top 10 average points from 1996-97 to 2020-21

Between the 1996-97 and 2020-21 seasons, Kevin Durant had the most points per game played, with 27.02.

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top 10 average points per game by a player from 1996-97 to 2020-21
NAMEPTS/GPPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27.02
23,883
884
36.7
27.0
7.1
4.2
1.1
1.1
9.2
18.6
49.4
1.9
4.9
38.4
6.7
7.6
88.3
61.5
0.7
6.3
3.1
32,462
6,239
3,681
973
986
2,773
1,688
+3954
2LeBron James
L. James
27
35,367
1,310
38.2
27.0
7.4
7.4
1.6
0.7
9.8
19.5
50.4
1.5
4.4
34.5
5.8
7.9
73.3
58.6
1.2
6.3
3.5
50,056
9,751
9,696
2,063
982
4,592
2,395
+7126
3Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
26.66
24,368
914
41.1
26.7
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
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
4Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
25.73
2,187
85
31.7
25.7
7.0
3.2
0.9
0.6
9.9
16.4
60.4
0.2
0.6
33.3
5.7
8.3
68.3
64.0
2.7
4.2
2.7
2,694
591
276
73
48
226
177
+151
5Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
25.7
5,115
199
33.3
25.7
8.4
7.7
1.0
0.4
8.7
19.1
45.7
2.7
8.1
33.1
5.6
7.6
73.5
57.3
1.1
7.3
4.0
6,627
1,663
1,534
203
75
788
442
+299
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
25.5
7,803
306
37.3
25.5
5.9
4.1
1.6
0.5
9.9
21.7
45.7
0.5
1.7
31.5
5.1
6.4
80.6
52.0
1.2
4.7
2.2
11,411
1,793
1,256
489
154
686
597
+1438
7James Harden
J. Harden
25.14
22,045
877
34.4
25.1
5.5
6.5
1.6
0.5
7.4
16.7
44.4
2.8
7.7
36.3
7.5
8.7
85.8
61.1
0.8
4.7
3.7
30,198
4,794
5,730
1,367
476
3,255
2,303
+3525
8Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
24.99
33,643
1,346
36.1
25.0
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
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
9Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
24.83
6,456
260
30.6
24.8
11.3
3.1
0.8
1.7
8.2
16.9
48.7
1.1
3.5
32.9
7.3
9.0
80.8
59.6
2.4
8.9
3.4
7,945
2,936
796
208
443
895
829
+1489
10Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
24.66
16,815
682
36.3
24.7
4.2
6.6
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.4
43.9
3.0
8.0
37.5
5.5
6.2
89.3
58.4
0.6
3.6
2.8
24,778
2,856
4,514
665
210
1,912
1,331
+1898
11Stephen Curry
S. Curry
24.19
18,434
762
34.3
24.2
4.6
6.5
1.7
0.2
8.3
17.4
47.7
3.7
8.6
43.3
3.8
4.2
90.7
62.6
0.7
3.9
3.1
26,149
3,503
4,984
1,282
164
2,392
1,851
+4914
12Trae Young
T. Young
24.12
4,921
204
33.1
24.1
3.9
8.9
0.9
0.2
7.6
17.7
43.1
2.4
7.1
34.3
6.4
7.4
86.1
57.4
0.7
3.3
4.2
6,747
801
1,807
190
35
858
355
-297
13Anthony Davis
A. Davis
23.87
13,463
564
34.3
23.9
10.2
2.3
1.4
2.3
8.9
17.3
51.4
0.5
1.6
31.2
5.6
7.0
79.9
58.6
2.5
7.7
1.9
19,368
5,769
1,292
775
1,323
1,097
1,322
+640
14Karl Malone
K. Malone
23.5
13,585
578
36.4
23.5
9.1
4.2
1.4
0.7
8.4
16.9
50.1
0.0
0.1
24.7
6.6
8.5
77.7
57.1
1.9
7.2
2.9
21,051
5,235
2,433
781
389
1,693
1,582
+3010
15Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
23.38
6,501
278
33.7
23.4
4.1
4.3
1.2
0.3
8.4
19.2
43.9
2.6
7.2
36.2
4.0
4.8
82.9
55.0
0.8
3.4
2.7
9,371
1,151
1,184
346
87
764
710
+1128
16Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
23.18
21,857
943
34.7
23.2
7.4
8.5
1.7
0.3
8.2
18.8
43.7
1.1
3.7
30.5
5.6
7.0
79.0
52.8
1.7
5.7
4.1
32,747
6,961
8,061
1,624
293
3,893
2,451
+3191
17Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
22.98
27,370
1,191
35.0
23.0
6.3
2.8
1.0
0.5
8.2
18.4
44.7
1.3
3.8
35.3
5.2
6.4
81.4
54.2
1.6
4.7
2.5
41,721
7,520
3,354
1,176
592
2,993
3,377
+1616
18Devin Booker
D. Booker
22.97
9,395
409
33.6
23.0
3.7
4.6
0.8
0.2
8.0
17.5
45.5
1.9
5.5
35.2
5.1
5.8
87.0
57.1
0.5
3.2
3.3
13,727
1,523
1,899
321
102
1,330
1,229
-827
19Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
22.92
9,352
408
34.3
22.9
11.6
3.0
0.8
1.4
8.5
16.2
52.7
1.5
3.9
39.4
4.3
5.1
83.5
62.0
3.1
8.5
2.6
13,996
4,738
1,217
317
580
1,064
1,366
+266
20Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
22.84
13,293
582
33.9
22.8
3.8
5.7
1.3
0.4
8.4
17.9
47.0
2.2
5.6
39.1
3.8
4.4
88.1
57.6
0.8
3.0
2.6
19,713
2,212
3,337
775
224
1,524
1,311
+1218
21Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
22.56
20,577
912
33.7
22.6
10.3
2.5
0.5
2.1
8.9
15.3
58.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.8
9.1
52.1
58.5
3.3
7.1
2.7
30,754
9,408
2,310
496
1,908
2,422
3,093
+4887
22Bradley Beal
B. Beal
21.99
13,303
605
34.7
22.0
4.1
4.0
1.1
0.4
8.0
17.5
45.6
2.3
6.0
37.7
3.7
4.6
82.0
56.4
0.9
3.2
2.4
20,979
2,452
2,436
691
236
1,428
1,340
+386
23Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
21.98
23,165
1,054
33.9
22.0
4.7
5.4
1.5
0.8
8.0
16.7
48.0
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.4
7.1
76.5
55.4
1.2
3.5
3.2
35,773
4,933
5,701
1,620
885
3,326
2,328
+2827
24Chris Webber
C. Webber
21
14,408
686
37.6
21.0
9.9
4.3
1.4
1.4
8.8
18.6
47.0
0.3
1.0
30.3
3.2
4.7
67.3
50.7
2.5
7.4
2.8
25,784
6,798
2,923
994
942
1,891
2,216
+1550
25Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
20.93
13,984
668
34.2
20.9
8.6
4.3
0.9
0.5
7.8
15.8
49.5
0.7
2.1
33.4
4.6
6.6
69.6
56.0
2.1
6.5
2.5
22,857
5,726
2,889
586
336
1,679
1,888
+2485

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20
62
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19
63
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WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
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