
.625
4.0
3
24
15
.615
4.5
4
25
17
.595
5.0
5
22
17
.564
6.5
6
23
18
.561
6.5
7
23
19
.548
7.0
8
21
19
.525
8.0
9
20
22
.476
10.0
10
19
21
.475
10.0
11
17
23
.425
12.0
12
14
26
.350
15.0
13
11
27
.289
17.0
14
10
29
.256
18.5
15
9
32
.220
20.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
34
7
.829
2
28
13
.683
6.0
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
23
.425
16.5
11
17
23
.425
16.5
12
15
26
.366
19.0
13
14
26
.350
19.5
14
11
30
.268
23.0
15
10
33
.233
25.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
12/18
@
126-98
Thu
12/18
@
136-125
Thu
12/18
@
107-112
Fri
12/19
@
115-101
Fri
12/19
@
112-96

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
1/15
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/15
@
7:30 PM
Thu
1/15
@
7:30 PM
Thu
1/15
@
8:00 PM
Thu
1/15
@
8:30 PM