List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders
In basketball, points are the sum of the score accumulated through free throws or field goals.[1] The National Basketball Association's (NBA) scoring title is awarded to the player with the highest points per game average in a given season. The scoring title was originally determined by total points scored through the 1968–69 season, after which points per game was used to determine the leader instead.[2] Players who earned scoring titles before the 1979–80 season did not record any three-point field goals because the three-point line was first implemented in the NBA during that season.[3][4] To qualify for the scoring title, the player must appear in at least 70 games (out of 82) or have at least 1,400 points. These have been the entry criteria since the 1974–75 season.[5]
Wilt Chamberlain holds the all-time records for total points scored (4,029) and points per game (50.4) in a season; both records were achieved in the 1961–62 season.[6] He also holds the rookie records for points per game when he averaged 37.6 points in the 1959–60 season.[6] Among active players, Kevin Durant has the highest point total (2,593) and the highest scoring average (32.0) in a season; both were achieved in the 2013–14 season.
Michael Jordan has won the most scoring titles, with ten.[7] Jordan and Chamberlain are the only players to have won seven consecutive scoring titles (this was also Chamberlain's career total).[7] George Gervin, Allen Iverson and Durant have won four scoring titles in their career,[8] and George Mikan, Neil Johnston and Bob McAdoo have achieved it three times. Paul Arizin, Bob Pettit, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal, Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant, and Russell Westbrook have each won the scoring title twice. Since the 1946–47 season, five players have won both the scoring title and the NBA championship in the same season: Fulks in 1947 with the Philadelphia Warriors, Mikan from 1949 to 1950 with the Minneapolis Lakers, Abdul-Jabbar (then Alcindor)[g] in 1971 with the Milwaukee Bucks, Jordan from 1991 to 1993 and from 1996 to 1998 with the Chicago Bulls, and O'Neal in 2000 with the Los Angeles Lakers.[2][9] Since the introduction of the three-point field goal, O'Neal is the only scoring leader to have made no three-point field goals in his winning season.
At 21 years and 197 days, Durant is the youngest scoring leader in NBA history,[10] averaging 30.1 points in the 2009–10 season. The most recent champion is Russell Westbrook, who averaged a career-high 31.6 points in the 2016–17 season.
Key
^ | Denotes player who is still active in the NBA | |||||
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||
Denotes player who won the MVP award that year | ||||||
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been the scoring leader up to and including that season | |||||
G | Guard | F | Forward | C | Center |
Scoring leaders
Season | Player | Age[lower-alpha 1] | Pos[lower-alpha 2] | Team | Games played |
Field goals made |
3-point field goals made |
Free throws made |
Total points |
Points per game |
Ref |
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1946–47 | Fulks, JoeJoe Fulks* | 25 | F/C | Philadelphia Warriors | 60 | 475 | — | 439 | 1,389 | 23.2 | [11][12] |
1947–48 | Zaslofsky, MaxMax Zaslofsky[lower-alpha 3] | 22 | G/F | Chicago Stags | 48 | 373 | — | 261 | 1,007 | 21.0 | [14][15] |
1948–49 | Mikan, GeorgeGeorge Mikan* | 24 | C | Minneapolis Lakers | 60 | 583 | — | 532 | 1,698 | 28.3 | [16][17] |
1949–50 | Mikan, GeorgeGeorge Mikan* (2) | 25 | C | Minneapolis Lakers | 68 | 649 | — | 567 | 1,865 | 27.4 | [17][18] |
1950–51 | Mikan, GeorgeGeorge Mikan* (3) | 26 | C | Minneapolis Lakers | 68 | 678 | — | 576 | 1,932 | 28.4 | [17][19] |
1951–52 | Arizin, PaulPaul Arizin* | 23 | F/G | Philadelphia Warriors | 66 | 548 | — | 578 | 1,674 | 25.4 | [20][21] |
1952–53 | Johnston, NeilNeil Johnston* | 23 | C | Philadelphia Warriors | 70 | 504 | — | 556 | 1,564 | 22.3 | [22][23] |
1953–54 | Johnston, NeilNeil Johnston* (2) | 24 | C | Philadelphia Warriors | 72 | 591 | — | 577 | 1,759 | 24.5 | [23][24] |
1954–55 | Johnston, NeilNeil Johnston* (3) | 25 | C | Philadelphia Warriors | 72 | 521 | — | 589 | 1,631 | 22.7 | [23][25] |
1955–56 | Pettit, BobBob Pettit* | 23 | F/C | St. Louis Hawks | 72 | 646 | — | 557 | 1,849 | 25.7 | [26][27] |
1956–57 | Arizin, PaulPaul Arizin* (2) | 28 | F/G | Philadelphia Warriors | 71 | 613 | — | 591 | 1,817 | 25.6 | [21][28] |
1957–58 | Yardley, GeorgeGeorge Yardley* | 29 | F/G | Detroit Pistons | 72 | 673 | — | 655 | 2,001 | 27.8 | [29][30] |
1958–59 | Pettit, BobBob Pettit* (2) | 26 | F/C | St. Louis Hawks | 72 | 719 | — | 667 | 2,105 | 29.2 | [27][31] |
1959–60 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*[lower-alpha 4] | 23 | C | Philadelphia Warriors | 72 | 1,065 | — | 577 | 2,707 | 37.6 | [32][33] |
1960–61 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* (2) | 24 | C | Philadelphia Warriors | 79 | 1,251 | — | 531 | 3,033 | 38.4 | [33][34] |
1961–62 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* (3)[lower-alpha 5] | 25 | C | Philadelphia Warriors | 80 | 1,597 | — | 835 | 4,029 | 50.4 | [33][35] |
1962–63 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* (4) | 26 | C | San Francisco Warriors | 80 | 1,463 | — | 660 | 3,586 | 44.8 | [33][36] |
1963–64 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* (5) | 27 | C | San Francisco Warriors | 80 | 1,204 | — | 540 | 2,948 | 36.9 | [33][37] |
1964–65 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* (6) | 28 | C | San Francisco Warriors Philadelphia 76ers |
73 | 1,063 | — | 408 | 2,534 | 34.7 | [33][38] |
1965–66 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* (7) | 29 | C | Philadelphia 76ers | 79 | 1,074 | — | 501 | 2,649 | 33.5 | [33][39] |
1966–67 | Barry, RickRick Barry* | 22 | F | San Francisco Warriors | 78 | 1,011 | — | 753 | 2,775 | 35.6 | [40][41] |
1967–68 | Bing, DaveDave Bing*[lower-alpha 6] | 24 | G | Detroit Pistons | 79 | 835 | — | 472 | 2,142 | 27.1 | [44][45] |
1968–69 | Hayes, ElvinElvin Hayes*[lower-alpha 7] | 23 | F/C | San Diego Rockets | 82 | 930 | — | 467 | 2,327 | 28.4 | [46][47] |
1969–70 | West, JerryJerry West*[lower-alpha 8] | 31 | G | Los Angeles Lakers | 74 | 831 | — | 647 | 2,309 | 31.2 | [49][50] |
1970–71 | Alcindor, LewLew Alcindor*[lower-alpha 9] | 23 | C | Milwaukee Bucks | 82 | 1,063 | — | 470 | 2,596 | 31.7 | [52][53] |
1971–72 | Abdul-Jabbar, KareemKareem Abdul-Jabbar* (2) | 24 | C | Milwaukee Bucks | 81 | 1,159 | — | 504 | 2,822 | 34.8 | [53][54] |
1972–73 | Archibald, Nate "Tiny"Nate "Tiny" Archibald* | 24 | G | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | 80 | 1,028 | — | 663 | 2,719 | 34.0 | [55][56] |
1973–74 | McAdoo, BobBob McAdoo* | 22 | C/F | Buffalo Braves | 74 | 901 | — | 459 | 2,261 | 30.6 | [57][58] |
1974–75 | McAdoo, BobBob McAdoo* (2) | 23 | C/F | Buffalo Braves | 82 | 1,095 | — | 641 | 2,831 | 34.5 | [58][59] |
1975–76 | McAdoo, BobBob McAdoo* (3) | 24 | C/F | Buffalo Braves | 78 | 934 | — | 559 | 2,427 | 31.1 | [58][60] |
1976–77 | Maravich, PetePete Maravich* | 29 | G | New Orleans Jazz | 73 | 886 | — | 501 | 2,273 | 31.1 | [61][62] |
1977–78 | Gervin, GeorgeGeorge Gervin*[lower-alpha 10] | 25 | G/F | San Antonio Spurs | 82 | 864 | — | 504 | 2,232 | 27.2 | [68][69] |
1978–79 | Gervin, GeorgeGeorge Gervin* (2) | 26 | G/F | San Antonio Spurs | 80 | 947 | — | 471 | 2,365 | 29.6 | [69][70] |
1979–80 | Gervin, GeorgeGeorge Gervin* (3) | 27 | G/F | San Antonio Spurs | 78 | 1,024 | 32 | 505 | 2,585 | 33.1 | [69][71] |
1980–81 | Dantley, AdrianAdrian Dantley* | 24 | F/G | Utah Jazz | 80 | 909 | 2 | 632 | 2,452 | 30.7 | [72][73] |
1981–82 | Gervin, GeorgeGeorge Gervin* (4) | 29 | G/F | San Antonio Spurs | 79 | 993 | 10 | 555 | 2,551 | 32.3 | [69][74] |
1982–83 | English, AlexAlex English* | 29 | F | Denver Nuggets | 82 | 959 | 2 | 406 | 2,326 | 28.4 | [75][76] |
1983–84 | Dantley, AdrianAdrian Dantley* (2) | 27 | F/G | Utah Jazz | 79 | 802 | 1 | 813 | 2,418 | 30.6 | [73][77] |
1984–85 | King, BernardBernard King*[lower-alpha 11] | 28 | F | New York Knicks | 55 | 691 | 1 | 426 | 1,809 | 32.9 | [79][80] |
1985–86 | Wilkins, DominiqueDominique Wilkins*[lower-alpha 12] | 26 | F | Atlanta Hawks | 78 | 888 | 13 | 577 | 2,366 | 30.3 | [82][83] |
1986–87 | Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* | 23 | G | Chicago Bulls | 82 | 1,098 | 12 | 833 | 3,041 | 37.1 | [84][85] |
1987–88 | Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (2) | 24 | G | Chicago Bulls | 82 | 1,069 | 7 | 723 | 2,868 | 35.0 | [85][86] |
1988–89 | Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (3) | 25 | G | Chicago Bulls | 81 | 966 | 27 | 674 | 2,633 | 32.5 | [85][87] |
1989–90 | Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (4) | 26 | G | Chicago Bulls | 82 | 1,034 | 92 | 593 | 2,753 | 33.6 | [85][88] |
1990–91 | Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (5) | 27 | G | Chicago Bulls | 82 | 990 | 29 | 571 | 2,580 | 31.5 | [85][89] |
1991–92 | Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (6) | 28 | G | Chicago Bulls | 80 | 943 | 27 | 491 | 2,404 | 30.1 | [85][90] |
1992–93 | Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (7) | 29 | G | Chicago Bulls | 78 | 992 | 81 | 476 | 2,541 | 32.6 | [85][91] |
1993–94 | Robinson, DavidDavid Robinson*[lower-alpha 13] | 28 | C | San Antonio Spurs | 80 | 840 | 10 | 693 | 2,383 | 29.8 | [93][94] |
1994–95 | O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal* | 22 | C | Orlando Magic | 79 | 930 | 0 | 455 | 2,315 | 29.3 | [95][96] |
1995–96 | Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (8) | 32 | G | Chicago Bulls | 82 | 916 | 111 | 548 | 2,491 | 30.4 | [85][97] |
1996–97 | Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (9) | 33 | G | Chicago Bulls | 82 | 920 | 111 | 480 | 2,431 | 29.6 | [85][98] |
1997–98 | Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (10) [lower-alpha 14] | 34 | G | Chicago Bulls | 82 | 881 | 30 | 565 | 2,357 | 28.7 | [85][101] |
1998–99[lower-alpha 15] | Iverson, AllenAllen Iverson*[lower-alpha 16] | 23 | G | Philadelphia 76ers | 48 | 435 | 58 | 356 | 1,284 | 26.8 | [104][105] |
1999–00 | O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal* (2) | 27 | C | Los Angeles Lakers | 79 | 956 | 0 | 432 | 2,344 | 29.7 | [96][106] |
2000–01 | Iverson, AllenAllen Iverson* (2)[lower-alpha 17] | 25 | G | Philadelphia 76ers | 71 | 762 | 98 | 585 | 2,207 | 31.1 | [105][108] |
2001–02 | Iverson, AllenAllen Iverson* (3)[lower-alpha 18] | 26 | G | Philadelphia 76ers | 60 | 665 | 78 | 475 | 1,883 | 31.4 | [105][110] |
2002–03 | McGrady, TracyTracy McGrady*[lower-alpha 19] | 23 | G/F | Orlando Magic | 75 | 829 | 173 | 576 | 2,407 | 32.1 | [112][113] |
2003–04 | McGrady, TracyTracy McGrady* (2)[lower-alpha 20] | 24 | G/F | Orlando Magic | 67 | 653 | 174 | 398 | 1,878 | 28.0 | [113] |
2004–05 | Iverson, AllenAllen Iverson* (4) | 29 | G | Philadelphia 76ers | 75 | 771 | 104 | 656 | 2,302 | 30.7 | [105] |
2005–06 | Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant | 27 | G | Los Angeles Lakers | 80 | 978 | 180 | 696 | 2,832 | 35.4 | [115] |
2006–07 | Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant (2) | 28 | G | Los Angeles Lakers | 77 | 813 | 137 | 667 | 2,430 | 31.6 | [115] |
2007–08 | James, LeBronLeBron James^[lower-alpha 21] | 23 | F | Cleveland Cavaliers | 75 | 794 | 113 | 549 | 2,250 | 30.0 | [117] |
2008–09 | Wade, DwyaneDwyane Wade^ | 27 | G | Miami Heat | 79 | 854 | 88 | 590 | 2,386 | 30.2 | [118] |
2009–10 | Durant, KevinKevin Durant^[lower-alpha 22] | 21 | F | Oklahoma City Thunder | 82 | 794 | 128 | 756 | 2,472 | 30.1 | [120] |
2010–11 | Durant, KevinKevin Durant^ (2) | 22 | F | Oklahoma City Thunder | 78 | 711 | 145 | 594 | 2,161 | 27.7 | [120] |
2011–12[lower-alpha 23] | Durant, KevinKevin Durant^ (3)[lower-alpha 24] | 23 | F | Oklahoma City Thunder | 66 | 643 | 133 | 431 | 1,850 | 28.0 | [120] |
2012–13 | Anthony, CarmeloCarmelo Anthony^[lower-alpha 25] | 28 | F | New York Knicks | 67 | 669 | 157 | 425 | 1,920 | 28.7 | [124] |
2013–14 | Durant, KevinKevin Durant^ (4) | 25 | F | Oklahoma City Thunder | 81 | 849 | 192 | 703 | 2,593 | 32.0 | [120] |
2014–15 | Westbrook, RussellRussell Westbrook^[lower-alpha 26] | 26 | G | Oklahoma City Thunder | 67 | 627 | 86 | 546 | 1,886 | 28.1 | [126] |
2015–16 | Curry, StephenStephen Curry^[lower-alpha 27] | 28 | G | Golden State Warriors | 79 | 805 | 402 | 363 | 2,375 | 30.1 | [128] |
2016–17 | Westbrook, RussellRussell Westbrook^ (2) | 28 | G | Oklahoma City Thunder | 81 | 824 | 200 | 710 | 2,558 | 31.6 | [126] |
Multiple-time leaders
Ranking | Player | Team | Times leader | Years |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | 10 | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
2 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia Warriors/San Francisco Warriors (5) /Philadelphia 76ers (2) | 7 | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 |
3 | Kevin Durant George Gervin Allen Iverson | Oklahoma City Thunder San Antonio Spurs Philadelphia 76ers | 4 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005 |
4 | Neil Johnston Bob McAdoo George Mikan | Philadelphia Warriors Buffalo Braves Minneapolis Lakers | 3 | 1953, 1954, 1955 1974, 1975, 1976 1949, 1950, 1951 |
5 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Paul Arizin Kobe Bryant Adrian Dantley Tracy McGrady Shaquille O'Neal Bob Pettit Russell Westbrook | Milwaukee Bucks Philadelphia Warriors Los Angeles Lakers Utah Jazz Orlando Magic Orlando Magic (1) / Los Angeles Lakers (1) St. Louis Hawks Oklahoma City Thunder | 2 | 1971, 1972 1952, 1957 2006, 2007 1981, 1984 2003, 2004 1995, 2000 1956, 1959 2015, 2017 |
See also
Notes
- ↑ At the start of February 1st of that season.
- ↑ The player's primary position is listed first.
- ↑ In the 1947–48 season, Joe Fulks averaged the most points (22.1) but had only played in 43 games and totaled 949 points, the second highest total.[12][13]
- ↑ Wilt Chamberlain holds the all-time rookie record for points per game.[6]
- ↑ Wilt Chamberlain holds the all-time record for total points scored and points per game in a single season.[6]
- ↑ In the 1967–68 season, Oscar Robertson averaged the most points (29.2) but had only played in 65 games and totaled 1,896 points, the sixth highest total.[42][43]
- ↑ Elvin Hayes is the last rookie to lead the league in scoring average.
- ↑ In the 1969–70 season, rookie Lew Alcindor had the highest point total (2,361) but was second in scoring average (28.8).[48]
- ↑ Before the 1971–72 season, Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.[51]
- ↑ In the 1977–78 season, George Gervin defeated David Thompson for the scoring title in the closest scoring duel ever (27.21 to 27.15) where Thompson scored 73 on the last day of the season and Gervin answered with 63 (Gervin also broke Thompson's record of 32 points set earlier on the same day in the first quarter by scoring a record 33 points in the second quarter).[63][64][65][66] Both Thompson's and Gervin's games were losses.[67]
- ↑ In the 1984–85 season, rookie Michael Jordan had the highest point total (2,313) but was third in scoring average (28.2). Bernard King tied for the twelfth highest point total (1,809) but had the highest scoring average (32.9).[78]
- ↑ In the 1985–86 season Alex English had the highest point total (2,414) but was third in scoring average (29.8).[81]
- ↑ In the 1993–94 season, David Robinson scored 71 points in the final game of the season to edge Shaquille O'Neal (29.3) for the scoring title.[92]
- ↑ In the 1997–98 season, Michael Jordan defeated Shaquille O'Neal for the scoring title in the third closest scoring race ever (28.7 to 28.3).[99] Jordan, at 35 years and 60 days old, is the oldest scoring leader in NBA history.[100]
- ↑ The 1998–99 season was shortened to 50 games due to the league's lockout.[102] The qualification of this season's scoring title is to appear in at least 43 games (out of 50) or to have at least 854 points.[5]
- ↑ In the lockout-shortened 1998–99 season, Shaquille O'Neal had the highest point total (1,289) but was second in scoring average (26.3).[103]
- ↑ In the 2000–01 season, Jerry Stackhouse had the highest point total (2,380) but was second in scoring average (29.8).[107]
- ↑ In the 2001–02 season, Paul Pierce had the highest point total (2,144) but was third in scoring average (26.1).[109]
- ↑ In the 2002–03 season, Kobe Bryant had the highest point total (2,461) but was second in scoring average (30.0).[111]
- ↑ In the 2003–04 season, Kevin Garnett had the highest point total (1,987) but was third in scoring average (24.2).[114]
- ↑ In the 2007–08 season, Kobe Bryant had the highest point total (2,323) but was second in scoring average (28.3).[116]
- ↑ In the 2009–10 season, Kevin Durant defeated LeBron James for the scoring title (30.1 to 29.7).[119] Durant, at 21 years and 197 days old, is also the youngest scoring leader in NBA history.[10]
- ↑ The 2011–12 season was shortened to 66 games due to the league's lockout.[121] The qualification of this season's scoring title is to appear in at least 56 games (out of 66) or to have at least 1127 points.[5]
- ↑ In the 2011–12 season, Kevin Durant defeated Kobe Bryant for the scoring title in the second closest scoring race ever (28.03 to 27.86).[99][122] Bryant, who needed to score 38 points in the final game to win, decided to sit out.[122]
- ↑ In the 2012–13 season, Kevin Durant had the highest point total (2,280) but was second in scoring average (28.1).[123]
- ↑ In the 2014–15 season, James Harden had the highest point total (2,217) but was second in scoring average (27.4).[125]
- ↑ In the 2015–16 season, James Harden had the highest point total (2,376) but was second in scoring average (29.0).[127]
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