nba most points per minute as a starter

Kenneth Lofton Jr. has the most career points per minute played by a player as a starter, with 1.04.

NAMEPTS/MINPTSMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kenneth Lofton Jr.
K. Lofton Jr.
1.04
42
40
1
40.4
42.0
14.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
17.0
25.0
68.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
8.0
12.0
66.7
69.4
6.0
8.0
2.0
14
0
1
0
2
3
-17
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
0.87
13,544
15,610
490
31.9
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
5,280
1,808
432
784
1,656
1,451
+2645
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
0.83
15,021
17,999
514
35.0
29.2
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
4,376
4,230
661
237
2,032
1,181
+1423
4Gigi Datome
G. Datome
0.8
22
27
1
27.5
22.0
3.0
2.0
0.0
1.0
9.0
15.0
60.0
3.0
7.0
42.9
1.0
1.0
100.0
71.2
1.0
2.0
1.0
3
2
0
1
1
1
-4
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
0.79
31,741
40,216
1,039
38.7
30.5
6.3
5.3
2.4
0.8
11.5
23.2
49.8
0.6
1.7
32.7
6.9
8.3
83.6
57.0
1.6
4.7
2.8
6,565
5,546
2,463
874
2,868
2,719
+1407
6Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
0.77
13,337
17,325
521
33.3
25.6
4.8
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.9
17.5
50.9
1.4
3.9
36.0
6.4
7.4
86.4
61.6
0.7
4.0
2.3
2,477
2,782
753
418
1,206
1,166
+2009
7Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
0.77
6,433
8,381
269
31.2
23.9
6.4
4.1
1.0
0.6
9.2
15.6
59.1
0.1
0.4
32.4
5.4
7.8
69.2
62.9
2.2
4.2
2.7
1,726
1,100
275
169
719
610
+346
8Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
0.77
4,063
5,296
172
30.8
23.6
11.1
3.6
1.2
3.5
8.4
17.4
48.3
2.2
6.5
34.0
4.6
5.6
82.0
59.4
2.1
9.0
3.1
1,915
620
200
608
541
399
+521
9Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
0.76
21,067
27,777
830
33.5
25.4
10.4
5.3
1.1
1.3
9.3
16.7
55.7
0.6
2.3
28.2
6.1
8.8
69.2
61.5
2.0
8.4
3.2
8,608
4,376
952
1,040
2,617
2,491
+3167
10Jalen Harris
J. Harris
0.75
48
64
2
31.8
24.0
1.5
2.0
1.0
0.0
9.5
16.5
57.6
4.0
9.0
44.4
1.0
1.5
66.7
69.9
0.0
1.5
2.5
3
4
2
0
5
4
-17
11Dariq Whitehead
D. Whitehead
0.75
47
63
2
31.4
23.5
3.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
9.5
19.5
48.7
3.5
10.5
33.3
1.0
1.0
100.0
58.9
0.5
3.0
1.5
7
1
0
0
3
2
-20
12Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
0.74
15,160
20,386
601
33.9
25.2
4.4
4.8
1.4
0.3
8.9
19.6
45.4
3.0
8.3
36.6
4.4
5.2
84.4
57.6
0.8
3.6
2.7
2,619
2,914
834
187
1,629
1,436
+2963
13Brad Branson
B. Branson
0.74
52
70
2
35.0
26.0
8.0
1.0
1.5
2.0
10.0
18.0
55.6
0.0
0.0
6.0
7.5
80.0
61.0
2.5
5.5
3.0
16
2
3
4
6
6
14Kevin Durant
K. Durant
0.74
32,539
44,009
1,198
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.1
39.1
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.2
3.2
8,235
5,266
1,232
1,341
3,789
2,273
+5029
15John Drew
J. Drew
0.74
1,139
1,544
53
29.1
21.5
5.5
2.3
0.1
7.4
16.2
45.7
0.1
0.2
25.0
6.7
8.7
76.6
53.8
293
124
7
186
16Alex English
A. English
0.74
17,342
23,541
671
35.1
25.8
5.0
4.3
10.8
21.3
50.5
0.0
4.3
5.1
84.2
54.9
2.5
3,350
2,883
1,691
1,740
17Cam Thomas
C. Thomas
0.74
2,123
2,884
88
32.8
24.1
3.3
3.2
0.7
0.2
8.3
18.7
44.2
2.5
6.8
37.4
5.0
5.7
88.6
56.9
0.5
2.8
2.2
289
279
59
19
197
193
-333
18Trae Young
T. Young
0.73
12,489
17,004
498
34.1
25.1
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
1,717
4,868
518
76
2,090
874
-187
19Stephen Curry
S. Curry
0.73
26,435
36,170
1,061
34.1
24.9
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.5
18.0
47.1
4.0
9.5
42.2
4.0
4.4
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
4,956
6,727
1,596
280
3,298
2,372
+6241
20Fred Brown
F. Brown
0.73
45
62
2
31.0
22.5
0.5
8.5
0.0
0.0
9.5
16.5
57.6
0.5
0.5
100.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
61.6
0.0
0.5
2.0
1
17
0
0
4
4
21LJ Cryer
LJ Cryer
0.72
17
23
1
23.5
17.0
1.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
6.0
12.0
50.0
2.0
7.0
28.6
3.0
3.0
100.0
63.8
0.0
1.0
2.0
1
3
0
0
2
3
-16
22Ty Jerome
T. Jerome
0.72
464
641
25
25.6
18.6
3.0
5.3
1.0
0.2
6.7
14.1
47.7
2.6
6.4
41.5
2.5
2.8
87.3
60.5
0.8
2.2
1.9
74
132
26
6
47
50
-69
23James Harden
J. Harden
0.72
26,611
36,799
1,007
36.5
26.4
6.0
8.3
1.6
0.6
7.8
17.8
43.8
3.1
8.4
36.3
7.8
9.0
86.5
60.8
0.8
5.3
4.1
6,083
8,348
1,565
624
4,166
2,460
+3941
24Devin Booker
D. Booker
0.72
17,958
24,927
712
35.0
25.2
4.1
5.5
0.9
0.3
8.8
18.9
46.3
2.1
6.1
35.0
5.6
6.4
87.4
58.1
0.7
3.5
3.1
2,931
3,887
617
204
2,221
2,100
+214
25George Gervin
G. Gervin
0.72
6,771
9,412
298
31.6
22.7
3.7
2.6
0.9
0.6
8.7
17.8
49.1
0.1
0.3
31.0
5.2
6.0
85.3
55.5
1,103
787
282
182
858
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38.0
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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
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46
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45
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45
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.537
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32
50
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31
51
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20
62
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40.0
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19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
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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
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25
57
.305
39.0
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22
60
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22
60
.268
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