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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 Brandon Roy 22 POR 57 2015 955 250 230 67 10 .456 .377 .838 35.4 16.8 4.4 4.0 1.2 0.2
2005-06 NBA Chris Paul 20 NOK 78 2808 1258 400 611 175 6 .430 .282 .847 36.0 16.1 5.1 7.8 2.2 0.1
2004-05 NBA Emeka Okafor 22 CHA 73 2600 1105 795 64 62 125 .447 .000 .609 35.6 15.1 10.9 0.9 0.8 1.7
2003-04 NBA LeBron James 19 CLE 79 3122 1654 432 465 130 58 .417 .290 .754 39.5 20.9 5.5 5.9 1.6 0.7
2002-03 NBA Yao Ming 22 HOU 82 2383 1104 675 137 31 147 .498 .500 .811 29.1 13.5 8.2 1.7 0.4 1.8
2001-02 NBA Tony Parker 19 SAS 77 2267 705 197 334 89 7 .419 .323 .675 29.4 9.2 2.6 4.3 1.2 0.1
2000-01 NBA Mike Miller 20 ORL 82 2390 975 327 140 51 19 .436 .407 .711 29.1 11.9 4.0 1.7 0.6 0.2
1999-00 NBA Elton Brand 20 CHI 81 2999 1627 810 155 66 132 .482 .000 .685 37.0 20.1 10.0 1.9 0.8 1.6
1998-99 NBA Vince Carter 22 TOR 50 1760 913 283 149 55 77 .450 .288 .761 35.2 18.3 5.7 3.0 1.1 1.5
1997-98 NBA Tim Duncan 21 SAS 82 3204 1731 977 224 55 206 .549 .000 .662 39.1 21.1 11.9 2.7 0.7 2.5
1996-97 NBA Shareef Abdur-Rahim 20 VAN 80 2802 1494 555 175 79 79 .453 .259 .746 35.0 18.7 6.9 2.2 1.0 1.0
1995-96 NBA Damon Stoudamire 22 TOR 70 2865 1331 281 653 98 19 .426 .395 .797 40.9 19.0 4.0 9.3 1.4 0.3
1994-95 NBA Grant Hill 22 DET 70 2678 1394 445 353 124 62 .477 .148 .732 38.3 19.9 6.4 5.0 1.8 0.9
1993-94 NBA Chris Webber 20 GSW 76 2438 1333 694 272 93 164 .552 .000 .532 32.1 17.5 9.1 3.6 1.2 2.2
1992-93 NBA Shaquille O'Neal 20 ORL 81 3071 1893 1122 152 60 286 .562 .000 .592 37.9 23.4 13.9 1.9 0.7 3.5
1991-92 NBA Larry Johnson 22 CHH 82 3047 1576 899 292 81 51 .490 .227 .829 37.2 19.2 11.0 3.6 1.0 0.6
1990-91 NBA Derrick Coleman 23 NJN 74 2602 1364 759 163 71 99 .467 .342 .731 35.2 18.4 10.3 2.2 1.0 1.3
1989-90 NBA David Robinson 24 SAS 82 3002 1993 983 164 138 319 .531 .000 .732 36.6 24.3 12.0 2.0 1.7 3.9
1988-89 NBA Mitch Richmond 23 GSW 79 2717 1741 468 334 82 13 .468 .367 .810 34.4 22.0 5.9 4.2 1.0 0.2
1987-88 NBA Mark Jackson 22 NYK 82 3249 1114 396 868 205 6 .432 .254 .774 39.6 13.6 4.8 10.6 2.5 0.1
1986-87 NBA Chuck Person 22 IND 82 2956 1541 677 295 90 16 .468 .355 .747 36.0 18.8 8.3 3.6 1.1 0.2
1985-86 NBA Patrick Ewing 23 NYK 50 1771 998 451 102 54 103 .474 .000 .739 35.4 20.0 9.0 2.0 1.1 2.1
1984-85 NBA Michael Jordan 21 CHI 82 3144 2313 534 481 196 69 .515 .173 .845 38.3 28.2 6.5 5.9 2.4 0.8
1983-84 NBA Ralph Sampson 23 HOU 82 2693 1720 913 163 70 197 .523 .250 .661 32.8 21.0 11.1 2.0 0.9 2.4
1982-83 NBA Terry Cummings 21 SDC 70 2531 1660 744 177 129 62 .523 .000 .709 36.2 23.7 10.6 2.5 1.8 0.9
1981-82 NBA Isiah Thomas 20 DET 72 2433 1225 209 565 150 17 .424 .288 .704 33.8 17.0 2.9 7.8 2.1 0.2
1980-81 NBA Darrell Griffith 22 UTA 81 2867 1671 288 194 106 50 .464 .192 .716 35.4 20.6 3.6 2.4 1.3 0.6
1979-80 NBA Larry Bird 23 BOS 82 2955 1745 852 370 143 53 .474 .406 .836 36.0 21.3 10.4 4.5 1.7 0.6
1978-79 NBA Phil Ford 22 KCK 79 2723 1260 182 681 174 6 .465 .813 34.5 15.9 2.3 8.6 2.2 0.1
1977-78 NBA Walter Davis 23 PHO 81 2590 1959 484 273 113 20 .526 .830 32.0 24.2 6.0 3.4 1.4 0.2
1976-77 NBA Adrian Dantley 20 BUF 77 2816 1564 587 144 91 15 .520 .818 36.6 20.3 7.6 1.9 1.2 0.2
1975-76 NBA Alvan Adams 21 PHO 80 2656 1519 727 450 121 116 .469 .735 33.2 19.0 9.1 5.6 1.5 1.5
1974-75 NBA Jamaal Wilkes 21 GSW 82 2515 1164 671 183 107 22 .442 .734 30.7 14.2 8.2 2.2 1.3 0.3
1973-74 NBA Ernie DiGregorio 23 BUF 81 2910 1234 219 663 59 9 .421 .902 35.9 15.2 2.7 8.2 0.7 0.1
1972-73 NBA Bob McAdoo 21 BUF 80 2562 1441 728 139 .452 .774 32.0 18.0 9.1 1.7
1971-72 NBA Sidney Wicks 22 POR 82 3245 2009 943 350 .427 .710 39.6 24.5 11.5 4.3
1970-71 NBA Dave Cowens 22 BOS 81 3076 1373 1216 228 .422 .732 38.0 17.0 15.0 2.8
1969-70 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22 MIL 82 3534 2361 1190 337 .518 .653 43.1 28.8 14.5 4.1
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 Earl Monroe 23 BAL 82 3012 1991 465 349 .453 .781 36.7 24.3 5.7 4.3
1966-67 NBA Dave Bing 23 DET 80 2762 1601 359 330 .436 .738 34.5 20.0 4.5 4.1
1965-66 NBA Rick Barry 21 SFW 80 2990 2059 850 173 .439 .862 37.4 25.7 10.6 2.2
1964-65 NBA Luke Jackson 23 PHI 76 2590 1126 980 93 .414 .713 34.1 14.8 12.9 1.2
1963-64 NBA Jerry Lucas 23 CIN 79 3273 1400 1375 204 .527 .779 41.4 17.7 17.4 2.6
1962-63 NBA Terry Dischinger 22 CHZ 57 2294 1452 458 175 .512 .770 40.2 25.5 8.0 3.1
1961-62 NBA Walt Bellamy 22 CHP 79 3344 2495 1500 210 .519 .644 42.3 31.6 19.0 2.7
1960-61 NBA Oscar Robertson 22 CIN 71 3032 2165 716 690 .473 .822 42.7 30.5 10.1 9.7
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 Elgin Baylor 24 MNL 70 2855 1742 1050 287 .408 .777 40.8 24.9 15.0 4.1