NBA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Points Per 36 Minutes

Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

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  Year-by-Year PTS/36 MP   Active PTS/36 MP   Career PTS/36 MP   Single Season PTS/36 MP
1951-52George Mikan* 21.32   Dolph Schayes* 20.61   Dolph Schayes* 20.61   Dolph Schayes* 20.61
1952-53George Mikan* 19.58   George Mikan* 19.31   George Mikan* 19.31   Dolph Schayes* 20.61
1953-54George Mikan* 19.91   George Mikan* 19.93   George Mikan* 19.93   George Mikan* 21.40
1954-55Neil Johnston* 20.13   Dolph Schayes* 19.92   George Mikan* 19.93   George Mikan* 21.40
1955-56Bob Pettit* 23.82   Dolph Schayes* 20.06   Dolph Schayes* 20.06   Paul Arizin* 25.44
1956-57Bob Pettit* 25.36   Clyde Lovellette* 21.79   Clyde Lovellette* 21.79   Paul Arizin* 25.44
1957-58George Yardley* 25.34   Paul Arizin* 23.57   Paul Arizin* 23.57   Cliff Hagan* 26.27
1958-59Bob Pettit* 26.38   Paul Arizin* 23.57   Paul Arizin* 23.57   Frank Ramsey* 30.30
1959-60Wilt Chamberlain* 29.19   Paul Arizin* 23.40   Paul Arizin* 23.40   Frank Ramsey* 30.30
1960-61Elgin Baylor* 29.16   Elgin Baylor* 26.07   Elgin Baylor* 26.07   Elgin Baylor* 30.47
1961-62Wilt Chamberlain* 37.36   Elgin Baylor* 27.60   Elgin Baylor* 27.60   Elgin Baylor* 31.65
1962-63Wilt Chamberlain* 33.92   Elgin Baylor* 27.51   Elgin Baylor* 27.51   Elgin Baylor* 31.65
1963-64Wilt Chamberlain* 28.77   Elgin Baylor* 26.91   Elgin Baylor* 26.91   Elgin Baylor* 31.65
1964-65Wilt Chamberlain* 27.64   Elgin Baylor* 26.86   Elgin Baylor* 26.86   Jerry West* 34.24
1965-66Jerry West* 27.70   Jerry West* 26.87   Jerry West* 26.87   Jerry West* 34.24
1966-67Rick Barry* 31.46   Jerry West* 26.86   Jerry West* 26.86   Jerry West* 34.24
1967-68Walt Hazzard 25.58   Jerry West* 26.84   Jerry West* 26.84   Jerry West* 34.24
1968-69Earl Monroe* 24.18   Jerry West* 26.77   Jerry West* 26.77   Jerry West* 34.24
1969-70Jerry West* 26.76   Jerry West* 26.38   Jerry West* 26.38   Jerry West* 34.24
1970-71Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 28.42   Jerry West* 26.38   Jerry West* 26.38   Jerry West* 34.24
1971-72Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 28.35   Jerry West* 25.73   Jerry West* 25.73   Jerry West* 34.24
1972-73Tiny Archibald* 26.59   Rick Barry* 27.85   Rick Barry* 27.85   Jerry West* 34.24
1973-74Pete Maravich* 26.13   Rick Barry* 27.85   Rick Barry* 27.85   Jerry West* 34.24
1974-75Bob McAdoo* 28.80   Rick Barry* 26.03   Rick Barry* 26.03   Jerry West* 34.24
1975-76Bob McAdoo* 26.25   Rick Barry* 24.82   Jerry West* 25.38   Jerry West* 34.24
1976-77Pete Maravich* 26.91   Rick Barry* 24.79   Jerry West* 25.38   Jerry West* 34.24
1977-78Paul Westphal* 29.22   Rick Barry* 24.79   Jerry West* 25.38   Jerry West* 34.24
1978-79George Gervin* 29.48   Bob McAdoo* 24.55   Jerry West* 25.38   Jerry West* 34.24
1979-80George Gervin* 31.72   George Gervin* 29.18   George Gervin* 29.18   Jerry West* 34.24
1980-81George Gervin* 28.92   George Gervin* 28.22   George Gervin* 28.22   Jerry West* 34.24
1981-82George Gervin* 32.60   George Gervin* 27.59   George Gervin* 27.59   Jerry West* 34.24
1982-83Alex English* 28.02   George Gervin* 26.55   George Gervin* 26.55   Jerry West* 34.24
1983-84Kiki Vandeweghe 30.22   George Gervin* 26.55   George Gervin* 26.55   Jerry West* 34.24
1984-85Bernard King* 31.57   George Gervin* 26.16   George Gervin* 26.16   Jerry West* 34.24
1985-86Adrian Dantley* 29.74   George Gervin* 26.03   George Gervin* 26.03   Jerry West* 34.24
1986-87Michael Jordan* 33.37   Hakeem Olajuwon* 25.08   George Gervin* 26.03   Jerry West* 34.24
1987-88Michael Jordan* 31.18   Bernard King* 26.86   Bernard King* 26.86   Jerry West* 34.24
1988-89Michael Jordan* 29.12   Michael Jordan* 29.84   Michael Jordan* 29.84   Jerry West* 34.24
1989-90Michael Jordan* 31.00   Michael Jordan* 30.30   Michael Jordan* 30.30   Jerry West* 34.24
1990-91Michael Jordan* 30.61   Michael Jordan* 29.67   Michael Jordan* 29.67   Jerry West* 34.24
1991-92Michael Jordan* 27.90   Michael Jordan* 29.68   Michael Jordan* 29.68   Jerry West* 34.24
1992-93Michael Jordan* 29.83   Michael Jordan* 29.84   Michael Jordan* 29.84   Jerry West* 34.24
1993-94Shaquille O'Neal* 26.54   Dominique Wilkins* 23.98   Michael Jordan* 29.84   Jerry West* 34.24
1994-95Shaquille O'Neal* 28.51   Michael Jordan* 29.60   Michael Jordan* 29.60   Jerry West* 34.24
1995-96Michael Jordan* 29.02   Michael Jordan* 29.29   Michael Jordan* 29.29   Jerry West* 34.24
1996-97Michael Jordan* 28.18   Michael Jordan* 28.94   Michael Jordan* 28.94   Jerry West* 34.24
1997-98Shaquille O'Neal* 28.12   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Jerry West* 34.24
1998-99Shaquille O'Neal* 27.22   Shaquille O'Neal* 25.05   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Jerry West* 34.24
1999-00Shaquille O'Neal* 26.68   Shaquille O'Neal* 25.17   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Jerry West* 34.24
2000-01Allen Iverson* 26.67   Shaquille O'Neal* 25.29   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Jerry West* 34.24
2001-02Shaquille O'Neal* 27.08   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Jerry West* 34.24
2002-03Tracy McGrady* 29.33   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Jerry West* 34.24
2003-04Tracy McGrady* 25.27   Allen Iverson* 24.28   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Jerry West* 34.24
2004-05Allen Iverson* 26.11   Tracy McGrady* 24.93   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Jerry West* 34.24
2005-06Kobe Bryant* 31.11   Tracy McGrady* 24.93   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Jerry West* 34.24
2006-07Kobe Bryant* 27.86   Amar'e Stoudemire 24.70   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Jerry West* 34.24
2007-08LeBron James 26.76   Tracy McGrady* 24.34   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Jerry West* 34.24
2008-09Dwyane Wade* 28.18   Tracy McGrady* 24.34   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Jerry West* 34.24
2009-10Kevin Durant 27.48   Tracy McGrady* 24.34   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Jerry West* 34.24
2010-11Kobe Bryant* 26.92   Tracy McGrady* 24.34   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Jerry West* 34.24
2011-12Kevin Durant 26.16   Kevin Durant 24.27   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Jerry West* 34.24
2012-13Carmelo Anthony 27.85   Kevin Durant 24.46   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Jerry West* 34.24
2013-14Kevin Durant 29.90   Kevin Durant 24.57   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Jerry West* 34.24
2014-15Russell Westbrook 29.49   Kevin Durant 24.57   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Jerry West* 34.24
2015-16Stephen Curry 31.67   Kevin Durant 24.72   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Jerry West* 34.24
2016-17Russell Westbrook 32.87   Kevin Durant 25.23   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Russell Westbrook 34.70
2017-18James Harden 30.92   Kevin Durant 25.53   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Russell Westbrook 34.70
2018-19James Harden 35.38   Kevin Durant 26.00   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Russell Westbrook 34.70
2019-20Giannis Antetokounmpo 34.87   Anthony Davis 27.13   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Russell Westbrook 34.70
2020-21Stephen Curry 33.71   Donovan Mitchell 28.23   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Russell Westbrook 34.70
2021-22Giannis Antetokounmpo 32.70   Luka Dončić 31.29   Luka Dončić 31.29   Russell Westbrook 34.70
2022-23Giannis Antetokounmpo 34.84   Luka Dončić 31.29   Luka Dončić 31.29   Russell Westbrook 34.70
2023-24Luka Dončić 32.52   Luka Dončić 28.57   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Russell Westbrook 34.70
2024-25Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 34.42   Luka Dončić 28.40   Michael Jordan* 28.84   Russell Westbrook 34.70