List of National Basketball Association single-season scoring leaders
This list exhibits the National Basketball Association's top single-season scoring averages based on at least 70 games played or 1400 points scored.

List of National Basketball Association single-season scoring leaders

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Table Section Text: This list exhibits the National Basketball Association's top single-season scoring averages based on at least 70 games played or 1400 points scored.

Rank	Season	Player	Team	Games	FG	3PFG	FT	Pts	PPG

1	1961–62	Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia Warriors	80	1,597	—	835	4,029	50.4

2	1962–63	Wilt Chamberlain	San Francisco Warriors	80	1,463	—	660	3,586	44.8

3	1960–61	Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia Warriors	79	1,251	—	531	3,033	38.4

4	1961–62	Elgin Baylor	Los Angeles Lakers	48	680	—	476	1,836	38.3

5	1959–60	Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia Warriors	72	1,065	—	577	2,707	37.6

6	1986–87	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	82	1,098	12	833	3,041	37.1

7	1963–64	Wilt Chamberlain	San Francisco Warriors	80	1,204	—	540	2,948	36.9

8	1966–67	Rick Barry	San Francisco Warriors	78	1,011	—	753	2,775	35.6

9	2005–06	Kobe Bryant	Los Angeles Lakers	80	978	180	696	2,832	35.4

10	1987–88	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	82	1,069	7	723	2,868	35.0

11	1971–72	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Milwaukee Bucks	81	1,159	—	504	2,822	34.8

12	1960–61	Elgin Baylor	Los Angeles Lakers	73	931	—	676	2,538	34.8

13	1964–65	Wilt Chamberlain	S.F. Warriors / Phila. 76ers	73	1,063	—	408	2,534	34.7

14	1974–75	Bob McAdoo	Buffalo Braves	82	1,095	—	641	2,831	34.5

15 (tie)	1962–63	Elgin Baylor	Los Angeles Lakers	80	1,029	—	661	2,719	34.0

1972–73	Nate Archibald	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	80	1,028	—	663	2,719	34.0

17	1989–90	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	82	1,034	92	593	2,753	33.6

18	1965–66	Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia 76ers	79	1,074	—	501	2,649	33.5

19	1979–80	George Gervin	San Antonio Spurs	78	1,024	32	505	2,585	33.1

20	2005–06	Allen Iverson	Philadelphia 76ers	72	815	72	675	2,377	33.0

21	1984–85	Bernard King	New York Knicks	55	691	1	426	1,809	32.9

22	1992–93	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	78	992	81	476	2,541	32.6

23	1988–89	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	81	966	27	674	2,633	32.5

24	1981–82	George Gervin	San Antonio Spurs	79	993	10	555	2,551	32.3

25	2002–03	Tracy McGrady	Orlando Magic	75	829	173	576	2,407	32.1

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In 1967, Rick Barry led the NBA in scoring with a 35.6 point per game average, which ranks as the eighth- highest.

final_sentence: In 1967, Rick Barry led the NBA in scoring with a 35.6 point per game average, which ranks as the eighth- highest.