List of National Basketball Association single-season scoring leaders
This list exhibits the National Basketball Association's top single-season scoring averages based on at least 70 games played or 1400 points scored. The NBA began recording 3-point field goals during the 1979–80 NBA season.
Rank | Season | Player | Team | Games | FG | 3PFG | FT | Pts | PPG |
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1 | 1961–62 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia Warriors | 80 | 1,597 | — | 835 | 4,029 | 50.4 |
2 | 1962–63 | Wilt Chamberlain | San Francisco Warriors | 80 | 1,463 | — | 660 | 3,586 | 44.8 |
3 | 1960–61 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia Warriors | 79 | 1,251 | — | 531 | 3,033 | 38.4 |
4 | 1961–62 | Elgin Baylor | Los Angeles Lakers | 48 | 680 | — | 476 | 1,836 | 38.3 |
5 | 1959–60 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia Warriors | 72 | 1,065 | — | 577 | 2,707 | 37.6 |
6 | 1986–87 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | 82 | 1,098 | 12 | 833 | 3,041 | 37.1 |
7 | 1963–64 | Wilt Chamberlain | San Francisco Warriors | 80 | 1,204 | — | 540 | 2,948 | 36.9 |
8 | 1966–67 | Rick Barry | San Francisco Warriors | 78 | 1,011 | — | 753 | 2,775 | 35.6 |
9 | 2005–06 | Kobe Bryant | Los Angeles Lakers | 80 | 978 | 180 | 696 | 2,832 | 35.4 |
10 | 1987–88 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | 82 | 1,069 | 7 | 723 | 2,868 | 35.0 |
11 | 1971–72 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Milwaukee Bucks | 81 | 1,159 | — | 504 | 2,822 | 34.8 |
12 | 1960–61 | Elgin Baylor | Los Angeles Lakers | 73 | 931 | — | 676 | 2,538 | 34.8 |
13 | 1964–65 | Wilt Chamberlain | S.F. Warriors / Phila. 76ers | 73 | 1,063 | — | 408 | 2,534 | 34.7 |
14 | 1974–75 | Bob McAdoo | Buffalo Braves | 82 | 1,095 | — | 641 | 2,831 | 34.5 |
15 (tie) |
1962–63 | Elgin Baylor | Los Angeles Lakers | 80 | 1,029 | — | 661 | 2,719 | 34.0 |
1972–73 | Nate Archibald | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | 80 | 1,028 | — | 663 | 2,719 | 34.0 | |
17 | 1989–90 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | 82 | 1,034 | 92 | 593 | 2,753 | 33.6 |
18 | 1965–66 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia 76ers | 79 | 1,074 | — | 501 | 2,649 | 33.5 |
19 | 1979–80 | George Gervin | San Antonio Spurs | 78 | 1,024 | 32 | 505 | 2,585 | 33.1 |
20 | 2005–06 | Allen Iverson | Philadelphia 76ers | 72 | 815 | 72 | 675 | 2,377 | 33.0 |
21 | 1984–85 | Bernard King | New York Knicks | 55 | 691 | 1 | 426 | 1,809 | 32.9 |
22 | 1992–93 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | 78 | 992 | 81 | 476 | 2,541 | 32.6 |
23 | 1988–89 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | 81 | 966 | 27 | 674 | 2,633 | 32.5 |
24 | 1981–82 | George Gervin | San Antonio Spurs | 79 | 993 | 10 | 555 | 2,551 | 32.3 |
25 | 2002–03 | Tracy McGrady | Orlando Magic | 75 | 829 | 173 | 576 | 2,407 | 32.1 |
See also
References
- "MSN Encarta: National Basketball Association Records". Archived from the original on 2009-10-31. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
- "Rauzulu's Street: National Basketball Association (NBA) Individual Records - Scoring". Retrieved 2008-08-03.
- Kalb, Elliott (2003). Who's Better, Who's Best in Basketball. McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 18. ISBN 0-07-141788-5.
- "NBA.com: Points - 1961-62". Retrieved 2008-10-08.
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