most points per game in nba history

Michael Jordan has averaged the most career points per game, with 30.1 per game.

Interpreted as:
most points per game with a minimum of 400 games played by a player in NBA history
NAME PPG GP MPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Michael 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
2 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
30.1
1,045
45.8
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
47,859
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
3 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
28.7
420
35.0
8.7
8.3
1.2
0.5
9.8
20.8
46.9
3.0
8.7
34.8
6.1
8.2
74.8
58.8
1.0
7.7
4.0
14,681
12,048
3,643
3,480
509
191
1,667
957
+1050
4 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27.8
440
31.9
11.1
3.6
0.9
1.7
9.2
18.2
50.2
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
10.0
82.7
61.4
2.2
8.9
3.4
14,041
12,227
4,883
1,605
401
728
1,509
1,343
+2539
5 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
27.4
846
40.0
13.5
4.3
10.3
23.8
43.1
6.8
8.7
78.0
49.4
33,863
23,149
11,463
3,650
2,596
6 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27.3
1,078
36.7
7.0
4.4
1.1
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.1
1.9
5.0
38.8
6.6
7.4
88.3
61.9
0.7
6.3
3.2
39,581
29,389
7,566
4,712
1,135
1,216
3,421
2,063
+4786
7 LeBron James
L. James
27.1
1,518
37.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.6
7.6
73.6
58.9
1.2
6.3
3.5
57,507
41,072
11,390
11,240
2,296
1,127
5,316
2,715
+7337
8 Jerry West
J. West
27.0
932
39.2
5.8
6.7
2.6
0.7
9.7
20.4
47.4
7.7
9.4
81.4
55.0
1.0
2.8
36,571
25,192
5,376
6,238
81
23
2,435
9 Allen 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
10 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
26.4
792
38.8
16.2
3.0
9.3
21.3
43.6
7.8
10.3
76.1
51.1
30,690
20,880
12,849
2,369
2,529
11 George Gervin
G. Gervin
26.2
791
33.5
4.6
2.8
1.2
0.8
10.2
19.9
51.1
0.1
0.5
29.7
5.7
6.8
84.4
57.2
1.5
3.1
3.0
26,536
20,708
3,607
2,214
941
670
2,137
2,331
12 Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
25.7
1,040
42.2
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.1
18.9
48.5
7.4
8.8
83.8
56.4
1.0
3.0
43,886
26,710
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
13 Trae Young
T. Young
25.3
434
34.2
3.6
9.7
1.0
0.2
8.0
18.5
43.4
2.6
7.4
35.2
6.6
7.6
87.3
57.9
0.6
2.9
4.2
14,858
10,961
1,556
4,198
450
66
1,820
754
-164
14 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
25.1
864
36.2
4.3
6.7
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.5
43.8
3.1
8.4
37.1
5.8
6.5
89.8
58.9
0.6
3.7
2.8
31,319
21,717
3,672
5,825
827
261
2,445
1,653
+2347
15 Karl 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
16 Kobe 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
17 Dominique 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
18 Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
24.7
496
34.1
4.3
4.6
1.4
0.3
8.8
19.6
45.0
3.0
8.2
36.8
4.1
4.9
84.1
56.9
0.8
3.5
2.7
16,897
12,272
2,133
2,303
689
164
1,357
1,219
+2300
19 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
24.7
978
34.2
4.7
6.4
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.2
3.9
9.2
42.5
3.9
4.3
91.0
62.6
0.7
4.1
3.1
33,400
24,160
4,618
6,263
1,501
245
3,054
2,236
+5989
20 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
24.6
1,560
36.8
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
57,446
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
21 Devin Booker
D. Booker
24.3
624
34.1
4.0
5.1
0.9
0.3
8.5
18.3
46.3
2.1
5.9
35.7
5.2
6.0
87.2
58.0
0.6
3.4
3.0
21,304
15,181
2,508
3,159
539
183
1,874
1,831
+164
22 Larry 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
23 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
24.3
955
35.8
5.7
3.0
1.0
0.2
8.6
15.8
54.0
0.0
0.1
17.1
7.2
8.7
81.8
61.7
2.3
3.4
2.9
34,151
23,177
5,455
2,830
944
150
2,503
2,550
24 Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
24.2
658
37.0
4.2
5.4
1.4
0.3
9.4
21.3
44.1
0.2
0.3
66.7
5.4
6.6
82.0
50.0
1.0
3.3
3.7
24,316
15,948
2,747
3,563
587
108
530
1,865
25 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
24.2
763
34.5
10.7
2.5
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.3
0.5
1.6
29.7
5.6
7.1
79.5
59.3
2.7
8.0
2.0
26,331
18,443
8,145
1,920
1,008
1,764
1,522
1,796
+866

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
25
4
.862
2
Celtics Celtics
22
6
.786
2.5
3
Knicks Knicks
18
10
.643
6.5
4
Magic Magic
18
12
.600
7.5
5
Bucks Bucks
15
12
.556
9.0
6
Heat Heat
13
13
.500
10.5
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
22
5
.815
2
Grizzlies Grizzlies
20
9
.690
3.0
3
Rockets Rockets
18
9
.667
4.0
4
Mavericks Mavericks
18
10
.643
4.5
5
Lakers Lakers
16
12
.571
6.5
6
Nuggets Nuggets
14
11
.560
7.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
12/20
DET DET
@
PHX PHX
133-125
Fri
12/20
POR POR
@
SAS SAS
94-114
Fri
12/20
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
97-113
Fri
12/20
BOS BOS
@
CHI CHI
123-98
Fri
12/20
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
113-103

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
12/26
UTA UTA
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Thu
12/26
TOR TOR
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Thu
12/26
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Thu
12/26
BKN BKN
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Thu
12/26
CHI CHI
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM