highest effective field goal in a season by a player to average 32+ ppg before 2025/26

Before this season, Wilt Chamberlain drained the most field goals with 32.0+ points per game in a season, with 1,597 made in 1961-62.

	NAME	FGM	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1,597	50.4	1961-62	PHI	80	48.5	25.7	2.4			39.5	50.6				10.4	17.0	61.3	53.6				3,882	4,029	2,052	192				123
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1,463	44.8	1962-63	SFW	80	47.6	24.3	3.4			34.6	52.8				8.3	13.9	59.3	55.0				3,806	3,586	1,946	275				136
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1,251	38.4	1960-61	PHI	79	47.8	27.2	1.9			31.1	50.9				6.7	13.3	50.4	51.9				3,773	3,033	2,149	148				130
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1,204	36.9	1963-64	SFW	80	46.1	22.3	5.0			28.7	52.4				6.8	12.7	53.1	53.7				3,689	2,948	1,787	403				182
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1,159	34.8	1971-72	MIL	81	44.2	16.6	4.6			24.9	57.4				6.2	9.0	68.9	60.3				3,583	2,822	1,346	370				235
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1,098	37.1	1986-87	CHI	82	40.0	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	27.8	48.2	0.1	0.8	18.2	10.2	11.9	85.7	56.2	2.0	3.2	3.3	3,281	3,041	430	377	236	125	272	237
7	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	1,095	34.5	1974-75	BUF	82	43.2	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1	26.1	51.2				7.8	9.7	80.5	56.9	3.7	10.3		3,539	2,831	1,155	179	92	174		278
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1,074	33.5	1965-66	PHI	79	47.3	24.6	5.2			25.2	54.0				6.3	12.4	51.3	54.7				3,737	2,649	1,943	414				171
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1,069	35.0	1987-88	CHI	82	40.4	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	24.4	53.5	0.1	0.6	13.2	8.8	10.5	84.1	60.3	1.7	3.8	3.1	3,311	2,868	449	485	259	131	252	270
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1,065	37.6	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	27.0	2.3			32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	2,707	1,941	168				150
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1,063	34.7	1964-65	TOT	73	45.2	22.9	3.4			28.5	51.0				5.6	12.1	46.4	51.3				3,301	2,534	1,673	250				146
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1,034	33.6	1989-90	CHI	82	39.0	6.9	6.3	2.8	0.7	24.0	52.6	1.1	3.0	37.6	7.2	8.5	84.8	60.6	1.7	5.1	3.0	3,197	2,753	565	519	227	54	247	241
13	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	1,029	34.0	1962-63	LAL	80	42.1	14.3	4.8			28.4	45.3				8.3	9.9	83.7	51.9				3,370	2,719	1,146	386				226
14	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	1,028	34.0	1972-73	KCO	80	46.0	2.8	11.4			26.3	48.8				8.3	9.8	84.7	55.5				3,681	2,719	223	910				207
15	George Gervin G. Gervin	1,024	33.1	1979-80	SAS	78	37.6	5.2	2.6	1.4	1.0	24.9	52.8	0.4	1.3	31.4	6.5	7.6	85.2	58.7	2.0	3.2	3.3	2,934	2,585	403	202	110	79	254	208
16	Rick Barry R. Barry	1,011	35.6	1966-67	SFW	78	40.7	9.2	3.6			28.7	45.1				9.7	10.9	88.4	53.1				3,175	2,775	714	282				258
17	George Gervin G. Gervin	993	32.3	1981-82	SAS	79	35.7	5.0	2.4	1.0	0.6	25.2	50.0	0.1	0.5	27.8	7.0	8.1	86.4	56.2	1.7	3.2	2.7	2,817	2,551	392	187	77	45	210	215
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	992	32.6	1992-93	CHI	78	39.3	6.7	5.5	2.8	0.8	25.7	49.5	1.0	2.9	35.2	6.1	7.3	83.7	56.4	1.7	5.0	2.7	3,067	2,541	522	428	221	61	207	188
19	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	978	35.4	2005-06	LAL	80	41.0	5.3	4.5	1.8	0.4	27.2	45.0	2.3	6.5	34.7	8.7	10.2	85.0	55.9	0.9	4.4	3.1	3,277	2,832	425	360	147	30	250	233	+320
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	966	32.5	1988-89	CHI	81	40.2	8.0	8.0	2.9	0.8	22.2	53.8	0.3	1.2	27.6	8.3	9.8	85.0	61.4	1.8	6.2	3.6	3,255	2,633	652	650	234	65	290	247
21	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	931	34.8	1960-61	LAL	73	42.9	19.8	5.1			29.7	43.0				9.3	11.8	78.3	49.8				3,133	2,538	1,447	371				279
22	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	860	32.7	2024-25	OKC	76	34.2	5.0	6.4	1.7	1.0	21.8	51.9	2.1	5.7	37.5	7.9	8.8	89.8	63.7	0.9	4.1	2.4	2,598	2,484	379	486	131	77	183	164	+918
23	Kevin Durant K. Durant	849	32.0	2013-14	OKC	81	38.5	7.4	5.5	1.3	0.7	20.8	50.3	2.4	6.1	39.1	8.7	9.9	87.3	63.5	0.7	6.7	3.5	3,122	2,593	598	445	103	59	285	174	+509
24	James Harden J. Harden	843	36.1	2018-19	HOU	78	36.8	6.6	7.5	2.0	0.7	24.5	44.2	4.8	13.2	36.8	9.7	11.0	87.9	61.6	0.8	5.8	5.0	2,867	2,818	518	586	158	58	387	244	+357
25	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	829	32.1	2002-03	ORL	75	39.4	6.5	5.5	1.7	0.8	24.2	45.7	2.3	6.0	38.6	7.7	9.7	79.3	56.4	1.6	4.9	2.6	2,954	2,407	488	411	124	59	195	156	+201