who had the highest point per game increase from one year to the next

Michael Jordan put up the most points per game by a player since his 1st season, with 30.1 per game.

Interpreted as:
Who had the highest point per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games increase from one year to the next?
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30.1
1,072
38.3
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
30.1
1,045
45.8
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
47,859
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
28.9
475
35.0
8.6
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.7
20.8
46.7
3.1
8.8
34.8
6.4
8.4
75.5
58.9
0.9
7.7
4.0
16,619
13,717
4,083
3,917
595
217
1,890
1,092
+1275
4Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27.5
468
31.8
10.9
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.1
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.5
8.3
10.0
82.8
61.2
2.2
8.7
3.4
14,866
12,888
5,095
1,713
421
758
1,588
1,408
+2525
5Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
27.4
846
40.0
13.5
4.3
10.3
23.8
43.1
6.8
8.7
78.0
49.4
33,863
23,149
11,463
3,650
2,596
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27.2
1,152
36.7
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.1
6.5
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.3
3.2
42,279
31,308
7,972
5,039
1,195
1,300
3,646
2,200
+4968
7Jerry West
J. West
27.0
932
39.2
5.8
6.7
2.6
0.7
9.7
20.4
47.4
7.7
9.4
81.4
55.0
1.0
2.8
36,571
25,192
5,376
6,238
81
23
2,435
8LeBron James
L. James
26.9
1,578
37.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
59,571
42,519
11,813
11,688
2,360
1,160
5,514
2,805
+7345
9Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
26.7
914
41.1
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
10Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
26.4
792
38.8
16.2
3.0
9.3
21.3
43.6
7.8
10.3
76.1
51.1
30,690
20,880
12,849
2,369
2,529
11George Gervin
G. Gervin
26.2
791
33.5
4.6
2.8
1.2
0.8
10.2
19.9
51.1
0.1
0.5
29.7
5.7
6.8
84.4
57.2
1.5
3.1
3.0
26,536
20,708
3,607
2,214
941
670
2,137
2,331
12Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
25.7
1,040
42.2
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.1
18.9
48.5
7.4
8.8
83.8
56.4
1.0
3.0
43,886
26,710
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
13Trae Young
T. Young
25.2
493
34.3
3.5
9.8
1.0
0.2
8.0
18.4
43.2
2.6
7.5
35.1
6.6
7.6
87.3
57.9
0.6
2.8
4.2
16,901
12,413
1,702
4,837
515
75
2,077
861
-158
14Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
25.1
900
36.2
4.3
6.7
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.4
43.9
3.1
8.4
37.1
5.8
6.5
89.9
59.0
0.6
3.7
2.8
32,612
22,598
3,845
6,069
874
267
2,541
1,708
+2415
15Karl Malone
K. Malone
25.0
1,476
37.2
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,852
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
16Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
25.0
572
33.8
4.3
4.7
1.4
0.3
8.9
19.6
45.2
3.1
8.3
36.8
4.2
5.0
84.0
57.3
0.8
3.5
2.7
19,361
14,303
2,478
2,712
789
183
1,552
1,385
+2793
17Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
25.0
1,346
36.1
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,637
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
18Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
25.0
496
33.1
4.8
5.2
1.4
0.8
8.7
17.2
50.6
1.4
3.8
36.1
6.2
7.2
86.4
61.3
0.7
4.0
2.3
16,416
12,384
2,368
2,580
718
393
1,138
1,112
+1714
19Stephen Curry
S. Curry
24.8
1,051
34.0
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.5
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
35,773
26,103
4,918
6,647
1,583
277
3,265
2,362
+6214
20Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
24.8
1,074
35.5
6.7
2.5
1.3
0.6
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
2.1
31.9
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
2.7
3.9
2.5
38,113
26,668
7,169
2,677
1,378
642
2,669
2,061
-392
21Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
24.6
1,560
36.8
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
57,446
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
22Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
24.6
234
31.1
6.6
4.2
1.0
0.6
9.4
16.1
58.6
0.1
0.4
31.7
5.6
8.0
69.6
62.6
2.3
4.2
2.8
7,286
5,746
1,533
986
243
150
657
527
+317
23Devin Booker
D. Booker
24.5
704
34.4
4.0
5.3
0.9
0.3
8.5
18.4
46.4
2.1
6.0
35.2
5.3
6.1
87.2
58.1
0.6
3.4
3.0
24,203
17,250
2,846
3,717
607
202
2,142
2,060
+129
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
24.3
897
38.4
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
25Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
24.3
955
35.8
5.7
3.0
1.0
0.2
8.6
15.8
54.0
0.0
0.1
17.1
7.2
8.7
81.8
61.7
2.3
3.4
2.9
34,151
23,177
5,455
2,830
944
150
2,503
2,550

More Bulls Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

19.2

Giddey

Josh Giddey

RPG

8.9

Giddey

Josh Giddey

APG

9.0

Giddey

Josh Giddey
Team Rankings

ORTG

114.7

20th

DRTG

118.1

24th

NETRTG

-3.4

22nd

3P%

36.0

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
7
19
16
.543
6.5
8
19
16
.543
6.5
9
Bulls Bulls
17
18
.486
8.5
10
17
20
.459
9.5
11
15
20
.429
10.5
Schedule
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Mon
1/5
@
7:30 PM
Wed
1/7
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/8
@
8:00 PM
Sat
1/10
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/13
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
CHA Hornets

12 - 23

112

Final

99

CHI Bulls

17 - 18

Sat 3 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
25
9
.735
2
23
12
.657
2.5
3
21
12
.636
3.5
4
21
15
.583
5.0
5
19
14
.576
5.5
6
20
16
.556
6.0
7
19
16
.543
6.5
8
19
16
.543
6.5
9
17
18
.486
8.5
10
17
20
.459
9.5
11
15
20
.429
10.5
12
12
23
.343
13.5
13
10
22
.313
14.0
14
9
24
.273
15.5
15
6
29
.171
19.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
30
5
.857
2
25
9
.735
4.5
3
21
10
.677
7.0
4
23
11
.676
6.5
5
21
11
.656
7.5
6
22
13
.629
8.0
7
20
14
.588
9.5
8
18
17
.514
12.0
9
15
19
.441
14.5
10
15
20
.429
15.0
11
12
21
.364
17.0
12
12
21
.364
17.0
13
12
23
.343
18.0
14
8
27
.229
22.0
15
8
28
.222
22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
12/2
@
114-112
Tue
12/2
@
115-92
Tue
12/2
@
104-119
Tue
12/2
@
113-103
Tue
12/2
@
109-113

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/3
@
10:30 PM
Sun
1/4
@
2:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
3:00 PM
Sun
1/4
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3:30 PM
Sun
1/4
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6:00 PM