NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Trailers for Points Per Game

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame

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Table
Season Lg Player PPG Tm
2023-24 NBA Dalen Terry 3.05 CHI
2022-23 NBA Usman Garuba 3.00 HOU
2021-22 NBA Dalano Banton 3.20 TOR
2020-21 NBA Miye Oni 1.94 UTA
2019-20 NBA Matthew Dellavedova 3.11 CLE
2018-19 NBA Sindarius Thornwell 0.97 LAC
2017-18 NBA DeAndre Liggins 1.74 TOT
2016-17 NBA Cole Aldrich 1.69 MIN
2015-16 NBA Nick Collison 2.08 OKC
2014-15 NBA Joey Dorsey 2.67 HOU
2013-14 NBA Nazr Mohammed 1.55 CHI
2012-13 NBA Festus Ezeli 2.45 GSW
2011-12 NBA Ben Wallace* 1.37 DET
2010-11 NBA Joel Anthony 2.04 MIA
2009-10 NBA Joel Anthony 2.73 MIA
2008-09 NBA Chuck Hayes 1.28 HOU
2007-08 NBA Dominic McGuire 1.33 WAS
2006-07 NBA Jason Collins 2.11 NJN
2005-06 NBA Michael Ruffin 1.38 WAS
2004-05 NBA Michael Ruffin 1.41 WAS
2003-04 NBA Luke Walton 2.42 LAL
2002-03 NBA DeSagana Diop 1.49 CLE
2001-02 NBA Ervin Johnson 2.57 MIL
2000-01 NBA Mark Madsen 1.96 LAL
1999-00 NBA Michael Ruffin 2.24 CHI
1998-99 NBA Mark West 1.22 ATL
1997-98 NBA Michael Cage 1.34 NJN
1996-97 NBA Ivano Newbill 1.39 ATL
1995-96 NBA Jim McIlvaine 2.27 WSB
1994-95 NBA Anthony Avent 3.63 ORL
1993-94 NBA Byron Houston 2.76 GSW
1992-93 NBA Scott Hastings 2.05 DEN
1991-92 NBA Charles Jones 1.15 WSB
1990-91 NBA Manute Bol 1.89 PHI
1989-90 NBA Manute Bol 1.95 GSW
1988-89 NBA Jim Les 1.68 UTA
1987-88 NBA Clemon Johnson 1.62 SEA
1986-87 NBA Greg Kite 1.66 BOS
1985-86 NBA Rick Carlisle 2.58 BOS
1984-85 NBA Quinn Buckner 2.40 BOS
1983-84 NBA Ed Nealy 2.45 KCK
1982-83 NBA Johnny High 3.22 PHO
1981-82 NBA Jim Brewer 2.39 LAL
1980-81 NBA Jim Brewer 2.78 LAL
1979-80 NBA Dave Corzine 2.88 WSB
1978-79 NBA Scott Lloyd 1.54 TOT
1977-78 NBA Scott Lloyd 2.99 TOT
1976-77 NBA Cliff Pondexter 3.28 CHI
1975-76 NBA Dale Schlueter 2.48 BUF
  ABA Don Buse 12.51 INA
1974-75 NBA Tom Kozelko 2.07 WSB
  ABA Jim Eakins 12.51 UTS
1973-74 NBA Otto Moore 3.58 TOT
  ABA Chuck Williams 12.37 TOT
1972-73 NBA Dick Cunningham 2.18 MIL
  ABA Walt Simon 12.17 KEN
1971-72 NBA Hank Finkel 3.19 BOS
  ABA Jim Eakins 12.26 VIR
1970-71 NBA Dick Cunningham 2.64 MIL
  ABA Red Robbins 12.56 UTS
1969-70 NBA Nate Bowman 2.93 NYK
  ABA Mike Barrett 14.90 WSA
1968-69 NBA Nate Bowman 2.88 NYK
  ABA Billy McGill 12.85 DNR
1967-68 NBA Gene Tormohlen 2.97 STL
  ABA Bill Garner 1.53 ANA
1966-67 NBA Matt Guokas 3.00 PHI
1965-66 NBA Gerry Ward 2.62 PHI
1964-65 NBA Walt Hazzard 4.24 LAL
1963-64 NBA Barney Cable 3.66 BAL
1962-63 NBA Gene Wiley 3.21 LAL
1961-62 NBA Ted Luckenbill 2.01 PHW
1960-61 NBA Slick Leonard* 3.51 LAL
1959-60 NBA Ernie Beck 3.86 PHW
1958-59 NBA Jack Parr 3.97 CIN
1957-58 NBA Andy Phillip* 3.37 BOS
1956-57 NBA Jackie Moore 2.16 PHW
1955-56 NBA Jackie Moore 2.44 PHW
1954-55 NBA Paul Walther 2.44 FTW
1953-54 NBA Norm Swanson 1.59 ROC
1952-53 NBA John Mahnken 2.77 BOS
1951-52 NBA Ray Ragelis 1.33 ROC
1950-51 NBA Joe McNamee 2.05 ROC
1949-50 NBA Mike Novak 1.65 TOT
1948-49 BAA Earl Gardner 1.78 MNL
1947-48 BAA Ben Schadler 1.51 CHS
1946-47 BAA Deb Smith 1.52 STB