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NBA & ABA Yearly Leaders and Records for Points

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Season Lg Player PTS Tm
2009-10 NBA Carmelo Anthony220 DEN
2008-09 NBA Dwyane Wade2386 MIA
2007-08 NBA Kobe Bryant2323 LAL
2006-07 NBA Kobe Bryant2430 LAL
2005-06 NBA Kobe Bryant2832 LAL
2004-05 NBA Allen Iverson2302 PHI
2003-04 NBA Kevin Garnett1987 MIN
2002-03 NBA Kobe Bryant2461 LAL
2001-02 NBA Paul Pierce2144 BOS
2000-01 NBA Jerry Stackhouse2380 DET
1999-00 NBA Shaquille O'Neal2344 LAL
1998-99 NBA Shaquille O'Neal1289 LAL
1997-98 NBA Michael Jordan*2357 CHI
1996-97 NBA Michael Jordan*2431 CHI
1995-96 NBA Michael Jordan*2491 CHI
1994-95 NBA Shaquille O'Neal2315 ORL
1993-94 NBA David Robinson*2383 SAS
1992-93 NBA Michael Jordan*2541 CHI
1991-92 NBA Michael Jordan*2404 CHI
1990-91 NBA Michael Jordan*2580 CHI
1989-90 NBA Michael Jordan*2753 CHI
1988-89 NBA Michael Jordan*2633 CHI
1987-88 NBA Michael Jordan*2868 CHI
1986-87 NBA Michael Jordan*3041 CHI
1985-86 NBA Alex English*2414 DEN
1984-85 NBA Michael Jordan*2313 CHI
1983-84 NBA Adrian Dantley*2418 UTA
1982-83 NBA Alex English*2326 DEN
1981-82 NBA George Gervin*2551 SAS
1980-81 NBA Adrian Dantley*2452 UTA
1979-80 NBA George Gervin*2585 SAS
1978-79 NBA George Gervin*2365 SAS
1977-78 NBA George Gervin*2232 SAS
1976-77 NBA Pete Maravich*2273 NOJ
1975-76 NBA Bob McAdoo*2427 BUF
  ABA Julius Erving*2462 NYA
1974-75 NBA Bob McAdoo*2831 BUF
  ABA George McGinnis2353 INA
1973-74 NBA Bob McAdoo*2261 BUF
  ABA Julius Erving*2299 NYA
1972-73 NBA Tiny Archibald*2719 KCO
  ABA Dan Issel*2292 KEN
1971-72 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*2822 MIL
  ABA Dan Issel*2538 KEN
1970-71 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*2596 MIL
  ABA Dan Issel*2480 KEN
1969-70 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*2361 MIL
  ABA Spencer Haywood2519 DNR
1968-69 NBA Elvin Hayes*2327 SDR
  ABA Larry Jones2133 DNR
1967-68 NBA Dave Bing*2142 DET
  ABA Doug Moe1884 NOB
1966-67 NBA Rick Barry*2775 SFW
1965-66 NBA Wilt Chamberlain*2649 PHI
1964-65 NBA Wilt Chamberlain*2534 TOT
1963-64 NBA Wilt Chamberlain*2948 SFW
1962-63 NBA Wilt Chamberlain*3586 SFW
1961-62 NBA Wilt Chamberlain*4029 PHW
1960-61 NBA Wilt Chamberlain*3033 PHW
1959-60 NBA Wilt Chamberlain*2707 PHW
1958-59 NBA Bob Pettit*2105 STL
1957-58 NBA George Yardley*2001 DET
1956-57 NBA Paul Arizin*1817 PHW
1955-56 NBA Bob Pettit*1849 STL
1954-55 NBA Neil Johnston*1631 PHW
1953-54 NBA Neil Johnston*1759 PHW
1952-53 NBA Neil Johnston*1564 PHW
1951-52 NBA Paul Arizin*1674 PHW
1950-51 NBA George Mikan*1932 MNL
1949-50 NBA George Mikan*1865 MNL
1948-49 BAA George Mikan*1698 MNL
1947-48 BAA Max Zaslofsky1007 CHS
1946-47 BAA Joe Fulks*1389 PHW