NBA Players with the Highest Scoring Averages in Their 11th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 11th NBA season, ranked by regular season points per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player averaged the most points in the Regular Season in his 11th year?
Playing for the 2020 Houston Rockets, James Harden averaged 34.3 points in 68 games — the highest scoring average by any NBA player in his 11th season.
Points Per Game, 11th Season
34.3 ppg
James Harden
(2020 Houston Rockets)
Note: No game minimums were used for this list / 
= NBA champion in this season.
Points Per Game in a Player's 11th Season - Top 50
Regular Season
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (2020 Rockets) |
34.3 | 2,335 | 68 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| 2 | (2023 Trail Blazers) |
32.2 | 1,866 | 58 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| 3 | (2007 Lakers) |
31.6 | 2,430 | 77 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 4 | (2024 Bucks) |
30.4 | 2,222 | 73 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| 5 | (1996 Bulls) |
30.4 | 2,491 | 82 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| 6 | (1993 Hawks) |
29.9 | 2,121 | 71 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| 7 | (2026 Nuggets) |
29.8 | 746 | 25 | 12.4 | 10.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| 8 | (1987 Nuggets) |
28.6 | 2,345 | 82 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 9 | (1995 Rockets) |
27.8 | 2,005 | 72 | 10.8 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| 10 | (2003 Lakers) |
27.5 | 1,841 | 67 | 11.1 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 11 | (2022 Nets) |
27.4 | 796 | 29 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| 12 | (2014 Knicks) |
27.4 | 2,112 | 77 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| 13 | (1970 Lakers) |
27.3 | 328 | 12 | 18.4 | 4.1 | - | - | - |
| 14 | (2014 Heat) |
27.1 | 2,089 | 77 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 15 | (1971 Lakers) |
26.9 | 1,859 | 69 | 4.6 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
| 16 | (2007 Supersonics) |
26.4 | 1,454 | 55 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| 17 | (2018 Warriors) |
26.4 | 1,792 | 68 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| 18 | (2007 more than 1 team) |
26.3 | 1,709 | 65 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 19 | (2023 Lakers) |
25.9 | 1,451 | 56 | 12.5 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.3 |
| 20 | (2009 Mavericks) |
25.9 | 2,094 | 81 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 21 | (1996 Jazz) |
25.7 | 2,106 | 82 | 9.8 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| 22 | (2026 Suns) |
25.1 | 577 | 23 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| 23 | (1980 Lakers) |
24.8 | 2,034 | 82 | 10.8 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| 24 | (1969 Lakers) |
24.8 | 1,881 | 76 | 10.6 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
| 25 | (2026 Heat) |
24.4 | 512 | 21 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 26 | (1990 Celtics) |
24.3 | 1,820 | 75 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 27 | (1987 Bullets) |
24.1 | 1,760 | 73 | 11.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| 28 | (2023 Clippers) |
23.8 | 1,239 | 52 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 29 | (1973 Celtics) |
23.8 | 1,902 | 80 | 7.1 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
| 30 | (1986 Cavaliers) |
23.4 | 1,754 | 75 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 31 | (2021 Clippers) |
23.3 | 1,259 | 54 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| 32 | (2025 more than 1 team) |
23.3 | 1,724 | 74 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| 33 | (2023 Wizards) |
23.2 | 1,160 | 50 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| 34 | (1969 76ers) |
23.1 | 1,896 | 82 | 5.3 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
| 35 | (2001 Supersonics) |
23.1 | 1,823 | 79 | 4.6 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 36 | (1995 Suns) |
23.0 | 1,561 | 68 | 11.1 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| 37 | (2019 Thunder) |
22.9 | 1,675 | 73 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| 38 | (1960 Nationals) |
22.5 | 1,689 | 75 | 12.8 | 3.4 | - | - | - |
| 39 | (1996 Knicks) |
22.5 | 1,711 | 76 | 10.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.1 |
| 40 | (1965 Hawks) |
22.5 | 1,124 | 50 | 12.4 | 2.6 | - | - | - |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 41 | (2017 Raptors) |
22.4 | 1,344 | 60 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| 42 | (2026 Knicks) |
22.4 | 537 | 24 | 11.9 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
| 43 | (1990 Lakers) |
22.3 | 1,765 | 79 | 6.6 | 11.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| 44 | (2009 Wizards) |
22.2 | 1,801 | 81 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| 45 | (2020 Spurs) |
22.1 | 1,504 | 68 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 46 | (1979 Bullets) |
21.8 | 1,789 | 82 | 12.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | - |
| 47 | (2006 Timberwolves) |
21.8 | 1,656 | 76 | 12.7 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| 48 | (2008 Rockets) |
21.6 | 1,427 | 66 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 49 | (1987 Pistons) |
21.5 | 1,742 | 81 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 50 | (2022 Heat) |
21.4 | 1,219 | 57 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.