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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Lg Player Age Tm G MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
2006-07 NBA Dirk Nowitzki 28 DAL 78 2821 1916 693 263 52 62 .502 .416 .904 36.2 24.6 8.9 3.4 0.7 0.8
2005-06 NBA Steve Nash 31 PHO 79 2796 1489 333 826 61 12 .512 .439 .921 35.4 18.8 4.2 10.5 0.8 0.2
2005-06 NBA LeBron James 21 CLE 79 3361 2478 556 521 123 66 .480 .335 .738 42.5 31.4 7.0 6.6 1.6 0.8
2004-05 NBA Shaquille O'Neal 32 MIA 73 2492 1669 760 200 36 171 .601 .461 34.1 22.9 10.4 2.7 0.5 2.3
2003-04 NBA Kevin Garnett 27 MIN 82 3231 1987 1139 409 120 178 .499 .256 .791 39.4 24.2 13.9 5.0 1.5 2.2
2002-03 NBA Tim Duncan 26 SAS 81 3181 1884 1043 316 55 237 .513 .273 .710 39.3 23.3 12.9 3.9 0.7 2.9
2001-02 NBA Tim Duncan 25 SAS 82 3329 2089 1042 307 61 203 .508 .100 .799 40.6 25.5 12.7 3.7 0.7 2.5
2000-01 NBA Allen Iverson 25 PHI 71 2979 2207 273 325 178 20 .420 .320 .814 42.0 31.1 3.8 4.6 2.5 0.3
1999-00 NBA Shaquille O'Neal 27 LAL 79 3163 2344 1078 299 36 239 .574 .000 .524 40.0 29.7 13.6 3.8 0.5 3.0
1998-99 NBA Karl Malone 35 UTA 49 1832 1164 463 201 62 28 .493 .000 .788 37.4 23.8 9.4 4.1 1.3 0.6
1997-98 NBA Michael Jordan 34 CHI 82 3181 2357 475 283 141 45 .465 .238 .784 38.8 28.7 5.8 3.5 1.7 0.5
1996-97 NBA Michael Jordan 33 CHI 82 3106 2431 482 352 140 44 .486 .374 .833 37.9 29.6 5.9 4.3 1.7 0.5
1995-96 NBA Michael Jordan 32 CHI 82 3090 2491 543 352 180 42 .495 .427 .834 37.7 30.4 6.6 4.3 2.2 0.5
1994-95 NBA David Robinson 29 SAS 81 3074 2238 877 236 134 262 .530 .300 .774 38.0 27.6 10.8 2.9 1.7 3.2
1993-94 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon 31 HOU 80 3277 2184 955 287 128 297 .528 .421 .716 41.0 27.3 11.9 3.6 1.6 3.7
1992-93 NBA Charles Barkley 29 PHO 76 2859 1944 928 385 119 74 .520 .305 .765 37.6 25.6 12.2 5.1 1.6 1.0
1991-92 NBA Michael Jordan 28 CHI 80 3102 2404 511 489 182 75 .519 .270 .832 38.8 30.1 6.4 6.1 2.3 0.9
1990-91 NBA Michael Jordan 27 CHI 82 3034 2580 492 453 223 83 .539 .312 .851 37.0 31.5 6.0 5.5 2.7 1.0
1989-90 NBA Charles Barkley 26 PHI 79 3085 1989 909 307 148 50 .600 .217 .749 39.1 25.2 11.5 3.9 1.9 0.6
1988-89 NBA Michael Jordan 25 CHI 81 3255 2633 652 650 234 65 .538 .276 .850 40.2 32.5 8.0 8.0 2.9 0.8
1987-88 NBA Michael Jordan 24 CHI 82 3311 2868 449 485 259 131 .535 .132 .841 40.4 35.0 5.5 5.9 3.2 1.6
1986-87 NBA Magic Johnson 27 LAL 80 2904 1909 504 977 138 36 .522 .205 .848 36.3 23.9 6.3 12.2 1.7 0.5
1985-86 NBA Larry Bird 29 BOS 82 3113 2115 805 557 166 51 .496 .423 .896 38.0 25.8 9.8 6.8 2.0 0.6
1984-85 NBA Larry Bird 28 BOS 80 3161 2295 842 531 129 98 .522 .427 .882 39.5 28.7 10.5 6.6 1.6 1.2
1983-84 NBA Bernard King 27 NYK 77 2667 2027 394 164 75 17 .572 .000 .779 34.6 26.3 5.1 2.1 1.0 0.2
1982-83 NBA Moses Malone 27 PHI 78 2922 1908 1194 101 89 157 .501 .000 .761 37.5 24.5 15.3 1.3 1.1 2.0
1981-82 NBA Moses Malone 26 HOU 81 3398 2520 1188 142 76 125 .519 .000 .762 42.0 31.1 14.7 1.8 0.9 1.5
1980-81 NBA Julius Erving 30 PHI 82 2874 2014 657 364 173 147 .521 .222 .787 35.0 24.6 8.0 4.4 2.1 1.8
1979-80 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32 LAL 82 3143 2034 886 371 81 280 .604 .000 .765 38.3 24.8 10.8 4.5 1.0 3.4
1978-79 NBA Moses Malone 23 HOU 82 3390 2031 1444 147 79 119 .540 .739 41.3 24.8 17.6 1.8 1.0 1.5
1977-78 NBA Bill Walton 25 POR 58 1929 1097 766 291 60 146 .522 .720 33.3 18.9 13.2 5.0 1.0 2.5
1976-77 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 LAL 82 3016 2152 1090 319 101 261 .579 .701 36.8 26.2 13.3 3.9 1.2 3.2
1975-76 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28 LAL 82 3379 2275 1383 413 119 338 .529 .703 41.2 27.7 16.9 5.0 1.5 4.1
1974-75 NBA Bob McAdoo 23 BUF 82 3539 2831 1155 179 92 174 .512 .805 43.2 34.5 14.1 2.2 1.1 2.1
1973-74 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 MIL 81 3548 2191 1178 386 112 283 .539 .702 43.8 27.0 14.5 4.8 1.4 3.5
1972-73 NBA Tiny Archibald 24 KCO 80 3681 2719 223 910 .488 .847 46.0 34.0 2.8 11.4
1971-72 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24 MIL 81 3583 2822 1346 370 .574 .689 44.2 34.8 16.6 4.6
1970-71 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 MIL 82 3288 2596 1311 272 .577 .690 40.1 31.7 16.0 3.3
1969-70 NBA Willis Reed 27 NYK 81 3089 1755 1126 161 .507 .756 38.1 21.7 13.9 2.0
1968-69 NBA Wes Unseld 22 BAL 82 2970 1131 1491 213 .476 .605 36.2 13.8 18.2 2.6
1967-68 NBA Wilt Chamberlain 31 PHI 82 3836 1992 1952 702 .595 .380 46.8 24.3 23.8 8.6
1966-67 NBA Wilt Chamberlain 30 PHI 81 3682 1956 1957 630 .683 .441 45.5 24.1 24.2 7.8
1965-66 NBA Wilt Chamberlain 29 PHI 79 3737 2649 1943 414 .540 .513 47.3 33.5 24.6 5.2
1964-65 NBA Bill Russell 30 BOS 78 3466 1102 1878 410 .438 .573 44.4 14.1 24.1 5.3
1963-64 NBA Oscar Robertson 25 CIN 79 3559 2480 783 868 .483 .853 45.1 31.4 9.9 11.0
1962-63 NBA Bill Russell 28 BOS 78 3500 1309 1843 348 .432 .555 44.9 16.8 23.6 4.5
1961-62 NBA Bill Russell 27 BOS 76 3433 1436 1790 341 .457 .595 45.2 18.9 23.6 4.5
1960-61 NBA Bill Russell 26 BOS 78 3458 1322 1868 268 .426 .550 44.3 16.9 23.9 3.4
1959-60 NBA Wilt Chamberlain 23 PHW 72 3338 2707 1941 168 .461 .582 46.4 37.6 27.0 2.3
1958-59 NBA Bob Pettit 26 STL 72 2873 2105 1182 221 .438 .759 39.9 29.2 16.4 3.1