nba leaders in points per 48 minutes in a season

48 in a season, with 49.82 in 1961-62.

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Assumption:All-time
Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
Data note: Minutes Played, Minutes Per 82 Team Games: player season data complete from 1951-52

	NAME	PTS/(MIN/48)	PTS	MIN	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	49.82	4,029	3,882	1961-62	PHI	80	48.5	50.4	25.7	2.4			20.0	39.5	50.6				10.4	17.0	61.3	53.6				2,052	192				123
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	48.68	144	142	2026-27	LAL	4	35.5	36.0	6.8	8.3	1.3	0.5	11.0	22.8	48.4	5.3	13.3	39.6	8.8	10.0	87.5	66.3	0.3	6.5	5.8	27	33	5	2	23	10	+51
3	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	47.29	133	135	2026-27	MIN	4	33.8	33.3	4.8	3.5	2.0	0.8	12.5	26.0	48.1	4.5	11.3	40.0	3.8	5.0	75.0	59.0	0.5	4.3	3.5	19	14	8	3	14	8	+64
4	James Harden J. Harden	47.18	2,818	2,867	2018-19	HOU	78	36.8	36.1	6.6	7.5	2.0	0.7	10.8	24.5	44.2	4.8	13.2	36.8	9.7	11.0	87.9	61.6	0.8	5.8	5.0	518	586	158	58	387	244	+357
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	46.5	1,857	1,917	2019-20	MIL	63	30.4	29.5	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	856	354	61	66	230	195	+682
6	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	46.48	1,959	2,023	2022-23	MIL	63	32.1	31.1	11.8	5.7	0.8	0.8	11.2	20.3	55.3	0.7	2.7	27.5	7.9	12.3	64.5	60.5	2.2	9.6	3.9	742	359	52	51	246	197	+341
7	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	45.89	2,484	2,598	2024-25	OKC	76	34.2	32.7	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	379	486	131	77	183	164	+918
8	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	45.88	2,183	2,284	2022-23	PHI	66	34.6	33.1	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	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	45.23	3,586	3,806	1962-63	SFW	80	47.6	44.8	24.3	3.4			18.3	34.6	52.8				8.3	13.9	59.3	55.0				1,946	275				136
10	James Harden J. Harden	45.14	2,335	2,483	2019-20	HOU	68	36.5	34.3	6.6	7.5	1.8	0.9	9.9	22.3	44.4	4.4	12.4	35.5	10.2	11.8	86.5	62.6	1.0	5.5	4.5	446	512	125	60	308	227	+287
11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	44.98	2,117	2,259	2025-26	OKC	68	33.2	31.1	4.3	6.6	1.4	0.8	10.8	19.4	55.3	1.7	4.4	38.6	7.9	9.0	87.9	66.5	0.6	3.7	2.2	292	448	95	52	151	139	+788
12	Stephen Curry S. Curry	44.97	2,015	2,151	2020-21	GSW	63	34.1	32.0	5.5	5.8	1.2	0.1	10.4	21.7	48.2	5.3	12.7	42.1	5.7	6.3	91.6	65.5	0.5	5.0	3.4	345	363	77	8	213	119	+242
13	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	44.94	2,143	2,289	2025-26	LAL	64	35.8	33.5	7.7	8.3	1.6	0.5	10.8	22.8	47.6	4.0	10.8	36.6	7.9	10.1	78.0	61.6	0.6	7.1	4.0	495	530	105	34	255	153	+187
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	44.49	3,041	3,281	1986-87	CHI	82	40.0	37.1	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	13.4	27.8	48.2	0.1	0.8	18.2	10.2	11.9	85.7	56.2	2.0	3.2	3.3	430	377	236	125	272	237
15	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	43.82	2,558	2,802	2016-17	OKC	81	34.6	31.6	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	864	840	132	31	438	190	+251
16	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	43.6	2,002	2,204	2021-22	MIL	67	32.9	29.9	11.6	5.8	1.1	1.4	10.3	18.6	55.3	1.1	3.6	29.3	8.3	11.4	72.2	63.3	2.0	9.6	3.3	778	388	72	91	219	212	+397
17	George Gervin G. Gervin	43.47	2,551	2,817	1981-82	SAS	79	35.7	32.3	5.0	2.4	1.0	0.6	12.6	25.2	50.0	0.1	0.5	27.8	7.0	8.1	86.4	56.2	1.7	3.2	2.7	392	187	77	45	210	215
18	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	43.46	2,079	2,296	2021-22	PHI	68	33.8	30.6	11.7	4.2	1.1	1.5	9.8	19.6	49.9	1.4	3.7	37.1	9.6	11.8	81.4	61.6	2.1	9.6	3.1	796	284	77	99	214	181	+367
19	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	43.35	2,370	2,624	2023-24	DAL	70	37.5	33.9	9.2	9.8	1.4	0.5	11.5	23.6	48.7	4.1	10.6	38.2	6.8	8.7	78.6	61.7	0.8	8.4	4.0	647	686	99	38	282	149	+319
20	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	42.94	2,138	2,390	2022-23	DAL	66	36.2	32.4	8.6	8.0	1.4	0.5	10.9	22.0	49.6	2.8	8.2	34.2	7.8	10.5	74.2	60.9	0.8	7.8	3.6	569	529	90	33	236	166	+128
21	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	42.69	2,036	2,289	2024-25	MIL	67	34.2	30.4	11.9	6.5	0.9	1.2	11.8	19.7	60.1	0.2	0.9	22.2	6.5	10.6	61.7	62.5	2.2	9.7	3.1	798	433	58	78	206	155	+334
22	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	42.53	1,866	2,106	2022-23	POR	58	36.3	32.2	4.8	7.3	0.9	0.3	9.6	20.7	46.3	4.2	11.3	37.1	8.8	9.6	91.4	64.5	0.8	4.0	3.3	277	425	50	18	191	109	+105
23	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	42.42	2,135	2,416	2022-23	OKC	68	35.5	31.4	4.8	5.5	1.6	1.0	10.4	20.3	51.0	0.9	2.5	34.5	9.8	10.9	90.5	62.6	0.9	4.0	2.8	329	371	112	65	192	192	+149
24	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	42.38	2,254	2,553	2023-24	OKC	75	34.0	30.1	5.5	6.2	2.0	0.9	10.6	19.8	53.5	1.3	3.6	35.3	7.6	8.7	87.4	63.6	0.9	4.7	2.2	415	465	150	67	162	184	+613
25	George Gervin G. Gervin	42.29	2,585	2,934	1979-80	SAS	78	37.6	33.1	5.2	2.6	1.4	1.0	13.1	24.9	52.8	0.4	1.3	31.4	6.5	7.6	85.2	58.7	2.0	3.2	3.3	403	202	110	79	254	208

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8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	LAL	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	GSW	8:30 PM
Mon 11/2	PHX	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Thu 11/5	MIA	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sat 11/7	ORL	@	GSW	8:30 PM

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PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

28.8

Curry

RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

13.8

Towns

12.2

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APG Leaders

10.4

Young

9.5

Haliburton

9.0

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SPG Leaders

3.2

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3.0

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2.8

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BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.0

Murray

TS% Leaders

84.1

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78.8

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77.0

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123.4

123.3

121.9

118.6

118.0

117.6

DRtg Rankings

98.2

103.4

103.5

106.2

106.3

106.6

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Wembanyama

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DraftKings Points Leaders

280.5

Johnson

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Wembanyama

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37.6

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1.77

Wembanyama

1.65

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1.58

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1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
6	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	3	3	.500	1.5
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
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12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
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1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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Fri 10/30	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	NYK	@	PHI	7:30 PM
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Wilt Chamberlain has the most points / minutes played / 48 in a season, with 49.82 in 1961-62.

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