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NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Points Per Game

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Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).

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NBA/ABA

Rank Player PPG
1. Michael Jordan* 30.12
2. Wilt Chamberlain* 30.07
3. LeBron James 27.71
4. Elgin Baylor* 27.36
5. Jerry West* 27.03
6. Allen Iverson 26.66
7. Bob Pettit* 26.36
8. Oscar Robertson* 25.68
9. Kobe Bryant 25.36
10. Dwyane Wade 25.32
11. George Gervin* 25.09
12. Karl Malone* 25.02
13. Dominique Wilkins* 24.83
14. Rick Barry* 24.78
15. Carmelo Anthony 24.75
16. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.61
17. Larry Bird* 24.29
18. Adrian Dantley* 24.27
19. Pete Maravich* 24.24
20. Julius Erving* 24.16
21. Shaquille O'Neal 23.69
22. George Mikan* 23.13
23. Dirk Nowitzki 22.85
24. Paul Arizin* 22.81
25. David Thompson* 22.67
26. Dan Issel* 22.56
27. Bernard King 22.49
28. Charles Barkley* 22.14
29. Paul Pierce 22.11
30. Bob McAdoo* 22.05
31. Vince Carter 21.92
32. Hakeem Olajuwon* 21.77
33. Amare Stoudemire 21.76
34. Alex English* 21.47
35. Billy Cunningham* 21.18
36. Gilbert Arenas 21.18
37. David Robinson* 21.06
38. Mitch Richmond 21.00
39. Patrick Ewing* 20.98
40. Elvin Hayes* 20.96
41. John Havlicek* 20.78
42. Charlie Scott 20.69
43. John Drew 20.69
44. Glenn Robinson 20.69
45. John Brisker 20.69
46. Chris Webber 20.68
47. Clyde Drexler* 20.44
48. Tim Duncan 20.41
49. Dave Bing* 20.34
50. Moses Malone* 20.33
51. Spencer Haywood 20.27
52. World B. Free 20.27
53. Bob Verga 20.23
54. George McGinnis 20.20
55. Lou Hudson 20.16
56. Ray Allen 20.12
57. Marques Johnson 20.10
58. Tracy McGrady 20.10
59. Walt Bellamy* 20.08
60. Bob Lanier* 20.07
61. Darel Carrier 20.03
62. Mark Aguirre 20.00
63. Chris Bosh 19.96
64. Mike Mitchell 19.78
65. Kiki Vandeweghe 19.73
66. Michael Redd 19.69
67. Antawn Jamison 19.63
68. Magic Johnson* 19.54
69. Neil Johnston* 19.42
70. Levern Tart 19.40
71. Kevin Garnett 19.40
72. Stephon Marbury 19.26
73. Jack Twyman* 19.25
74. Hal Greer* 19.24
75. Isiah Thomas* 19.23
76. Larry Jones 19.07
77. Jamal Mashburn 19.06
78. Jeff Malone 19.04
79. Brad Daugherty 18.96
80. Walter Davis 18.90
81. Walt Frazier* 18.89
82. Donnie Freeman 18.88
83. Earl Monroe* 18.85
84. Tiny Archibald* 18.81
85. Artis Gilmore* 18.77
86. Willis Reed* 18.74
87. Connie Hawkins* 18.71
88. Pau Gasol 18.71
89. Bailey Howell* 18.69
90. Tom Heinsohn* 18.65
91. Gail Goodrich* 18.60
92. Elton Brand 18.57
93. George Thompson 18.57
94. Reggie Theus 18.53
95. Dolph Schayes* 18.51
96. Bob Dandridge 18.51
97. Mel Daniels 18.43
98. Bob Cousy* 18.36
99. Glen Rice 18.34
100. Dwight Howard 18.33
101. Latrell Sprewell 18.30
102. Chet Walker 18.25
103. Reggie Miller 18.20
104. Chris Mullin* 18.17
105. Steve Francis 18.14
106. Tom Chambers 18.11
107. Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.11
108. Otis Birdsong 18.02
109. Rolando Blackman 17.98
110. Calvin Murphy* 17.91
111. Kevin Johnson 17.86
112. Kevin McHale* 17.85
113. Bill Sharman* 17.81
114. Jason Richardson 17.78
115. Tim Hardaway 17.73
116. Cliff Hagan* 17.72
117. Joe Johnson 17.70
118. Sam Jones* 17.69
119. Jamaal Wilkes 17.69
120. Joe Barry Carroll 17.67
121. Jerry Stackhouse 17.67
122. Dave Cowens* 17.64
123. James Worthy* 17.62
124. Willie Wise 17.62
125. Richard Hamilton 17.62
126. Bob Love 17.61
127. Zach Randolph 17.57
128. Ed Macauley* 17.53
129. Antoine Walker 17.52
130. John Williamson 17.47
131. Rudy Tomjanovich 17.43
132. Roger Brown 17.35
133. Purvis Short 17.35
134. Allan Houston 17.34
135. Richie Guerin 17.31
136. Grant Hill 17.24
137. Larry Kenon 17.23
138. Cliff Robinson 17.21
139. Jo Jo White 17.20
140. Calvin Natt 17.18
141. Kelly Tripucka 17.17
142. Carlos Boozer 17.17
143. Warren Jabali 17.15
144. Zelmo Beaty 17.11
145. Gus Williams 17.08
146. Alonzo Mourning 17.08
147. Larry Nance 17.05
148. Peja Stojakovic 16.97
149. Clyde Lovellette* 16.97
150. Jerry Lucas* 16.95
151. Billy Knight 16.93
152. Sidney Wicks 16.85
153. Tony Parker 16.81
154. Ron Boone 16.75
155. Ralph Simpson 16.72
156. Jimmy Walker 16.70
157. Shawn Marion 16.69
158. Randy Smith 16.66
159. Jimmy Jones 16.57
160. Lenny Wilkens* 16.50
161. Derrick Coleman 16.50
162. Caron Butler 16.49
163. Glen Combs 16.49
164. Baron Davis 16.46
165. Terry Cummings 16.45
166. Dick Van Arsdale 16.37
167. Gary Payton 16.34
168. Archie Clark 16.30
169. Doug Moe 16.30
170. Stew Johnson 16.29
171. Cincinnatus Powell 16.27
172. Brian Winters 16.21
173. Gus Johnson* 16.21
174. Corey Maggette 16.20
175. Darrell Griffith 16.20
176. Larry Johnson 16.20
177. Jeff Mullins 16.19
178. Charles Williams 16.18
179. Stephen Jackson 16.17
180. Jason Terry 16.16
181. Rashard Lewis 16.16
182. Richard Jefferson 16.14
183. Joe Caldwell 16.14
184. Mack Calvin 16.12
185. James Silas 16.11
186. Joe Dumars* 16.11
187. Scottie Pippen* 16.08
188. Dave DeBusschere* 16.06
189. Freddie Lewis 16.04
190. Cuttino Mobley 16.02
191. Eddie Johnson 16.02
192. Orlando Woolridge 16.01
193. Marvin Barnes 15.98
194. Bob Netolicky 15.98
195. Louie Dampier 15.92
196. Don Ohl 15.89
197. Dick Barnett 15.82
198. Willie Naulls 15.79
199. Sam Cassell 15.75
200. Dale Ellis 15.72
201. Norm Nixon 15.71
202. Michael Finley 15.69
203. Xavier McDaniel 15.64
204. Rudy LaRusso 15.63
205. Jack Sikma 15.62
206. Rich Jones 15.59
207. Paul Westphal 15.56
208. Sidney Moncrief 15.56
209. Truck Robinson 15.53
210. Chauncey Billups 15.52
211. Ray Williams 15.51
212. Jamal Crawford 15.36
213. Austin Carr 15.36
214. Kevin Loughery 15.33
215. Wayman Tisdale 15.33
216. Tom Van Arsdale 15.32
217. Mark Price 15.22
218. Anfernee Hardaway 15.18
219. Steve Jones 15.16
220. Cazzie Russell 15.15
221. Bill Russell* 15.08
222. Eddie Johnson 15.06
223. Nate Thurmond* 14.98
224. Vin Baker 14.97
225. Mike Bibby 14.95
226. Mike Newlin 14.94
227. Ricky Pierce 14.93
228. Rik Smits 14.85
229. Eddie Jones 14.84
230. Bob Boozer 14.83
231. Happy Hairston 14.83
232. Jack Marin 14.77
233. Hersey Hawkins 14.72
234. Chuck Person 14.70
235. Shawn Kemp 14.60
236. Rasheed Wallace 14.58
237. Steve Nash 14.58
238. Fred Brown 14.56
239. Maurice Lucas 14.55
240. Jeff Hornacek 14.54
241. Robert Parish* 14.48
242. Metta World Peace 14.43
243. Nick Anderson 14.41
244. Lamar Odom 14.41
245. Gene Shue 14.40
246. Vern Mikkelsen* 14.40
247. Nick Van Exel 14.38
248. Ray Scott 14.34
249. Jim Jackson 14.34
250. Dan Roundfield 14.34

NBA

Rank Player PPG
1. Michael Jordan* 30.12
2. Wilt Chamberlain* 30.07
3. LeBron James 27.71
4. Elgin Baylor* 27.36
5. Jerry West* 27.03
6. Allen Iverson 26.66
7. Bob Pettit* 26.36
8. George Gervin* 26.18
9. Oscar Robertson* 25.68
10. Kobe Bryant 25.36
11. Dwyane Wade 25.32
12. Karl Malone* 25.02
13. Dominique Wilkins* 24.83
14. Carmelo Anthony 24.75
15. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.61
16. Larry Bird* 24.29
17. Adrian Dantley* 24.27
18. Pete Maravich* 24.24
19. Shaquille O'Neal 23.69
20. Rick Barry* 23.17
21. George Mikan* 23.13
22. Dirk Nowitzki 22.85
23. Paul Arizin* 22.81
24. Bernard King 22.49
25. Charles Barkley* 22.14
26. David Thompson* 22.13
27. Paul Pierce 22.11
28. Bob McAdoo* 22.05
29. Julius Erving* 21.97
30. Vince Carter 21.92
31. Hakeem Olajuwon* 21.77
32. Amare Stoudemire 21.76
33. Alex English* 21.47
34. Gilbert Arenas 21.18
35. David Robinson* 21.06
36. Mitch Richmond 21.00
37. Patrick Ewing* 20.98
38. Elvin Hayes* 20.96
39. Billy Cunningham* 20.83
40. John Havlicek* 20.78
41. John Drew 20.69
42. Glenn Robinson 20.69
43. Chris Webber 20.68
44. Moses Malone* 20.62
45. Clyde Drexler* 20.44
46. Dan Issel* 20.42
47. Tim Duncan 20.41
48. Dave Bing* 20.34
49. World B. Free 20.27
50. Lou Hudson 20.16
51. Ray Allen 20.12
52. Marques Johnson 20.10
53. Tracy McGrady 20.10
54. Walt Bellamy* 20.08
55. Bob Lanier* 20.07
56. Mark Aguirre 20.00
57. Chris Bosh 19.96
58. Mike Mitchell 19.78
59. Kiki Vandeweghe 19.73
60. Michael Redd 19.69
61. Antawn Jamison 19.63
62. Magic Johnson* 19.54
63. Neil Johnston* 19.42
64. Kevin Garnett 19.40
65. Stephon Marbury 19.26
66. Jack Twyman* 19.25
67. Hal Greer* 19.24
68. Isiah Thomas* 19.23
69. Spencer Haywood 19.20
70. Jamal Mashburn 19.06
71. Jeff Malone 19.04
72. Brad Daugherty 18.96
73. Walter Davis 18.90
74. Walt Frazier* 18.89
75. Earl Monroe* 18.85
76. Tiny Archibald* 18.81
77. Willis Reed* 18.74
78. Pau Gasol 18.71
79. Bailey Howell* 18.69
80. Tom Heinsohn* 18.65
81. Gail Goodrich* 18.60
82. Elton Brand 18.57
83. Reggie Theus 18.53
84. Dolph Schayes* 18.51
85. Bob Dandridge 18.51
86. Bob Cousy* 18.36
87. Glen Rice 18.34
88. Dwight Howard 18.33
89. Latrell Sprewell 18.30
90. Chet Walker 18.25
91. Reggie Miller 18.20
92. Chris Mullin* 18.17
93. Steve Francis 18.14
94. Tom Chambers 18.11
95. Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.11
96. Cliff Hagan* 18.05
97. Otis Birdsong 18.02
98. Rolando Blackman 17.98
99. Charlie Scott 17.92
100. Calvin Murphy* 17.91
101. Kevin Johnson 17.86
102. Kevin McHale* 17.85
103. Bill Sharman* 17.81
104. Jason Richardson 17.78
105. Tim Hardaway 17.73
106. Joe Johnson 17.70
107. Sam Jones* 17.69
108. Jamaal Wilkes 17.69
109. Joe Barry Carroll 17.67
110. Jerry Stackhouse 17.67
111. Dave Cowens* 17.64
112. James Worthy* 17.62
113. Richard Hamilton 17.62
114. Bob Love 17.61
115. Zach Randolph 17.57
116. Ed Macauley* 17.53
117. Antoine Walker 17.52
118. Rudy Tomjanovich 17.43
119. Purvis Short 17.35
120. Allan Houston 17.34
121. Richie Guerin 17.31
122. Grant Hill 17.24
123. Cliff Robinson 17.21
124. Jo Jo White 17.20
125. Calvin Natt 17.18
126. Kelly Tripucka 17.17
127. Carlos Boozer 17.17
128. Artis Gilmore* 17.14
129. Gus Williams 17.08
130. Alonzo Mourning 17.08
131. Larry Nance 17.05
132. Peja Stojakovic 16.97
133. Clyde Lovellette* 16.97
134. Jerry Lucas* 16.95
135. Sidney Wicks 16.85
136. Tony Parker 16.81
137. Jimmy Walker 16.70
138. Shawn Marion 16.69
139. Randy Smith 16.66
140. Lenny Wilkens* 16.50
141. Derrick Coleman 16.50
142. Caron Butler 16.49
143. Baron Davis 16.46
144. Terry Cummings 16.45
145. Dick Van Arsdale 16.37
146. Gary Payton 16.34
147. Archie Clark 16.30
148. Brian Winters 16.21
149. Corey Maggette 16.20
150. Darrell Griffith 16.20
151. Larry Johnson 16.20
152. Jeff Mullins 16.19
153. Stephen Jackson 16.17
154. Jason Terry 16.16
155. Rashard Lewis 16.16
156. Richard Jefferson 16.14
157. Joe Dumars* 16.11
158. Scottie Pippen* 16.08
159. Dave DeBusschere* 16.06
160. Cuttino Mobley 16.02
161. Eddie Johnson 16.02
162. Orlando Woolridge 16.01
163. Don Ohl 15.89
164. Dick Barnett 15.82
165. Willie Naulls 15.79
166. Sam Cassell 15.75
167. Billy Knight 15.74
168. Dale Ellis 15.72
169. Norm Nixon 15.71
170. Michael Finley 15.69
171. Xavier McDaniel 15.64
172. Rudy LaRusso 15.63
173. Jack Sikma 15.62
174. Paul Westphal 15.56
175. Sidney Moncrief 15.56
176. Truck Robinson 15.53
177. Chauncey Billups 15.52
178. Ray Williams 15.51
179. Jamal Crawford 15.36
180. Austin Carr 15.36
181. Kevin Loughery 15.33
182. Wayman Tisdale 15.33
183. Tom Van Arsdale 15.32
184. Mark Price 15.22
185. Anfernee Hardaway 15.18
186. Dan Roundfield 15.17
187. Cazzie Russell 15.15
188. Bill Russell* 15.08
189. Eddie Johnson 15.06
190. Nate Thurmond* 14.98
191. Vin Baker 14.97
192. Mike Bibby 14.95
193. Mike Newlin 14.94
194. Ricky Pierce 14.93
195. Ray Scott 14.89
196. Rik Smits 14.85
197. Eddie Jones 14.84
198. Bob Boozer 14.83
199. Happy Hairston 14.83
200. Jack Marin 14.77
201. Hersey Hawkins 14.72
202. Chuck Person 14.70
203. Shawn Kemp 14.60
204. Rasheed Wallace 14.58
205. Steve Nash 14.58
206. Fred Brown 14.56
207. Jeff Hornacek 14.54
208. Robert Parish* 14.48
209. Maurice Lucas 14.43
210. Metta World Peace 14.43
211. Nick Anderson 14.41
212. Lamar Odom 14.41
213. Gene Shue 14.40
214. Vern Mikkelsen* 14.40
215. Nick Van Exel 14.38
216. Jim Jackson 14.34
217. Jalen Rose 14.32
218. Andre Miller 14.29
219. Jim Paxson 14.28
220. Steve Smith 14.26
221. Sean Elliott 14.21
222. Clifford Robinson 14.20
223. Dennis Johnson* 14.12
224. Mickey Johnson 14.10
225. Larry Hughes 14.09
226. Alvan Adams 14.08
227. Byron Scott 14.07
228. Danny Manning 14.01
229. Otis Thorpe 14.00
230. Jerry Sloan 14.00
231. Mike Woodson 13.97
232. Alvin Robertson 13.97
233. Detlef Schrempf 13.87
234. Fat Lever 13.87
235. Al Harrington 13.84
236. Red Kerr 13.79
237. Ron Harper 13.79
238. Jermaine O'Neal 13.77
239. Larry Foust 13.71
240. Mychal Thompson 13.70
241. Armen Gilliam 13.67
242. Juwan Howard 13.60
243. John Long 13.58
244. Junior Bridgeman 13.57
245. Carl Braun 13.48
246. Mookie Blaylock 13.46
247. Damon Stoudamire 13.40
248. Kendall Gill 13.37
249. Derek Harper 13.35
250. Ricky Sobers 13.28

ABA

Rank Player PPG
1. Rick Barry* 30.46
2. Julius Erving* 28.65
3. John Brisker 26.09
4. Dan Issel* 25.65
5. George McGinnis 25.22
6. Artis Gilmore* 22.29
7. George Gervin* 21.88
8. Bob Verga 21.23
9. Larry Jones 21.16
10. Ralph Simpson 20.44
11. George Thompson 20.15
12. Darel Carrier 20.03
13. Mack Calvin 19.93
14. Donnie Freeman 19.77
15. Levern Tart 19.40
16. Willie Wise 19.18
17. Jimmy Jones 19.17
18. Zelmo Beaty 19.12
19. Louie Dampier 18.85
20. Mel Daniels 18.69
21. Ron Boone 18.36
22. James Silas 18.23
23. George Carter 18.16
24. Joe Caldwell 17.49
25. Roger Brown 17.35
26. Warren Jabali 17.15
27. Freddie Lewis 17.00
28. Glen Combs 16.49
29. Doug Moe 16.30
30. Stew Johnson 16.29
31. Cincinnatus Powell 16.27
32. Charles Williams 16.18
33. Steve Jones 16.03
34. Bob Netolicky 15.98
35. Rich Jones 15.95
36. Billy Paultz 15.74
37. Johnny Neumann 14.94
38. Dave Robisch 14.59
39. John Beasley 13.65
40. Larry Miller 13.57
41. Red Robbins 13.15
42. Les Hunter 12.82
43. Goose Ligon 12.81
44. Arthur Becker 12.46
45. Bill Melchionni 12.41
46. Chuck Williams 12.28
47. Wil Jones 12.20
48. Warren Davis 12.19
49. Byron Beck 12.04
50. Gene Moore 12.03
51. Walter Simon 11.86
52. Bill Keller 11.85
53. Jim Eakins 11.70
54. Gerald Govan 7.71