1987-1988 NBA Points per Game Leaders

Points scored per game

Michael Jordan led the NBA in points per game with 35.0 in the 1987-1988 season, 4.3 ahead of Dominique Wilkins (30.7). It stands 11th among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 10 times Michael Jordan led in points per game.

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Led the NBA in 1987-1988 Michael Jordan CHI

35.0 Points per Game 4.3 clear of Dominique Wilkins

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#	Player	Team	PPG	GP	MPG	PTS
1	Michael Jordan	CHI	35.0	82	40.4	2,868
2	Dominique Wilkins	ATL	30.7	78	37.8	2,397
3	Larry Bird	BOS	29.9	76	39.0	2,275
4	Charles Barkley	PHL	28.3	80	39.6	2,264
5	Karl Malone	UTH	27.7	82	39.0	2,268
6	Clyde Drexler	POR	27.0	81	37.8	2,185
7	Dale Ellis	SEA	25.8	75	37.2	1,938
8	Mark Aguirre	DAL	25.1	77	33.9	1,932
9	Alex English	DEN	25.0	80	35.2	2,000
10	Hakeem Olajuwon	HOU	22.8	79	35.8	1,805
11	Kevin McHale	BOS	22.6	64	37.3	1,446
12	Byron Scott	LAL	21.7	81	37.6	1,754
13	Reggie Theus	SAC	21.6	73	36.3	1,574
14	Xavier McDaniel	SEA	21.4	78	34.7	1,669
15	Terry Cummings	MIL	21.3	76	34.6	1,621
16	Otis Thorpe	SAC	20.8	82	37.5	1,704
17	Jeff Malone	WAS	20.5	80	33.2	1,641
18	Tom Chambers	SEA	20.4	82	32.7	1,674
19	Moses Malone	WAS	20.3	79	34.1	1,607
20	Chris Mullin	GOS	20.2	60	33.9	1,213
21	Patrick Ewing	NYK	20.2	82	31.0	1,653
22	Adrian Dantley	DET	20.0	69	31.1	1,380
23	James Worthy	LAL	19.7	75	35.4	1,478
24	Alvin Robertson	SAN	19.6	82	36.3	1,610
25	Thurl Bailey	UTH	19.6	82	34.2	1,604
26	Magic Johnson	LAL	19.6	72	36.6	1,408
27	Isiah Thomas	DET	19.5	81	36.1	1,577
28	Jerome Kersey	POR	19.2	79	36.6	1,516
29	Larry Nance	CLE	19.1	67	35.6	1,280
30	Cliff T. Robinson	PHL	19.0	62	34.0	1,178
31	Lafayette Lever	DEN	18.9	82	37.3	1,546
32	Brad Daugherty	CLE	18.7	79	37.4	1,480
33	Rolando Blackman	DAL	18.7	71	36.3	1,325
34	Buck Williams	NJN	18.3	70	37.7	1,279
35	Mike Woodson	LAC	18.0	80	31.7	1,438
36	Walter Davis	PHX	17.9	68	28.7	1,217
37	Eddie Johnson	PHX	17.7	73	29.8	1,294
38	Gerald Wilkins	NYK	17.4	81	33.4	1,412
39	Walter Berry	SAN	17.4	73	26.3	1,272
40	Bernard King	WAS	17.2	69	29.6	1,188
41	Derek Harper	DAL	17.0	82	37.0	1,393
42	Chuck Person	IND	17.0	79	35.5	1,341
43	Mike Gminski	PHL	16.9	81	36.6	1,365
44	Jack Sikma	MIL	16.5	82	35.6	1,352
45	Wayman Tisdale	IND	16.1	79	30.1	1,268
46	Mark Price	CLE	16.0	80	32.8	1,279
47	Frank Brickowski	SAN	16.0	70	31.8	1,119
48	Johnny Dawkins	SAN	15.8	65	33.5	1,027
49	Kevin Duckworth	POR	15.8	78	28.5	1,231
50	Danny Ainge	BOS	15.7	81	37.3	1,270