List of NBA single-season scoring leaders explained

This list exhibits the National Basketball Association's top single-season scoring averages based on at least 70 games played or 1,400 points scored. The NBA began recording 3-point field goals during the 1979–80 NBA season.

Statistics accurate as of the 2023–24 NBA season.

^	Active NBA player
	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

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Season	Player	Team	Games
1		Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia Warriors	80	1,597		835	4,029	50.4	37.4
2		Wilt Chamberlain	San Francisco Warriors	80	1,463		660	3,586	44.8	33.9
3		Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia Warriors	79	1,251		531	3,033	38.4	29.8
4		Elgin Baylor	Los Angeles Lakers	48	680		476	1,836	38.3	31.0
5		Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia Warriors	72	1,065		577	2,707	37.6	29.2
6		Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	82	1,098	12	833	3,041	37.1	33.4	34.8
7		Wilt Chamberlain	San Francisco Warriors	80	1,204		540	2,948	36.9	28.8
8		James Harden^	Houston Rockets	78	843	378	754	2,818	36.1	35.4	36.2
9		Rick Barry	San Francisco Warriors	78	1,011		753	2,775	35.6	31.5
10		Kobe Bryant	Los Angeles Lakers	80	978	180	696	2,832	35.4	31.1	34.2
11		Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	82	1,069	7	723	2,868	35.0	31.2	32.7
12		Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Milwaukee Bucks	81	1,159		504	2,822		28.4
13		Elgin Baylor	Los Angeles Lakers	73	931		676	2,538		29.2
14		Wilt Chamberlain	S.F. Warriors / Phila. 76ers	73	1,063		408	2,534		27.6
15		Bob McAdoo	Buffalo Braves	82	1,095		641	2,831		28.8	26.7
16		James Harden^	Houston Rockets	68	672	299	692	2,335		33.9	32.6
17		Elgin Baylor	Los Angeles Lakers	80	1,029		661	2,719		29.0
	Nate Archibald	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	80	1,028		663	2,719		26.6
19		Luka Dončić^	Dallas Mavericks	70	804	284	478	2,370		32.5	33.2
20		Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	82	1,034	92	593	2,753	33.6	31.0	32.0
21		Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia 76ers	79	1,074		501	2,649	33.5	25.5
22		George Gervin	San Antonio Spurs	78	1,024	32	505	2,585		31.7	29.0
23		Joel Embiid^	Philadelphia 76ers	66	728	66	661	2,183		34.4	35.6
24		Allen Iverson	Philadelphia 76ers	72	815	72	675	2,377	33.0	27.6	29.8
25		Bernard King	New York Knicks	55	691	1	426	1,809	32.9	31.6	31.7
26		Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	78	992	81	476	2,541	32.6	29.8	32.3
27		Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	81	966	27	674	2,633	32.5	29.1	30.0
28		Luka Dončić^	Dallas Mavericks	66	719	185	515	2,138	32.4	32.2	33.3
29		George Gervin	San Antonio Spurs	79	993	10	555	2,551	32.3	32.6	31.8
30		Damian Lillard^	Portland Trail Blazers	58	556	244	510	1,866	32.2	31.9	32.3<	--	-	31		Tracy McGrady	Orlando Magic	75	829	173	576	2,407	32.1	29.3	31.5-->

See also

• NBA records
• National Basketball Association

References

• Web site: MSN Encarta: National Basketball Association Records . 2008-08-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091028111830/http://encarta.msn.com/media_701621399_761571883_-1_1/National_Basketball_Association_Records.html . 2009-10-28 . dead .
• Web site: Rauzulu's Street: National Basketball Association (NBA) Individual Records - Scoring. 2008-08-03.
• Book: Kalb, Elliott . Who's Better, Who's Best in Basketball . McGraw-Hill Professional . 2003 . 18 . 0-07-141788-5.
• Web site: NBA.com: Points - 1961-62. . 2008-10-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024091835/http://www.nba.com/history/points/19611962.html. 2012-10-24. dead.

External links

• Basketball-Reference.com