top 10 career average points from 1996-97 to 2019-20

Between the 1996-97 and 2019-20 seasons, LeBron James had the most points per game played, with 27.07.

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top 10 career average points per game by a player from 1996-97 to 2019-20

	NAME	PTS/GP	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	27.07	34,241	1,265	38.4	27.1	7.4	7.4	1.6	0.8	9.9	19.6	50.4	1.5	4.3	34.4	5.9	8.0	73.4	58.6	1.2	6.2	3.5	48,552	9,405	9,346	2,015	957	4,424	2,325	+6839
2	Kevin Durant K. Durant	27.02	22,940	849	36.9	27.0	7.1	4.1	1.1	1.1	9.2	18.7	49.3	1.8	4.9	38.1	6.8	7.7	88.3	61.3	0.7	6.3	3.1	31,305	5,992	3,486	948	941	2,653	1,618	+3678
3	Allen 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
4	Michael 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
5	James Harden J. Harden	25.16	20,962	833	34.3	25.2	5.3	6.3	1.6	0.5	7.4	16.7	44.3	2.8	7.7	36.3	7.6	8.8	85.8	61.1	0.8	4.6	3.7	28,589	4,446	5,255	1,314	443	3,078	2,204	+3423
6	Kobe 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
7	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	24.7	3,285	133	32.8	24.7	8.5	7.3	1.0	0.3	8.2	18.4	44.5	2.5	7.9	32.1	5.8	7.9	73.7	56.6	1.2	7.3	3.8	4,365	1,136	967	139	39	507	290	+135
8	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	24.21	14,887	615	36.4	24.2	4.2	6.5	1.0	0.3	8.0	18.2	43.7	2.9	7.7	37.3	5.4	6.1	88.9	57.9	0.6	3.6	2.8	22,380	2,573	4,009	603	193	1,709	1,229	+1700
9	Anthony Davis A. Davis	24.01	12,677	528	34.5	24.0	10.4	2.2	1.4	2.4	8.9	17.3	51.5	0.5	1.5	31.9	5.7	7.1	80.2	58.8	2.6	7.8	1.9	18,206	5,483	1,182	730	1,264	1,023	1,262	+525
10	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	23.95	5,005	209	30.4	23.9	11.5	3.1	0.8	1.8	8.0	16.7	48.0	1.1	3.6	31.9	6.8	8.6	79.3	58.5	2.4	9.1	3.5	6,360	2,397	651	158	374	736	706	+1084
11	Trae Young T. Young	23.6	3,327	141	32.8	23.6	3.9	8.6	1.0	0.2	7.6	17.8	42.8	2.6	7.4	34.4	5.8	6.9	84.7	56.7	0.7	3.3	4.2	4,623	556	1,213	137	23	597	244	-564
12	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	23.57	26,446	1,122	35.7	23.6	6.5	2.9	1.0	0.5	8.4	18.8	44.8	1.3	3.7	34.9	5.4	6.6	81.2	54.1	1.7	4.8	2.6	40,031	7,306	3,250	1,130	554	2,932	3,233	+1639
13	Karl 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
14	Stephen Curry S. Curry	23.49	16,419	699	34.3	23.5	4.5	6.6	1.7	0.2	8.1	17.1	47.6	3.6	8.2	43.5	3.7	4.0	90.6	62.3	0.7	3.8	3.1	23,998	3,158	4,621	1,205	156	2,179	1,732	+4672
15	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	23.25	20,412	878	34.6	23.2	7.1	8.3	1.7	0.3	8.2	18.8	43.7	1.1	3.7	30.5	5.7	7.1	79.9	53.0	1.7	5.4	4.1	30,378	6,211	7,298	1,535	270	3,581	2,261	+3278
16	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	22.67	5,100	225	33.8	22.7	4.1	4.0	1.3	0.3	8.3	18.8	43.9	2.4	6.9	35.5	3.7	4.5	82.4	54.5	0.7	3.3	2.7	7,600	916	907	294	72	617	593	+841
17	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	22.66	8,113	358	34.4	22.7	11.8	2.8	0.8	1.5	8.6	16.0	53.4	1.4	3.6	39.6	4.1	5.0	83.1	62.2	3.1	8.6	2.5	12,307	4,209	992	278	523	904	1,180	+255
18	Shaquille 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
19	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	22.5	540	24	27.8	22.5	6.3	2.1	0.7	0.4	8.8	15.0	58.3	0.3	0.6	42.9	4.8	7.4	64.0	61.6	2.7	3.6	2.5	668	150	50	16	9	59	42	+62
20	Devin Booker D. Booker	22.46	7,683	342	33.5	22.5	3.6	4.7	0.8	0.3	7.7	17.2	44.8	2.0	5.5	35.4	5.1	5.8	87.1	56.8	0.5	3.1	3.3	11,457	1,242	1,610	268	86	1,123	1,048	-1158
21	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	22.43	11,842	528	33.8	22.4	3.7	5.7	1.3	0.4	8.2	17.7	46.6	2.1	5.4	39.0	3.8	4.4	87.7	57.2	0.8	2.9	2.6	17,827	1,955	3,013	699	187	1,394	1,171	+989
22	Dwyane 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
23	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	21.67	13,479	622	34.8	21.7	8.8	4.4	0.9	0.5	8.1	16.3	49.8	0.7	2.0	33.3	4.8	6.9	69.4	56.1	2.2	6.7	2.6	21,671	5,501	2,749	554	321	1,617	1,777	+2427
24	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	21.25	12,006	565	32.0	21.2	10.9	3.2	1.4	1.2	7.6	16.5	46.1	0.6	1.8	33.2	5.5	7.4	73.7	53.9	2.8	8.1	3.5	18,078	6,131	1,832	805	697	2,000	2,175	-531
25	Chris 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

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RPG

9.0

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DRTG

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM

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31.1

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RPG Leaders

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Jokić

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Towns

11.6

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APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

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8.3

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2.0

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2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

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3PM Leaders

4.0

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3.8

Ball

3.4

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TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

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122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

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109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

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8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

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20-62

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4,039.7

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3,694

Dončić

3,474

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DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

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Dončić

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0