who has the highest ppg per minutes in a season

Elgin Baylor has the most points per game per minute played in a season, with 0.02 in 1961-62.

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	NAME	PPG/MIN	PPG	MIN	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	0.02	38.3	2,129	1961-62	LAL	48	44.4	18.6	4.6			14.2	33.1	42.8				9.9	13.1	75.4	49.2				1,836	892	222				155
2	Bernard King B. King	0.02	32.9	2,063	1984-85	NYK	55	37.5	5.8	3.7	1.3	0.3	12.6	23.7	53.0	0.0	0.2	10.0	7.7	10.0	77.2	58.5	2.1	3.7	3.7	1,809	317	204	71	15	204	191
3	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	0.02	26.3	1,705	1998-99	LAL	49	34.8	10.7	2.3	0.7	1.7	10.4	18.1	57.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.5	10.2	54.0	58.4	3.8	6.9	2.5	1,289	525	114	36	82	122	155	+225
4	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	0.02	29.5	1,917	2019-20	MIL	63	30.4	13.6	5.6	1.0	1.0	10.9	19.7	55.3	1.4	4.7	30.4	6.3	10.0	63.3	61.3	2.2	11.4	3.7	1,857	856	354	61	66	230	195	+682
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	0.02	31.1	2,023	2022-23	MIL	63	32.1	11.8	5.7	0.8	0.8	11.2	20.3	55.3	0.7	2.7	27.5	7.9	12.3	64.5	60.5	2.2	9.6	3.9	1,959	742	359	52	51	246	197	+341
6	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	0.02	32.2	2,106	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	1,866	277	425	50	18	191	109	+105
7	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	0.01	26.4	1,771	2020-21	UTA	53	33.4	4.4	5.2	1.0	0.3	9.0	20.6	43.8	3.4	8.7	38.6	5.0	6.0	84.5	56.9	0.9	3.5	2.8	1,401	235	277	52	15	147	117	+287
8	Bradley Beal B. Beal	0.01	30.5	2,053	2019-20	WAS	57	36.0	4.2	6.1	1.2	0.4	10.4	22.9	45.5	3.0	8.4	35.3	6.8	8.0	84.2	57.9	0.9	3.3	3.4	1,741	242	347	71	23	194	126	-201
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	0.01	32.0	2,151	2020-21	GSW	63	34.1	5.5	5.8	1.2	0.1	10.4	21.7	48.2	5.3	12.7	42.1	5.7	6.3	91.6	65.5	0.5	5.0	3.4	2,015	345	363	77	8	213	119	+242
10	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	0.01	27.1	1,848	2019-20	LAC	57	32.4	7.1	4.9	1.8	0.6	9.3	19.9	47.0	2.2	5.7	37.8	6.2	7.1	88.6	58.9	0.9	6.1	2.6	1,543	402	280	103	33	149	113	+478
11	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	0.01	33.5	2,289	2025-26	LAL	64	35.8	7.7	8.3	1.6	0.5	10.8	22.8	47.6	4.0	10.8	36.6	7.9	10.1	78.0	61.6	0.6	7.1	4.0	2,143	495	530	105	34	255	153	+187
12	Kevin Durant K. Durant	0.01	29.9	2,047	2021-22	BKN	55	37.2	7.4	6.4	0.9	0.9	10.5	20.3	51.8	2.1	5.5	38.3	6.8	7.4	91.0	63.4	0.5	6.9	3.5	1,643	407	351	48	52	191	113	+269
13	Bradley Beal B. Beal	0.01	31.3	2,147	2020-21	WAS	60	35.8	4.7	4.4	1.2	0.4	11.2	23.0	48.5	2.2	6.2	34.9	6.8	7.7	88.9	59.3	1.2	3.5	3.1	1,878	283	265	69	22	187	140	-3
14	LeBron James L. James	0.01	30.3	2,084	2021-22	LAL	56	37.2	8.2	6.2	1.3	1.1	11.4	21.8	52.4	2.9	8.0	35.9	4.5	6.0	75.6	61.9	1.1	7.1	3.5	1,695	459	349	73	59	196	121	-117
15	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	0.01	33.1	2,284	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	2,183	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
16	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	0.01	26.9	1,886	2020-21	BKN	54	34.9	4.8	6.0	1.4	0.7	10.2	20.1	50.6	2.8	7.0	40.2	3.7	4.0	92.2	61.4	1.0	3.8	2.4	1,451	257	324	76	37	130	140	+229
17	Steve Smith S. Smith	0.01	18.7	1,314	1998-99	ATL	36	36.5	4.2	3.3	1.0	0.3	6.0	15.0	40.2	1.3	3.9	33.8	5.3	6.3	84.9	52.6	1.4	2.8	2.8	672	151	118	36	11	99	100	+234
18	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	0.01	28.8	2,047	2019-20	DAL	61	33.6	9.4	8.8	1.0	0.2	9.5	20.6	46.3	2.8	8.9	31.6	7.0	9.2	75.8	58.5	1.3	8.1	4.3	1,759	573	538	62	14	260	153	+253
19	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	0.01	24.8	1,772	2020-21	LAC	52	34.1	6.5	5.2	1.6	0.4	8.9	17.5	51.2	1.9	4.9	39.8	5.0	5.7	88.5	62.2	1.1	5.4	2.0	1,292	337	269	81	21	105	82	+447
20	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	0.01	28.1	2,013	2020-21	MIL	61	33.0	11.0	5.9	1.2	1.2	10.3	18.0	56.9	1.1	3.6	30.3	6.5	9.5	68.5	63.3	1.6	9.4	3.4	1,717	671	357	72	73	207	168	+409
21	Trae Young T. Young	0.01	29.6	2,120	2019-20	ATL	60	35.3	4.3	9.3	1.1	0.1	9.1	20.8	43.7	3.4	9.5	36.1	8.0	9.3	86.0	59.5	0.5	3.7	4.8	1,778	255	560	65	8	289	104	-228
22	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	0.01	20.5	1,475	1998-99	CLE	42	35.1	9.2	2.4	1.1	1.1	6.6	13.7	48.2	0.0	0.0	50.0	7.3	9.3	78.9	57.8	3.1	6.1	3.0	862	388	101	48	45	127	159	+25
23	Keith Van Horn K. Van Horn	0.01	21.8	1,576	1998-99	NJN	42	37.5	8.5	1.5	1.0	1.3	7.7	17.9	42.8	0.4	1.3	30.2	6.1	7.1	85.9	51.9	2.7	5.8	3.2	916	358	65	43	53	133	134	-113
24	James Harden J. Harden	0.01	34.3	2,483	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	2,335	446	512	125	60	308	227	+287
25	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	0.01	31.1	2,259	2025-26	OKC	68	33.2	4.3	6.6	1.4	0.8	10.8	19.4	55.3	1.7	4.4	38.6	7.9	9.0	87.9	66.5	0.6	3.7	2.2	2,117	292	448	95	52	151	139	+788

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Team Leaders

PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Elgin Baylor has the most points per game per minute played in a season, with 0.02 in 1961-62.

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3,694

3,474

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