nba career points per game leaders since 1980s

Since 1979-80, Michael Jordan has the most points per game, with 30.1 per game.

Interpreted as:
NBA career points per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games leaders since 1980s
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 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
28.7
415
34.9
8.6
8.3
1.2
0.5
9.8
20.8
46.9
3.0
8.7
34.7
6.1
8.2
74.8
58.7
1.0
7.7
4.0
14,491
11,899
3,586
3,437
492
187
1,647
943
+984
3 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27.8
437
31.9
11.1
3.6
0.9
1.7
9.2
18.2
50.3
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
10.1
82.7
61.4
2.2
8.9
3.4
13,959
12,150
4,862
1,587
399
724
1,498
1,338
+2516
4 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27.3
1,073
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
6.4
3.2
39,418
29,246
7,537
4,683
1,130
1,215
3,403
2,055
+4808
5 LeBron James
L. James
27.1
1,513
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
57,332
40,935
11,354
11,200
2,288
1,121
5,296
2,705
+7332
6 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
7 George 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
8 Adrian 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
9 Trae Young
T. Young
25.3
428
34.2
3.6
9.6
1.0
0.2
8.0
18.5
43.4
2.6
7.4
35.3
6.6
7.6
87.4
58.0
0.6
2.9
4.2
14,632
10,818
1,532
4,124
441
65
1,796
741
-156
10 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
25.1
858
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
89.8
58.9
0.6
3.6
2.8
31,098
21,566
3,645
5,784
820
261
2,423
1,641
+2361
11 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
12 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
13 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
14 Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
24.8
488
34.1
4.3
4.6
1.4
0.3
8.8
19.6
45.0
3.0
8.1
36.7
4.2
4.9
84.2
56.9
0.8
3.5
2.7
16,649
12,111
2,099
2,255
675
162
1,339
1,206
+2184
15 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
24.7
971
34.2
4.7
6.4
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.3
3.9
9.2
42.6
3.9
4.3
91.0
62.6
0.7
4.1
3.1
33,171
24,005
4,591
6,214
1,495
243
3,037
2,234
+6000
16 Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
24.6
190
31.8
6.6
4.2
1.0
0.6
9.5
16.1
58.7
0.2
0.5
34.1
5.5
7.9
69.4
62.7
2.2
4.3
2.8
6,043
4,678
1,247
793
186
118
540
419
+429
17 Devin Booker
D. Booker
24.3
617
34.1
4.0
5.1
0.9
0.3
8.5
18.3
46.4
2.1
5.9
35.7
5.2
6.0
87.1
58.0
0.6
3.4
3.0
21,052
14,999
2,480
3,119
529
182
1,855
1,815
+170
18 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
19 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
24.2
756
34.5
10.7
2.5
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.3
0.5
1.6
29.9
5.6
7.1
79.5
59.3
2.6
8.0
2.0
26,084
18,273
8,056
1,894
999
1,744
1,499
1,782
+876
20 James Harden
J. Harden
24.1
1,094
34.7
5.6
7.2
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
44.0
2.7
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.3
86.1
60.9
0.8
4.9
3.7
37,979
26,376
6,175
7,824
1,634
616
4,016
2,740
+4317
21 Alex 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
22 Shaquille 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
23 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
23.6
748
34.4
4.0
5.7
1.3
0.4
8.7
18.3
47.5
2.4
6.1
39.5
3.8
4.3
88.6
58.4
0.8
3.2
2.5
25,748
17,670
3,025
4,240
979
318
1,870
1,712
+1941
24 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
23.6
809
32.8
9.8
4.9
1.1
1.2
8.6
15.7
54.7
0.7
2.3
28.6
5.7
8.2
69.9
61.0
1.8
8.0
3.0
26,542
19,062
7,935
3,968
912
1,010
2,436
2,422
+2688
25 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
23.3
534
34.3
7.2
3.6
1.1
0.7
8.1
17.6
46.0
2.6
6.9
37.5
4.6
5.4
84.2
58.4
0.9
6.3
2.3
18,325
12,449
3,851
1,930
592
358
1,242
1,126
+3324

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
18
3
.857
2
Celtics Celtics
17
4
.810
1.0
3
Magic Magic
15
7
.682
3.5
4
Knicks Knicks
12
8
.600
5.5
5
Bucks Bucks
10
9
.526
7.0
6
Hawks Hawks
11
11
.500
7.5
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
15
5
.750
2
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
0.5
3
Grizzlies Grizzlies
14
7
.667
1.5
4
Warriors Warriors
12
7
.632
2.5
5
Mavericks Mavericks
13
8
.619
2.5
6
Clippers Clippers
13
9
.591
3.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
12/1
BKN BKN
@
CHI CHI
102-128
Sun
12/1
LAL LAL
@
MIN MIN
80-109
Sun
12/1
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
89-108
Sun
12/1
NOP NOP
@
ATL ATL
112-124
Sat
11/30
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
122-126

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
12/6
IND IND
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
12/6
SAC SAC
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Fri
12/6
MIL MIL
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Fri
12/6
LAL LAL
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM
Fri
12/6
ORL ORL
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM