NBA Players with the Highest Scoring Averages in Their 16th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 16th NBA season, ranked by regular season points per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.

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Which NBA player averaged the most points in the Regular Season in his 16th year?

Playing for the 2012 Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant averaged 27.9 points in 58 games — the highest scoring average by any NBA player in his 16th season.

Points Per Game, 16th Season

27.9 ppg
Kobe Bryant
(2012 Los Angeles Lakers)

Note: No game minimums were used for this list / = NBA champion in this season.

Points Per Game in a Player's 16th Season - Top 50

Regular Season

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Kobe Bryant (2012 Lakers)	27.9	1,616	58	5.4	4.6	1.2	0.3	1.5
2	LeBron James (2019 Lakers)	27.4	1,505	55	8.5	8.3	1.3	0.6	2.0
3	Kevin Durant (2024 Suns)	27.1	2,032	75	6.6	5.0	0.9	1.2	2.2
4	Stephen Curry (2025 Warriors)	24.5	1,718	70	4.4	6.0	1.1	0.4	4.4
5	Karl Malone (2001 Jazz)	23.2	1,878	81	8.3	4.5	1.1	0.8	0.0
6	James Harden (2025 Clippers)	22.8	1,802	79	5.8	8.7	1.5	0.7	3.0
7	DeMar DeRozan (2025 Kings)	22.2	1,710	77	3.9	4.4	0.8	0.4	1.1
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1985 Lakers)	22.0	1,735	79	7.9	3.2	0.8	2.1	0.0
9	Dirk Nowitzki (2014 Mavericks)	21.7	1,735	80	6.2	2.7	0.9	0.6	1.6
10	Tim Duncan (2013 Spurs)	17.8	1,227	69	9.9	2.7	0.7	2.7	0.0

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Paul George (2026 76ers)	17.1	171	10	5.0	3.3	1.4	0.4	2.6
12	Chris Paul (2021 Suns)	16.4	1,149	70	4.5	8.9	1.4	0.3	1.5
13	John Havlicek (1978 Celtics)	16.1	1,322	82	4.0	4.0	1.1	0.3	-
14	Moses Malone (1992 Bucks)	15.6	1,279	82	9.1	1.1	0.9	0.8	0.0
15	Dwyane Wade (2019 Heat)	15.0	1,083	72	4.0	4.2	0.8	0.5	1.2
16	Kevin Garnett (2011 Celtics)	14.9	1,056	71	8.9	2.4	1.3	0.8	0.0
17	Charles Barkley (2000 Rockets)	14.5	289	20	10.5	3.2	0.7	0.2	0.3
18	Ray Allen (2012 Celtics)	14.2	655	46	3.1	2.4	1.1	0.2	2.3
19	Jamal Crawford (2016 Clippers)	14.2	1,120	79	1.8	2.3	0.7	0.2	1.5
20	Robert Parish (1992 Celtics)	14.1	1,115	79	8.9	0.9	0.9	1.2	0.0

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Zach Randolph (2017 Grizzlies)	14.1	1,028	73	8.2	1.7	0.5	0.1	0.3
22	Shaquille O'Neal (2008 more than 1 team)	13.6	832	61	9.1	1.5	0.5	1.4	0.0
23	Paul Pierce (2014 Nets)	13.5	1,010	75	4.6	2.4	1.1	0.4	1.5
24	Carmelo Anthony (2019 Rockets)	13.4	134	10	5.4	0.5	0.4	0.7	2.1
25	Kyle Lowry (2022 Heat)	13.4	844	63	4.5	7.5	1.1	0.3	2.3
26	Grant Hill (2011 Suns)	13.2	1,056	80	4.2	2.5	0.8	0.4	0.6
27	LaMarcus Aldridge (2022 Nets)	12.9	607	47	5.5	0.9	0.3	1.0	0.3
28	Reggie Miller (2003 Pacers)	12.6	882	70	2.5	2.4	0.9	0.1	1.6
29	Brook Lopez (2024 Bucks)	12.5	990	79	5.2	1.6	0.5	2.4	1.9
30	Steve Nash (2012 Suns)	12.5	772	62	3.0	10.7	0.6	0.1	0.9

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Pau Gasol (2017 Spurs)	12.4	792	64	7.8	2.3	0.4	1.1	0.9
32	John Stockton (2000 Jazz)	12.1	990	82	2.6	8.6	1.7	0.2	0.5
33	Vince Carter (2014 Mavericks)	11.9	967	81	3.5	2.6	0.8	0.4	1.8
34	Mike Conley (2023 more than 1 team)	11.9	798	67	2.7	6.7	1.1	0.2	2.0
35	Lou Williams (2021 more than 1 team)	11.3	749	66	2.1	3.4	0.7	0.1	1.0
36	Russell Westbrook (2024 Clippers)	11.1	754	68	5.0	4.5	1.1	0.3	0.6
37	Jrue Holiday (2025 Celtics)	11.1	686	62	4.3	3.9	1.1	0.4	1.7
38	Eric Gordon (2024 Suns)	11.0	749	68	1.8	2.0	1.0	0.4	2.2
39	Scottie Pippen (2003 Trail Blazers)	10.8	689	64	4.3	4.5	1.6	0.4	0.6
40	Hakeem Olajuwon (2000 Rockets)	10.3	455	44	6.2	1.4	0.9	1.6	0.0

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Dale Ellis (1999 Supersonics)	10.3	495	48	2.4	0.8	0.5	0.1	2.0
42	Jason Kidd (2010 Mavericks)	10.3	824	80	5.6	9.1	1.8	0.4	2.2
43	Tony Parker (2017 Spurs)	10.1	638	63	1.8	4.5	0.5	0.0	0.4
44	Al Horford (2023 Celtics)	9.8	616	63	6.2	3.0	0.5	1.0	2.3
45	Patrick Ewing (2001 Supersonics)	9.6	760	79	7.4	1.2	0.7	1.2	0.0
46	Charles Oakley (2001 Raptors)	9.6	748	78	9.5	3.4	1.0	0.6	0.1
47	Kevin Willis (2001 more than 1 team)	9.3	722	78	6.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0
48	Joe Johnson (2017 Jazz)	9.2	715	78	3.1	1.8	0.5	0.2	1.4
49	Manu Ginobili (2018 Spurs)	8.9	576	65	2.2	2.5	0.7	0.2	1.0
50	Kevin Love (2024 Heat)	8.8	485	55	6.1	2.1	0.3	0.2	1.5