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NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Points Per Game

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NBA/ABA

Rank Player PPG
1. Michael Jordan* 30.12
2. Wilt Chamberlain* 30.07
3. LeBron James 27.75
4. Elgin Baylor* 27.36
5. Jerry West* 27.03
6. Allen Iverson 26.72
7. Bob Pettit* 26.36
8. Oscar Robertson* 25.68
9. Dwyane Wade 25.37
10. Kobe Bryant 25.27
11. George Gervin* 25.09
12. Karl Malone 25.02
13. Dominique Wilkins* 24.83
14. Rick Barry* 24.78
15. Carmelo Anthony 24.63
16. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.61
17. Larry Bird* 24.29
18. Adrian Dantley* 24.27
19. Pete Maravich* 24.24
20. Shaquille O'Neal 24.22
21. Julius Erving* 24.16
22. George Mikan* 23.13
23. Vince Carter 23.11
24. Dirk Nowitzki 22.86
25. Paul Arizin* 22.81
26. Gilbert Arenas 22.74
27. Paul Pierce 22.68
28. David Thompson* 22.67
29. Dan Issel* 22.56
30. Bernard King 22.49
31. Charles Barkley* 22.14
32. Bob McAdoo* 22.05
33. Tracy McGrady 21.91
34. Hakeem Olajuwon* 21.77
35. Alex English* 21.47
36. Tim Duncan 21.31
37. Billy Cunningham* 21.18
38. Amare Stoudemire 21.07
39. David Robinson* 21.06
40. Mitch Richmond 21.00
41. Patrick Ewing* 20.98
42. Elvin Hayes* 20.96
43. John Havlicek* 20.78
44. Charlie Scott 20.69
45. John Drew 20.69
46. Glenn Robinson 20.69
47. Chris Webber 20.68
48. Ray Allen 20.63
49. Clyde Drexler* 20.44
50. Dave Bing* 20.34
51. Moses Malone* 20.33
52. Spencer Haywood 20.27
53. World B. Free 20.27
54. Michael Redd 20.26
55. George McGinnis 20.20
56. Lou Hudson 20.16
57. Marques Johnson 20.10
58. Walt Bellamy* 20.08
59. Bob Lanier* 20.07
60. Mark Aguirre 20.00
61. Kevin Garnett 19.97
62. Antawn Jamison 19.94
63. Mike Mitchell 19.78
64. Kiki Vandeweghe 19.73
65. Elton Brand 19.61
66. Magic Johnson* 19.54
67. Neil Johnston* 19.42
68. Stephon Marbury 19.26
69. Jack Twyman* 19.25
70. Hal Greer* 19.24
71. Isiah Thomas* 19.23
72. Larry Jones 19.07
73. Jamal Mashburn 19.06
74. Jeff Malone 19.04
75. Brad Daugherty 18.96
76. Walter Davis 18.90
77. Walt Frazier* 18.89
78. Donnie Freeman 18.88
79. Earl Monroe* 18.85
80. Tiny Archibald* 18.81
81. Artis Gilmore 18.77
82. Willis Reed* 18.74
83. Pau Gasol 18.74
84. Connie Hawkins* 18.71
85. Bailey Howell* 18.69
86. Tom Heinsohn* 18.65
87. Gail Goodrich* 18.60
88. Reggie Theus 18.53
89. Dolph Schayes* 18.51
90. Bob Dandridge 18.51
91. Mel Daniels 18.43
92. Bob Cousy* 18.36
93. Glen Rice 18.34
94. Jerry Stackhouse 18.31
95. Latrell Sprewell 18.30
96. Jason Richardson 18.28
97. Chet Walker 18.25
98. Reggie Miller 18.20
99. Chris Mullin 18.17
100. Steve Francis 18.14
101. Tom Chambers 18.11
102. Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.11
103. Grant Hill 18.08
104. Otis Birdsong 18.02
105. Rolando Blackman 17.98
106. Calvin Murphy* 17.91
107. Richard Hamilton 17.90
108. Kevin Johnson 17.86
109. Kevin McHale* 17.85
110. Bill Sharman* 17.81
111. Tim Hardaway 17.73
112. Cliff Hagan* 17.72
113. Sam Jones* 17.69
114. Jamaal Wilkes 17.69
115. Joe Barry Carroll 17.67
116. Dave Cowens* 17.64
117. James Worthy* 17.62
118. Bob Love 17.61
119. Ed Macauley* 17.53
120. Antoine Walker 17.52
121. Joe Johnson 17.51
122. Rudy Tomjanovich 17.43
123. Shawn Marion 17.42
124. Peja Stojakovic 17.40
125. Roger Brown 17.35
126. Purvis Short 17.35
127. Allan Houston 17.34
128. Richie Guerin 17.31
129. Richard Jefferson 17.27
130. Larry Kenon 17.23
131. Cliff Robinson 17.21
132. Jo Jo White 17.20
133. Calvin Natt 17.18
134. Kelly Tripucka 17.17
135. Zelmo Beaty 17.11
136. Gus Williams 17.08
137. Alonzo Mourning 17.08
138. Larry Nance 17.05
139. Clyde Lovellette* 16.97
140. Jerry Lucas* 16.95
141. Billy Knight 16.93
142. Sidney Wicks 16.85
143. Baron Davis 16.83
144. Rashard Lewis 16.80
145. Ron Boone 16.75
146. Ralph Simpson 16.72
147. Tony Parker 16.71
148. Jimmy Walker 16.70
149. Randy Smith 16.66
150. Corey Maggette 16.61
151. Jimmy Jones 16.57
152. Lenny Wilkens* 16.50
153. Derrick Coleman 16.50
154. Terry Cummings 16.45
155. Dick Van Arsdale 16.37
156. Gary Payton 16.34
157. Archie Clark 16.30
158. Stew Johnson 16.29
159. Jason Terry 16.26
160. Brian Winters 16.21
161. Gus Johnson 16.21
162. Darrell Griffith 16.20
163. Larry Johnson 16.20
164. Jeff Mullins 16.19
165. Joe Caldwell 16.14
166. Mack Calvin 16.12
167. James Silas 16.11
168. Joe Dumars* 16.11
169. Scottie Pippen 16.08
170. Dave DeBusschere* 16.06
171. Freddie Lewis 16.04
172. Cuttino Mobley 16.02
173. Eddie Johnson 16.02
174. Orlando Woolridge 16.01
175. Mike Bibby 15.99
176. Michael Finley 15.94
177. Louie Dampier 15.92
178. Don Ohl 15.89
179. Stephen Jackson 15.84
180. Dick Barnett 15.82
181. Willie Naulls 15.79
182. Ron Artest 15.78
183. Sam Cassell 15.75
184. Dale Ellis 15.72
185. Norm Nixon 15.71
186. Xavier McDaniel 15.64
187. Rudy LaRusso 15.63
188. Jack Sikma 15.62
189. Paul Westphal 15.56
190. Sidney Moncrief 15.56
191. Truck Robinson 15.53
192. Ray Williams 15.51
193. Austin Carr 15.36
194. Kevin Loughery 15.33
195. Wayman Tisdale 15.33
196. Tom Van Arsdale 15.32
197. Chauncey Billups 15.29
198. Mark Price 15.22
199. Anfernee Hardaway 15.18
200. Steve Jones 15.16
201. Cazzie Russell 15.15
202. Bill Russell* 15.08
203. Eddie Johnson 15.06
204. Nate Thurmond* 14.98
205. Vin Baker 14.97
206. Mike Newlin 14.94
207. Ricky Pierce 14.93
208. Rik Smits 14.85
209. Eddie Jones 14.84
210. Bob Boozer 14.83
211. Happy Hairston 14.83
212. Rasheed Wallace 14.80
213. Jack Marin 14.77
214. Lamar Odom 14.73
215. Hersey Hawkins 14.72
216. Chuck Person 14.70
217. Shawn Kemp 14.60
218. Steve Nash 14.60
219. Fred Brown 14.56
220. Maurice Lucas 14.55
221. Jeff Hornacek 14.54
222. Andre Miller 14.51
223. Juwan Howard 14.50
224. Robert Parish* 14.48
225. Nick Anderson 14.41
226. Gene Shue 14.40
227. Vern Mikkelsen* 14.40
228. Nick Van Exel 14.38
229. Larry Hughes 14.37
230. Ray Scott 14.34
231. Jim Jackson 14.34
232. Dan Roundfield 14.34
233. Jalen Rose 14.32
234. Jim Paxson 14.28
235. Steve Smith 14.26
236. Sean Elliott 14.21
237. Jermaine O'Neal 14.20
238. Clifford Robinson 14.20
239. Dennis Johnson 14.12
240. Mickey Johnson 14.10
241. Alvan Adams 14.08
242. Byron Scott 14.07
243. Danny Manning 14.01
244. Otis Thorpe 14.00
245. Jerry Sloan* 14.00
246. Al Harrington 13.99
247. Mike Woodson 13.97
248. Alvin Robertson 13.97
249. Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13.89
250. Detlef Schrempf 13.87

NBA

Rank Player PPG
1. Michael Jordan* 30.12
2. Wilt Chamberlain* 30.07
3. LeBron James 27.75
4. Elgin Baylor* 27.36
5. Jerry West* 27.03
6. Allen Iverson 26.72
7. Bob Pettit* 26.36
8. George Gervin* 26.18
9. Oscar Robertson* 25.68
10. Dwyane Wade 25.37
11. Kobe Bryant 25.27
12. Karl Malone 25.02
13. Dominique Wilkins* 24.83
14. Carmelo Anthony 24.63
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 24.22
20. Rick Barry* 23.17
21. George Mikan* 23.13
22. Vince Carter 23.11
23. Dirk Nowitzki 22.86
24. Paul Arizin* 22.81
25. Gilbert Arenas 22.74
26. Paul Pierce 22.68
27. Bernard King 22.49
28. Charles Barkley* 22.14
29. David Thompson* 22.13
30. Bob McAdoo* 22.05
31. Julius Erving* 21.97
32. Tracy McGrady 21.91
33. Hakeem Olajuwon* 21.77
34. Alex English* 21.47
35. Tim Duncan 21.31
36. Amare Stoudemire 21.07
37. David Robinson* 21.06
38. Mitch Richmond 21.00
39. Patrick Ewing* 20.98
40. Elvin Hayes* 20.96
41. Billy Cunningham* 20.83
42. John Havlicek* 20.78
43. John Drew 20.69
44. Glenn Robinson 20.69
45. Chris Webber 20.68
46. Ray Allen 20.63
47. Moses Malone* 20.62
48. Clyde Drexler* 20.44
49. Dan Issel* 20.42
50. Dave Bing* 20.34
51. World B. Free 20.27
52. Michael Redd 20.26
53. Lou Hudson 20.16
54. Marques Johnson 20.10
55. Walt Bellamy* 20.08
56. Bob Lanier* 20.07
57. Mark Aguirre 20.00
58. Kevin Garnett 19.97
59. Antawn Jamison 19.94
60. Mike Mitchell 19.78
61. Kiki Vandeweghe 19.73
62. Elton Brand 19.61
63. Magic Johnson* 19.54
64. Neil Johnston* 19.42
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 18.74
79. Bailey Howell* 18.69
80. Tom Heinsohn* 18.65
81. Gail Goodrich* 18.60
82. Reggie Theus 18.53
83. Dolph Schayes* 18.51
84. Bob Dandridge 18.51
85. Bob Cousy* 18.36
86. Glen Rice 18.34
87. Jerry Stackhouse 18.31
88. Latrell Sprewell 18.30
89. Jason Richardson 18.28
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. Grant Hill 18.08
97. Cliff Hagan* 18.05
98. Otis Birdsong 18.02
99. Rolando Blackman 17.98
100. Charlie Scott 17.92
101. Calvin Murphy* 17.91
102. Richard Hamilton 17.90
103. Kevin Johnson 17.86
104. Kevin McHale* 17.85
105. Bill Sharman* 17.81
106. Tim Hardaway 17.73
107. Sam Jones* 17.69
108. Jamaal Wilkes 17.69
109. Joe Barry Carroll 17.67
110. Dave Cowens* 17.64
111. James Worthy* 17.62
112. Bob Love 17.61
113. Ed Macauley* 17.53
114. Antoine Walker 17.52
115. Joe Johnson 17.51
116. Rudy Tomjanovich 17.43
117. Shawn Marion 17.42
118. Peja Stojakovic 17.40
119. Purvis Short 17.35
120. Allan Houston 17.34
121. Richie Guerin 17.31
122. Richard Jefferson 17.27
123. Cliff Robinson 17.21
124. Jo Jo White 17.20
125. Calvin Natt 17.18
126. Kelly Tripucka 17.17
127. Artis Gilmore 17.14
128. Gus Williams 17.08
129. Alonzo Mourning 17.08
130. Larry Nance 17.05
131. Clyde Lovellette* 16.97
132. Jerry Lucas* 16.95
133. Sidney Wicks 16.85
134. Baron Davis 16.83
135. Rashard Lewis 16.80
136. Tony Parker 16.71
137. Jimmy Walker 16.70
138. Randy Smith 16.66
139. Corey Maggette 16.61
140. Lenny Wilkens* 16.50
141. Derrick Coleman 16.50
142. Terry Cummings 16.45
143. Dick Van Arsdale 16.37
144. Gary Payton 16.34
145. Archie Clark 16.30
146. Jason Terry 16.26
147. Brian Winters 16.21
148. Darrell Griffith 16.20
149. Larry Johnson 16.20
150. Jeff Mullins 16.19
151. Joe Dumars* 16.11
152. Scottie Pippen 16.08
153. Dave DeBusschere* 16.06
154. Cuttino Mobley 16.02
155. Eddie Johnson 16.02
156. Orlando Woolridge 16.01
157. Mike Bibby 15.99
158. Michael Finley 15.94
159. Don Ohl 15.89
160. Stephen Jackson 15.84
161. Dick Barnett 15.82
162. Willie Naulls 15.79
163. Ron Artest 15.78
164. Sam Cassell 15.75
165. Billy Knight 15.74
166. Dale Ellis 15.72
167. Norm Nixon 15.71
168. Xavier McDaniel 15.64
169. Rudy LaRusso 15.63
170. Jack Sikma 15.62
171. Paul Westphal 15.56
172. Sidney Moncrief 15.56
173. Truck Robinson 15.53
174. Ray Williams 15.51
175. Austin Carr 15.36
176. Kevin Loughery 15.33
177. Wayman Tisdale 15.33
178. Tom Van Arsdale 15.32
179. Chauncey Billups 15.29
180. Mark Price 15.22
181. Anfernee Hardaway 15.18
182. Dan Roundfield 15.17
183. Cazzie Russell 15.15
184. Bill Russell* 15.08
185. Eddie Johnson 15.06
186. Nate Thurmond* 14.98
187. Vin Baker 14.97
188. Mike Newlin 14.94
189. Ricky Pierce 14.93
190. Ray Scott 14.89
191. Rik Smits 14.85
192. Eddie Jones 14.84
193. Bob Boozer 14.83
194. Happy Hairston 14.83
195. Rasheed Wallace 14.80
196. Jack Marin 14.77
197. Lamar Odom 14.73
198. Hersey Hawkins 14.72
199. Chuck Person 14.70
200. Shawn Kemp 14.60
201. Steve Nash 14.60
202. Fred Brown 14.56
203. Jeff Hornacek 14.54
204. Andre Miller 14.51
205. Juwan Howard 14.50
206. Robert Parish* 14.48
207. Maurice Lucas 14.43
208. Nick Anderson 14.41
209. Gene Shue 14.40
210. Vern Mikkelsen* 14.40
211. Nick Van Exel 14.38
212. Larry Hughes 14.37
213. Jim Jackson 14.34
214. Jalen Rose 14.32
215. Jim Paxson 14.28
216. Steve Smith 14.26
217. Sean Elliott 14.21
218. Jermaine O'Neal 14.20
219. Clifford Robinson 14.20
220. Dennis Johnson 14.12
221. Mickey Johnson 14.10
222. Alvan Adams 14.08
223. Byron Scott 14.07
224. Danny Manning 14.01
225. Otis Thorpe 14.00
226. Jerry Sloan* 14.00
227. Al Harrington 13.99
228. Mike Woodson 13.97
229. Alvin Robertson 13.97
230. Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13.89
231. Detlef Schrempf 13.87
232. Fat Lever 13.87
233. Red Kerr 13.79
234. Ron Harper 13.79
235. Larry Foust 13.71
236. Mychal Thompson 13.70
237. Armen Gilliam 13.67
238. Jason Kidd 13.64
239. John Long 13.58
240. Junior Bridgeman 13.57
241. Carl Braun 13.48
242. Mookie Blaylock 13.46
243. Damon Stoudamire 13.40
244. Kendall Gill 13.37
245. Derek Harper 13.35
246. Ricky Sobers 13.28
247. Rod Strickland 13.22
248. Bill Cartwright 13.20
249. Scott Wedman 13.15
250. John Stockton* 13.11

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