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Career Leaders and Records for Points Per Game

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RankPlayerPPG
1.Michael Jordan30.12
2.Wilt Chamberlain*30.07
3.Allen Iverson27.73
4.Elgin Baylor*27.36
5.LeBron James27.34
6.Jerry West*27.03
7.Bob Pettit*26.36
8.Oscar Robertson*25.68
9.Shaquille O'Neal25.23
10.George Gervin*25.09
11.Karl Malone25.02
12.Kobe Bryant24.96
13.Dominique Wilkins*24.83
14.Rick Barry*24.78
15.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*24.61
16.Larry Bird*24.29
17.Adrian Dantley*24.27
18.Pete Maravich*24.24
19.Julius Erving*24.16
20.Vince Carter23.80
21.Paul Pierce23.15
22.George Mikan*23.13
23.Paul Arizin*22.81
24.David Thompson*22.67
25.Dan Issel*22.56
26.Bernard King22.49
27.Dirk Nowitzki22.41
28.Tracy McGrady22.36
29.Charles Barkley*22.14
30.Bob McAdoo*22.05
31.Hakeem Olajuwon*21.77
32.Tim Duncan21.60
33.Alex English*21.47
34.Billy Cunningham*21.18
35.Ray Allen21.12
36.David Robinson21.06
37.Mitch Richmond21.00
38.Patrick Ewing*20.98
39.Elvin Hayes*20.96
40.John Havlicek*20.78
41.Charlie Scott20.69
42.John Drew20.69
43.Glenn Robinson20.69
44.Chris Webber20.68
45.Michael Redd20.50
46.Clyde Drexler*20.44
47.Kevin Garnett20.42
48.Dave Bing*20.34
49.Moses Malone*20.33
50.Elton Brand20.28
51.Spencer Haywood20.27
52.World B. Free20.27
53.George McGinnis20.20
54.Lou Hudson20.16
55.Marques Johnson20.10
56.Walt Bellamy*20.08
57.Bob Lanier*20.07
58.Mark Aguirre20.00
59.Mike Mitchell19.78
60.Kiki Vandeweghe19.73
61.Stephon Marbury19.70
62.Antawn Jamison19.64
63.Magic Johnson*19.54
64.Neil Johnston*19.42
65.Grant Hill19.28
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.Tiny Archibald*18.81
78.Artis Gilmore18.77
79.Willis Reed*18.74
80.Connie Hawkins*18.71
81.Bailey Howell*18.69
82.Tom Heinsohn*18.65
83.Jerry Stackhouse18.61
84.Gail Goodrich*18.60
85.Reggie Theus18.53
86.Dolph Schayes*18.51
87.Bob Dandridge18.51
88.Mel Daniels18.43
89.Bob Cousy*18.36
90.Glen Rice18.34
91.Latrell Sprewell18.30
92.Shawn Marion18.29
93.Chet Walker18.25
94.Reggie Miller18.20
95.Chris Mullin18.17
96.Peja Stojakovic18.17
97.Steve Francis18.14
98.Tom Chambers18.11
99.Shareef Abdur-Rahim18.11
100.Otis Birdsong18.02
101.Rolando Blackman17.98
102.Calvin Murphy*17.91
103.Richard Hamilton17.87
104.Kevin Johnson17.86
105.Kevin McHale*17.85
106.Bill Sharman*17.81
107.Tim Hardaway17.73
108.Cliff Hagan*17.72
109.Sam Jones*17.69
110.Jamaal Wilkes17.69
111.Joe Barry Carroll17.67
112.Dave Cowens*17.64
113.James Worthy*17.62
114.Bob Love17.61
115.Ed Macauley*17.53
116.Antoine Walker17.52
117.Rudy Tomjanovich17.43
118.Roger Brown17.35
119.Purvis Short17.35
120.Allan Houston17.34
121.Richie Guerin17.31
122.Larry Kenon17.23
123.Cliff Robinson17.21
124.Jo Jo White17.20
125.Calvin Natt17.18
126.Kelly Tripucka17.17
127.Zelmo Beaty17.11
128.Baron Davis17.10
129.Gus Williams17.08
130.Alonzo Mourning17.08
131.Larry Nance17.05
132.Clyde Lovellette*16.97
133.Jerry Lucas*16.95
134.Billy Knight16.93
135.Sidney Wicks16.85
136.Rashard Lewis16.80
137.Ron Boone16.75
138.Michael Finley16.72
139.Ralph Simpson16.72
140.Jimmy Walker16.70
141.Randy Smith16.66
142.Mike Bibby16.60
143.Jimmy Jones16.57
144.Lenny Wilkens*16.50
145.Derrick Coleman16.50
146.Terry Cummings16.45
147.Dick Van Arsdale16.37
148.Gary Payton16.34
149.Archie Clark16.30
150.Stew Johnson16.29
151.Brian Winters16.21
152.Gus Johnson16.21
153.Darrell Griffith16.20
154.Larry Johnson16.20
155.Jeff Mullins16.19
156.Joe Caldwell16.14
157.Mack Calvin16.12
158.James Silas16.11
159.Joe Dumars*16.11
160.Scottie Pippen16.08
161.Dave DeBusschere*16.06
162.Cuttino Mobley16.05
163.Freddie Lewis16.04
164.Eddie Johnson16.02
165.Orlando Woolridge16.01
166.Louie Dampier15.92
167.Don Ohl15.89
168.Jason Terry15.86
169.Dick Barnett15.82
170.Willie Naulls15.79
171.Sam Cassell15.75
172.Dale Ellis15.72
173.Norm Nixon15.71
174.Xavier McDaniel15.64
175.Rudy LaRusso15.63
176.Jack Sikma15.62
177.Paul Westphal15.56
178.Sidney Moncrief15.56
179.Truck Robinson15.53
180.Ray Williams15.51
181.Austin Carr15.36
182.Juwan Howard15.33
183.Kevin Loughery15.33
184.Wayman Tisdale15.33
185.Tom Van Arsdale15.32
186.Rasheed Wallace15.22
187.Mark Price15.22
188.Anfernee Hardaway15.18
189.Steve Jones15.16
190.Cazzie Russell15.15
191.Bill Russell*15.08
192.Eddie Johnson15.06
193.Nate Thurmond*14.98
194.Vin Baker14.97
195.Mike Newlin14.94
196.Ricky Pierce14.93
197.Rik Smits14.85
198.Eddie Jones14.84
199.Bob Boozer14.83
200.Happy Hairston14.83
201.Chauncey Billups14.79
202.Jack Marin14.77
203.Hersey Hawkins14.72
204.Chuck Person14.70
205.Shawn Kemp14.60
206.Fred Brown14.56
207.Maurice Lucas14.55
208.Jeff Hornacek14.54
209.Robert Parish*14.48
210.Nick Anderson14.41
211.Andre Miller14.41
212.Gene Shue14.40
213.Vern Mikkelsen*14.40
214.Nick Van Exel14.38
215.Jermaine O'Neal14.36
216.Ray Scott14.34
217.Jim Jackson14.34
218.Dan Roundfield14.34
219.Jalen Rose14.32
220.Jim Paxson14.28
221.Steve Nash14.28
222.Steve Smith14.26
223.Jason Kidd14.22
224.Sean Elliott14.21
225.Clifford Robinson14.20
226.Dennis Johnson14.12
227.Mickey Johnson14.10
228.Alvan Adams14.08
229.Byron Scott14.07
230.Danny Manning14.01
231.Otis Thorpe14.00
232.Jerry Sloan14.00
233.Mike Woodson13.97
234.Alvin Robertson13.97
235.Detlef Schrempf13.87
236.Fat Lever13.87
237.Red Kerr13.79
238.Ron Harper13.79
239.Larry Foust13.71
240.Mychal Thompson13.70
241.Armon Gilliam13.67
242.John Long13.58
243.Junior Bridgeman13.57
244.Carl Braun13.48
245.Mookie Blaylock13.46
246.Antonio McDyess13.44
247.Damon Stoudamire13.40
248.Kendall Gill13.37
249.Derek Harper13.35
250.Ricky Sobers13.28

NBA

RankPlayerPPG
1.Michael Jordan30.12
2.Wilt Chamberlain*30.07
3.Allen Iverson27.73
4.Elgin Baylor*27.36
5.LeBron James27.34
6.Jerry West*27.03
7.Bob Pettit*26.36
8.George Gervin*26.18
9.Oscar Robertson*25.68
10.Shaquille O'Neal25.23
11.Karl Malone25.02
12.Kobe Bryant24.96
13.Dominique Wilkins*24.83
14.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*24.61
15.Larry Bird*24.29
16.Adrian Dantley*24.27
17.Pete Maravich*24.24
18.Vince Carter23.80
19.Rick Barry*23.17
20.Paul Pierce23.15
21.George Mikan*23.13
22.Paul Arizin*22.81
23.Bernard King22.49
24.Dirk Nowitzki22.41
25.Tracy McGrady22.36
26.Charles Barkley*22.14
27.David Thompson*22.13
28.Bob McAdoo*22.05
29.Julius Erving*21.97
30.Hakeem Olajuwon*21.77
31.Tim Duncan21.60
32.Alex English*21.47
33.Ray Allen21.12
34.David Robinson21.06
35.Mitch Richmond21.00
36.Patrick Ewing*20.98
37.Elvin Hayes*20.96
38.Billy Cunningham*20.83
39.John Havlicek*20.78
40.John Drew20.69
41.Glenn Robinson20.69
42.Chris Webber20.68
43.Moses Malone*20.62
44.Michael Redd20.50
45.Clyde Drexler*20.44
46.Kevin Garnett20.42
47.Dan Issel*20.42
48.Dave Bing*20.34
49.Elton Brand20.28
50.World B. Free20.27
51.Lou Hudson20.16
52.Marques Johnson20.10
53.Walt Bellamy*20.08
54.Bob Lanier*20.07
55.Mark Aguirre20.00
56.Mike Mitchell19.78
57.Kiki Vandeweghe19.73
58.Stephon Marbury19.70
59.Antawn Jamison19.64
60.Magic Johnson*19.54
61.Neil Johnston*19.42
62.Grant Hill19.28
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.Tiny Archibald*18.81
74.Willis Reed*18.74
75.Bailey Howell*18.69
76.Tom Heinsohn*18.65
77.Jerry Stackhouse18.61
78.Gail Goodrich*18.60
79.Reggie Theus18.53
80.Dolph Schayes*18.51
81.Bob Dandridge18.51
82.Bob Cousy*18.36
83.Glen Rice18.34
84.Latrell Sprewell18.30
85.Shawn Marion18.29
86.Chet Walker18.25
87.Reggie Miller18.20
88.Chris Mullin18.17
89.Peja Stojakovic18.17
90.Steve Francis18.14
91.Tom Chambers18.11
92.Shareef Abdur-Rahim18.11
93.Cliff Hagan*18.05
94.Otis Birdsong18.02
95.Rolando Blackman17.98
96.Charlie Scott17.92
97.Calvin Murphy*17.91
98.Richard Hamilton17.87
99.Kevin Johnson17.86
100.Kevin McHale*17.85
101.Bill Sharman*17.81
102.Tim Hardaway17.73
103.Sam Jones*17.69
104.Jamaal Wilkes17.69
105.Joe Barry Carroll17.67
106.Dave Cowens*17.64
107.James Worthy*17.62
108.Bob Love17.61
109.Ed Macauley*17.53
110.Antoine Walker17.52
111.Rudy Tomjanovich17.43
112.Purvis Short17.35
113.Allan Houston17.34
114.Richie Guerin17.31
115.Cliff Robinson17.21
116.Jo Jo White17.20
117.Calvin Natt17.18
118.Kelly Tripucka17.17
119.Artis Gilmore17.14
120.Baron Davis17.10
121.Gus Williams17.08
122.Alonzo Mourning17.08
123.Larry Nance17.05
124.Clyde Lovellette*16.97
125.Jerry Lucas*16.95
126.Sidney Wicks16.85
127.Rashard Lewis16.80
128.Michael Finley16.72
129.Jimmy Walker16.70
130.Randy Smith16.66
131.Mike Bibby16.60
132.Lenny Wilkens*16.50
133.Derrick Coleman16.50
134.Terry Cummings16.45
135.Dick Van Arsdale16.37
136.Gary Payton16.34
137.Archie Clark16.30
138.Brian Winters16.21
139.Darrell Griffith16.20
140.Larry Johnson16.20
141.Jeff Mullins16.19
142.Joe Dumars*16.11
143.Scottie Pippen16.08
144.Dave DeBusschere*16.06
145.Cuttino Mobley16.05
146.Eddie Johnson16.02
147.Orlando Woolridge16.01
148.Don Ohl15.89
149.Jason Terry15.86
150.Dick Barnett15.82
151.Willie Naulls15.79
152.Sam Cassell15.75
153.Billy Knight15.74
154.Dale Ellis15.72
155.Norm Nixon15.71
156.Xavier McDaniel15.64
157.Rudy LaRusso15.63
158.Jack Sikma15.62
159.Paul Westphal15.56
160.Sidney Moncrief15.56
161.Truck Robinson15.53
162.Ray Williams15.51
163.Austin Carr15.36
164.Juwan Howard15.33
165.Kevin Loughery15.33
166.Wayman Tisdale15.33
167.Tom Van Arsdale15.32
168.Rasheed Wallace15.22
169.Mark Price15.22
170.Anfernee Hardaway15.18
171.Dan Roundfield15.17
172.Cazzie Russell15.15
173.Bill Russell*15.08
174.Eddie Johnson15.06
175.Nate Thurmond*14.98
176.Vin Baker14.97
177.Mike Newlin14.94
178.Ricky Pierce14.93
179.Ray Scott14.89
180.Rik Smits14.85
181.Eddie Jones14.84
182.Bob Boozer14.83
183.Happy Hairston14.83
184.Chauncey Billups14.79
185.Jack Marin14.77
186.Hersey Hawkins14.72
187.Chuck Person14.70
188.Shawn Kemp14.60
189.Fred Brown14.56
190.Jeff Hornacek14.54
191.Robert Parish*14.48
192.Maurice Lucas14.43
193.Nick Anderson14.41
194.Andre Miller14.41
195.Gene Shue14.40
196.Vern Mikkelsen*14.40
197.Nick Van Exel14.38
198.Jermaine O'Neal14.36
199.Jim Jackson14.34
200.Jalen Rose14.32
201.Jim Paxson14.28
202.Steve Nash14.28
203.Steve Smith14.26
204.Jason Kidd14.22
205.Sean Elliott14.21
206.Clifford Robinson14.20
207.Dennis Johnson14.12
208.Mickey Johnson14.10
209.Alvan Adams14.08
210.Byron Scott14.07
211.Danny Manning14.01
212.Otis Thorpe14.00
213.Jerry Sloan14.00
214.Mike Woodson13.97
215.Alvin Robertson13.97
216.Detlef Schrempf13.87
217.Fat Lever13.87
218.Red Kerr13.79
219.Ron Harper13.79
220.Larry Foust13.71
221.Mychal Thompson13.70
222.Armon Gilliam13.67
223.John Long13.58
224.Junior Bridgeman13.57
225.Carl Braun13.48
226.Mookie Blaylock13.46
227.Antonio McDyess13.44
228.Damon Stoudamire13.40
229.Kendall Gill13.37
230.Derek Harper13.35
231.Ricky Sobers13.28
232.Rod Strickland13.22
233.Bill Cartwright13.20
234.Scott Wedman13.15
235.John Stockton13.11
236.Gerald Wilkins13.04
237.Bill Laimbeer12.91
238.John Johnson12.89
239.Buck Williams12.84
240.Christian Laettner12.81
241.Sleepy Floyd12.81
242.Vernon Maxwell12.76
243.Thurl Bailey12.75
244.James Edwards12.72
245.Bingo Smith12.58
246.Kenny Anderson12.57
247.Cedric Maxwell12.53
248.John Starks12.50
249.Wayne Embry12.49
250.David Wesley12.48

ABA

RankPlayerPPG
1.Julius Erving*28.65
2.Dan Issel*25.65
3.Mack Calvin19.93
4.Donnie Freeman19.77
5.Jimmy Jones19.17
6.Louie Dampier18.85
7.Mel Daniels18.69
8.Ron Boone18.36
9.Roger Brown17.35
10.Freddie Lewis17.00
11.Stew Johnson16.29
12.Steve Jones16.03