nba player to average the most points in his 18th season as a starter

LeBron James averaged the most points per game by a player as a starter in his 18th season, with 25.0 per game.

NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
25.0
2020-21
LAL LAL
45
33.4
7.7
7.8
1.1
0.6
9.4
18.3
51.3
2.3
6.3
36.5
4.0
5.7
69.8
60.2
0.6
7.0
3.7
1,504
1,126
346
350
48
25
168
70
+287
2Kevin Durant
K. Durant
25.0
2025-26
HOU HOU
17
35.7
5.1
3.7
1.0
0.6
8.5
17.3
49.3
1.8
4.8
37.0
6.2
7.0
88.2
61.4
0.4
4.7
2.8
607
425
86
63
17
11
48
44
+150
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
20.6
2002-03
UTA UTA
81
36.2
7.8
4.7
1.7
0.4
7.3
15.9
46.2
0.0
0.2
21.4
5.9
7.7
76.3
53.4
1.4
6.4
2.6
2,936
1,667
628
379
136
31
210
204
+172
4Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
18.3
2015-16
DAL DAL
75
31.5
6.5
1.8
0.7
0.7
6.6
14.8
44.8
1.7
4.6
36.8
3.3
3.7
89.3
55.5
0.7
5.8
1.1
2,364
1,372
489
132
52
52
84
161
+257
5Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
16.7
2020-21
POR POR
3
34.6
6.3
2.3
1.3
1.7
6.7
16.7
40.0
1.3
4.7
28.6
2.0
2.7
75.0
46.7
1.0
5.3
1.0
104
50
19
7
4
5
3
6
+50
6Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
14.8
2012-13
BOS BOS
68
29.7
7.8
2.3
1.1
0.9
6.2
12.5
49.6
0.0
0.2
12.5
2.3
3.0
78.6
53.5
1.1
6.7
1.6
2,022
1,004
530
159
78
62
110
154
+112
7Reggie Miller
R. Miller
14.8
2004-05
IND IND
66
31.9
2.4
2.2
0.8
0.1
4.8
10.9
43.7
1.5
4.5
32.2
3.8
4.1
93.3
58.2
0.3
2.1
1.2
2,105
974
156
146
50
5
77
109
+232
8Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
14.6
2025-26
SAC SAC
16
29.7
8.0
7.4
1.4
0.1
5.6
12.6
44.8
2.2
5.6
39.3
1.2
2.2
54.3
54.1
1.6
6.4
3.8
476
234
128
118
22
1
60
41
-160
9Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
13.9
2014-15
SAS SAS
77
28.9
9.1
3.0
0.8
2.0
5.4
10.6
51.2
0.0
0.1
28.6
3.0
4.0
74.0
56.0
2.2
6.9
1.7
2,227
1,070
704
230
63
151
131
165
+305
10Chris Paul
C. Paul
13.9
2022-23
PHX PHX
59
32.0
4.3
8.9
1.5
0.4
5.0
11.3
44.0
1.7
4.4
37.5
2.3
2.7
83.1
55.5
0.5
3.8
1.9
1,889
819
251
524
91
22
114
126
+84
11Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
13.8
2013-14
LAL LAL
6
29.5
4.3
6.3
1.2
0.2
5.2
12.2
42.5
0.5
2.7
18.8
3.0
3.5
85.7
50.5
0.3
4.0
5.7
177
83
26
38
7
1
34
9
-32
12John Stockton
J. Stockton
13.4
2001-02
UTA UTA
82
31.3
3.2
8.2
1.9
0.3
4.9
9.5
51.7
0.3
1.0
32.1
3.4
3.9
85.7
60.1
0.7
2.5
2.5
2,566
1,102
263
674
152
24
208
209
+166
13Ray Allen
R. Allen
12.0
2013-14
MIA MIA
9
32.4
4.3
2.1
0.7
0.1
4.1
8.2
50.0
1.6
4.2
36.8
2.2
2.6
87.0
64.2
0.4
3.9
0.8
291
108
39
19
6
1
7
20
+52
14Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
12.0
2009-10
CLE CLE
53
23.4
6.7
1.5
0.3
1.2
4.9
8.7
56.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
4.3
49.6
56.5
1.8
4.9
2.0
1,240
636
355
80
15
62
105
169
+93
15Jermaine O'Neal
J. O'Neal
10.5
2013-14
GSW GSW
13
25.0
7.1
0.8
0.2
1.1
4.3
7.5
57.7
0.0
0.0
1.9
2.6
73.5
61.2
2.8
4.2
1.2
324
137
92
11
3
14
15
33
-1
16Al Horford
A. Horford
9.8
2024-25
BOS BOS
42
29.6
6.8
2.5
0.8
0.9
3.5
8.2
43.0
2.1
5.7
37.3
0.6
0.7
90.0
57.8
1.3
5.5
0.9
1,241
413
284
104
33
37
39
57
+323
17Vince Carter
V. Carter
9.0
2015-16
MEM MEM
3
22.8
3.3
2.0
0.3
0.0
3.3
9.0
37.0
1.7
2.0
83.3
0.7
0.7
100.0
48.4
1.0
2.3
0.3
68
27
10
6
1
0
1
4
-34
18Mike Conley
M. Conley
8.5
2024-25
MIN MIN
64
25.3
2.6
4.6
1.2
0.2
2.8
6.8
40.2
1.9
4.6
41.2
1.1
1.2
92.1
57.6
0.5
2.1
1.1
1,617
543
164
293
75
12
69
106
+224
19Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
8.5
2023-24
TOT
55
28.6
3.3
4.3
0.9
0.4
2.8
6.4
43.8
1.7
4.3
40.7
1.1
1.3
83.8
60.6
0.5
2.7
1.5
1,571
466
181
234
52
20
80
137
+34
20Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
8.2
2001-02
TOR TOR
37
26.5
7.0
1.4
1.4
1.7
3.6
7.7
46.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.7
58.1
48.4
2.1
5.0
1.8
980
302
260
52
53
64
68
92
-55
21Steve Nash
S. Nash
7.6
2013-14
LAL LAL
10
22.5
1.7
4.7
0.3
0.1
2.7
7.5
36.0
0.6
1.9
31.6
1.6
1.8
88.9
45.8
0.2
1.5
1.9
225
76
17
47
3
1
19
14
-64
22Dwight Howard
D. Howard
7.5
2021-22
LAL LAL
27
19.7
6.6
0.7
0.5
0.8
2.6
4.5
58.2
0.1
0.3
28.6
2.1
3.1
69.9
63.7
2.2
4.3
0.9
531
202
177
20
14
21
25
55
-124
23Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
6.7
2015-16
LAC LAC
38
19.6
3.1
1.2
0.6
0.3
2.4
6.6
36.8
1.3
4.0
31.6
0.6
0.8
80.0
48.6
0.2
2.8
1.0
746
256
117
46
22
13
38
82
+113
24Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
6.2
2011-12
DAL DAL
48
28.7
4.1
5.5
1.7
0.2
2.1
5.7
36.3
1.6
4.6
35.4
0.5
0.6
78.6
52.4
0.3
3.8
1.9
1,379
299
198
264
82
10
91
83
+66
25Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
5.5
2008-09
HOU HOU
2
29.6
10.5
0.0
0.0
3.5
1.5
4.0
37.5
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.5
71.4
49.6
3.5
7.0
2.0
59
11
21
0
0
7
4
5
+13
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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
15
5
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
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15
6
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5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Sun
12/7
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Wed
12/10
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Thu
12/18
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Last Game
PHX Suns

13 - 9

125

Final

108

LAL Lakers

15 - 5

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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
15
5
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
13
8
.619
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
17
5
.773
2
Raptors Raptors
15
7
.682
2.0
3
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
4
Heat Heat
14
8
.636
3.0
5
Magic Magic
13
9
.591
4.0
6
Celtics Celtics
12
9
.571
4.5

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/6
HOU HOU
@
SAS SAS
110-121
Thu
11/6
CHI CHI
@
MIL MIL
110-126
Thu
11/6
DAL DAL
@
MEM MEM
104-118
Thu
11/6
CHA CHA
@
MIA MIA
108-126
Thu
11/6
UTA UTA
@
MIN MIN
97-137

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
UTA UTA
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Fri
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SAS SAS
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CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Fri
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@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM