All-Time NBA Points per Game Leaders

Michael Jordan is the all-time NBA leader in points per game with 30.1, just ahead of Wilt Chamberlain (30.12 to 30.07). He did it in 15 seasons, from 1984 to 2002. The top ten runs from 30.1 down to 26.4.

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All-time NBA leader Michael Jordan 1984–2002 · 15 seasons

30.1 Points per Game Just ahead of Wilt Chamberlain

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#	Player	Seasons	PPG	GP	MPG	PTS
1	Michael Jordan	1984–2002 (15)	30.1	1,072	38.3	32,292
2	Wilt Chamberlain	1959–1972 (14)	30.1	1,045	45.8	31,419
3	Luka Dončić	2018–2025 (8)	29.2	514	35.0	15,021
4	Joel Embiid	2016–2025 (10)	27.6	490	31.9	13,544
5	Elgin Baylor	1958–1971 (14)	27.4	846	40.0	23,149
6	Kevin Durant	2007–2025 (18)	27.1	1,201	36.7	32,597
7	Jerry West	1960–1973 (14)	27.0	932	39.2	25,192
8	LeBron James	2003–2025 (23)	26.8	1,622	37.6	43,440
9	Allen Iverson	1996–2009 (14)	26.7	914	41.1	24,368
10	Bob Pettit	1954–1964 (11)	26.4	792	38.8	20,880
11	George Gervin	1976–1985 (10)	26.2	791	33.5	20,708
12	Oscar Robertson	1960–1973 (14)	25.7	1,040	42.2	26,710
13	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	2018–2025 (8)	25.3	530	33.1	13,411
14	Damian Lillard	2012–2024 (13)	25.1	900	36.2	22,598
15	Trae Young	2018–2025 (8)	25.1	498	34.1	12,489
16	Donovan Mitchell	2017–2025 (9)	25.1	609	33.8	15,272
17	Karl Malone	1985–2003 (19)	25.0	1,476	37.2	36,928
18	Kobe Bryant	1996–2015 (20)	25.0	1,346	36.1	33,643
19	Pete Maravich	1970–1978 (9)	25.0	615	38.0	15,359
20	Dominique Wilkins	1982–1998 (15)	24.8	1,074	35.5	26,668
21	Stephen Curry	2009–2025 (17)	24.8	1,069	34.0	26,528
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1969–1988 (20)	24.6	1,560	36.8	38,387
23	Devin Booker	2015–2025 (11)	24.6	737	34.3	18,120
24	Anthony Edwards	2020–2025 (6)	24.6	442	34.8	10,854
25	Larry Bird	1979–1991 (13)	24.3	897	38.4	21,791
26	Adrian Dantley	1976–1990 (15)	24.3	955	35.8	23,177
27	Giannis Antetokounmpo	2013–2025 (13)	24.1	895	32.7	21,531
28	James Harden	2009–2025 (17)	24.0	1,221	34.8	29,339
29	Anthony Davis	2012–2025 (14)	24.0	807	34.4	19,385
30	Shaquille O'Neal	1992–2010 (19)	23.7	1,207	34.7	28,596
31	Kyrie Irving	2011–2024 (14)	23.7	779	34.5	18,433
32	Jayson Tatum	2017–2025 (9)	23.5	601	34.5	14,132
33	Paul Arizin	1951–1961 (9)	23.4	648	38.4	15,145
34	Rick Barry	1965–1979 (10)	23.2	794	36.3	18,395
35	Karl-Anthony Towns	2015–2025 (11)	22.8	720	33.7	16,384
36	Bernard King	1977–1992 (14)	22.5	874	33.7	19,655
37	Carmelo Anthony	2003–2021 (19)	22.5	1,260	34.5	28,289
38	Nikola Jokić	2015–2025 (11)	22.2	810	32.0	18,009
39	Charles Barkley	1984–1999 (16)	22.1	1,073	36.7	23,757
40	David Thompson	1976–1983 (8)	22.1	509	32.0	11,264
41	Dwyane Wade	2003–2018 (16)	22.0	1,054	33.9	23,165
42	Julius Erving	1976–1986 (11)	22.0	836	34.3	18,364
43	Geoff Petrie	1970–1975 (6)	21.8	446	37.6	9,732
44	Hakeem Olajuwon	1984–2001 (18)	21.8	1,238	35.7	26,946
45	Bob McAdoo	1972–1985 (11)	21.7	704	32.6	15,274
46	Alex English	1976–1990 (15)	21.5	1,193	31.9	25,613
47	Bradley Beal	2012–2025 (14)	21.4	807	34.3	17,306
48	DeMar DeRozan	2009–2025 (17)	21.1	1,264	34.5	26,711
49	De'Aaron Fox	2017–2025 (9)	21.1	603	33.0	12,735
50	David Robinson	1989–2002 (14)	21.1	987	34.7	20,790

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