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List of NBA single-season scoring leaders

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This list exhibits the National Basketball Association's top single-season scoring averages based on at least 70 games played or 1,400 points scored. The NBA began recording 3-point field goals during the 1979–80 NBA season. Of the top 30 single-season scoring averages in NBA history, Wilt Chamberlain leads with seven appearances followed by Michael Jordan with five appearances. During the 2023–24 NBA season, Joel Embiid averaged the 15th most points per game in a single season (34.7 PPG) but failed to meet the games played or the points scored minimum thresholds.

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^ Active NBA player
* Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
‡ Denotes season currently ongoing in 2025–26

Statistics accurate as of April 13, 2026.

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National Basketball Association single-season scoring leaders
Rank Season Player Team Games FGM 3PM FTM Pts PPG P/36 P/75P
1 1961–62 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia Warriors 80 1,597 N/A 835 4,029 50.4 37.4 N/A
2 1962–63 Wilt Chamberlain* San Francisco Warriors 80 1,463 N/A 660 3,586 44.8 33.9 N/A
3 1960–61 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia Warriors 79 1,251 N/A 531 3,033 38.4 29.8 N/A
4 1961–62 Elgin Baylor* Los Angeles Lakers 48 680 N/A 476 1,836 38.3 31.0 N/A
5 1959–60 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia Warriors 72 1,065 N/A 577 2,707 37.6 29.2 N/A
6 1986–87 Michael Jordan* Chicago Bulls 82 1,098 12 833 3,041 37.1 33.4 34.8
7 1963–64 Wilt Chamberlain* San Francisco Warriors 80 1,204 N/A 540 2,948 36.9 28.8 N/A
8 2018–19 James Harden^ Houston Rockets 78 843 378 754 2,818 36.1 35.4 36.2
9 1966–67 Rick Barry* San Francisco Warriors 78 1,011 N/A 753 2,775 35.6 31.5 N/A
10 2005–06 Kobe Bryant* Los Angeles Lakers 80 978 180 696 2,832 35.4 31.1 34.2
11 1987–88 Michael Jordan* Chicago Bulls 82 1,069 7 723 2,868 35.0 31.2 32.7
12 1971–72 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* Milwaukee Bucks 81 1,159 N/A 504 2,822 34.8 28.4 N/A
13 1960–61 Elgin Baylor* Los Angeles Lakers 73 931 N/A 676 2,538 34.8 29.2 N/A
14 1964–65 Wilt Chamberlain* S.F. Warriors / Phila. 76ers 73 1,063 N/A 408 2,534 34.7 27.6 N/A
15 1974–75 Bob McAdoo* Buffalo Braves 82 1,095 N/A 641 2,831 34.5 28.8 26.7
16 2019–20 James Harden^ Houston Rockets 68 672 299 692 2,335 34.3 33.9 32.6
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(tie)		 1962–63 Elgin Baylor* Los Angeles Lakers 80 1,029 N/A 661 2,719 34.0 29.0 N/A
1972–73 Nate Archibald* Kansas City-Omaha Kings 80 1,028 N/A 663 2,719 34.0 26.6 N/A
19 2023–24 Luka Dončić^ Dallas Mavericks 70 804 284 478 2,370 33.9 32.5 33.2
20 1989–90 Michael Jordan* Chicago Bulls 82 1,034 92 593 2,753 33.6 31.0 32.0
21 1965–66 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia 76ers 79 1,074 N/A 501 2,649 33.5 25.5 N/A
22 2025–26‡ Luka Dončić^ Los Angeles Lakers 64 693 254 503 2,143 33.5 33.7 33.5
23 1979–80 George Gervin* San Antonio Spurs 78 1,024 32 505 2,585 33.1 31.7 29.0
24 2022–23 Joel Embiid^ Philadelphia 76ers 66 728 66 661 2,183 33.1 34.4 35.6
25 2005–06 Allen Iverson* Philadelphia 76ers 72 815 72 675 2,377 33.0 27.6 29.8
26 1984–85 Bernard King* New York Knicks 55 691 1 426 1,809 32.9 31.6 31.7
27 2024–25 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander^ Oklahoma City Thunder 76 860 163 601 2,484 32.7 34.4 34.4
28 1992–93 Michael Jordan* Chicago Bulls 78 992 81 476 2,541 32.6 29.8 32.3
29 1988–89 Michael Jordan* Chicago Bulls 81 966 27 674 2,633 32.5 29.1 30.0
30 2022–23 Luka Dončić^ Dallas Mavericks 66 719 185 515 2,138 32.4 32.2 33.3
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References

  • "MSN Encarta: National Basketball Association Records". Archived from the original on 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  • "Rauzulu's Street: National Basketball Association (NBA) Individual Records - Scoring". Archived from the original on 2024-12-26. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  • Kalb, Elliott (2003). Who's Better, Who's Best in Basketball. McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 18. ISBN 0-07-141788-5.
  • "NBA.com: Points - 1961-62". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2008-10-08.

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