most ppg 1997-98 to 2015-16

Between the 1997-98 and 2015-16 seasons, Kevin Durant averaged the most points per game, with 27.4 per game.

Interpreted as:
most ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player 1997-98 to 2015-16
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27.4
641
37.8
7.0
3.7
1.2
1.0
9.2
19.1
48.3
1.8
4.7
38.0
7.2
8.1
88.2
60.5
0.8
6.2
3.2
24,208
17,566
4,518
2,363
774
639
2,083
1,213
+1964
2LeBron James
L. James
27.2
987
39.0
7.2
6.9
1.7
0.8
9.8
19.7
49.8
1.4
4.0
34.0
6.2
8.3
74.4
58.1
1.2
6.0
3.4
38,478
26,833
7,067
6,815
1,657
773
3,316
1,843
+5696
3Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
26.9
838
41.2
3.7
6.0
2.2
0.2
9.4
22.0
42.6
1.1
3.5
30.9
7.2
9.1
78.6
51.9
0.8
2.9
3.5
34,539
22,581
3,082
5,057
1,826
140
2,925
1,544
+1238
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
26.0
1,275
37.3
5.4
4.9
1.5
0.5
9.1
20.2
44.8
1.4
4.2
32.8
6.5
7.7
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.3
3.1
47,534
33,104
6,915
6,215
1,895
617
3,898
3,251
+4093
5Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
24.9
902
36.4
6.6
3.2
1.1
0.5
8.9
19.6
45.3
1.1
3.3
34.4
6.0
7.4
81.2
54.5
1.9
4.8
2.9
32,796
22,497
5,993
2,844
970
437
2,572
2,635
+1638
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
24.0
224
37.1
5.9
4.0
1.6
0.5
9.4
21.2
44.5
0.3
1.0
23.9
4.9
6.2
79.4
50.2
1.1
4.7
2.3
8,305
5,372
1,311
904
349
110
520
441
+620
7Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
23.7
855
35.7
4.8
5.8
1.7
0.9
8.6
17.6
48.8
0.5
1.6
28.4
6.1
7.9
76.7
56.2
1.3
3.6
3.4
30,560
20,221
4,126
4,944
1,414
759
2,882
1,974
+2941
8Karl Malone
K. Malone
22.9
496
36.4
8.9
4.2
1.3
0.7
8.1
16.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
30.0
6.6
8.5
78.0
56.5
1.8
7.1
2.9
18,053
11,336
4,426
2,065
668
341
1,460
1,365
+2242
9Stephen Curry
S. Curry
22.4
495
34.9
4.3
6.9
1.8
0.2
7.9
16.6
47.7
3.2
7.3
44.4
3.4
3.7
90.2
61.5
0.7
3.6
3.2
17,259
11,089
2,149
3,393
886
104
1,579
1,258
+2526
10Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
22.3
861
33.5
10.2
2.5
0.5
2.0
8.8
15.0
58.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.8
9.1
52.3
58.7
3.2
7.0
2.6
28,813
19,241
8,768
2,151
450
1,761
2,276
2,913
+4619
11Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
22.0
1,340
35.3
7.9
2.5
0.8
0.9
7.8
16.4
47.4
1.3
3.3
38.1
5.2
5.9
87.9
58.0
1.1
6.8
1.8
47,249
29,491
10,540
3,414
1,128
1,180
2,374
3,266
+6677
12Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
21.5
410
35.3
9.6
4.0
1.0
0.6
8.4
16.0
52.1
0.1
0.4
27.1
4.6
7.0
66.1
56.1
2.5
7.0
2.5
14,491
8,801
3,927
1,654
397
246
1,017
1,255
+1914
13Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
21.5
587
34.0
5.6
7.6
1.7
0.3
7.5
17.3
43.5
0.9
2.9
30.2
5.6
6.8
81.8
52.9
1.7
3.9
3.7
19,983
12,598
3,285
4,453
1,021
166
2,182
1,426
+2227
14Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
21.4
321
36.5
3.8
6.3
0.9
0.3
7.2
16.9
42.6
2.6
7.0
37.0
4.4
5.0
87.0
55.9
0.5
3.3
2.8
11,705
6,856
1,225
2,007
300
90
900
698
+692
15Chris Webber
C. Webber
21.1
614
37.4
9.9
4.2
1.4
1.3
8.8
18.9
46.5
0.2
0.9
27.6
3.3
4.8
68.5
50.3
2.4
7.4
2.7
22,978
12,963
6,055
2,592
872
805
1,661
1,958
+1392
16James Harden
J. Harden
21.1
534
33.2
4.6
4.9
1.5
0.4
6.2
14.1
44.3
2.1
5.7
36.8
6.5
7.6
85.5
60.5
0.7
3.8
3.0
17,741
11,262
2,434
2,620
784
237
1,604
1,349
+1827
17Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
20.8
309
34.0
3.4
5.5
1.4
0.3
7.6
16.7
45.2
1.8
4.7
37.8
3.9
4.5
86.5
55.5
0.7
2.7
2.8
10,499
6,416
1,060
1,697
421
102
851
672
+73
18Anthony Davis
A. Davis
20.8
260
33.8
9.7
1.7
1.3
2.4
8.0
15.4
51.6
0.1
0.5
28.1
4.7
6.0
78.0
57.4
2.6
7.1
1.6
8,790
5,398
2,518
433
342
626
414
647
-198
19Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
20.7
552
35.1
3.9
5.3
1.6
0.2
6.7
16.0
42.1
2.0
5.6
35.1
5.2
6.5
80.3
54.7
0.8
3.1
3.2
19,351
11,402
2,168
2,909
884
134
1,744
1,683
+24
20Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
20.5
446
35.9
6.0
2.6
1.2
0.6
8.2
17.7
46.1
0.9
2.5
34.3
3.3
4.0
83.4
52.6
1.3
4.7
2.9
16,025
9,130
2,670
1,141
513
257
1,283
1,152
+155
21DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
20.2
415
31.6
10.8
2.7
1.4
1.2
7.4
16.0
46.0
0.2
0.7
29.0
5.3
7.2
72.8
52.6
3.0
7.7
3.4
13,105
8,366
4,473
1,136
586
484
1,417
1,605
-649
22Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
20.0
1,318
34.6
5.7
3.6
1.3
0.6
6.6
14.7
44.5
1.6
4.4
36.9
5.2
6.5
80.7
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.7
45,603
26,316
7,479
4,698
1,748
740
3,516
3,603
+3317
23Derrick Rose
D. Rose
19.7
406
35.0
3.7
6.2
0.8
0.4
7.6
17.0
44.8
0.9
2.9
30.2
3.6
4.4
81.3
51.9
0.9
2.8
2.9
14,210
8,001
1,489
2,516
328
155
1,186
571
+552
24Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
19.6
938
32.7
5.6
4.4
1.2
0.9
7.2
16.4
43.5
1.2
3.4
33.8
4.1
5.5
74.6
51.9
1.4
4.2
2.2
30,658
18,381
5,276
4,161
1,136
807
2,029
1,661
+1155
25Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
19.6
779
38.0
3.0
7.6
1.2
0.1
6.9
16.0
43.5
1.1
3.5
32.2
4.5
5.7
78.9
52.8
0.7
2.3
3.0
29,567
15,240
2,332
5,949
955
102
2,337
1,855
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64
18
.780
2
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62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
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6
49
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45
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.549
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8
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40
.512
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9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
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