NBA Single-Season Total Points Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The NBA single-season total points record is 4,029, set by Wilt Chamberlain in 1961. It has stood for 64 years. The mark has been raised 7 times since 1951.
Record Holders
8 marks since 1951| Year | Player | PTS | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 |
 Wilt Chamberlain
|
4,029 | still standing |
| 1960 |
Wilt Chamberlain
|
3,033 | 1 year |
| 1959 |
Wilt Chamberlain
|
2,707 | 1 year |
| 1958 |
 Bob Pettit
|
2,105 | 1 year |
| 1957 |
 George Yardley
|
2,001 | 1 year |
| 1955 |
Bob Pettit
|
1,849 | 2 years |
| 1953 | Neil Johnston | 1,759 | 2 years |
| 1951 |
 Paul Arizin
|
1,674 | 2 years |
The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.