highest win percentage to average 20 points per game in the first 10 years of a player's career

Larry Bird had the best winning percentage by a player when scoring 20.0+ points per game in his first 10 seasons, winning 74.8 percent of the time.

Interpreted as:
highest win percentage to average 20 or higher points per game in the first 10 years of a player's career
NAME W% PPG GP MPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Larry Bird
L. Bird
.748
25.0
717
38.4
10.2
6.1
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.3
0.6
1.7
37.7
4.6
5.3
88.0
57.0
2.2
8.0
3.2
27,560
17,899
7,319
4,396
1,300
603
2,261
1,906
2 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
.720
21.8
746
37.5
11.9
3.2
0.8
2.5
8.4
16.4
50.9
0.0
0.2
19.7
5.1
7.5
68.0
55.4
3.2
8.7
2.9
27,966
16,288
8,866
2,365
595
1,840
2,152
2,036
+5589
3 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
.693
27.6
675
37.8
12.3
2.8
0.7
2.6
11.0
19.1
57.7
0.0
0.0
5.0
5.6
10.5
53.3
58.3
4.0
8.3
2.9
25,494
18,634
8,270
1,907
488
1,777
1,943
2,291
+2877
4 Julius Erving
J. Erving
.682
22.4
776
34.5
6.9
3.9
1.8
1.5
8.8
17.3
50.9
0.1
0.2
26.0
4.7
6.1
77.5
56.0
2.5
4.4
3.1
26,759
17,359
5,337
3,033
1,432
1,199
2,165
2,149
5 David Robinson
D. Robinson
.679
24.4
685
37.0
11.5
3.0
1.6
3.4
8.6
16.5
52.3
0.0
0.1
25.8
7.1
9.7
74.0
58.9
3.4
8.1
2.8
25,364
16,715
7,881
2,028
1,073
2,323
1,944
2,057
+708
6 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
.670
23.6
585
34.5
7.3
3.8
1.1
0.7
8.2
17.8
45.9
2.6
7.1
37.0
4.5
5.4
84.0
58.3
0.9
6.5
2.4
20,185
13,784
4,293
2,243
640
384
1,389
1,232
+3645
7 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
.666
23.5
694
34.4
4.5
6.6
1.7
0.2
8.1
17.1
47.7
3.6
8.2
43.6
3.7
4.0
90.5
62.4
0.7
3.8
3.1
23,859
16,315
3,132
4,588
1,200
154
2,163
1,721
+4715
8 George Mikan
G. Mikan
.665
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
9 Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
.660
22.4
758
36.5
8.6
2.7
0.9
1.0
7.7
16.4
47.1
1.3
3.5
37.9
5.6
6.5
87.0
58.3
1.3
7.3
1.9
27,642
16,990
6,501
2,050
715
794
1,461
2,002
+4402
10 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
.656
23.9
707
35.7
5.1
4.5
1.5
0.6
8.3
18.4
45.1
1.1
3.4
33.6
6.1
7.3
83.4
55.2
1.2
3.9
2.9
25,239
16,866
3,634
3,148
1,059
431
2,030
1,906
+2532
11 LeBron James
L. James
.656
27.6
765
39.7
7.3
6.9
1.7
0.8
9.9
20.1
49.0
1.3
4.0
33.7
6.5
8.6
74.7
57.5
1.2
6.0
3.3
30,374
21,081
5,553
5,302
1,323
649
2,525
1,439
+4129
12 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
.656
28.6
773
41.1
14.8
4.5
1.3
3.5
11.8
21.5
55.1
5.0
7.1
70.6
58.3
3.1
11.0
3.5
31,771
22,141
11,460
3,440
576
1,595
490
2,399
13 Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
.655
24.7
539
33.8
4.3
4.7
1.4
0.3
8.8
19.5
44.9
3.0
8.2
36.6
4.2
5.0
84.0
56.9
0.8
3.5
2.7
18,244
13,320
2,324
2,530
740
173
1,447
1,300
+2590
14 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
.653
21.6
795
35.9
6.8
4.7
8.5
19.7
43.3
4.6
5.7
80.0
48.6
28,573
17,198
5,441
3,700
2,062
15 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
.653
27.7
452
31.9
11.0
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.1
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
10.0
82.8
61.3
2.2
8.8
3.4
14,408
12,523
4,987
1,658
411
738
1,547
1,369
+2490
16 James Harden
J. Harden
.651
24.3
765
34.1
5.2
6.2
1.6
0.5
7.2
16.2
44.3
2.6
7.3
36.5
7.3
8.5
85.7
60.9
0.8
4.5
3.6
26,106
18,627
4,000
4,743
1,189
383
2,770
1,977
+3136
17 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
.637
32.2
684
38.8
6.3
5.9
2.7
1.0
12.1
23.5
51.4
0.4
1.4
30.7
7.6
9.0
84.5
58.6
1.7
4.6
3.0
26,510
21,998
4,336
4,025
1,845
697
2,041
1,991
18 Karl Malone
K. Malone
.620
26.0
816
37.6
10.9
3.0
1.4
0.9
9.6
18.3
52.6
0.1
0.2
25.9
6.7
9.3
72.1
58.1
2.8
8.1
3.2
30,688
21,237
8,929
2,470
1,166
700
2,632
2,751
19 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
.620
34.4
787
46.6
24.3
4.5
13.9
26.3
53.0
6.6
12.8
51.4
53.9
36,713
27,098
19,112
3,548
1,483
20 Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
.617
20.9
758
33.9
6.1
5.8
2.1
0.7
8.1
16.6
48.5
0.4
1.4
28.5
4.4
5.5
78.7
54.8
2.6
3.5
2.8
25,734
15,833
4,660
4,392
1,623
538
2,145
2,380
21 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
.614
23.3
751
37.2
11.6
3.9
1.6
1.0
8.3
14.8
56.2
0.4
1.7
25.6
6.2
8.5
73.4
62.8
4.2
7.5
3.4
27,918
17,530
8,734
2,957
1,227
717
2,566
2,401
22 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
.611
23.0
748
34.4
6.6
8.2
1.7
0.3
8.0
18.4
43.5
1.1
3.5
31.1
5.9
7.2
81.4
53.2
1.7
4.9
4.0
25,699
17,184
4,953
6,113
1,300
217
3,001
1,816
+2861
23 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
.607
21.8
745
31.7
10.9
7.2
1.3
0.7
8.4
15.0
56.0
1.1
3.0
36.0
3.9
4.8
82.4
63.8
2.7
8.3
2.9
23,639
16,210
8,141
5,383
949
536
2,177
1,996
+4071
24 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
.606
24.7
665
36.9
5.1
6.1
1.8
1.0
8.8
18.0
48.9
0.5
1.8
28.9
6.6
8.6
76.7
56.7
1.3
3.7
3.5
24,556
16,453
3,364
4,049
1,183
667
2,309
1,647
+2865
25 Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
.606
20.8
654
34.3
10.1
4.0
1.2
0.5
7.8
17.5
44.6
5.2
7.2
72.0
50.3
1.6
7.1
22,406
13,626
6,638
2,625
115
45
2,431

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0