List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders
Scoring leaders
Table:
Season

Player

Age[a]

Pos[b]

Team

Games
played

Field goals
made

3-point
field goals
made

Free throws
made

Total
points

Points per
game

Ref

1946–47

Joe Fulks*

25

F/C

Philadelphia Warriors

60

475

—

439

1,389

23.2

[11][12]

1947–48

Max Zaslofsky[c]

22

G/F

Chicago Stags

48

373

—

261

1,007

21.0

[14][15]

1948–49

George Mikan*

24

C

Minneapolis Lakers

60

583

—

532

1,698

28.3

[16][17]

1949–50

George Mikan* (2)

25

C

Minneapolis Lakers

68

649

—

567

1,865

27.4

[17][18]

1950–51

George Mikan* (3)

26

C

Minneapolis Lakers

68

678

—

576

1,932

28.4

[17][19]

1951–52

Paul Arizin*

23

F/G

Philadelphia Warriors

66

548

—

578

1,674

25.4

[20][21]

1952–53

Neil Johnston*

23

C

Philadelphia Warriors

70

504

—

556

1,564

22.3

[22][23]

1953–54

Neil Johnston* (2)

24

C

Philadelphia Warriors

72

591

—

577

1,759

24.5

[23][24]

1954–55

Neil Johnston* (3)

25

C

Philadelphia Warriors

72

521

—

589

1,631

22.7

[23][25]

1955–56 †

Bob Pettit*

23

F/C

St. Louis Hawks

72

646

—

557

1,849

25.7

[26][27]

1956–57

Paul Arizin* (2)

28

F/G

Philadelphia Warriors

71

613

—

591

1,817

25.6

[21][28]

1957–58

George Yardley*

29

F/G

Detroit Pistons

72

673

—

655

2,001

27.8

[29][30]

1958–59 †

Bob Pettit* (2)

26

F/C

St. Louis Hawks

72

719

—

667

2,105

29.2

[27][31]

1959–60 †

Wilt Chamberlain*[d]

23

C

Philadelphia Warriors

72

1,065

—

577

2,707

37.6

[32][33]

1960–61

Wilt Chamberlain* (2)

24

C

Philadelphia Warriors

79

1,251

—

531

3,033

38.4

[33][34]

1961–62

Wilt Chamberlain* (3)[e]

25

C

Philadelphia Warriors

80

1,597

—

835

4,029

50.4

[33][35]

1962–63

Wilt Chamberlain* (4)

26

C

San Francisco Warriors

80

1,463

—

660

3,586

44.8

[33][36]

1963–64

Wilt Chamberlain* (5)

27

C

San Francisco Warriors

80

1,204

—

540

2,948

36.9

[33][37]

1964–65

Wilt Chamberlain* (6)

28

C

San Francisco Warriors
Philadelphia 76ers

73

1,063

—

408

2,534

34.7

[33][38]

1965–66 †

Wilt Chamberlain* (7)

29

C

Philadelphia 76ers

79

1,074

—

501

2,649

33.5

[33][39]

1966–67

Rick Barry*

22

F

San Francisco Warriors

78

1,011

—

753

2,775

35.6

[40][41]

1967–68

Dave Bing*[f]

24

G

Detroit Pistons

79

835

—

472

2,142

27.1

[44][45]

1968–69

Elvin Hayes*[g]

23

F/C

San Diego Rockets

82

930

—

467

2,327

28.4

[46][47]

1969–70

Jerry West*[h]

31

G

Los Angeles Lakers

74

831

—

647

2,309

31.2

[49][50]

1970–71 †

Lew Alcindor*[i]

23

C

Milwaukee Bucks

82

1,063

—

470

2,596

31.7

[52][53]

1971–72 †

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* (2)

24

C

Milwaukee Bucks

81

1,159

—

504

2,822

34.8

[53][54]

1972–73

Nate Archibald*

24

G

Kansas City-Omaha Kings

80

1,028

—

663

2,719

34.0

[55][56]

1973–74

Bob McAdoo*

22

C/F

Buffalo Braves

74

901

—

459

2,261

30.6

[57][58]

1974–75 †

Bob McAdoo* (2)

23

C/F

Buffalo Braves

82

1,095

—

641

2,831

34.5

[58][59]

1975–76

Bob McAdoo* (3)

24

C/F

Buffalo Braves

78

934

—

559

2,427

31.1

[58][60]

1976–77

Pete Maravich*

29

G

New Orleans Jazz

73

886

—

501

2,273

31.1

[61][62]

1977–78

George Gervin*[j]

25

G/F

San Antonio Spurs

82

864

—

504

2,232

27.2

[68][69]

1978–79

George Gervin* (2)

26

G/F

San Antonio Spurs

80

947

—

471

2,365

29.6

[69][70]

1979–80

George Gervin* (3)

27

G/F

San Antonio Spurs

78

1,024

32

505

2,585

33.1

[69][71]

1980–81

Adrian Dantley*

24

F/G

Utah Jazz

80

909

2

632

2,452

30.7

[72][73]

1981–82

George Gervin* (4)

29

G/F

San Antonio Spurs

79

993

10

555

2,551

32.3

[69][74]

1982–83

Alex English*

29

F

Denver Nuggets

82

959

2

406

2,326

28.4

[75][76]

1983–84

Adrian Dantley* (2)

27

F/G

Utah Jazz

79

802

1

813

2,418

30.6

[73][77]

1984–85

Bernard King*[k]

28

F

New York Knicks

55

691

1

426

1,809

32.9

[79][80]

1985–86

Dominique Wilkins*[l]

26

F

Atlanta Hawks

78

888

13

577

2,366

30.3

[82][83]

1986–87

Michael Jordan*

23

G

Chicago Bulls

82

1,098

12

833

3,041

37.1

[84][85]

1987–88 †

Michael Jordan* (2)

24

G

Chicago Bulls

82

1,069

7

723

2,868

35.0

[85][86]

1988–89

Michael Jordan* (3)

25

G

Chicago Bulls

81

966

27

674

2,633

32.5

[85][87]

1989–90

Michael Jordan* (4)

26

G

Chicago Bulls

82

1,034

92

593

2,753

33.6

[85][88]

1990–91 †

Michael Jordan* (5)

27

G

Chicago Bulls

82

990

29

571

2,580

31.5

[85][89]

1991–92 †

Michael Jordan* (6)

28

G

Chicago Bulls

80

943

27

491

2,404

30.1

[85][90]

1992–93

Michael Jordan* (7)

29

G

Chicago Bulls

78

992

81

476

2,541

32.6

[85][91]

1993–94

David Robinson*[m]

28

C

San Antonio Spurs

80

840

10

693

2,383

29.8

[93][94]

1994–95

Shaquille O'Neal*

22

C

Orlando Magic

79

930

0

455

2,315

29.3

[95][96]

1995–96 †

Michael Jordan* (8)

32

G

Chicago Bulls

82

916

111

548

2,491

30.4

[85][97]

1996–97

Michael Jordan* (9)

33

G

Chicago Bulls

82

920

111

480

2,431

29.6

[85][98]

1997–98 †

Michael Jordan* (10) [n]

34

G

Chicago Bulls

82

881

30

565

2,357

28.7

[85][101]

1998–99[o]

Allen Iverson*[p]

23

G

Philadelphia 76ers

48

435

58

356

1,284

26.8

[104][105]

1999–00 †

Shaquille O'Neal* (2)

27

C

Los Angeles Lakers

79

956

0

432

2,344

29.7

[96][106]

2000–01 †

Allen Iverson* (2)[q]

25

G

Philadelphia 76ers

71

762

98

585

2,207

31.1

[105][108]

2001–02

Allen Iverson* (3)[r]

26

G

Philadelphia 76ers

60

665

78

475

1,883

31.4

[105][110]

2002–03

Tracy McGrady*[s]

23

G/F

Orlando Magic

75

829

173

576

2,407

32.1

[112][113]

2003–04

Tracy McGrady* (2)[t]

24

G/F

Orlando Magic

67

653

174

398

1,878

28.0

[113]

2004–05

Allen Iverson* (4)

29

G

Philadelphia 76ers

75

771

104

656

2,302

30.7

[105]

2005–06

Kobe Bryant

27

G

Los Angeles Lakers

80

978

180

696

2,832

35.4

[115]

2006–07

Kobe Bryant (2)

28

G

Los Angeles Lakers

77

813

137

667

2,430

31.6

[115]

2007–08

LeBron James^[u]

23

F

Cleveland Cavaliers

75

794

113

549

2,250

30.0

[117]

2008–09

Dwyane Wade^

27

G

Miami Heat

79

854

88

590

2,386

30.2

[118]

2009–10

Kevin Durant^[v]

21

F

Oklahoma City Thunder

82

794

128

756

2,472

30.1

[120]

2010–11

Kevin Durant^ (2)

22

F

Oklahoma City Thunder

78

711

145

594

2,161

27.7

[120]

2011–12[w]

Kevin Durant^ (3)[x]

23

F

Oklahoma City Thunder

66

643

133

431

1,850

28.0

[120]

2012–13

Carmelo Anthony^[y]

28

F

New York Knicks

67

669

157

425

1,920

28.7

[124]

2013–14 †

Kevin Durant^ (4)

25

F

Oklahoma City Thunder

81

849

192

703

2,593

32.0

[120]

2014–15

Russell Westbrook^[z]

26

G

Oklahoma City Thunder

67

627

86

546

1,886

28.1

[126]

2015–16 †

Stephen Curry^[aa]

28

G

Golden State Warriors

79

805

402

363

2,375

30.1

[128]

2016–17 †

Russell Westbrook^ (2)

28

G

Oklahoma City Thunder

81

824

200

710

2,558

31.6

[126]

2017–18 †

James Harden[ab]

28

G

Houston Rockets

72

651

265

624

2,191

30.4

[130]

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