NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Points Per 36 Minutes

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player PTS/36 MP
1.Joel Embiid 31.29
2.Luka Dončić 29.51
3.Michael Jordan* 28.35
4.George Gervin* 26.90
5.Kevin Durant 26.69
6.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 26.59
7.Trae Young 26.47
8.Donovan Mitchell 26.29
9.Giannis Antetokounmpo 26.19
10.Stephen Curry 26.13
11.LeBron James 25.72
12.Devin Booker 25.59
13.John Drew 25.22
14.Anthony Davis 25.20
15.Dominique Wilkins* 25.19
16.Damian Lillard 24.94
17.James Harden 24.91
18.Kobe Bryant* 24.90
19.David Thompson* 24.90
20.Jerry West* 24.80
21.John Brisker 24.77
22.Kyrie Irving 24.69
23.Nikola Jokić 24.68
24.Elgin Baylor* 24.61
25.Jayson Tatum 24.58
26.Shaquille O'Neal* 24.56
27.Bob Pettit* 24.49
28.Adrian Dantley* 24.43
29.Karl-Anthony Towns 24.38
30.Walter Davis* 24.35
31.Karl Malone* 24.24
32.Alex English* 24.22
33.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.06
34.Bernard King* 24.05
35.World B. Free 24.04
36.Mark Aguirre 23.96
37.Julius Erving* 23.90
38.Bob McAdoo* 23.88
39.Rick Barry* 23.85
40.Dan Issel* 23.68
41.Wilt Chamberlain* 23.63
42.DeMarcus Cousins 23.62
43.Pete Maravich* 23.61
44.Kiki Vandeweghe 23.46
45.Carmelo Anthony 23.40
46.Allen Iverson* 23.34
47.Dwyane Wade* 23.31
48.Jaren Jackson Jr. 23.25
49.De'Aaron Fox 23.24
50.Bob Verga 23.16
51.Kristaps Porziņģis 22.99
52.Russell Westbrook 22.91
53.Sam Jones* 22.85
54.Tom Heinsohn* 22.80
55.Zach LaVine 22.80
56.Kawhi Leonard 22.78
57.Larry Bird* 22.78
58.Collin Sexton 22.68
59.Clyde Lovellette* 22.55
60.Bradley Beal 22.54
61.Isaiah Thomas 22.46
62.Jalen Brunson 22.30
63.Jaylen Brown 22.30
64.Cliff Hagan* 22.24
65.Dirk Nowitzki* 22.12
66.Quintin Dailey 22.10
67.Flynn Robinson 22.09
68.DeMar DeRozan 22.08
69.Paul George 22.06
70.Mike Mitchell 22.03
71.Jordan Poole 22.02
72.Paul Westphal* 22.01
73.Ricky Pierce 22.01
74.Patrick Ewing* 22.01
75.CJ McCollum 21.96
76.Hakeem Olajuwon* 21.94
77.Amar'e Stoudemire 21.93
78.Oscar Robertson* 21.91
79.Paul Arizin* 21.90
80.Billy Cunningham* 21.87
81.David Robinson* 21.84
82.Jack Twyman* 21.81
83.Charles Barkley* 21.75
84.George McGinnis* 21.73
85.Lou Hudson* 21.68
86.Ralph Simpson 21.62
87.Bob Lanier* 21.58
88.Tracy McGrady* 21.58
89.Moses Malone* 21.54
90.Mitch Richmond* 21.51
91.Michael Redd 21.44
92.Blake Griffin 21.43
93.Purvis Short 21.42
94.Klay Thompson 21.41
95.Julius Randle 21.40
96.Brandon Ingram 21.31
97.Andrew Toney 21.30
98.Clyde Drexler* 21.29
99.Tom Chambers 21.28
100.Cedric Ceballos 21.27
101.Bob Rule 21.27
102.Montrezl Harrell 21.24
103.Gilbert Arenas 21.21
104.Eddie Johnson 21.20
105.Earl Monroe* 21.20
106.Lauri Markkanen 21.15
107.Calvin Murphy* 21.11
108.Marques Johnson 21.11
109.Billy Knight 21.07
110.Yao Ming* 21.05
111.Kemba Walker 21.02
112.Spencer Haywood* 20.95
113.Donnie Freeman 20.94
114.Charlie Scott* 20.93
115.Jeff Malone 20.91
116.John Williamson 20.89
117.Bailey Howell* 20.89
118.Otis Birdsong 20.88
119.D'Angelo Russell 20.87
120.Geoff Petrie 20.87
121.Kelly Tripucka 20.86
122.Darrell Griffith 20.84
123.George Thompson 20.82
124.Jordan Clarkson 20.80
125.Pascal Siakam 20.76
126.Kevin McHale* 20.72
127.Paul Pierce* 20.71
128.Lou Williams 20.71
129.Kevin Martin 20.70
130.George Yardley* 20.69
131.Johnny Neumann 20.68
132.Terry Cummings 20.67
133.Fred Brown 20.66
134.Levern Tart 20.64
135.Jamal Murray 20.63
136.Gail Goodrich* 20.60
137.Derrick Rose 20.52
138.Darel Carrier 20.46
139.John Havlicek* 20.45
140.LaMarcus Aldridge 20.42
141.Orlando Woolridge 20.40
142.Corey Maggette 20.34
143.Bill Sharman* 20.30
144.Mack Calvin 20.29
145.Chet Walker* 20.28
146.Glenn Robinson 20.22
147.Cliff Robinson 20.20
148.Jay Vincent 20.20
149.Kevin Love 20.18
150.Tim Duncan* 20.14
151.Dave Bing* 20.13
152.Bo Lamar 20.06
153.Cazzie Russell 20.06
154.Rik Smits 20.06
155.Chris Webber* 20.05
156.Chris Mullin* 20.05
157.Vince Carter* 19.98
158.Naz Reid 19.97
159.Larry Jones 19.95
160.Bob Love 19.91
161.Jimmy Butler 19.88
162.Alonzo Mourning* 19.83
163.Ray Williams 19.81
164.Terry Teagle 19.81
165.John Collins 19.79
166.Gus Williams 19.78
167.Reggie Theus 19.78
168.Rolando Blackman 19.77
169.Stew Johnson 19.76
170.Mike Woodson 19.75
171.Willie Naulls 19.74
172.Nikola Vučević 19.73
173.Neil Johnston* 19.72
174.Andrew Wiggins 19.70
175.Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 19.70
176.Calvin Natt 19.69
177.Frank Ramsey* 19.67
178.Dale Ellis 19.67
179.Kyle Kuzma 19.67
180.Elvin Hayes* 19.67
181.Norman Powell 19.66
182.Al Jefferson 19.63
183.Joe Barry Carroll 19.63
184.Dolph Schayes* 19.62
185.Michael Beasley 19.60
186.Ben Gordon 19.59
187.James Worthy* 19.58
188.Bird Averitt 19.55
189.Jerry Stackhouse 19.55
190.Hal Greer* 19.53
191.Marvin Barnes 19.53
192.James Silas 19.51
193.Junior Bridgeman 19.50
194.Khris Middleton 19.50
195.Dave Gambee 19.48
196.Xavier McDaniel 19.44
197.Malik Monk 19.42
198.Wayman Tisdale 19.42
199.Steve Johnson 19.42
200.Reggie Lewis 19.38
201.Ron Boone 19.38
202.Chris Bosh* 19.38
203.Dell Curry 19.37
204.Walt Bellamy* 19.36
205.Jamaal Wilkes* 19.33
206.Zach Randolph 19.32
207.Ledell Eackles 19.31
208.Mike McGee 19.29
209.Bojan Bogdanović 19.27
210.John Wall 19.27
211.John Long 19.26
212.George Carter 19.26
213.Richie Guerin* 19.25
214.Campy Russell 19.21
215.Danny Granger 19.19
216.Austin Carr 19.18
217.Magic Johnson* 19.17
218.Doug Collins* 19.17
219.Derek Smith 19.17
220.Antawn Jamison 19.17
221.Buddy Hield 19.15
222.Richard Hamilton 19.13
223.Reggie Miller* 19.11
224.Dick Barnett* 19.11
225.Isiah Thomas* 19.08
226.Jeff Mullins 19.07
227.Dejounte Murray 19.05
228.Artis Gilmore* 19.05
229.Tiny Archibald* 19.04
230.Ray Allen* 19.04
231.Larry Kenon 19.03
232.Brian Winters 19.03
233.Willis Reed* 19.01
234.Willie Wise 18.99
235.Isaiah Rider 18.97
236.Tony Campbell 18.96
237.Bob Cousy* 18.95
238.Bob Dandridge* 18.95
239.Charlie Williams 18.94
240.Chris Gatling 18.92
241.Marreese Speights 18.92
242.Mitch Kupchak 18.91
243.Malcolm Brogdon 18.90
244.Sam Cassell 18.88
245.Bobby Portis 18.88
246.Jim Paxson 18.88
247.Mel Daniels* 18.87
248.Fred Hetzel 18.87
249.James Edwards 18.87
250.Glen Rice 18.87

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player PTS/36 MP
1.Joel Embiid 31.29
2.Luka Dončić 29.51
3.Michael Jordan* 28.35
4.George Gervin* 28.09
5.Kevin Durant 26.69
6.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 26.59
7.Trae Young 26.47
8.Donovan Mitchell 26.29
9.Giannis Antetokounmpo 26.19
10.Stephen Curry 26.13
11.LeBron James 25.72
12.Devin Booker 25.59
13.John Drew 25.22
14.Anthony Davis 25.20
15.Dominique Wilkins* 25.19
16.Damian Lillard 24.94
17.James Harden 24.91
18.Kobe Bryant* 24.90
19.David Thompson* 24.87
20.Jerry West* 24.80
21.Kyrie Irving 24.69
22.Nikola Jokić 24.68
23.Elgin Baylor* 24.61
24.Jayson Tatum 24.58
25.Shaquille O'Neal* 24.56
26.Bob Pettit* 24.49
27.Adrian Dantley* 24.43
28.Karl-Anthony Towns 24.38
29.Walter Davis* 24.35
30.Karl Malone* 24.24
31.Alex English* 24.22
32.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.06
33.Bernard King* 24.05
34.World B. Free 24.04
35.Mark Aguirre 23.96
36.Bob McAdoo* 23.88
37.Wilt Chamberlain* 23.63
38.DeMarcus Cousins 23.62
39.Dan Issel* 23.62
40.Pete Maravich* 23.61
41.Kiki Vandeweghe 23.46
42.Carmelo Anthony 23.40
43.Allen Iverson* 23.34
44.Dwyane Wade* 23.31
45.Jaren Jackson Jr. 23.25
46.De'Aaron Fox 23.24
47.Julius Erving* 23.05
48.Kristaps Porziņģis 22.99
49.Rick Barry* 22.97
50.Russell Westbrook 22.91
51.Sam Jones* 22.85
52.Tom Heinsohn* 22.80
53.Zach LaVine 22.80
54.Kawhi Leonard 22.78
55.Larry Bird* 22.78
56.Collin Sexton 22.68
57.Clyde Lovellette* 22.55
58.Bradley Beal 22.54
59.Isaiah Thomas 22.46
60.Jalen Brunson 22.30
61.Jaylen Brown 22.30
62.Cliff Hagan* 22.28
63.Flynn Robinson 22.24
64.Dirk Nowitzki* 22.12
65.Quintin Dailey 22.10
66.DeMar DeRozan 22.08
67.Paul George 22.06
68.Mike Mitchell 22.03
69.Jordan Poole 22.02
70.Paul Westphal* 22.01
71.Ricky Pierce 22.01
72.Patrick Ewing* 22.01
73.CJ McCollum 21.96
74.Hakeem Olajuwon* 21.94
75.Amar'e Stoudemire 21.93
76.Oscar Robertson* 21.91
77.Paul Arizin* 21.90
78.Billy Cunningham* 21.89
79.Moses Malone* 21.89
80.David Robinson* 21.84
81.Jack Twyman* 21.81
82.Charles Barkley* 21.75
83.Lou Hudson* 21.68
84.Bob Lanier* 21.58
85.Tracy McGrady* 21.58
86.Mitch Richmond* 21.51
87.Michael Redd 21.44
88.Blake Griffin 21.43
89.Purvis Short 21.42
90.Klay Thompson 21.41
91.Julius Randle 21.40
92.Brandon Ingram 21.31
93.Andrew Toney 21.30
94.Clyde Drexler* 21.29
95.Tom Chambers 21.28
96.Cedric Ceballos 21.27
97.Bob Rule 21.27
98.Montrezl Harrell 21.24
99.Gilbert Arenas 21.21
100.Eddie Johnson 21.20
101.Earl Monroe* 21.20
102.Lauri Markkanen 21.15
103.Calvin Murphy* 21.11
104.Marques Johnson 21.11
105.Yao Ming* 21.05
106.Kemba Walker 21.02
107.Jeff Malone 20.91
108.Bailey Howell* 20.89
109.Otis Birdsong 20.88
110.D'Angelo Russell 20.87
111.Geoff Petrie 20.87
112.Kelly Tripucka 20.86
113.Darrell Griffith 20.84
114.Jordan Clarkson 20.80
115.Pascal Siakam 20.76
116.Kevin McHale* 20.72
117.Paul Pierce* 20.71
118.Lou Williams 20.71
119.Kevin Martin 20.70
120.George Yardley* 20.69
121.Terry Cummings 20.67
122.Fred Brown 20.66
123.Billy Knight 20.65
124.Jamal Murray 20.63
125.Gail Goodrich* 20.60
126.Derrick Rose 20.52
127.Spencer Haywood* 20.52
128.John Havlicek* 20.45
129.LaMarcus Aldridge 20.42
130.Orlando Woolridge 20.40
131.Corey Maggette 20.34
132.Bill Sharman* 20.30
133.Chet Walker* 20.28
134.Glenn Robinson 20.22
135.George McGinnis* 20.21
136.Cliff Robinson 20.20
137.Jay Vincent 20.20
138.Kevin Love 20.18
139.Tim Duncan* 20.14
140.Dave Bing* 20.13
141.Cazzie Russell 20.06
142.Rik Smits 20.06
143.Chris Webber* 20.05
144.Chris Mullin* 20.05
145.Vince Carter* 19.98
146.Naz Reid 19.97
147.Bob Love 19.91
148.Jimmy Butler 19.88
149.Alonzo Mourning* 19.83
150.Ray Williams 19.81
151.Terry Teagle 19.81
152.Larry Kenon 19.80
153.John Collins 19.79
154.Gus Williams 19.78
155.Reggie Theus 19.78
156.Rolando Blackman 19.77
157.Mike Woodson 19.75
158.Willie Naulls 19.74
159.Nikola Vučević 19.73
160.Neil Johnston* 19.72
161.Andrew Wiggins 19.70
162.Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 19.70
163.Calvin Natt 19.69
164.Frank Ramsey* 19.67
165.Dale Ellis 19.67
166.Kyle Kuzma 19.67
167.Elvin Hayes* 19.67
168.Norman Powell 19.66
169.Al Jefferson 19.63
170.Joe Barry Carroll 19.63
171.Dolph Schayes* 19.62
172.Michael Beasley 19.60
173.Ben Gordon 19.59
174.James Worthy* 19.58
175.Jerry Stackhouse 19.55
176.Hal Greer* 19.53
177.Junior Bridgeman 19.50
178.Khris Middleton 19.50
179.Dave Gambee 19.48
180.Xavier McDaniel 19.44
181.Malik Monk 19.42
182.Wayman Tisdale 19.42
183.Steve Johnson 19.42
184.Reggie Lewis 19.38
185.Chris Bosh* 19.38
186.Dell Curry 19.37
187.Walt Bellamy* 19.36
188.Jamaal Wilkes* 19.33
189.Zach Randolph 19.32
190.Ledell Eackles 19.31
191.Mike McGee 19.29
192.Bojan Bogdanović 19.27
193.John Wall 19.27
194.John Long 19.26
195.Richie Guerin* 19.25
196.Campy Russell 19.21
197.Danny Granger 19.19
198.Austin Carr 19.18
199.Magic Johnson* 19.17
200.Doug Collins* 19.17
201.Derek Smith 19.17
202.Antawn Jamison 19.17
203.Buddy Hield 19.15
204.Richard Hamilton 19.13
205.Reggie Miller* 19.11
206.Dick Barnett* 19.11
207.Len Chappell 19.10
208.Isiah Thomas* 19.08
209.Jeff Mullins 19.07
210.Dejounte Murray 19.05
211.Tiny Archibald* 19.04
212.Ray Allen* 19.04
213.Brian Winters 19.03
214.Willis Reed* 19.01
215.Isaiah Rider 18.97
216.Tony Campbell 18.96
217.Bob Cousy* 18.95
218.Bob Dandridge* 18.95
219.Chris Gatling 18.92
220.Marreese Speights 18.92
221.Mitch Kupchak 18.91
222.Malcolm Brogdon 18.90
223.Artis Gilmore* 18.89
224.Sam Cassell 18.88
225.Bobby Portis 18.88
226.Jim Paxson 18.88
227.Fred Hetzel 18.87
228.James Edwards 18.87
229.Glen Rice 18.87
230.Shawn Kemp 18.86
231.Kevin Johnson 18.86
232.Victor Oladipo 18.84
233.Manu Ginóbili* 18.82
234.Domantas Sabonis 18.82
235.Brook Lopez 18.81
236.Jonas Valančiūnas 18.76
237.Kevin Loughery 18.76
238.Charlie Scott* 18.74
239.Rudy Tomjanovich* 18.74
240.Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.73
241.Eddy Curry 18.73
242.Carlos Boozer 18.70
243.Phil Chenier 18.70
244.Brad Daugherty 18.67
245.Enes Freedom 18.67
246.Nate Williams 18.66
247.Danilo Gallinari 18.65
248.Ralph Sampson* 18.64
249.Eddie Miles 18.64
250.Phil Smith 18.64

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player PTS/36 MP
1.Rick Barry* 26.57
2.Julius Erving* 25.37
3.George McGinnis* 23.79
4.Dan Issel* 23.74
5.George Gervin* 23.39
6.Bob Verga 23.28
7.Ralph Simpson 22.91
8.George Thompson 21.91
9.Johnny Neumann 21.44
10.Donnie Freeman 21.26
11.Mack Calvin 20.93
12.Larry Jones 20.78
13.Levern Tart 20.64
14.Darel Carrier 20.46
15.Ron Boone 20.26
16.Stew Johnson 19.76
17.Zelmo Beaty* 19.39
18.Artis Gilmore* 19.32
19.Willie Wise 19.26
20.George Carter 19.25
21.Charlie Williams 18.94
22.Mel Daniels* 18.92
23.Cincy Powell 18.83
24.Doug Moe 18.36
25.James Silas 18.35
26.Steve Jones 18.27
27.Dave Robisch 18.13
28.Warren Jabali 18.08
29.Glen Combs 18.07
30.Jimmy Jones 18.05
31.John Beasley 17.83
32.Don Sidle 17.80
33.Louie Dampier* 17.79
34.Larry Kenon 17.69
35.Roger Brown* 17.62
36.Art Becker 17.60
37.Freddie Lewis 17.46
38.Bill Keller 17.43
39.Les Hunter 17.41
40.Joe Caldwell 17.36
41.Bob Netolicky 17.30
42.Ron Franz 17.19
43.Randy Denton 17.12
44.Gene Moore 17.10
45.Rich Jones 16.89
46.George Lehmann 16.84
47.Tom Owens 16.48
48.Billy Paultz 16.47
49.Walt Simon 16.43
50.Joe Hamilton 16.40
51.Manny Leaks 16.33
52.Wayne Hightower 16.26
53.Lee Davis 16.19
54.Byron Beck 16.07
55.Jim Eakins 15.89
56.Larry Miller 15.89
57.Julian Hammond 15.88
58.Wendell Ladner 15.87
59.Bob Warren 15.79
60.Marv Roberts 15.71
61.John Roche 15.50
62.Brian Taylor 15.41
63.Caldwell Jones 15.28
64.Warren Davis 14.99
65.Lonnie Wright 14.84
66.Red Robbins 14.79
67.Chuck Williams 14.71
68.Bill Melchionni 14.62
69.Mike Lewis 14.52
70.Randy Mahaffey 14.32
71.Wil Jones 14.19
72.Ted McClain 14.14
73.Goose Ligon 13.75
74.Darnell Hillman 13.71
75.Larry Brown* 13.46
76.Al Smith 13.23
77.Gene Littles 12.94
78.Trooper Washington 12.24
79.Ira Harge 12.03
80.Mike Gale 10.78
81.Fatty Taylor 10.69
82.Don Buse 9.50
83.Julius Keye 8.32
84.Gerald Govan 8.25