scoring leader nba 1979-80 to 2023-24

Between the 1979-80 and 2023-24 seasons, Michael Jordan put up the most points per game, with 30.1 per game.

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scoring with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games leader NBA 1979-80 to 2023-24
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
2Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
28.7
400
34.9
8.7
8.3
1.2
0.5
9.7
20.7
47.0
3.0
8.6
34.7
6.2
8.3
74.7
58.8
1.0
7.7
4.0
13,942
11,470
3,472
3,317
467
182
1,598
902
+892
3Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27.9
433
31.9
11.2
3.6
0.9
1.7
9.2
18.2
50.4
1.2
3.4
34.1
8.3
10.1
82.6
61.5
2.2
8.9
3.4
13,834
12,071
4,832
1,573
397
720
1,485
1,327
+2547
4Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27.3
1,061
36.7
7.0
4.4
1.1
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.1
1.9
4.9
38.7
6.6
7.5
88.4
61.9
0.7
6.3
3.2
38,971
28,924
7,454
4,645
1,123
1,196
3,363
2,033
+4771
5LeBron James
L. James
27.1
1,492
37.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.6
34.8
5.6
7.6
73.6
58.9
1.2
6.3
3.5
56,598
40,474
11,185
11,009
2,275
1,111
5,211
2,682
+7443
6Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
26.7
914
41.1
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
7George Gervin
G. Gervin
26.0
547
33.1
4.3
2.7
1.0
0.7
10.1
20.2
49.8
0.1
0.5
29.7
5.7
6.7
85.0
56.1
1.4
2.8
2.8
18,086
14,216
2,333
1,455
563
365
1,545
1,515
8Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
25.5
739
36.0
5.3
3.1
0.9
0.1
9.0
16.5
54.6
0.0
0.1
17.1
7.5
9.1
81.9
62.2
2.1
3.2
2.9
26,627
18,876
3,906
2,295
672
99
2,120
1,940
9Trae Young
T. Young
25.5
407
34.1
3.6
9.5
1.0
0.2
8.1
18.6
43.6
2.6
7.3
35.5
6.7
7.7
87.3
58.1
0.6
2.9
4.2
13,882
10,379
1,451
3,868
414
62
1,696
696
-155
10Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
25.1
842
36.2
4.2
6.7
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.5
43.8
3.1
8.4
37.1
5.8
6.5
89.7
58.8
0.6
3.6
2.8
30,519
21,151
3,573
5,659
804
257
2,379
1,611
+2362
11Karl 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
12Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
25.0
1,346
36.1
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,637
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
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
14Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
24.8
468
34.2
4.3
4.6
1.4
0.3
8.8
19.6
45.0
3.0
8.1
36.6
4.2
5.0
84.3
56.9
0.8
3.5
2.8
16,012
11,619
2,002
2,176
645
156
1,298
1,160
+2068
15Stephen Curry
S. Curry
24.8
956
34.2
4.7
6.4
1.5
0.2
8.5
17.9
47.3
3.9
9.2
42.6
3.9
4.3
91.0
62.6
0.7
4.1
3.1
32,722
23,668
4,509
6,119
1,473
235
2,987
2,215
+5878
16Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
24.7
184
31.8
6.5
4.1
1.0
0.6
9.5
16.1
59.2
0.2
0.5
34.1
5.5
7.9
69.5
63.1
2.2
4.3
2.8
5,857
4,542
1,199
761
182
111
518
401
+443
17Devin Booker
D. Booker
24.3
598
34.0
4.0
5.0
0.9
0.3
8.5
18.3
46.4
2.1
5.8
35.7
5.2
6.0
87.0
57.9
0.6
3.5
3.0
20,353
14,529
2,413
2,993
510
174
1,815
1,774
+205
18Larry 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
19James Harden
J. Harden
24.1
1,072
34.7
5.6
7.1
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
44.1
2.7
7.5
36.4
7.1
8.3
86.1
61.0
0.8
4.9
3.7
37,222
25,885
6,017
7,629
1,597
600
3,919
2,695
+4266
20Anthony Davis
A. Davis
24.1
736
34.5
10.6
2.5
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.2
52.3
0.5
1.6
29.7
5.6
7.0
79.5
59.2
2.7
8.0
2.0
25,376
17,717
7,826
1,828
974
1,705
1,460
1,742
+904
21Alex English
A. English
23.9
970
34.2
5.5
4.0
1.0
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
21.7
4.1
4.9
84.0
55.0
2.4
3.1
2.6
33,167
23,214
5,320
3,926
939
682
2,488
2,557
22Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
23.7
1,207
34.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,918
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
23Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
23.6
729
34.4
4.0
5.7
1.3
0.4
8.7
18.3
47.4
2.4
6.0
39.3
3.8
4.3
88.6
58.3
0.8
3.2
2.5
25,075
17,199
2,933
4,134
956
314
1,831
1,669
+1838
24Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
23.4
792
32.8
9.8
4.9
1.1
1.2
8.5
15.6
54.5
0.7
2.3
28.6
5.7
8.1
70.2
61.0
1.8
7.9
3.0
25,944
18,502
7,732
3,855
903
986
2,380
2,376
+2680
25Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
23.1
513
34.2
7.2
3.5
1.1
0.7
8.0
17.5
46.0
2.5
6.7
37.5
4.5
5.3
84.4
58.3
0.9
6.2
2.3
17,561
11,852
3,670
1,812
564
346
1,180
1,075
+3111

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32
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60
22
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56
26
.683
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53
29
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62
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19
63
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17
65
.207
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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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33
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45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
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42
40
.512
22.0
10
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