nba forward with the most career ppg

Kevin Durant has averaged the most career points per game by a forward, with 27.6 per game.

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NBA forward with the most career ppg with a minimum of 400 games played
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kevin 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
41,308
30,973
7,906
5,088
1,157
1,269
3,567
2,157
+5723
2Elgin 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
3LeBron James
L. James
27.1
1,498
37.7
7.6
7.5
1.5
0.7
10.0
19.5
51.1
1.6
4.7
35.0
5.6
7.6
73.7
59.5
1.1
6.4
3.5
56,405
40,660
11,317
11,201
2,239
1,102
5,209
2,643
+7365
4Bob 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
5Karl 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
54,852
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
6Dominique 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
7Larry 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
8Adrian 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
9Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
24.1
895
32.7
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.5
5.8
8.4
69.1
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
29,272
21,531
8,882
4,484
995
1,088
2,701
2,617
+3110
10Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
24.0
468
37.4
5.5
2.9
2.3
0.4
9.8
20.0
49.0
4.4
5.6
79.1
53.5
1.8
3.4
17,514
11,233
2,591
1,355
173
31
1,371
11Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
23.5
601
34.5
7.4
3.9
1.1
0.6
8.2
17.8
45.8
2.7
7.2
36.8
4.5
5.4
83.9
58.2
0.9
6.5
2.4
20,707
14,132
4,453
2,328
662
387
1,428
1,258
+3763
12Anthony Davis
A. Davis
23.4
676
34.2
10.5
2.5
1.3
2.3
8.8
16.8
52.5
0.4
1.5
28.9
5.3
6.7
79.2
59.2
2.7
7.8
2.0
23,150
15,834
7,081
1,690
873
1,546
1,321
1,582
+695
13Rick 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
14Julius Erving
J. Erving
22.8
702
34.6
7.1
4.0
1.9
1.6
9.0
17.6
51.2
0.0
0.2
25.3
4.8
6.2
77.4
56.2
2.5
4.5
3.1
24,285
16,019
4,967
2,785
1,319
1,117
1,951
1,953
15Paul 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
16Bernard 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
17Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
22.5
1,260
34.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.0
18.0
44.7
1.4
3.9
35.5
5.0
6.2
81.4
54.3
1.6
4.6
2.4
43,514
28,289
7,808
3,422
1,223
644
3,052
3,543
+1528
18Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
22.1
1,073
36.7
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
7.7
3.1
39,330
23,757
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
19Paul George
P. George
22.1
770
35.1
6.5
4.0
1.8
0.4
7.6
17.2
43.9
2.8
7.3
38.4
4.2
4.9
85.5
57.1
0.8
5.7
2.8
27,009
17,031
5,014
3,094
1,363
333
2,175
2,071
+2975
20Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
22.1
666
37.9
12.0
3.1
0.8
2.5
8.4
16.7
50.5
0.0
0.2
20.4
5.2
7.5
68.5
55.1
3.2
8.8
2.9
25,240
14,689
8,020
2,092
529
1,650
1,928
1,833
+4841
21Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
21.8
473
31.5
5.7
3.4
1.0
0.4
8.2
17.0
48.0
2.0
5.6
35.2
3.5
4.6
75.8
57.3
1.0
4.6
2.5
14,909
10,334
2,677
1,621
480
177
1,188
1,175
+1792
22Alex English
A. English
21.5
1,193
31.9
5.5
3.6
0.9
0.7
8.9
17.6
50.7
0.0
0.1
21.7
3.6
4.3
83.2
55.0
2.3
3.2
2.5
38,063
25,613
6,538
4,351
1,067
833
2,821
3,027
23John Drew
J. Drew
21.2
639
30.6
7.3
1.6
1.4
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.1
0.0
0.1
12.9
6.0
8.0
74.4
53.8
3.1
4.2
2.8
19,568
13,553
4,668
1,054
894
189
1,168
2,368
24Chris Webber
C. Webber
21.1
675
37.7
10.0
4.4
1.5
1.3
8.8
18.7
47.2
0.3
1.0
30.0
3.2
4.7
66.9
50.8
2.6
7.3
2.8
25,474
14,259
6,724
2,963
989
906
1,911
2,167
+1526
25Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
21.0
1,292
33.8
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.4
15.8
47.1
1.2
3.3
37.9
4.9
5.6
88.0
57.6
1.0
6.5
1.7
43,662
27,174
9,626
3,138
992
1,055
2,163
3,017
+5779

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Thunder Thunder
64
18
.780
2
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
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5/26
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Thu
5/28
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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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
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22
60
.268
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22
60
.268
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3/29
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114-99

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