Wilt Chamberlain has posted the most points in a season, with 4,029 points in 1961-62.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in single season

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	4,029	1961-62	PHI	80	48.5	50.4	25.7	2.4			20.0	39.5	50.6				10.4	17.0	61.3	53.6				3,882	2,052	192				123
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3,586	1962-63	SFW	80	47.6	44.8	24.3	3.4			18.3	34.6	52.8				8.3	13.9	59.3	55.0				3,806	1,946	275				136
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3,041	1986-87	CHI	82	40.0	37.1	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	13.4	27.8	48.2	0.1	0.8	18.2	10.2	11.9	85.7	56.2	2.0	3.2	3.3	3,281	430	377	236	125	272	237
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3,033	1960-61	PHI	79	47.8	38.4	27.2	1.9			15.8	31.1	50.9				6.7	13.3	50.4	51.9				3,773	2,149	148				130
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2,948	1963-64	SFW	80	46.1	36.9	22.3	5.0			15.1	28.7	52.4				6.8	12.7	53.1	53.7				3,689	1,787	403				182
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2,868	1987-88	CHI	82	40.4	35.0	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	13.0	24.4	53.5	0.1	0.6	13.2	8.8	10.5	84.1	60.3	1.7	3.8	3.1	3,311	449	485	259	131	252	270
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	2,832	2005-06	LAL	80	41.0	35.4	5.3	4.5	1.8	0.4	12.2	27.2	45.0	2.3	6.5	34.7	8.7	10.2	85.0	55.9	0.9	4.4	3.1	3,277	425	360	147	30	250	233	+320
8	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	2,831	1974-75	BUF	82	43.2	34.5	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1	13.4	26.1	51.2				7.8	9.7	80.5	56.9	3.7	10.3		3,539	1,155	179	92	174		278
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,822	1971-72	MIL	81	44.2	34.8	16.6	4.6			14.3	24.9	57.4				6.2	9.0	68.9	60.3				3,583	1,346	370				235
10	James Harden J. Harden	2,818	2018-19	HOU	78	36.8	36.1	6.6	7.5	2.0	0.7	10.8	24.5	44.2	4.8	13.2	36.8	9.7	11.0	87.9	61.6	0.8	5.8	5.0	2,867	518	586	158	58	387	244	+357
11	Rick Barry R. Barry	2,775	1966-67	SFW	78	40.7	35.6	9.2	3.6			13.0	28.7	45.1				9.7	10.9	88.4	53.1				3,175	714	282				258
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2,753	1989-90	CHI	82	39.0	33.6	6.9	6.3	2.8	0.7	12.6	24.0	52.6	1.1	3.0	37.6	7.2	8.5	84.8	60.6	1.7	5.1	3.0	3,197	565	519	227	54	247	241
13	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	2,719	1972-73	KCO	80	46.0	34.0	2.8	11.4			12.9	26.3	48.8				8.3	9.8	84.7	55.5				3,681	223	910				207
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	2,719	1962-63	LAL	80	42.1	34.0	14.3	4.8			12.9	28.4	45.3				8.3	9.9	83.7	51.9				3,370	1,146	386				226
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2,707	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	37.6	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	1,941	168				150
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2,649	1965-66	PHI	79	47.3	33.5	24.6	5.2			13.6	25.2	54.0				6.3	12.4	51.3	54.7				3,737	1,943	414				171
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2,633	1988-89	CHI	81	40.2	32.5	8.0	8.0	2.9	0.8	11.9	22.2	53.8	0.3	1.2	27.6	8.3	9.8	85.0	61.4	1.8	6.2	3.6	3,255	652	650	234	65	290	247
18	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,596	1970-71	MIL	82	40.1	31.7	16.0	3.3			13.0	22.5	57.7				5.7	8.3	69.0	60.6				3,288	1,311	272				264
19	Kevin Durant K. Durant	2,593	2013-14	OKC	81	38.5	32.0	7.4	5.5	1.3	0.7	10.5	20.8	50.3	2.4	6.1	39.1	8.7	9.9	87.3	63.5	0.7	6.7	3.5	3,122	598	445	103	59	285	174	+509
20	George Gervin G. Gervin	2,585	1979-80	SAS	78	37.6	33.1	5.2	2.6	1.4	1.0	13.1	24.9	52.8	0.4	1.3	31.4	6.5	7.6	85.2	58.7	2.0	3.2	3.3	2,934	403	202	110	79	254	208
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2,580	1990-91	CHI	82	37.0	31.5	6.0	5.5	2.7	1.0	12.1	22.4	53.9	0.4	1.1	31.2	7.0	8.2	85.1	60.5	1.4	4.6	2.5	3,034	492	453	223	83	202	229
22	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	2,558	2016-17	OKC	81	34.6	31.6	10.7	10.4	1.6	0.4	10.2	24.0	42.5	2.5	7.2	34.3	8.8	10.4	84.5	55.4	1.7	9.0	5.4	2,802	864	840	132	31	438	190	+251
23	George Gervin G. Gervin	2,551	1981-82	SAS	79	35.7	32.3	5.0	2.4	1.0	0.6	12.6	25.2	50.0	0.1	0.5	27.8	7.0	8.1	86.4	56.2	1.7	3.2	2.7	2,817	392	187	77	45	210	215
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2,541	1992-93	CHI	78	39.3	32.6	6.7	5.5	2.8	0.8	12.7	25.7	49.5	1.0	2.9	35.2	6.1	7.3	83.7	56.4	1.7	5.0	2.7	3,067	522	428	221	61	207	188
25	Karl Malone K. Malone	2,540	1989-90	UTA	82	38.1	31.0	11.1	2.8	1.5	0.6	11.1	19.8	56.2	0.2	0.5	37.2	8.5	11.1	76.2	62.6	2.8	8.3	3.7	3,122	911	226	121	50	304	259