Since 1976-77, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has put up the most points per game in a season, with 40.0 per game this season.

Interpreted as:

NBA most ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player season 2 or higher last 50 seasons

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	40.0	2025-26	OKC	3	40.3	6.0	5.0	1.7	1.3	13.0	24.7	52.7	1.7	7.3	22.7	12.3	14.7	84.1	64.3	0.3	5.7	2.3	121	120	18	15	5	4	7	8	+28
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37.1	1986-87	CHI	82	40.0	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	3,281	3,041	430	377	236	125	272	237
3	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	37.0	2025-26	PHI	3	41.7	4.0	7.7	1.0	0.7	11.7	25.3	46.1	5.0	9.7	51.7	8.7	10.0	86.7	62.2	0.3	3.7	1.3	125	111	12	23	3	2	4	9	+20
4	James Harden J. Harden	36.1	2018-19	HOU	78	36.8	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	2,867	2,818	518	586	158	58	387	244	+357
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	36.0	2025-26	MIL	3	32.7	16.0	7.0	0.7	1.0	13.7	20.0	68.3	1.3	2.0	66.7	7.3	11.7	62.9	71.6	4.7	11.3	3.0	98	108	48	21	2	3	9	7	+23
6	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	35.4	2005-06	LAL	80	41.0	5.3	4.5	1.8	0.4	12.2	27.2	45.0	2.3	6.5	34.7	8.7	10.2	85.0	55.9	0.9	4.4	3.1	3,277	2,832	425	360	147	30	250	233	+320
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35.0	1987-88	CHI	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
8	James Harden J. Harden	34.3	2019-20	HOU	68	36.5	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	2,483	2,335	446	512	125	60	308	227	+287
9	Austin Reaves A. Reaves	34.0	2025-26	LAL	3	37.3	7.7	9.7	1.3	0.0	10.0	17.7	56.6	3.0	6.7	45.0	11.0	12.3	89.2	73.6	0.7	7.0	2.7	112	102	23	29	4	0	8	7	+25
10	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	33.9	2023-24	DAL	70	37.5	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	2,624	2,370	647	686	99	38	282	149	+319
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33.6	1989-90	CHI	82	39.0	6.9	6.3	2.8	0.7	12.6	24.0	52.6	1.1	3.0	37.6	7.2	8.5	84.8	60.6	1.7	5.1	3.0	3,197	2,753	565	519	227	54	247	241
12	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	33.5	2025-26	DEN	2	32.0	5.0	1.5	1.5	0.5	11.0	16.0	68.8	5.5	8.5	64.7	6.0	6.0	100.0	89.9	0.5	4.5	1.0	64	67	10	3	3	1	2	1	+16
13	Stephen Curry S. Curry	33.3	2025-26	GSW	3	32.0	4.3	4.7	2.3	1.3	10.7	20.3	52.5	5.3	11.7	45.7	6.7	6.7	100.0	71.6	0.3	4.0	2.7	96	100	13	14	7	4	8	5	+3
14	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	33.3	2025-26	SAS	3	32.7	13.3	2.3	1.7	6.0	12.3	21.7	56.9	1.3	3.7	36.4	7.3	10.0	73.3	63.9	1.7	11.7	0.7	98	100	40	7	5	18	2	13	+32
15	George Gervin G. Gervin	33.1	1979-80	SAS	78	37.6	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	2,934	2,585	403	202	110	79	254	208
16	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	33.1	2022-23	PHI	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
17	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	33.0	2005-06	PHI	72	43.1	3.2	7.4	1.9	0.1	11.3	25.3	44.7	1.0	3.1	32.3	9.4	11.5	81.4	54.3	0.6	2.6	3.4	3,103	2,377	232	532	140	10	248	121	-3
18	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	2024-25	OKC	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
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32.6	1992-93	CHI	78	39.3	6.7	5.5	2.8	0.8	12.7	25.7	49.5	1.0	2.9	35.2	6.1	7.3	83.7	56.4	1.7	5.0	2.7	3,067	2,541	522	428	221	61	207	188
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32.5	1988-89	CHI	81	40.2	8.0	8.0	2.9	0.8	11.9	22.2	53.8	0.3	1.2	27.6	8.3	9.8	85.0	61.4	1.8	6.2	3.6	3,255	2,633	652	650	234	65	290	247
21	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	32.4	2022-23	DAL	66	36.2	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	2,390	2,138	569	529	90	33	236	166	+128
22	George Gervin G. Gervin	32.3	1981-82	SAS	79	35.7	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	2,817	2,551	392	187	77	45	210	215
23	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	32.2	2022-23	POR	58	36.3	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	2,106	1,866	277	425	50	18	191	109	+105
24	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	32.1	2002-03	ORL	75	39.4	6.5	5.5	1.7	0.8	11.1	24.2	45.7	2.3	6.0	38.6	7.7	9.7	79.3	56.4	1.6	4.9	2.6	2,954	2,407	488	411	124	59	195	156	+201
25	Kevin Durant K. Durant	32.0	2013-14	OKC	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