Wilt Chamberlain has the most points per game in a season, with 50.4 per game in 1961-62.

Interpreted as:

total points with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games leaders by year

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50.4	1961-62	PHI	80	3,882	4,029	2,052	192			1,597	3,159	50.6				835	1,363	61.3	53.6				123		48.5	25.7	2.4
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	44.8	1962-63	SFW	80	3,806	3,586	1,946	275			1,463	2,770	52.8				660	1,113	59.3	55.0				136		47.6	24.3	3.4
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38.4	1960-61	PHI	79	3,773	3,033	2,149	148			1,251	2,457	50.9				531	1,054	50.4	51.9				130		47.8	27.2	1.9
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37.6	1959-60	PHI	72	3,338	2,707	1,941	168			1,065	2,311	46.1				577	991	58.2	49.3				150		46.4	27.0	2.3
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37.1	1986-87	CHI	82	3,281	3,041	430	377	236	125	1,098	2,279	48.2	12	66	18.2	833	972	85.7	56.2	166	264	272	237		40.0	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	3.3
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	36.9	1963-64	SFW	80	3,689	2,948	1,787	403			1,204	2,298	52.4				540	1,016	53.1	53.7				182		46.1	22.3	5.0
7	James Harden J. Harden	36.1	2018-19	HOU	78	2,867	2,818	518	586	158	58	843	1,909	44.2	378	1,028	36.8	754	858	87.9	61.6	66	452	387	244	+357	36.8	6.6	7.5	2.0	0.7	5.0
8	Rick Barry R. Barry	35.6	1966-67	SFW	78	3,175	2,775	714	282			1,011	2,240	45.1				753	852	88.4	53.1				258		40.7	9.2	3.6
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	35.4	2005-06	LAL	80	3,277	2,832	425	360	147	30	978	2,173	45.0	180	518	34.7	696	819	85.0	55.9	71	354	250	233	+320	41.0	5.3	4.5	1.8	0.4	3.1
10	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	35.3	2025-26	LAL	16	591	564	142	143	26	9	175	366	47.8	59	173	34.1	155	191	81.2	62.7	13	129	69	41	+67	36.9	8.9	8.9	1.6	0.6	4.3
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35.0	1987-88	CHI	82	3,311	2,868	449	485	259	131	1,069	1,998	53.5	7	53	13.2	723	860	84.1	60.3	139	310	252	270		40.4	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	3.1
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	34.8	1971-72	MIL	81	3,583	2,822	1,346	370			1,159	2,019	57.4				504	732	68.9	60.3				235		44.2	16.6	4.6
13	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34.8	1960-61	LAL	73	3,133	2,538	1,447	371			931	2,166	43.0				676	863	78.3	49.8				279		42.9	19.8	5.1
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	34.7	1964-65	TOT	73	3,301	2,534	1,673	250			1,063	2,083	51.0				408	880	46.4	51.3				146		45.2	22.9	3.4
15	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	34.5	1974-75	BUF	82	3,539	2,831	1,155	179	92	174	1,095	2,138	51.2				641	796	80.5	56.9	307	848		278		43.2	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1
16	James Harden J. Harden	34.3	2019-20	HOU	68	2,483	2,335	446	512	125	60	672	1,514	44.4	299	843	35.5	692	800	86.5	62.6	70	376	308	227	+287	36.5	6.6	7.5	1.8	0.9	4.5
17	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	34.0	1972-73	KCO	80	3,681	2,719	223	910			1,028	2,106	48.8				663	783	84.7	55.5				207		46.0	2.8	11.4
18	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34.0	1962-63	LAL	80	3,370	2,719	1,146	386			1,029	2,273	45.3				661	790	83.7	51.9				226		42.1	14.3	4.8
19	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	33.9	2023-24	DAL	70	2,624	2,370	647	686	99	38	804	1,652	48.7	284	744	38.2	478	608	78.6	61.7	59	588	282	149	+319	37.5	9.2	9.8	1.4	0.5	4.0
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33.6	1989-90	CHI	82	3,197	2,753	565	519	227	54	1,034	1,964	52.6	92	245	37.6	593	699	84.8	60.6	143	422	247	241		39.0	6.9	6.3	2.8	0.7	3.0
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	33.5	1965-66	PHI	79	3,737	2,649	1,943	414			1,074	1,990	54.0				501	976	51.3	54.7				171		47.3	24.6	5.2
22	George Gervin G. Gervin	33.1	1979-80	SAS	78	2,934	2,585	403	202	110	79	1,024	1,940	52.8	32	102	31.4	505	593	85.2	58.7	154	249	254	208		37.6	5.2	2.6	1.4	1.0	3.3
23	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	33.1	2022-23	PHI	66	2,284	2,183	670	274	66	112	728	1,328	54.8	66	200	33.0	661	771	85.7	65.5	113	557	226	205	+424	34.6	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	3.4
24	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	33.0	2005-06	PHI	72	3,103	2,377	232	532	140	10	815	1,822	44.7	72	223	32.3	675	829	81.4	54.3	44	188	248	121	-3	43.1	3.2	7.4	1.9	0.1	3.4
25	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.8	2025-26	OKC	23	767	754	109	148	33	16	248	446	55.6	51	115	44.3	207	235	88.1	68.6	11	98	39	46	+316	33.3	4.7	6.4	1.4	0.7	1.7