NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Points Per Game

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player PPG
1.Michael Jordan* 30.12
2.Wilt Chamberlain* 30.07
3.Luka Dončić 28.65
4.Joel Embiid 27.78
5.Elgin Baylor* 27.36
6.Kevin Durant 27.26
7.LeBron James 27.04
8.Jerry West* 27.03
9.Allen Iverson* 26.66
10.Bob Pettit* 26.36
11.Oscar Robertson* 25.68
12.Trae Young 25.27
13.Damian Lillard 25.12
14.George Gervin* 25.09
15.Karl Malone* 25.02
16.Kobe Bryant* 24.99
17.Dominique Wilkins* 24.83
18.Rick Barry* 24.78
19.Donovan Mitchell 24.70
20.Stephen Curry 24.68
21.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.61
22.Devin Booker 24.38
23.Larry Bird* 24.29
24.Adrian Dantley* 24.27
25.Pete Maravich* 24.24
26.Julius Erving* 24.16
27.Anthony Davis 24.15
28.James Harden 24.04
29.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 23.74
30.Giannis Antetokounmpo 23.71
31.Shaquille O'Neal* 23.69
32.Kyrie Irving 23.63
33.Jayson Tatum 23.41
34.George Mikan* 23.13
35.Karl-Anthony Towns 23.04
36.Paul Arizin* 22.81
37.David Thompson* 22.67
38.Dan Issel* 22.56
39.Bernard King* 22.49
40.Carmelo Anthony 22.45
41.Charles Barkley* 22.14
42.Bob McAdoo* 22.05
43.Dwyane Wade* 21.98
44.Geoff Petrie 21.82
45.Hakeem Olajuwon* 21.77
46.Bradley Beal 21.68
47.De'Aaron Fox 21.53
48.Alex English* 21.47
49.Nikola Jokić 21.44
50.Russell Westbrook 21.38
51.DeMar DeRozan 21.27
52.Billy Cunningham* 21.18
53.David Robinson* 21.06
54.Mitch Richmond* 21.00
55.Patrick Ewing* 20.98
56.Elvin Hayes* 20.96
57.John Havlicek* 20.78
58.Dirk Nowitzki* 20.74
59.Charlie Scott* 20.69
60.John Drew 20.69
61.Glenn Robinson 20.69
62.Zach LaVine 20.69
63.John Brisker 20.69
64.Paul George 20.68
65.Chris Webber* 20.68
66.Gilbert Arenas 20.66
67.Clyde Drexler* 20.44
68.Dave Bing* 20.34
69.Moses Malone* 20.33
70.Spencer Haywood* 20.27
71.World B. Free 20.27
72.Bob Verga 20.23
73.George McGinnis* 20.20
74.Lou Hudson* 20.16
75.Marques Johnson 20.10
76.Walt Bellamy* 20.08
77.Bob Lanier* 20.07
78.Darel Carrier 20.03
79.Mark Aguirre 20.00
80.Kawhi Leonard 19.97
81.Mike Mitchell 19.78
82.Kiki Vandeweghe 19.73
83.Paul Pierce* 19.66
84.Kristaps Porziņģis 19.62
85.Tracy McGrady* 19.60
86.CJ McCollum 19.59
87.DeMarcus Cousins 19.57
88.Magic Johnson* 19.54
89.Brandon Ingram 19.51
90.Neil Johnston* 19.42
91.Levern Tart 19.40
92.Kemba Walker 19.31
93.Klay Thompson 19.31
94.Stephon Marbury 19.26
95.Chris Bosh* 19.25
96.Jack Twyman* 19.25
97.Hal Greer* 19.24
98.Isiah Thomas* 19.23
99.George Yardley* 19.20
100.LaMarcus Aldridge 19.11
101.Larry Jones 19.07
102.Julius Randle 19.06
103.Jamal Mashburn 19.06
104.Jeff Malone 19.04
105.Tim Duncan* 19.03
106.Michael Redd 19.03
107.Yao Ming* 19.03
108.Blake Griffin 18.97
109.Brad Daugherty 18.96
110.Amar'e Stoudemire 18.91
111.Walter Davis* 18.90
112.Walt Frazier* 18.89
113.Jaylen Brown 18.88
114.Donnie Freeman 18.88
115.Ray Allen* 18.85
116.Earl Monroe* 18.85
117.Tiny Archibald* 18.81
118.Artis Gilmore* 18.77
119.Willis Reed* 18.74
120.Connie Hawkins* 18.71
121.Bailey Howell* 18.71
122.John Wall 18.68
123.Tom Heinsohn* 18.65
124.Gail Goodrich* 18.60
125.George Thompson 18.57
126.Reggie Theus 18.53
127.Dolph Schayes* 18.51
128.Bob Dandridge* 18.51
129.Antawn Jamison 18.51
130.Andrew Wiggins 18.47
131.Mel Daniels* 18.43
132.Bob Cousy* 18.35
133.Glen Rice 18.34
134.Jimmy Butler 18.31
135.Latrell Sprewell 18.30
136.Lauri Markkanen 18.27
137.Chet Walker* 18.25
138.Reggie Miller* 18.20
139.Chris Mullin* 18.17
140.Steve Francis 18.14
141.George Carter 18.13
142.Tom Chambers 18.11
143.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.11
144.Otis Birdsong 18.02
145.Rolando Blackman 17.98
146.Calvin Murphy* 17.91
147.Doug Collins* 17.90
148.Pascal Siakam 17.87
149.Kevin Johnson 17.86
150.Kevin McHale* 17.85
151.Monta Ellis 17.84
152.Kevin Garnett* 17.83
153.Bill Sharman* 17.81
154.Jalen Brunson 17.75
155.Tim Hardaway* 17.73
156.Cliff Hagan* 17.72
157.Sam Jones* 17.69
158.Jamaal Wilkes* 17.69
159.Joe Barry Carroll 17.67
160.Dave Cowens* 17.64
161.Jamal Murray 17.63
162.James Worthy* 17.62
163.Willie Wise 17.62
164.Bob Love 17.61
165.Reggie Lewis 17.56
166.Ed Macauley* 17.53
167.Antoine Walker 17.52
168.Isaiah Thomas 17.49
169.John Williamson 17.47
170.D'Angelo Russell 17.46
171.Rudy Tomjanovich* 17.43
172.Derrick Rose 17.39
173.Bob Rule 17.39
174.Kevin Martin 17.36
175.Roger Brown* 17.35
176.Purvis Short 17.35
177.Allan Houston 17.34
178.Richie Guerin* 17.31
179.Chris Paul 17.26
180.Nikola Vučević 17.24
181.Larry Kenon 17.23
182.Cliff Robinson 17.21
183.Jo Jo White* 17.20
184.Phil Chenier 17.18
185.Calvin Natt 17.18
186.Kelly Tripucka 17.17
187.Kyle Kuzma 17.15
188.Warren Jabali 17.15
189.Zelmo Beaty* 17.11
190.Jason Richardson 17.09
191.Gus Williams 17.08
192.Alonzo Mourning* 17.08
193.Richard Hamilton 17.06
194.Larry Nance 17.05
195.Pau Gasol* 17.04
196.Peja Stojaković 16.97
197.Clyde Lovellette* 16.97
198.Jerry Lucas* 16.95
199.Billy Knight 16.93
200.Jerry Stackhouse 16.92
201.Victor Oladipo 16.87
202.Sidney Wicks 16.85
203.Danny Granger 16.82
204.Khris Middleton 16.76
205.Ron Boone 16.75
206.Ralph Simpson 16.74
207.Isaiah Rider 16.71
208.Grant Hill* 16.70
209.Jimmy Walker 16.70
210.Vince Carter* 16.70
211.Randy Smith 16.66
212.Zach Randolph 16.65
213.Jimmy Jones 16.57
214.Lenny Wilkens* 16.50
215.Derrick Coleman 16.50
216.Glen Combs 16.49
217.Terry Cummings 16.45
218.Dick Van Arsdale 16.37
219.Joe Fulks* 16.37
220.Gary Payton* 16.34
221.Deron Williams 16.34
222.Archie Clark 16.30
223.Doug Moe 16.30
224.Stew Johnson 16.29
225.Kevin Love 16.28
226.Cincy Powell 16.27
227.Gus Johnson* 16.23
228.Carlos Boozer 16.23
229.Brian Winters 16.21
230.Darrell Griffith 16.20
231.Larry Johnson 16.20
232.Jeff Mullins 16.19
233.Charlie Williams 16.18
234.Joe Caldwell 16.14
235.Tobias Harris 16.14
236.Mack Calvin 16.12
237.James Silas 16.11
238.Joe Dumars* 16.11
239.Baron Davis 16.10
240.Domantas Sabonis 16.08
241.Scottie Pippen* 16.08
242.Dave DeBusschere* 16.06
243.Freddie Lewis 16.04
244.Cuttino Mobley 16.02
245.Eddie Johnson 16.02
246.Keith Van Horn 16.01
247.Orlando Woolridge 16.01
248.Marvin Barnes 15.98
249.Bob Netolicky 15.98
250.Joe Johnson 15.98

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player PPG
1.Michael Jordan* 30.12
2.Wilt Chamberlain* 30.07
3.Luka Dončić 28.65
4.Joel Embiid 27.78
5.Elgin Baylor* 27.36
6.Kevin Durant 27.26
7.LeBron James 27.04
8.Jerry West* 27.03
9.Allen Iverson* 26.66
10.Bob Pettit* 26.36
11.George Gervin* 26.18
12.Oscar Robertson* 25.68
13.Trae Young 25.27
14.Damian Lillard 25.12
15.Karl Malone* 25.02
16.Kobe Bryant* 24.99
17.Dominique Wilkins* 24.83
18.Donovan Mitchell 24.70
19.Stephen Curry 24.68
20.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.61
21.Devin Booker 24.38
22.Larry Bird* 24.29
23.Adrian Dantley* 24.27
24.Pete Maravich* 24.24
25.Anthony Davis 24.15
26.James Harden 24.04
27.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 23.74
28.Giannis Antetokounmpo 23.71
29.Shaquille O'Neal* 23.69
30.Kyrie Irving 23.63
31.Jayson Tatum 23.41
32.Rick Barry* 23.17
33.George Mikan* 23.13
34.Karl-Anthony Towns 23.04
35.Paul Arizin* 22.81
36.Bernard King* 22.49
37.Carmelo Anthony 22.45
38.Charles Barkley* 22.14
39.David Thompson* 22.13
40.Bob McAdoo* 22.05
41.Dwyane Wade* 21.98
42.Julius Erving* 21.97
43.Geoff Petrie 21.82
44.Hakeem Olajuwon* 21.77
45.Bradley Beal 21.68
46.De'Aaron Fox 21.53
47.Alex English* 21.47
48.Nikola Jokić 21.44
49.Russell Westbrook 21.38
50.DeMar DeRozan 21.27
51.David Robinson* 21.06
52.Mitch Richmond* 21.00
53.Patrick Ewing* 20.98
54.Elvin Hayes* 20.96
55.Billy Cunningham* 20.83
56.John Havlicek* 20.78
57.Dirk Nowitzki* 20.74
58.John Drew 20.69
59.Glenn Robinson 20.69
60.Zach LaVine 20.69
61.Paul George 20.68
62.Chris Webber* 20.68
63.Gilbert Arenas 20.66
64.Moses Malone* 20.62
65.Clyde Drexler* 20.44
66.Dan Issel* 20.42
67.Dave Bing* 20.34
68.World B. Free 20.27
69.Lou Hudson* 20.16
70.Marques Johnson 20.10
71.Walt Bellamy* 20.08
72.Bob Lanier* 20.07
73.Mark Aguirre 20.00
74.Kawhi Leonard 19.97
75.Mike Mitchell 19.78
76.Kiki Vandeweghe 19.73
77.Paul Pierce* 19.66
78.Kristaps Porziņģis 19.62
79.Tracy McGrady* 19.60
80.CJ McCollum 19.59
81.DeMarcus Cousins 19.57
82.Magic Johnson* 19.54
83.Brandon Ingram 19.51
84.Neil Johnston* 19.42
85.Kemba Walker 19.31
86.Klay Thompson 19.31
87.Stephon Marbury 19.26
88.Chris Bosh* 19.25
89.Jack Twyman* 19.25
90.Hal Greer* 19.24
91.Isiah Thomas* 19.23
92.George Yardley* 19.20
93.Spencer Haywood* 19.20
94.LaMarcus Aldridge 19.11
95.Julius Randle 19.06
96.Jamal Mashburn 19.06
97.Jeff Malone 19.04
98.Tim Duncan* 19.03
99.Michael Redd 19.03
100.Yao Ming* 19.03
101.Blake Griffin 18.97
102.Brad Daugherty 18.96
103.Amar'e Stoudemire 18.91
104.Walter Davis* 18.90
105.Walt Frazier* 18.89
106.Jaylen Brown 18.88
107.Ray Allen* 18.85
108.Earl Monroe* 18.85
109.Tiny Archibald* 18.81
110.Willis Reed* 18.74
111.Bailey Howell* 18.71
112.John Wall 18.68
113.Tom Heinsohn* 18.65
114.Gail Goodrich* 18.60
115.Reggie Theus 18.53
116.Dolph Schayes* 18.51
117.Bob Dandridge* 18.51
118.Antawn Jamison 18.51
119.Andrew Wiggins 18.47
120.Bob Cousy* 18.35
121.Glen Rice 18.34
122.Jimmy Butler 18.31
123.Latrell Sprewell 18.30
124.Lauri Markkanen 18.27
125.Chet Walker* 18.25
126.Reggie Miller* 18.20
127.Chris Mullin* 18.17
128.Steve Francis 18.14
129.Tom Chambers 18.11
130.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.11
131.Cliff Hagan* 18.05
132.Otis Birdsong 18.02
133.Rolando Blackman 17.98
134.Charlie Scott* 17.92
135.Calvin Murphy* 17.91
136.Doug Collins* 17.90
137.Pascal Siakam 17.87
138.Kevin Johnson 17.86
139.Kevin McHale* 17.85
140.Monta Ellis 17.84
141.Kevin Garnett* 17.83
142.Bill Sharman* 17.81
143.Jalen Brunson 17.75
144.Tim Hardaway* 17.73
145.Sam Jones* 17.69
146.Jamaal Wilkes* 17.69
147.Joe Barry Carroll 17.67
148.Dave Cowens* 17.64
149.Jamal Murray 17.63
150.James Worthy* 17.62
151.Bob Love 17.61
152.Reggie Lewis 17.56
153.Ed Macauley* 17.53
154.Antoine Walker 17.52
155.Isaiah Thomas 17.49
156.D'Angelo Russell 17.46
157.Rudy Tomjanovich* 17.43
158.Derrick Rose 17.39
159.Bob Rule 17.39
160.Kevin Martin 17.36
161.Purvis Short 17.35
162.Allan Houston 17.34
163.Richie Guerin* 17.31
164.Chris Paul 17.26
165.Nikola Vučević 17.24
166.George McGinnis* 17.22
167.Cliff Robinson 17.21
168.Jo Jo White* 17.20
169.Phil Chenier 17.18
170.Calvin Natt 17.18
171.Kelly Tripucka 17.17
172.Kyle Kuzma 17.15
173.Artis Gilmore* 17.14
174.Gus Johnson* 17.12
175.Jason Richardson 17.09
176.Gus Williams 17.08
177.Alonzo Mourning* 17.08
178.Richard Hamilton 17.06
179.Larry Nance 17.05
180.Pau Gasol* 17.04
181.Peja Stojaković 16.97
182.Clyde Lovellette* 16.97
183.Larry Kenon 16.97
184.Jerry Lucas* 16.95
185.Jerry Stackhouse 16.92
186.Victor Oladipo 16.87
187.Sidney Wicks 16.85
188.Danny Granger 16.82
189.Khris Middleton 16.76
190.Isaiah Rider 16.71
191.Grant Hill* 16.70
192.Jimmy Walker 16.70
193.Vince Carter* 16.70
194.Randy Smith 16.66
195.Zach Randolph 16.65
196.Lenny Wilkens* 16.50
197.Connie Hawkins* 16.50
198.Derrick Coleman 16.50
199.Terry Cummings 16.45
200.Dick Van Arsdale 16.37
201.Joe Fulks* 16.37
202.Gary Payton* 16.34
203.Deron Williams 16.34
204.Archie Clark 16.30
205.Kevin Love 16.28
206.Carlos Boozer 16.23
207.Brian Winters 16.21
208.Darrell Griffith 16.20
209.Larry Johnson 16.20
210.Jeff Mullins 16.19
211.Tobias Harris 16.14
212.Joe Dumars* 16.11
213.Baron Davis 16.10
214.Domantas Sabonis 16.08
215.Scottie Pippen* 16.08
216.Dave DeBusschere* 16.06
217.Cuttino Mobley 16.02
218.Eddie Johnson 16.02
219.Keith Van Horn 16.01
220.Orlando Woolridge 16.01
221.Joe Johnson 15.98
222.Zelmo Beaty* 15.98
223.Jordan Clarkson 15.96
224.Jrue Holiday 15.96
225.Corey Maggette 15.96
226.Andrew Toney 15.94
227.Brook Lopez 15.92
228.Elton Brand 15.90
229.Don Ohl 15.89
230.John Collins 15.87
231.Campy Russell 15.82
232.Dick Barnett* 15.82
233.Willie Naulls 15.79
234.Rudy Gay 15.75
235.Sam Cassell 15.75
236.Billy Knight 15.74
237.Tyreke Evans 15.74
238.Dale Ellis 15.72
239.Norm Nixon 15.71
240.Michael Finley 15.69
241.Dwight Howard 15.69
242.Al Jefferson 15.68
243.Xavier McDaniel 15.64
244.Rudy LaRusso 15.63
245.Jack Sikma* 15.62
246.Paul Westphal* 15.56
247.Sidney Moncrief* 15.56
248.Bojan Bogdanović 15.55
249.Tony Parker* 15.53
250.Truck Robinson 15.53

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player PPG
1.Rick Barry* 30.46
2.Julius Erving* 28.65
3.John Brisker 26.09
4.Dan Issel* 25.65
5.George McGinnis* 25.22
6.Artis Gilmore* 22.29
7.George Gervin* 21.88
8.Bob Verga 21.23
9.Larry Jones 21.16
10.Ralph Simpson 20.44
11.George Thompson 20.15
12.Darel Carrier 20.03
13.Mack Calvin 19.92
14.Donnie Freeman 19.77
15.Levern Tart 19.40
16.Willie Wise 19.18
17.Jimmy Jones 19.17
18.Zelmo Beaty* 19.12
19.Louie Dampier* 18.85
20.Mel Daniels* 18.69
21.Ron Boone 18.36
22.James Silas 18.23
23.George Carter 18.16
24.Joe Caldwell 17.49
25.Roger Brown* 17.35
26.Warren Jabali 17.15
27.Freddie Lewis 17.00
28.Glen Combs 16.49
29.Doug Moe 16.30
30.Stew Johnson 16.29
31.Cincy Powell 16.27
32.Charlie Williams 16.18
33.Steve Jones 16.03
34.Bob Netolicky 15.98
35.Rich Jones 15.95
36.Billy Paultz 15.74
37.Johnny Neumann 14.94
38.Dave Robisch 14.59
39.John Beasley 13.65
40.Larry Miller 13.57
41.Red Robbins 13.15
42.Les Hunter 12.82
43.Goose Ligon 12.81
44.Art Becker 12.46
45.Bill Melchionni 12.41
46.Chuck Williams 12.28
47.Wil Jones 12.20
48.Warren Davis 12.19
49.Byron Beck 12.04
50.Gene Moore 12.03
51.Walt Simon 11.86
52.Bill Keller 11.85
53.Ron Franz 11.74
54.Jim Eakins 11.70
55.Trooper Washington 10.56
56.Ira Harge 10.30
57.Gene Littles 9.04
58.Bob Warren 8.94
59.Fatty Taylor 8.55
60.Lee Davis 7.75
61.Gerald Govan 7.71
62.Julius Keye 7.56