NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Points Per 36 Minutes

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Season Lg Player PTS/36 MP Tm
2024-25 NBA Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 34.42 OKC
2023-24 NBA Luka Dončić 32.52 DAL
2022-23 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo 34.84 MIL
2021-22 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo 32.70 MIL
2020-21 NBA Stephen Curry 33.71 GSW
2019-20 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo 34.87 MIL
2018-19 NBA James Harden 35.38 HOU
2017-18 NBA James Harden 30.92 HOU
2016-17 NBA Russell Westbrook 32.87 OKC
2015-16 NBA Stephen Curry 31.67 GSW
2014-15 NBA Russell Westbrook 29.49 OKC
2013-14 NBA Kevin Durant 29.90 OKC
2012-13 NBA Carmelo Anthony 27.85 NYK
2011-12 NBA Kevin Durant 26.16 OKC
2010-11 NBA Kobe Bryant* 26.92 LAL
2009-10 NBA Kevin Durant 27.48 OKC
2008-09 NBA Dwyane Wade* 28.18 MIA
2007-08 NBA LeBron James 26.76 CLE
2006-07 NBA Kobe Bryant* 27.86 LAL
2005-06 NBA Kobe Bryant* 31.11 LAL
2004-05 NBA Allen Iverson* 26.11 PHI
2003-04 NBA Tracy McGrady* 25.27 ORL
2002-03 NBA Tracy McGrady* 29.33 ORL
2001-02 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 27.08 LAL
2000-01 NBA Allen Iverson* 26.67 PHI
1999-00 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 26.68 LAL
1998-99 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 27.22 LAL
1997-98 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 28.12 LAL
1996-97 NBA Michael Jordan* 28.18 CHI
1995-96 NBA Michael Jordan* 29.02 CHI
1994-95 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 28.51 ORL
1993-94 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 26.54 ORL
1992-93 NBA Michael Jordan* 29.83 CHI
1991-92 NBA Michael Jordan* 27.90 CHI
1990-91 NBA Michael Jordan* 30.61 CHI
1989-90 NBA Michael Jordan* 31.00 CHI
1988-89 NBA Michael Jordan* 29.12 CHI
1987-88 NBA Michael Jordan* 31.18 CHI
1986-87 NBA Michael Jordan* 33.37 CHI
1985-86 NBA Adrian Dantley* 29.74 UTA
1984-85 NBA Bernard King* 31.57 NYK
1983-84 NBA Kiki Vandeweghe 30.22 DEN
1982-83 NBA Alex English* 28.02 DEN
1981-82 NBA George Gervin* 32.60 SAS
1980-81 NBA George Gervin* 28.92 SAS
1979-80 NBA George Gervin* 31.72 SAS
1978-79 NBA George Gervin* 29.48 SAS
1977-78 NBA Paul Westphal* 29.22 PHO
1976-77 NBA Pete Maravich* 26.91 NOJ
1975-76 NBA Bob McAdoo* 26.25 BUF
  ABA Julius Erving* 27.32 NYA
1974-75 NBA Bob McAdoo* 28.80 BUF
  ABA George McGinnis* 26.53 INA
1973-74 NBA Pete Maravich* 26.13 ATL
  ABA George Gervin* 24.80 TOT
1972-73 NBA Tiny Archibald* 26.59 KCO
  ABA Julius Erving* 27.28 VIR
1971-72 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 28.35 MIL
  ABA Charlie Scott* 29.68 VIR
1970-71 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 28.42 MIL
  ABA Dan Issel* 27.27 KEN
1969-70 NBA Jerry West* 26.76 LAL
  ABA John Brisker 26.79 PTP
1968-69 NBA Earl Monroe* 24.18 BAL
  ABA Larry Jones 25.24 DNR
1967-68 NBA Walt Hazzard 25.58 SEA
  ABA Doug Moe 21.79 NOB
1966-67 NBA Rick Barry* 31.46 SFW
1965-66 NBA Jerry West* 27.70 LAL
1964-65 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 27.64 TOT
1963-64 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 28.77 SFW
1962-63 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 33.92 SFW
1961-62 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 37.36 PHW
1960-61 NBA Elgin Baylor* 29.16 LAL
1959-60 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 29.19 PHW
1958-59 NBA Bob Pettit* 26.38 STL
1957-58 NBA George Yardley* 25.34 DET
1956-57 NBA Bob Pettit* 25.36 STL
1955-56 NBA Bob Pettit* 23.82 STL
1954-55 NBA Neil Johnston* 20.13 PHW
1953-54 NBA George Mikan* 19.91 MNL
1952-53 NBA George Mikan* 19.58 MNL
1951-52 NBA George Mikan* 21.32 MNL