who has the most career ppg as a starter including playoffs minimum 500 games played

Michael Jordan had the most points per game by a player as a starter in the regular-season and playoffs when playing 500+ games, with 31.0 per game.

NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.0
1,218
39.2
6.3
5.4
2.3
0.8
11.6
23.4
49.6
0.6
1.8
32.8
7.1
8.5
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.8
47,690
37,728
7,717
6,568
2,839
1,032
3,414
3,260
+1701
2Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
29.1
523
35.4
8.7
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.8
21.1
46.7
3.1
8.9
34.9
6.3
8.4
75.2
58.7
0.9
7.8
4.0
18,536
15,205
4,547
4,289
672
240
2,086
1,225
+1386
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27.5
1,310
37.2
7.0
4.3
1.0
1.1
9.4
19.0
49.8
2.0
5.1
38.4
6.6
7.5
88.0
61.7
0.7
6.4
3.2
48,768
35,994
9,228
5,680
1,361
1,486
4,152
2,606
+5493
4Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27.2
520
32.2
10.9
3.6
0.9
1.6
8.9
18.0
49.5
1.2
3.5
33.0
8.2
9.9
82.8
60.8
2.2
8.7
3.4
16,718
14,156
5,678
1,867
467
852
1,786
1,583
+2825
5LeBron James
L. James
27.2
1,860
38.3
7.7
7.4
1.5
0.8
9.9
19.7
50.5
1.6
4.7
34.7
5.7
7.7
73.7
58.9
1.2
6.5
3.5
71,319
50,569
14,396
13,732
2,842
1,438
6,525
3,452
+8624
6Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
27.0
972
41.6
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.4
22.3
42.3
1.2
3.8
31.3
7.0
9.0
78.0
51.6
0.8
2.9
3.6
40,436
26,271
3,632
5,980
2,114
176
3,453
1,910
+737
7Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
26.7
1,398
38.5
5.6
5.0
1.5
0.5
9.4
20.9
44.9
1.4
4.3
32.9
6.5
7.8
83.7
54.9
1.1
4.4
3.1
53,832
37,367
7,762
7,029
2,131
715
4,363
3,681
+4441
8James Harden
J. Harden
26.5
1,091
36.8
6.1
8.2
1.6
0.6
7.8
17.9
43.6
3.0
8.5
35.9
7.8
9.0
86.6
60.5
0.8
5.3
4.2
40,193
28,899
6,615
8,973
1,740
688
4,533
2,758
+3818
9Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
25.8
1,050
36.8
6.9
2.6
9.7
20.9
46.1
0.6
5.9
7.2
81.4
53.6
38,691
27,134
7,220
2,727
2,088
-246
10Alex English
A. English
25.8
812
35.4
5.2
4.4
10.7
21.1
50.9
0.0
4.4
5.2
84.4
55.3
2.6
28,775
20,964
4,237
3,596
2,082
2,169
11Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
25.5
895
33.8
10.6
5.3
1.1
1.3
9.4
17.0
55.3
0.7
2.3
28.0
6.1
8.9
68.6
61.1
2.0
8.5
3.2
30,275
22,836
9,450
4,730
1,019
1,142
2,841
2,723
+3409
12Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
25.4
617
34.3
4.4
4.8
1.4
0.3
9.0
19.9
45.1
3.1
8.4
36.6
4.4
5.3
83.8
57.2
0.8
3.6
2.8
21,153
15,693
2,728
2,945
848
195
1,699
1,484
+2735
13Devin Booker
D. Booker
25.3
717
35.5
4.2
5.4
0.9
0.3
8.8
19.0
46.5
2.2
6.1
35.3
5.5
6.3
87.6
58.2
0.7
3.5
3.1
25,423
18,155
3,016
3,895
635
212
2,257
2,152
+66
14Trae Young
T. Young
25.3
515
34.5
3.5
9.8
1.1
0.2
8.0
18.6
43.0
2.6
7.6
34.7
6.6
7.6
87.2
57.6
0.6
2.9
4.2
17,780
13,022
1,789
5,030
542
79
2,180
909
-247
15Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
25.2
523
33.6
4.9
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.5
50.1
1.4
3.9
36.0
6.3
7.3
86.2
60.9
0.8
4.1
2.3
17,562
13,188
2,544
2,752
757
428
1,200
1,203
+1725
16Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
25.1
968
36.5
4.3
6.7
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.5
43.6
3.1
8.4
37.1
5.9
6.5
89.9
58.8
0.6
3.7
2.8
35,299
24,313
4,141
6,483
952
288
2,744
1,863
+2151
17Stephen Curry
S. Curry
25.1
1,185
34.6
4.8
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.5
18.2
46.8
4.0
9.6
41.9
4.0
4.5
90.9
62.3
0.7
4.1
3.1
40,984
29,754
5,668
7,515
1,792
320
3,728
2,709
+7074
18Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
25.1
605
35.7
5.1
3.1
0.1
8.7
16.1
54.0
0.0
7.7
9.4
81.9
62.0
21,593
15,185
3,089
1,859
66
1,565
19Karl Malone
K. Malone
25.0
1,664
37.6
10.2
3.5
1.4
0.8
9.2
18.0
50.9
0.1
0.2
26.2
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.1
2.4
7.8
3.0
62,625
41,626
16,995
5,844
2,336
1,277
5,055
5,219
+3133
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
25.0
842
39.3
9.9
6.7
9.7
19.6
49.5
0.8
2.0
37.2
4.8
5.4
89.2
56.8
33,115
21,018
8,319
5,653
2,067
21Bernard King
B. King
24.4
570
34.6
5.1
3.5
9.6
18.6
51.8
0.0
5.2
6.7
77.3
56.8
19,712
13,932
2,921
1,998
1,823
22Anthony Davis
A. Davis
24.3
850
34.6
10.8
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.1
17.3
52.4
0.5
1.6
29.7
5.6
7.1
79.7
59.4
2.6
8.1
2.0
29,425
20,629
9,165
2,203
1,112
1,948
1,714
2,014
+1130
23Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
23.9
1,411
35.3
11.0
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.3
57.9
0.0
0.0
4.5
5.0
9.6
52.4
58.3
3.6
7.4
2.8
49,758
33,662
15,515
3,592
853
3,178
3,936
4,881
+5469
24Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
23.7
741
37.3
6.2
5.3
1.4
0.9
8.6
19.8
43.4
1.5
4.3
33.7
5.1
6.7
75.6
52.1
1.4
4.8
2.5
27,665
17,566
4,623
3,901
1,017
637
1,861
1,416
+1054
25Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
23.7
706
35.3
7.5
4.0
1.1
0.7
8.2
17.9
45.6
2.6
7.1
36.6
4.7
5.6
84.0
58.0
0.9
6.6
2.5
24,909
16,720
5,282
2,835
783
490
1,741
1,550
+4134
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