nba ppg leaders all-time when starting

Kenneth Lofton Jr. has scored the most career points per game by a player as a starter, with 42.0 per game.

NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kenneth Lofton Jr.
K. Lofton Jr.
42.0
1
40.4
14.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
17.0
25.0
68.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
8.0
12.0
66.7
69.4
6.0
8.0
2.0
40
42
14
0
1
0
2
3
-17
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30.5
1,039
38.7
6.3
5.3
2.4
0.8
11.5
23.2
49.8
0.6
1.7
32.7
6.9
8.3
83.6
57.0
1.6
4.7
2.8
40,216
31,741
6,565
5,546
2,463
874
2,868
2,719
+1407
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
29.0
502
35.0
8.5
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.8
20.8
46.8
3.1
8.9
35.1
6.4
8.4
75.4
59.1
0.9
7.6
4.0
17,557
14,570
4,287
4,137
633
230
1,987
1,153
+1339
4Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27.6
485
31.8
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.1
1.2
3.5
33.8
8.2
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,438
13,401
5,236
1,788
432
773
1,645
1,439
+2617
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27.2
1,180
36.8
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.2
3.2
43,368
32,076
8,138
5,164
1,220
1,325
3,736
2,248
+4979
6LeBron James
L. James
26.9
1,604
37.7
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
60,445
43,091
11,968
11,884
2,392
1,177
5,596
2,836
+7350
7Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
26.8
901
41.3
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.9
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.2
7.0
9.0
78.2
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,232
24,160
3,359
5,555
1,967
162
3,232
1,753
+875
8Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
26.6
1,198
38.0
5.6
5.0
1.5
0.5
9.3
20.8
44.9
1.4
4.3
32.8
6.6
7.8
83.9
55.0
1.1
4.4
3.1
45,545
31,897
6,675
6,016
1,827
581
3,741
3,072
+3847
9James Harden
J. Harden
26.5
992
36.6
6.1
8.3
1.6
0.6
7.8
17.8
43.8
3.1
8.4
36.2
7.8
9.1
86.6
60.8
0.8
5.3
4.2
36,284
26,289
6,014
8,235
1,549
618
4,118
2,429
+3901
10Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
25.8
995
36.7
6.9
2.6
9.7
20.9
46.3
0.7
5.8
7.2
81.4
53.7
36,522
25,713
6,845
2,584
1,965
-246
11Alex English
A. English
25.8
753
35.3
5.2
4.4
10.7
21.1
50.9
0.0
4.3
5.1
84.2
55.3
2.6
26,556
19,424
3,908
3,316
1,952
2,001
12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
25.5
507
33.3
4.8
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.9
17.5
50.7
1.4
3.9
35.8
6.4
7.3
86.6
61.5
0.7
4.0
2.3
16,875
12,932
2,427
2,690
731
408
1,169
1,137
+1810
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
25.4
827
33.5
10.4
5.3
1.1
1.3
9.3
16.7
55.7
0.6
2.3
28.3
6.1
8.8
69.2
61.6
2.0
8.4
3.2
27,693
20,983
8,582
4,362
950
1,039
2,609
2,485
+3170
14Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
25.3
546
35.6
5.0
3.1
0.1
8.8
16.3
54.2
0.0
7.7
9.4
82.0
62.1
19,437
13,824
2,756
1,712
64
1,410
15Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
25.2
588
33.9
4.4
4.8
1.4
0.3
8.9
19.7
45.3
3.1
8.3
36.6
4.3
5.2
84.2
57.5
0.8
3.6
2.7
19,949
14,825
2,560
2,847
819
184
1,601
1,407
+2968
16Trae Young
T. Young
25.1
495
34.2
3.5
9.8
1.0
0.2
7.9
18.4
43.2
2.6
7.5
35.1
6.6
7.6
87.2
57.9
0.6
2.8
4.2
16,938
12,442
1,708
4,851
517
75
2,084
864
-154
17Devin Booker
D. Booker
25.1
696
35.0
4.1
5.4
0.9
0.3
8.7
18.9
46.3
2.1
6.1
34.9
5.5
6.3
87.4
58.0
0.7
3.5
3.1
24,382
17,484
2,872
3,793
609
199
2,177
2,057
+172
18Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
25.1
900
36.2
4.3
6.7
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.4
43.9
3.1
8.4
37.1
5.8
6.5
89.9
59.0
0.6
3.7
2.8
32,610
22,598
3,845
6,069
874
267
2,541
1,708
+2415
19Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
25.1
417
35.3
5.4
4.2
1.4
0.7
8.8
19.3
45.6
3.0
8.2
37.2
4.5
5.6
80.2
57.7
0.7
4.7
2.9
14,720
10,462
2,243
1,763
567
276
1,214
840
+1034
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
25.1
706
38.8
9.9
6.7
9.8
19.7
49.9
0.8
2.1
37.9
4.6
5.2
89.3
57.0
27,388
17,703
6,982
4,739
1,687
21Karl Malone
K. Malone
25.1
1,471
37.2
10.2
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
54,718
36,865
14,933
5,234
2,078
1,142
4,505
4,557
+3010
22Lindell Wigginton
L. Wigginton
25.0
1
41.0
5.0
11.0
0.0
1.0
10.0
20.0
50.0
4.0
10.0
40.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
61.2
0.0
5.0
5.0
41
25
5
11
0
1
5
3
-27
23Josh Hall
J. Hall
25.0
1
42.7
10.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
11.0
21.0
52.4
1.0
6.0
16.7
2.0
6.0
33.3
52.9
1.0
9.0
3.0
43
25
10
2
0
0
3
5
+9
24Chris Wright
C. Wright
25.0
1
46.3
8.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
11.0
14.0
78.6
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
79.3
1.0
7.0
1.0
46
25
8
0
1
2
1
1
-2
25Stephen Curry
S. Curry
24.9
1,059
34.1
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.5
18.0
47.1
4.0
9.5
42.2
4.0
4.4
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,114
26,400
4,947
6,719
1,593
279
3,292
2,372
+6232
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.773
2
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.734
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3
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.625
10.0
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11.0
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