nba highest ppg for a mvp

Wilt Chamberlain has averaged the most points per game by an MVP in a season, with 37.6 per game in his rookie season in 1959-60.

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NBA highest ppg for a mvp in a regular season by a player
NAMEPPGMVPSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37.6
1
1959-60
72
46.4
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
150
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35.0
1
1987-88
82
40.4
5.5
5.9
3.2
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
3,311
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
34.8
1
1971-72
81
44.2
16.6
4.6
14.3
24.9
57.4
6.2
9.0
68.9
60.3
3,583
2,822
1,346
370
235
4Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
34.5
1
1974-75
82
43.2
14.1
2.2
1.1
2.1
13.4
26.1
51.2
7.8
9.7
80.5
56.9
3.7
10.3
3,539
2,831
1,155
179
92
174
278
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33.5
1
1965-66
79
47.3
24.6
5.2
13.6
25.2
54.0
6.3
12.4
51.3
54.7
3,737
2,649
1,943
414
171
6Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
33.1
1
2022-23
66
34.6
10.2
4.2
1.0
1.7
11.0
20.1
54.8
1.0
3.0
33.0
10.0
11.7
85.7
65.5
1.7
8.4
3.4
2,284
2,183
670
274
66
112
226
205
+424
7Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
32.7
1
2024-25
76
34.2
5.0
6.4
1.7
1.0
11.3
21.8
51.9
2.1
5.7
37.5
7.9
8.8
89.8
63.7
0.9
4.1
2.4
2,598
2,484
379
486
131
77
183
164
+918
8Kevin Durant
K. Durant
32.0
1
2013-14
81
38.5
7.4
5.5
1.3
0.7
10.5
20.8
50.3
2.4
6.1
39.1
8.7
9.9
87.3
63.5
0.7
6.7
3.5
3,122
2,593
598
445
103
59
285
174
+509
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31.7
1
1970-71
82
40.1
16.0
3.3
13.0
22.5
57.7
5.7
8.3
69.0
60.6
3,288
2,596
1,311
272
264
10Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
31.6
1
2016-17
81
34.6
10.7
10.4
1.6
0.4
10.2
24.0
42.5
2.5
7.2
34.3
8.8
10.4
84.5
55.4
1.7
9.0
5.4
2,802
2,558
864
840
132
31
438
190
+251
11Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.5
1
1990-91
82
37.0
6.0
5.5
2.7
1.0
12.1
22.4
53.9
0.4
1.1
31.2
7.0
8.2
85.1
60.5
1.4
4.6
2.5
3,034
2,580
492
453
223
83
202
229
12Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
31.4
1
1963-64
79
45.1
9.9
11.0
10.6
22.0
48.3
10.1
11.9
85.3
57.6
3,559
2,480
783
868
280
13Moses Malone
M. Malone
31.1
1
1981-82
81
42.0
14.7
1.8
0.9
1.5
11.7
22.5
51.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.8
10.2
76.2
57.6
6.9
7.8
3.6
3,398
2,520
1,188
142
76
125
294
208
14Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
31.1
1
2000-01
71
42.0
3.8
4.6
2.5
0.3
10.7
25.5
42.0
1.4
4.3
32.0
8.2
10.1
81.4
51.8
0.7
3.1
3.3
2,979
2,207
273
325
178
20
237
147
+368
15James Harden
J. Harden
30.4
1
2017-18
72
35.4
5.4
8.8
1.8
0.7
9.0
20.1
44.9
3.7
10.0
36.7
8.7
10.1
85.8
61.9
0.6
4.8
4.4
2,551
2,191
389
630
126
50
315
169
+527
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30.4
1
1995-96
82
37.7
6.6
4.3
2.2
0.5
11.2
22.6
49.5
1.4
3.2
42.7
6.7
8.0
83.4
58.2
1.8
4.8
2.4
3,090
2,491
543
352
180
42
197
195
17Stephen Curry
S. Curry
30.1
1
2015-16
79
34.2
5.4
6.7
2.1
0.2
10.2
20.2
50.4
5.1
11.2
45.4
4.6
5.1
90.8
66.9
0.9
4.6
3.3
2,700
2,375
430
527
169
15
262
161
+1022
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30.1
1
1991-92
80
38.8
6.4
6.1
2.3
0.9
11.8
22.7
51.9
0.3
1.3
27.0
6.1
7.4
83.2
57.9
1.1
5.3
2.5
3,102
2,404
511
489
182
75
200
201
19LeBron James
L. James
29.7
1
2009-10
76
39.0
7.3
8.6
1.6
1.0
10.1
20.1
50.3
1.7
5.1
33.3
7.8
10.2
76.7
60.4
0.9
6.4
3.4
2,966
2,258
554
651
125
77
261
119
+648
20Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29.7
1
1999-00
79
40.0
13.6
3.8
0.5
3.0
12.1
21.1
57.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.5
10.4
52.4
57.8
4.3
9.4
2.8
3,163
2,344
1,078
299
36
239
223
255
+706
21Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
29.5
1
2019-20
63
30.4
13.6
5.6
1.0
1.0
10.9
19.7
55.3
1.4
4.7
30.4
6.3
10.0
63.3
61.3
2.2
11.4
3.7
1,917
1,857
856
354
61
66
230
195
+682
22Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
29.2
1
1958-59
72
39.9
16.4
3.1
10.0
22.8
43.8
9.3
12.2
75.9
51.9
2,873
2,105
1,182
221
200
23Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
28.7
1
1997-98
82
38.8
5.8
3.5
1.7
0.5
10.7
23.1
46.5
0.4
1.5
23.8
6.9
8.8
78.4
53.3
1.6
4.2
2.3
3,181
2,357
475
283
141
45
185
151
+598
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
28.7
1
1984-85
80
39.5
10.5
6.6
1.6
1.2
11.5
22.0
52.2
0.7
1.6
42.7
5.0
5.7
88.2
58.5
2.1
8.5
3.1
3,161
2,295
842
531
129
98
248
208
25LeBron James
L. James
28.4
1
2008-09
81
37.7
7.6
7.2
1.7
1.1
9.7
19.9
48.9
1.6
4.7
34.4
7.3
9.4
78.0
59.1
1.3
6.3
3.0
3,054
2,304
613
587
137
93
241
139
+870

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.8

Curry

Stephen Curry

RPG

6.2

Green

Draymond Green

APG

5.4

Green

Draymond Green
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.7

22nd

DRTG

112.6

4th

NETRTG

1.1

14th

3P%

36.5

9th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
7
15
12
.556
10.0
8
13
14
.481
12.0
9
Warriors Warriors
13
15
.464
12.5
10
11
16
.407
14.0
11
11
17
.393
14.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/20
@
8:30 PM
Mon
12/22
@
10:00 PM
Thu
12/25
@
5:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
3:30 PM
Mon
12/29
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

13 - 15

98

Final

99

PHX Suns

15 - 12

Thu 18 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
21
6
.778
2
19
7
.731
1.5
3
17
11
.607
4.5
4
15
11
.577
5.5
5
14
11
.560
6.0
6
15
12
.556
6.0
7
15
12
.556
6.0
8
15
13
.536
6.5
9
15
13
.536
6.5
10
11
15
.423
9.5
11
11
17
.393
10.5
12
9
18
.333
12.0
13
7
19
.269
13.5
14
6
21
.222
15.0
15
4
21
.160
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
25
2
.926
2
20
6
.769
4.5
3
19
7
.731
5.5
4
19
7
.731
5.5
5
16
8
.667
7.5
6
17
10
.630
8.0
7
15
12
.556
10.0
8
13
14
.481
12.0
9
13
15
.464
12.5
10
11
16
.407
14.0
11
11
17
.393
14.5
12
10
16
.385
14.5
13
6
21
.222
19.0
14
6
21
.222
19.0
15
6
22
.214
19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/16
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113-115
Sun
11/16
@
108-110
Sun
11/16
@
96-120
Sun
11/16
@
126-109
Sun
11/16
@
130-127

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/19
@
7:00 PM
Fri
12/19
@
7:00 PM
Fri
12/19
@
7:30 PM
Fri
12/19
@
7:30 PM
Fri
12/19
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9:30 PM