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Career Leaders and Records for Points Per Game

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NBA/ABA

RankPlayerPPG
1.Michael Jordan*30.12
2.Wilt Chamberlain*30.07
3.LeBron James27.53
4.Elgin Baylor*27.36
5.Allen Iverson27.07
6.Jerry West*27.03
7.Bob Pettit*26.36
8.Oscar Robertson*25.68
9.Kobe Bryant25.13
10.George Gervin*25.09
11.Karl Malone25.02
12.Dominique Wilkins*24.83
13.Rick Barry*24.78
14.Shaquille O'Neal24.73
15.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*24.61
16.Larry Bird*24.29
17.Adrian Dantley*24.27
18.Pete Maravich*24.24
19.Carmelo Anthony24.20
20.Julius Erving*24.16
21.Vince Carter23.49
22.George Mikan*23.13
23.Paul Pierce22.88
24.Paul Arizin*22.81
25.Dirk Nowitzki22.75
26.David Thompson*22.67
27.Dan Issel*22.56
28.Bernard King22.49
29.Charles Barkley*22.14
30.Tracy McGrady22.05
31.Bob McAdoo*22.05
32.Hakeem Olajuwon*21.77
33.Alex English*21.47
34.Tim Duncan21.41
35.Billy Cunningham*21.18
36.David Robinson*21.06
37.Mitch Richmond21.00
38.Patrick Ewing*20.98
39.Elvin Hayes*20.96
40.Ray Allen20.87
41.John Havlicek*20.78
42.Charlie Scott20.69
43.John Drew20.69
44.Glenn Robinson20.69
45.Chris Webber20.68
46.Michael Redd20.54
47.Clyde Drexler*20.44
48.Dave Bing*20.34
49.Moses Malone*20.33
50.Spencer Haywood20.27
51.World B. Free20.27
52.George McGinnis20.20
53.Kevin Garnett20.17
54.Lou Hudson20.16
55.Marques Johnson20.10
56.Walt Bellamy*20.08
57.Bob Lanier*20.07
58.Mark Aguirre20.00
59.Elton Brand19.99
60.Antawn Jamison19.90
61.Mike Mitchell19.78
62.Kiki Vandeweghe19.73
63.Magic Johnson*19.54
64.Neil Johnston*19.42
65.Stephon Marbury19.26
66.Jack Twyman*19.25
67.Hal Greer*19.24
68.Isiah Thomas*19.23
69.Larry Jones19.07
70.Jamal Mashburn19.06
71.Jeff Malone19.04
72.Brad Daugherty18.96
73.Walter Davis18.90
74.Walt Frazier*18.89
75.Donnie Freeman18.88
76.Earl Monroe*18.85
77.Pau Gasol18.84
78.Tiny Archibald*18.81
79.Artis Gilmore18.77
80.Willis Reed*18.74
81.Connie Hawkins*18.71
82.Bailey Howell*18.69
83.Tom Heinsohn*18.65
84.Gail Goodrich*18.60
85.Jason Richardson18.59
86.Reggie Theus18.53
87.Grant Hill18.52
88.Dolph Schayes*18.51
89.Bob Dandridge18.51
90.Jerry Stackhouse18.44
91.Mel Daniels18.43
92.Bob Cousy*18.36
93.Glen Rice18.34
94.Latrell Sprewell18.30
95.Chet Walker18.25
96.Reggie Miller18.20
97.Chris Mullin18.17
98.Steve Francis18.14
99.Tom Chambers18.11
100.Shareef Abdur-Rahim18.11
101.Otis Birdsong18.02
102.Rolando Blackman17.98
103.Calvin Murphy*17.91
104.Richard Hamilton17.90
105.Kevin Johnson17.86
106.Kevin McHale*17.85
107.Bill Sharman*17.81
108.Shawn Marion17.79
109.Peja Stojakovic17.75
110.Tim Hardaway17.73
111.Cliff Hagan*17.72
112.Richard Jefferson17.71
113.Sam Jones*17.69
114.Jamaal Wilkes17.69
115.Joe Barry Carroll17.67
116.Dave Cowens*17.64
117.James Worthy*17.62
118.Bob Love17.61
119.Ed Macauley*17.53
120.Antoine Walker17.52
121.Rudy Tomjanovich17.43
122.Roger Brown17.35
123.Purvis Short17.35
124.Allan Houston17.34
125.Richie Guerin17.31
126.Larry Kenon17.23
127.Cliff Robinson17.21
128.Jo Jo White17.20
129.Calvin Natt17.18
130.Kelly Tripucka17.17
131.Joe Johnson17.17
132.Zelmo Beaty17.11
133.Gus Williams17.08
134.Alonzo Mourning17.08
135.Larry Nance17.05
136.Clyde Lovellette*16.97
137.Jerry Lucas*16.95
138.Billy Knight16.93
139.Rashard Lewis16.90
140.Baron Davis16.89
141.Sidney Wicks16.85
142.Ron Boone16.75
143.Ralph Simpson16.72
144.Tony Parker16.70
 Jimmy Walker16.70
146.Randy Smith16.66
147.Jimmy Jones16.57
148.Lenny Wilkens*16.50
149.Derrick Coleman16.50
150.Terry Cummings16.45
151.Mike Bibby16.43
152.Dick Van Arsdale16.37
153.Gary Payton16.34
154.Archie Clark16.30
155.Corey Maggette16.30
156.Stew Johnson16.29
157.Brian Winters16.21
158.Gus Johnson16.21
159.Jason Terry16.20
160.Darrell Griffith16.20
161.Larry Johnson16.20
162.Jeff Mullins16.19
163.Michael Finley16.18
164.Joe Caldwell16.14
165.Mack Calvin16.12
166.James Silas16.11
167.Joe Dumars*16.11
168.Scottie Pippen16.08
169.Dave DeBusschere*16.06
170.Freddie Lewis16.04
171.Cuttino Mobley16.02
172.Eddie Johnson16.02
173.Orlando Woolridge16.01
174.Louie Dampier15.92
175.Don Ohl15.89
176.Dick Barnett15.82
177.Willie Naulls15.79
178.Sam Cassell15.75
179.Dale Ellis15.72
180.Norm Nixon15.71
181.Xavier McDaniel15.64
182.Rudy LaRusso15.63
183.Jack Sikma15.62
184.Paul Westphal15.56
185.Sidney Moncrief15.56
186.Truck Robinson15.53
187.Ray Williams15.51
188.Austin Carr15.36
189.Kevin Loughery15.33
190.Wayman Tisdale15.33
191.Tom Van Arsdale15.32
192.Mark Price15.22
193.Anfernee Hardaway15.18
194.Steve Jones15.16
195.Cazzie Russell15.15
196.Lamar Odom15.12
197.Bill Russell*15.08
198.Chauncey Billups15.07
199.Eddie Johnson15.06
200.Rasheed Wallace15.01
201.Nate Thurmond*14.98
202.Vin Baker14.97
203.Mike Newlin14.94
204.Ricky Pierce14.93
205.Juwan Howard14.88
206.Rik Smits14.85
207.Eddie Jones14.84
208.Bob Boozer14.83
209.Happy Hairston14.83
210.Jack Marin14.77
211.Hersey Hawkins14.72
212.Chuck Person14.70
213.Shawn Kemp14.60
214.Andre Miller14.60
215.Fred Brown14.56
216.Maurice Lucas14.55
217.Jeff Hornacek14.54
218.Robert Parish*14.48
219.Nick Anderson14.41
220.Gene Shue14.40
221.Vern Mikkelsen*14.40
222.Steve Nash14.39
223.Nick Van Exel14.38
224.Zydrunas Ilgauskas14.35
225.Ray Scott14.34
226.Jim Jackson14.34
227.Dan Roundfield14.34
228.Jalen Rose14.32
229.Jim Paxson14.28
230.Jermaine O'Neal14.27
231.Steve Smith14.26
232.Sean Elliott14.21
233.Clifford Robinson14.20
234.Dennis Johnson14.12
235.Mickey Johnson14.10
236.Alvan Adams14.08
237.Byron Scott14.07
238.Danny Manning14.01
239.Otis Thorpe14.00
240.Jerry Sloan14.00
241.Mike Woodson13.97
242.Alvin Robertson13.97
243.Detlef Schrempf13.87
244.Fat Lever13.87
245.Jason Kidd13.84
246.Red Kerr13.79
247.Ron Harper13.79
248.Al Harrington13.75
249.Larry Foust13.71
250.Mychal Thompson13.70

NBA

RankPlayerPPG
1.Michael Jordan*30.12
2.Wilt Chamberlain*30.07
3.LeBron James27.53
4.Elgin Baylor*27.36
5.Allen Iverson27.07
6.Jerry West*27.03
7.Bob Pettit*26.36
8.George Gervin*26.18
9.Oscar Robertson*25.68
10.Kobe Bryant25.13
11.Karl Malone25.02
12.Dominique Wilkins*24.83
13.Shaquille O'Neal24.73
14.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*24.61
15.Larry Bird*24.29
16.Adrian Dantley*24.27
17.Pete Maravich*24.24
18.Carmelo Anthony24.20
19.Vince Carter23.49
20.Rick Barry*23.17
21.George Mikan*23.13
22.Paul Pierce22.88
23.Paul Arizin*22.81
24.Dirk Nowitzki22.75
25.Bernard King22.49
26.Charles Barkley*22.14
27.David Thompson*22.13
28.Tracy McGrady22.05
29.Bob McAdoo*22.05
30.Julius Erving*21.97
31.Hakeem Olajuwon*21.77
32.Alex English*21.47
33.Tim Duncan21.41
34.David Robinson*21.06
35.Mitch Richmond21.00
36.Patrick Ewing*20.98
37.Elvin Hayes*20.96
38.Ray Allen20.87
39.Billy Cunningham*20.83
40.John Havlicek*20.78
41.John Drew20.69
42.Glenn Robinson20.69
43.Chris Webber20.68
44.Moses Malone*20.62
45.Michael Redd20.54
46.Clyde Drexler*20.44
47.Dan Issel*20.42
48.Dave Bing*20.34
49.World B. Free20.27
50.Kevin Garnett20.17
51.Lou Hudson20.16
52.Marques Johnson20.10
53.Walt Bellamy*20.08
54.Bob Lanier*20.07
55.Mark Aguirre20.00
56.Elton Brand19.99
57.Antawn Jamison19.90
58.Mike Mitchell19.78
59.Kiki Vandeweghe19.73
60.Magic Johnson*19.54
61.Neil Johnston*19.42
62.Stephon Marbury19.26
63.Jack Twyman*19.25
64.Hal Greer*19.24
65.Isiah Thomas*19.23
66.Spencer Haywood19.20
67.Jamal Mashburn19.06
68.Jeff Malone19.04
69.Brad Daugherty18.96
70.Walter Davis18.90
71.Walt Frazier*18.89
72.Earl Monroe*18.85
73.Pau Gasol18.84
74.Tiny Archibald*18.81
75.Willis Reed*18.74
76.Bailey Howell*18.69
77.Tom Heinsohn*18.65
78.Gail Goodrich*18.60
79.Jason Richardson18.59
80.Reggie Theus18.53
81.Grant Hill18.52
82.Dolph Schayes*18.51
83.Bob Dandridge18.51
84.Jerry Stackhouse18.44
85.Bob Cousy*18.36
86.Glen Rice18.34
87.Latrell Sprewell18.30
88.Chet Walker18.25
89.Reggie Miller18.20
90.Chris Mullin18.17
91.Steve Francis18.14
92.Tom Chambers18.11
93.Shareef Abdur-Rahim18.11
94.Cliff Hagan*18.05
95.Otis Birdsong18.02
96.Rolando Blackman17.98
97.Charlie Scott17.92
98.Calvin Murphy*17.91
99.Richard Hamilton17.90
100.Kevin Johnson17.86
101.Kevin McHale*17.85
102.Bill Sharman*17.81
103.Shawn Marion17.79
104.Peja Stojakovic17.75
105.Tim Hardaway17.73
106.Richard Jefferson17.71
107.Sam Jones*17.69
108.Jamaal Wilkes17.69
109.Joe Barry Carroll17.67
110.Dave Cowens*17.64
111.James Worthy*17.62
112.Bob Love17.61
113.Ed Macauley*17.53
114.Antoine Walker17.52
115.Rudy Tomjanovich17.43
116.Purvis Short17.35
117.Allan Houston17.34
118.Richie Guerin17.31
119.Cliff Robinson17.21
120.Jo Jo White17.20
121.Calvin Natt17.18
122.Kelly Tripucka17.17
123.Joe Johnson17.17
124.Artis Gilmore17.14
125.Gus Williams17.08
126.Alonzo Mourning17.08
127.Larry Nance17.05
128.Clyde Lovellette*16.97
129.Jerry Lucas*16.95
130.Rashard Lewis16.90
131.Baron Davis16.89
132.Sidney Wicks16.85
133.Tony Parker16.70
 Jimmy Walker16.70
135.Randy Smith16.66
136.Lenny Wilkens*16.50
137.Derrick Coleman16.50
138.Terry Cummings16.45
139.Mike Bibby16.43
140.Dick Van Arsdale16.37
141.Gary Payton16.34
142.Archie Clark16.30
143.Corey Maggette16.30
144.Brian Winters16.21
145.Jason Terry16.20
146.Darrell Griffith16.20
147.Larry Johnson16.20
148.Jeff Mullins16.19
149.Michael Finley16.18
150.Joe Dumars*16.11
151.Scottie Pippen16.08
152.Dave DeBusschere*16.06
153.Cuttino Mobley16.02
154.Eddie Johnson16.02
155.Orlando Woolridge16.01
156.Don Ohl15.89
157.Dick Barnett15.82
158.Willie Naulls15.79
159.Sam Cassell15.75
160.Billy Knight15.74
161.Dale Ellis15.72
162.Norm Nixon15.71
163.Xavier McDaniel15.64
164.Rudy LaRusso15.63
165.Jack Sikma15.62
166.Paul Westphal15.56
167.Sidney Moncrief15.56
168.Truck Robinson15.53
169.Ray Williams15.51
170.Austin Carr15.36
171.Kevin Loughery15.33
172.Wayman Tisdale15.33
173.Tom Van Arsdale15.32
174.Mark Price15.22
175.Anfernee Hardaway15.18
176.Dan Roundfield15.17
177.Cazzie Russell15.15
178.Lamar Odom15.12
179.Bill Russell*15.08
180.Chauncey Billups15.07
181.Eddie Johnson15.06
182.Rasheed Wallace15.01
183.Nate Thurmond*14.98
184.Vin Baker14.97
185.Mike Newlin14.94
186.Ricky Pierce14.93
187.Ray Scott14.89
188.Juwan Howard14.88
189.Rik Smits14.85
190.Eddie Jones14.84
191.Bob Boozer14.83
192.Happy Hairston14.83
193.Jack Marin14.77
194.Hersey Hawkins14.72
195.Chuck Person14.70
196.Shawn Kemp14.60
197.Andre Miller14.60
198.Fred Brown14.56
199.Jeff Hornacek14.54
200.Robert Parish*14.48
201.Maurice Lucas14.43
202.Nick Anderson14.41
203.Gene Shue14.40
204.Vern Mikkelsen*14.40
205.Steve Nash14.39
206.Nick Van Exel14.38
207.Zydrunas Ilgauskas14.35
208.Jim Jackson14.34
209.Jalen Rose14.32
210.Jim Paxson14.28
211.Jermaine O'Neal14.27
212.Steve Smith14.26
213.Sean Elliott14.21
214.Clifford Robinson14.20
215.Dennis Johnson14.12
216.Mickey Johnson14.10
217.Alvan Adams14.08
218.Byron Scott14.07
219.Danny Manning14.01
220.Otis Thorpe14.00
221.Jerry Sloan14.00
222.Mike Woodson13.97
223.Alvin Robertson13.97
224.Detlef Schrempf13.87
225.Fat Lever13.87
226.Jason Kidd13.84
227.Red Kerr13.79
228.Ron Harper13.79
229.Al Harrington13.75
230.Larry Foust13.71
231.Mychal Thompson13.70
232.Armen Gilliam13.67
233.John Long13.58
234.Junior Bridgeman13.57
235.Carl Braun13.48
236.Mookie Blaylock13.46
237.Damon Stoudamire13.40
238.Kendall Gill13.37
239.Derek Harper13.35
240.Ricky Sobers13.28
241.Rod Strickland13.22
242.Bill Cartwright13.20
243.Antonio McDyess13.17
244.Scott Wedman13.15
245.John Stockton*13.11
246.Gerald Wilkins13.04
247.Bill Laimbeer12.91
248.John Johnson12.89
249.Buck Williams12.84
250.Christian Laettner12.81

ABA

RankPlayerPPG
1.Rick Barry*30.46
2.Julius Erving*28.65
3.John Brisker26.09
4.Dan Issel*25.65
5.George McGinnis25.22
6.Artis Gilmore22.29
7.George Gervin*21.88
8.Bob Verga21.23
9.Larry Jones21.16
10.Ralph Simpson20.44
11.George Thompson20.15
12.Darel Carrier20.03
13.Mack Calvin19.93
14.Donnie Freeman19.77
15.Levern Tart19.40
16.Willie Wise19.18
17.Jimmy Jones19.17
18.Zelmo Beaty19.12
19.Louie Dampier18.85
20.Mel Daniels18.69
21.Ron Boone18.36
22.James Silas18.23
23.George Carter18.16
24.Joe Caldwell17.49
25.Roger Brown17.35
26.Warren Jabali17.15
27.Freddie Lewis17.00
28.Glen Combs16.49
29.Doug Moe16.30
30.Stew Johnson16.29
31.Cincinnatus Powell16.27
32.Charles Williams16.18
33.Steve Jones16.03
34.Bob Netolicky15.98
35.Rich Jones15.95
36.Billy Paultz15.74
37.Johnny Neumann14.94
38.Dave Robisch14.59
39.John Beasley13.65
40.Larry Miller13.57
41.Red Robbins13.15
42.Les Hunter12.82
43.Goose Ligon12.81
44.Arthur Becker12.46
45.Bill Melchionni12.41
46.Chuck Williams12.28
47.Wil Jones12.20
48.Warren Davis12.19
49.Byron Beck12.04
50.Gene Moore12.03
51.Walter Simon11.86
52.Bill Keller11.85
53.Jim Eakins11.70
54.Gerald Govan7.71