NBA career per-game leaders

Who leads the NBA in career points per game?

Michael Jordan leads with 30.1 points per game, and the best single season average belongs to Elgin Baylor in 1961-62 with 38.3.

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Career leaders

Points

Points

#	Player	PTS
1	MJMichael Jordan	30.1
2	WCWilt Chamberlain	30.1
3	Luka Doncic	29.2
4	Joel Embiid	27.6
5	EBElgin Baylor	27.4
6	Kevin Durant	27.1
7	JWJerry West	27.0
8	LeBron James	26.8
9	AIAllen Iverson	26.7
10	BPBob Pettit	26.4

Rebounds

Rebounds

#	Player	REB
1	DRDennis Rodman	13.1
2	MMMoses Malone	12.2
3	Andre Drummond	11.9
4	Dwight Howard	11.8
5	CBCharles Barkley	11.7
6	Rudy Gobert	11.7
7	HOHakeem Olajuwon	11.1
8	Karl-Anthony Towns	11.1
9	Nikola Jokic	11.1
10	Shaquille O'Neal	10.9

Assists

Assists

#	Player	AST
1	MJMagic Johnson	11.2
2	JSJohn Stockton	10.5
3	Trae Young	9.8
4	OROscar Robertson	9.5
5	ITIsiah Thomas	9.3
6	Chris Paul	9.2
7	KJKevin Johnson	9.1
8	John Wall	8.9
9	Jason Kidd	8.7
10	Steve Nash	8.5

3-pointers made

3-pointers made

#	Player	3PTM
1	Stephen Curry	4.0
2	Luka Doncic	3.2
3	Damian Lillard	3.1
4	Klay Thompson	3.1
5	Anthony Edwards	3.0
6	Donovan Mitchell	3.0
7	Buddy Hield	2.9
8	Duncan Robinson	2.8
9	James Harden	2.8
10	Jayson Tatum	2.7

Steals

Steals

#	Player	STL
1	ARAlvin Robertson	2.7
2	MJMichael Jordan	2.3
3	MBMookie Blaylock	2.3
4	AIAllen Iverson	2.2
5	FLFat Lever	2.2
6	JSJohn Stockton	2.2
7	Chris Paul	2.0
8	CDClyde Drexler	2.0
9	Scottie Pippen	2.0
10	DCDoug Christie	1.9

Blocks

Blocks

#	Player	BLK
1	MEMark Eaton	3.5
2	MBManute Bol	3.3
3	HOHakeem Olajuwon	3.1
4	DRDavid Robinson	3.0
5	AMAlonzo Mourning	2.8
6	DMDikembe Mutombo	2.8
7	SBShawn Bradley	2.5
8	Marcus Camby	2.4
9	PEPatrick Ewing	2.4
10	Theo Ratliff	2.4

Best single seasons

Points

Points

#	Player	Season	PTS
1	EBElgin Baylor	1961-62	38.3
2	MJMichael Jordan	1986-87	37.1
3	James Harden	2018-19	36.1
4	Kobe Bryant	2005-06	35.4
5	MJMichael Jordan	1987-88	35.0
6	EBElgin Baylor	1960-61	34.8
7	Joel Embiid	2023-24	34.7
8	James Harden	2019-20	34.3
9	EBElgin Baylor	1962-63	34.0
10	Luka Doncic	2023-24	33.9

Rebounds

Rebounds

#	Player	Season	REB
1	DRDennis Rodman	1991-92	18.7
2	DRDennis Rodman	1992-93	18.3
3	MMMoses Malone	1978-79	17.6
4	DRDennis Rodman	1993-94	17.3
5	KAKareem Abdul-Jabbar	1975-76	16.9
6	DRDennis Rodman	1994-95	16.8
7	DRDennis Rodman	1996-97	16.1
8	Andre Drummond	2017-18	16.0
9	Andre Drummond	2018-19	15.6
10	KWKevin Willis	1991-92	15.5

Assists

Assists

#	Player	Season	AST
1	JSJohn Stockton	1989-90	14.5
2	JSJohn Stockton	1990-91	14.2
3	ITIsiah Thomas	1984-85	13.9
4	JSJohn Stockton	1987-88	13.8
5	JSJohn Stockton	1991-92	13.7
6	JSJohn Stockton	1988-89	13.6
7	MJMagic Johnson	1983-84	13.1
8	MJMagic Johnson	1988-89	12.8
9	JSJohn Stockton	1993-94	12.6
10	MJMagic Johnson	1985-86	12.6

3-pointers made

3-pointers made

#	Player	Season	3PTM
1	Stephen Curry	2020-21	5.3
2	Stephen Curry	2015-16	5.1
3	Stephen Curry	2018-19	5.1
4	Stephen Curry	2022-23	4.9
5	James Harden	2018-19	4.8
6	Stephen Curry	2023-24	4.8
7	Stephen Curry	2021-22	4.5
8	James Harden	2019-20	4.4
9	Klay Thompson	2022-23	4.4
10	Stephen Curry	2024-25	4.4

Steals

Steals

#	Player	Season	STL
1	ARAlvin Robertson	1985-86	3.7
2	MJMagic Johnson	1980-81	3.4
3	ARAlvin Robertson	1986-87	3.2
4	JSJohn Stockton	1988-89	3.2
5	MJMichael Jordan	1987-88	3.2
6	ARAlvin Robertson	1988-89	3.0
7	ARAlvin Robertson	1987-88	3.0
8	ARAlvin Robertson	1990-91	3.0
9	Dyson Daniels	2024-25	3.0
10	JSJohn Stockton	1991-92	3.0

Blocks

Blocks

#	Player	Season	BLK
1	MEMark Eaton	1984-85	5.6
2	MBManute Bol	1985-86	5.0
3	HOHakeem Olajuwon	1989-90	4.6
4	MEMark Eaton	1985-86	4.6
5	DRDavid Robinson	1991-92	4.5
6	DMDikembe Mutombo	1995-96	4.5
7	HOHakeem Olajuwon	1991-92	4.3
8	MBManute Bol	1988-89	4.3
9	MEMark Eaton	1983-84	4.3
10	TRTree Rollins	1982-83	4.3

Career averages among players with at least 400 games played, single seasons among those with at least 20. Counting stats only: a career rate needs a qualification rule that has changed with the eras. Rows on file start in 1947-48.