nba most points per game through first 8 seasons since 1977

Michael Jordan put up the most points per game by a player in his first 8 seasons, with 32.3 per game.

Interpreted as:
NBA most points per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player through first 8 seasons since 1977
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32.3
589
38.7
6.3
6.0
2.7
1.1
12.0
23.2
51.9
0.3
1.2
28.4
7.8
9.3
84.7
59.2
1.7
4.6
3.1
22,775
19,000
3,697
3,507
1,594
623
1,799
1,756
2Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
29.2
514
35.0
8.5
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.8
21.0
46.9
3.2
9.0
35.2
6.4
8.5
75.5
59.2
0.9
7.6
4.0
18,000
15,021
4,376
4,230
661
237
2,032
1,181
+1423
3George Gervin
G. Gervin
28.0
637
35.1
5.0
3.0
1.3
0.9
10.9
21.1
51.4
0.2
0.6
31.7
6.2
7.3
84.1
57.5
1.6
3.3
3.2
22,380
17,859
3,158
1,892
826
599
1,778
1,913
4Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27.9
433
31.9
11.2
3.6
0.9
1.7
9.2
18.2
50.4
1.2
3.4
34.1
8.3
10.1
82.6
61.5
2.2
8.9
3.4
13,834
12,071
4,832
1,573
397
720
1,485
1,327
+2547
5LeBron James
L. James
27.7
627
40.1
7.1
7.0
1.7
0.8
9.8
20.6
47.9
1.4
4.2
32.9
6.6
8.9
74.4
56.6
1.2
5.9
3.3
25,171
17,362
4,451
4,364
1,079
532
2,086
1,233
+2936
6Shaquille 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
7Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27.3
569
38.0
6.9
3.5
1.2
1.0
9.2
19.1
48.1
1.7
4.4
37.9
7.3
8.3
88.1
60.1
0.8
6.1
3.2
21,630
15,537
3,929
2,002
705
554
1,833
1,076
+1317
8Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
27.0
535
41.4
4.1
5.7
2.4
0.2
9.5
22.9
41.7
1.3
4.2
31.0
6.6
8.7
75.8
50.5
1.0
3.1
3.6
22,164
14,436
2,175
3,046
1,273
112
1,947
1,178
+526
9Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
26.1
639
36.8
6.7
2.4
1.5
0.7
10.0
21.3
46.9
0.3
1.1
28.3
5.8
7.2
80.4
53.4
2.9
3.8
2.6
23,532
16,695
4,305
1,557
937
450
1,659
1,337
10Karl Malone
K. Malone
26.1
652
37.2
10.9
2.8
1.4
0.8
9.6
18.2
52.8
0.0
0.2
25.8
6.8
9.4
72.2
58.4
2.9
8.0
3.3
24,233
16,987
7,118
1,857
912
489
2,162
2,214
11Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
26.0
546
37.9
6.7
3.3
1.2
0.2
9.3
16.9
55.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
7.4
9.0
82.3
62.3
2.7
4.0
3.3
20,708
14,207
3,676
1,787
653
101
1,541
1,581
12David Robinson
D. Robinson
25.5
563
37.9
11.7
3.1
1.7
3.6
9.0
17.2
52.5
0.0
0.2
26.1
7.4
9.9
74.6
59.2
3.4
8.3
2.9
21,353
14,366
6,614
1,726
940
2,012
1,634
1,710
+21
13Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
25.4
547
37.6
5.1
6.3
1.8
1.0
8.9
18.4
48.5
0.6
1.9
29.2
7.0
9.1
76.9
56.7
1.3
3.8
3.6
20,540
13,908
2,783
3,472
973
548
1,986
1,397
+1951
14Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
25.3
530
33.1
4.7
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.3
50.8
1.4
3.8
36.0
6.3
7.3
86.4
61.6
0.7
4.0
2.3
17,550
13,411
2,503
2,810
761
422
1,223
1,183
+2062
15Trae Young
T. Young
25.1
498
34.1
3.4
9.8
1.0
0.2
7.9
18.3
43.3
2.6
7.4
35.2
6.6
7.6
87.2
58.0
0.6
2.8
4.2
17,005
12,489
1,717
4,868
518
76
2,090
874
-187
16Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
24.8
591
36.4
6.3
3.1
1.1
0.5
8.9
19.3
45.9
0.8
2.4
32.0
6.3
7.9
80.6
54.5
1.9
4.4
3.0
21,498
14,681
3,747
1,810
659
275
1,790
1,783
+1262
17Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
24.7
215
36.6
3.5
4.9
1.3
0.3
9.9
22.7
43.5
0.2
0.3
66.7
5.0
5.9
84.7
49.0
0.9
2.6
3.7
7,870
5,319
751
1,053
269
54
530
490
18Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
24.7
539
33.8
4.3
4.7
1.4
0.3
8.8
19.5
44.9
3.0
8.2
36.6
4.2
5.0
84.0
56.9
0.8
3.5
2.7
18,244
13,320
2,324
2,530
740
173
1,447
1,300
+2590
19Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
24.6
442
34.8
5.2
4.1
1.3
0.6
8.6
19.0
45.3
3.0
8.0
36.9
4.4
5.5
80.2
57.4
0.7
4.5
2.9
15,399
10,854
2,319
1,826
587
282
1,273
888
+942
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
24.4
635
38.4
10.4
6.1
1.8
0.9
9.7
19.3
50.0
0.6
1.5
36.8
4.6
5.2
87.4
56.5
2.3
8.1
3.2
24,406
15,508
6,579
3,900
1,169
541
2,037
1,731
21Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
24.2
621
36.1
10.4
3.7
1.0
2.9
10.0
17.2
57.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.3
5.8
74.0
61.3
2.5
7.9
3.1
22,410
15,041
6,461
2,298
599
1,790
1,687
1,789
22Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
24.2
615
36.4
4.2
6.5
1.0
0.3
8.0
18.2
43.7
2.9
7.7
37.3
5.4
6.1
88.9
57.9
0.6
3.6
2.8
22,380
14,887
2,573
4,009
603
193
1,709
1,229
+1700
23Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
24.1
602
33.6
5.6
3.7
0.9
0.4
9.4
19.1
49.2
0.4
1.4
30.4
4.9
6.5
74.2
54.7
2.2
3.5
3.0
20,222
14,488
3,395
2,252
518
231
1,814
1,819
24Anthony Davis
A. Davis
24.0
528
34.5
10.4
2.2
1.4
2.4
8.9
17.3
51.5
0.5
1.5
31.9
5.7
7.1
80.2
58.8
2.6
7.8
1.9
18,206
12,677
5,483
1,182
730
1,264
1,023
1,262
+525
25Devin Booker
D. Booker
23.9
530
33.8
4.0
4.8
0.8
0.3
8.4
18.2
46.1
2.1
5.8
35.6
5.1
5.9
86.8
57.5
0.6
3.4
3.1
17,906
12,688
2,105
2,521
449
146
1,637
1,568
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56
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62
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19
63
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17
65
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64
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.780
2
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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
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7
Suns Suns - x
45
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.549
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8
42
40
.512
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9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
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26
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12
26
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