NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Points Per Game

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Season Lg Player PPG Tm
2023-24 NBA Luka Dončić 33.86 DAL
2022-23 NBA Joel Embiid 33.08 PHI
2021-22 NBA Joel Embiid 30.57 PHI
2020-21 NBA Stephen Curry 31.98 GSW
2019-20 NBA James Harden 34.34 HOU
2018-19 NBA James Harden 36.13 HOU
2017-18 NBA James Harden 30.43 HOU
2016-17 NBA Russell Westbrook 31.58 OKC
2015-16 NBA Stephen Curry 30.06 GSW
2014-15 NBA Russell Westbrook 28.15 OKC
2013-14 NBA Kevin Durant 32.01 OKC
2012-13 NBA Carmelo Anthony 28.66 NYK
2011-12 NBA Kevin Durant 28.03 OKC
2010-11 NBA Kevin Durant 27.71 OKC
2009-10 NBA Kevin Durant 30.15 OKC
2008-09 NBA Dwyane Wade* 30.20 MIA
2007-08 NBA LeBron James 30.00 CLE
2006-07 NBA Kobe Bryant* 31.56 LAL
2005-06 NBA Kobe Bryant* 35.40 LAL
2004-05 NBA Allen Iverson* 30.69 PHI
2003-04 NBA Tracy McGrady* 28.03 ORL
2002-03 NBA Tracy McGrady* 32.09 ORL
2001-02 NBA Allen Iverson* 31.38 PHI
2000-01 NBA Allen Iverson* 31.08 PHI
1999-00 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 29.67 LAL
1998-99 NBA Allen Iverson* 26.75 PHI
1997-98 NBA Michael Jordan* 28.74 CHI
1996-97 NBA Michael Jordan* 29.65 CHI
1995-96 NBA Michael Jordan* 30.38 CHI
1994-95 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 29.30 ORL
1993-94 NBA David Robinson* 29.79 SAS
1992-93 NBA Michael Jordan* 32.58 CHI
1991-92 NBA Michael Jordan* 30.05 CHI
1990-91 NBA Michael Jordan* 31.46 CHI
1989-90 NBA Michael Jordan* 33.57 CHI
1988-89 NBA Michael Jordan* 32.51 CHI
1987-88 NBA Michael Jordan* 34.98 CHI
1986-87 NBA Michael Jordan* 37.09 CHI
1985-86 NBA Dominique Wilkins* 30.33 ATL
1984-85 NBA Bernard King* 32.89 NYK
1983-84 NBA Adrian Dantley* 30.61 UTA
1982-83 NBA Alex English* 28.37 DEN
1981-82 NBA George Gervin* 32.29 SAS
1980-81 NBA Adrian Dantley* 30.65 UTA
1979-80 NBA George Gervin* 33.14 SAS
1978-79 NBA George Gervin* 29.56 SAS
1977-78 NBA George Gervin* 27.22 SAS
1976-77 NBA Pete Maravich* 31.14 NOJ
1975-76 NBA Bob McAdoo* 31.12 BUF
  ABA Julius Erving* 29.31 NYA
1974-75 NBA Bob McAdoo* 34.52 BUF
  ABA George McGinnis* 29.78 INA
1973-74 NBA Bob McAdoo* 30.55 BUF
  ABA Julius Erving* 27.37 NYA
1972-73 NBA Tiny Archibald* 33.99 KCO
  ABA Julius Erving* 31.94 VIR
1971-72 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 34.84 MIL
  ABA Charlie Scott* 34.58 VIR
1970-71 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 31.66 MIL
  ABA Dan Issel* 29.88 KEN
1969-70 NBA Jerry West* 31.20 LAL
  ABA Spencer Haywood* 29.99 DNR
1968-69 NBA Elvin Hayes* 28.38 SDR
  ABA Rick Barry* 34.00 OAK
1967-68 NBA Oscar Robertson* 29.17 CIN
  ABA Connie Hawkins* 26.79 PTP
1966-67 NBA Rick Barry* 35.58 SFW
1965-66 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 33.53 PHI
1964-65 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 34.71 TOT
1963-64 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 36.85 SFW
1962-63 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 44.83 SFW
1961-62 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 50.36 PHW
1960-61 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 38.39 PHW
1959-60 NBA Wilt Chamberlain* 37.60 PHW
1958-59 NBA Bob Pettit* 29.24 STL
1957-58 NBA George Yardley* 27.79 DET
1956-57 NBA Paul Arizin* 25.59 PHW
1955-56 NBA Bob Pettit* 25.68 STL
1954-55 NBA Neil Johnston* 22.65 PHW
1953-54 NBA Neil Johnston* 24.43 PHW
1952-53 NBA Neil Johnston* 22.34 PHW
1951-52 NBA Paul Arizin* 25.36 PHW
1950-51 NBA George Mikan* 28.41 MNL
1949-50 NBA George Mikan* 27.43 MNL
1948-49 BAA George Mikan* 28.30 MNL
1947-48 BAA Joe Fulks* 22.07 PHW
1946-47 BAA Joe Fulks* 23.15 PHW