nba players averaged 25 points per game in a season since 1978

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar put up 25.8 points per game in 1977-78.

Interpreted as:
NBA players averaged 25 or higher points per game in a season since 1978
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
25.8
1977-78
62
36.5
12.9
4.3
1.7
3.0
10.7
19.4
55.0
4.4
5.6
78.3
58.9
3.0
9.9
3.4
2,265
1,600
801
269
103
185
208
182
2George Gervin
G. Gervin
27.2
1977-78
82
34.8
5.1
3.7
1.7
1.3
10.5
19.6
53.6
6.1
7.4
83.0
59.4
1.4
3.7
3.7
2,857
2,232
420
302
136
110
306
255
3Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
27.0
1977-78
50
40.8
3.6
6.7
2.0
0.2
11.1
25.1
44.4
4.8
5.5
87.0
49.2
1.0
2.6
5.0
2,041
1,352
178
335
101
8
248
116
4Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
26.5
1977-78
79
40.3
12.8
3.8
1.3
1.6
10.3
19.8
52.0
5.9
8.2
72.7
56.7
3.0
9.8
4.4
3,182
2,097
1,010
298
105
126
346
297
5Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
25.6
1977-78
76
38.2
2.2
3.4
1.5
0.0
11.2
22.9
49.1
3.2
3.5
91.8
52.5
0.8
1.4
2.3
2,900
1,949
164
259
112
3
173
241
6David Thompson
D. Thompson
27.2
1977-78
80
37.8
4.9
4.5
1.2
1.2
10.3
19.8
52.1
6.5
8.4
77.8
57.8
2.0
2.9
3.1
3,025
2,172
390
362
92
99
245
213
7Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
25.2
1977-78
80
31.0
2.1
5.5
1.7
0.4
10.1
19.6
51.6
5.0
6.1
81.3
56.5
0.5
1.5
3.5
2,481
2,014
164
437
138
31
280
162
8World B. Free
W. B. Free
28.8
1978-79
78
37.9
3.9
4.4
1.4
0.4
10.2
21.2
48.1
8.4
11.1
75.6
55.2
1.6
2.2
3.8
2,954
2,244
301
340
111
35
297
253
9George Gervin
G. Gervin
29.6
1978-79
80
36.1
5.0
2.7
1.7
1.1
11.8
21.9
54.1
5.9
7.1
82.6
59.1
1.8
3.2
3.6
2,888
2,365
400
219
137
91
286
275
10Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
25.6
1978-79
77
36.1
7.6
3.0
1.5
1.2
10.6
19.4
55.0
4.3
5.7
76.0
58.6
2.8
4.9
2.2
2,779
1,972
586
234
116
89
170
186
11Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
28.0
1979-80
68
39.3
7.6
2.8
1.4
0.2
10.7
18.6
57.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.5
7.7
84.2
63.5
2.7
4.9
3.4
2,674
1,903
516
191
96
14
233
211
12Julius Erving
J. Erving
26.9
1979-80
78
36.1
7.4
4.6
2.2
1.8
10.7
20.7
51.9
0.1
0.3
20.0
5.4
6.8
78.7
56.8
2.8
4.6
3.6
2,812
2,100
576
355
170
140
284
208
13World B. Free
W. B. Free
30.2
1979-80
68
38.0
3.5
4.2
1.2
0.5
10.8
22.9
47.4
0.1
0.4
36.0
8.4
11.2
75.3
54.4
1.9
1.6
3.4
2,585
2,055
238
283
81
32
228
195
14George Gervin
G. Gervin
33.1
1979-80
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
15Moses Malone
M. Malone
25.8
1979-80
82
38.3
14.5
1.8
1.0
1.3
9.5
18.9
50.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.9
9.5
71.9
56.0
7.0
7.5
3.7
3,140
2,119
1,190
147
80
107
300
210
16Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
26.2
1980-81
80
37.2
10.3
3.4
0.7
2.9
10.5
18.2
57.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
6.9
76.6
61.6
2.5
7.8
3.1
2,976
2,095
821
272
59
228
249
244
17Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
30.7
1980-81
80
42.7
6.4
4.0
1.4
0.2
11.4
20.3
55.9
0.0
0.1
28.6
7.9
9.8
80.6
62.2
2.4
4.0
3.5
3,417
2,452
509
322
109
18
282
245
18George Gervin
G. Gervin
27.1
1980-81
82
33.7
5.1
3.2
1.1
0.7
10.4
21.1
49.2
0.1
0.4
25.7
6.2
7.6
82.6
55.5
1.5
3.6
3.1
2,765
2,221
419
260
94
56
251
212
19Moses Malone
M. Malone
27.8
1980-81
80
40.6
14.8
1.8
1.0
1.9
10.1
19.3
52.2
0.0
0.0
33.3
7.6
10.1
75.7
58.5
5.9
8.8
3.9
3,245
2,222
1,180
141
83
150
308
223
20David Thompson
D. Thompson
25.5
1980-81
77
34.0
3.7
3.0
0.7
0.8
9.5
18.8
50.6
0.1
0.5
25.6
6.4
8.0
79.5
57.1
1.4
2.3
3.2
2,620
1,967
287
231
53
60
250
231
21Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
30.3
1981-82
81
39.8
6.3
4.0
1.2
0.2
11.2
19.6
57.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
8.0
10.1
79.2
63.1
2.9
3.5
3.7
3,222
2,457
514
324
95
14
299
252
22Alex English
A. English
25.4
1981-82
82
36.8
6.8
5.3
1.1
1.5
10.4
18.9
55.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.5
5.4
84.0
59.6
2.6
4.2
3.2
3,015
2,082
558
433
87
120
261
261
23George Gervin
G. Gervin
32.3
1981-82
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
24Moses Malone
M. Malone
31.1
1981-82
81
42.0
14.7
1.8
0.9
1.5
11.7
22.5
51.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.8
10.2
76.2
57.6
6.9
7.8
3.6
3,398
2,520
1,188
142
76
125
294
208
25Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
30.7
1982-83
22
40.3
6.4
4.8
0.9
0.0
10.6
18.3
58.0
0.0
0.0
9.5
11.3
84.7
66.1
2.6
3.7
3.7
887
676
140
105
20
0
81
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