highest career ppg 1945-46 to 2008-09

Between the 1945-46 and 2008-09 seasons, Michael Jordan had the most points per game, with 30.1 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest career ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player 1945-46 to 2008-09
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
3LeBron James
L. James
27.5
472
40.6
7.0
6.7
1.8
0.9
9.8
20.9
47.1
1.4
4.1
32.8
6.5
8.8
73.8
55.5
1.3
5.7
3.3
19,142
12,993
3,307
3,159
830
405
1,541
951
+1669
4Elgin 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
5Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
27.1
886
41.4
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.4
22.1
42.5
1.2
3.8
31.3
7.1
9.1
78.0
51.9
0.8
2.9
3.6
36,719
23,983
3,315
5,511
1,964
162
3,198
1,729
+841
6Jerry 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
7Bob 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
8George 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
9Oscar 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
10Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
25.2
394
37.9
4.9
6.7
1.8
1.0
8.8
18.2
48.3
0.4
1.5
28.5
7.2
9.3
77.2
56.5
1.2
3.6
3.8
14,925
9,922
1,925
2,625
720
379
1,497
1,019
+1026
11Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
25.1
948
36.4
5.3
4.6
1.5
0.6
8.7
19.2
45.5
1.3
3.7
34.1
6.4
7.7
84.0
55.8
1.2
4.1
2.9
34,531
23,820
5,019
4,401
1,441
544
2,752
2,527
+3886
12Karl 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
13Dominique 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
14Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
24.7
1,117
35.7
11.2
2.6
0.6
2.4
9.8
16.8
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.8
5.1
9.8
52.8
58.5
3.6
7.6
2.8
39,926
27,619
12,566
2,920
708
2,628
3,149
3,857
+4601
15Kareem 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
16Larry 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
17Adrian 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
18Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
24.2
658
37.0
4.2
5.4
1.4
0.3
9.4
21.3
44.1
0.2
0.3
66.7
5.4
6.6
82.0
50.0
1.0
3.3
3.7
24,316
15,948
2,747
3,563
587
108
530
1,865
19Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
24.2
445
36.2
6.1
3.1
1.1
0.4
8.7
18.9
46.0
0.7
2.3
30.7
6.1
7.7
79.6
54.3
2.0
4.2
3.1
16,113
10,768
2,730
1,367
503
199
1,375
1,334
+790
20Vince Carter
V. Carter
23.5
777
37.7
5.5
4.3
1.2
0.8
8.6
19.2
44.7
1.5
4.1
37.6
4.8
6.0
79.6
53.7
1.6
3.8
2.4
29,271
18,254
4,243
3,315
969
602
1,851
2,351
+778
21Rick Barry
R. Barry
23.2
794
36.3
6.5
5.1
2.0
0.5
9.1
20.4
44.9
1.0
3.1
33.0
4.8
5.3
90.0
51.0
0.9
4.3
2.5
28,825
18,395
5,168
4,017
1,104
269
574
2,264
22George Mikan
G. Mikan
23.1
439
34.4
13.4
2.8
8.1
20.0
40.4
7.0
8.9
78.2
48.3
8,350
10,156
4,167
1,245
1,862
23Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
22.9
813
37.5
6.3
3.9
1.6
0.7
7.5
16.9
44.3
1.7
4.6
36.6
6.2
7.8
79.8
56.2
1.0
5.2
3.1
30,525
18,603
5,107
3,183
1,265
530
2,489
2,340
+1861
24Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
22.8
713
38.4
8.6
2.3
7.9
18.7
42.1
7.0
8.7
81.0
50.6
24,897
16,266
6,129
1,665
2,764
25Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
22.8
433
37.4
4.2
5.5
1.8
0.2
7.3
17.2
42.7
2.1
5.8
35.8
6.0
7.4
80.9
55.7
0.9
3.3
3.3
16,175
9,853
1,828
2,387
758
103
1,438
1,365
+96

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22
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2
56
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52
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45
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9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
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32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
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.549
19.0
8
42
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.512
22.0
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.512
22.0
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27.0
11
26
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56
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38.0
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22
60
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