NBA Players with the Highest Scoring Averages in Their 17th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 17th NBA season, ranked by regular season points per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.

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

Points Per Game in a Player's 17th Season - Top 50

Regular Season

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Stephen Curry (2026 Warriors)	29.6	533	18	3.7	3.9	1.3	0.6	5.2
2	Kobe Bryant (2013 Lakers)	27.3	2,133	78	5.6	6.0	1.4	0.3	1.7
3	Kevin Durant (2025 Suns)	26.6	1,647	62	6.0	4.2	0.8	1.2	2.6
4	James Harden (2026 Clippers)	26.0	651	25	5.2	8.1	1.3	0.4	3.6
5	LeBron James (2020 Lakers)	25.3	1,698	67	7.8	10.2	1.2	0.5	2.2
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1986 Lakers)	23.4	1,846	79	6.1	3.5	0.8	1.6	0.0
7	Karl Malone (2002 Jazz)	22.4	1,788	80	8.6	4.3	1.9	0.7	0.1
8	Shaquille O'Neal (2009 Suns)	17.8	1,333	75	8.4	1.7	0.7	1.4	0.0
9	DeMar DeRozan (2026 Kings)	17.7	459	26	3.2	3.4	1.3	0.2	0.8
10	Dirk Nowitzki (2015 Mavericks)	17.3	1,333	77	5.9	1.9	0.5	0.4	1.4

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Jrue Holiday (2026 Trail Blazers)	16.7	200	12	5.3	8.3	1.6	0.3	2.6
12	Kevin Garnett (2012 Celtics)	15.8	947	60	8.2	2.9	0.9	1.0	0.1
13	Carmelo Anthony (2020 Trail Blazers)	15.4	895	58	6.3	1.5	0.8	0.5	1.5
14	Tim Duncan (2014 Spurs)	15.1	1,119	74	9.7	3.0	0.6	1.9	0.0
15	Chris Paul (2022 Suns)	14.7	958	65	4.4	10.8	1.9	0.3	1.0
16	Zach Randolph (2018 Kings)	14.5	857	59	6.7	2.2	0.7	0.2	0.9
17	Russell Westbrook (2025 Nuggets)	13.3	994	75	4.9	6.1	1.4	0.5	1.3
18	Brook Lopez (2025 Bucks)	13.0	1,041	80	5.0	1.8	0.6	1.9	1.7
19	Steve Nash (2013 Lakers)	12.7	636	50	2.8	6.7	0.6	0.1	1.1
20	Robert Parish (1993 Celtics)	12.6	994	79	9.4	0.8	0.7	1.4	0.0

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Jamal Crawford (2017 Clippers)	12.3	1,008	82	1.6	2.6	0.7	0.2	1.4
22	Paul Pierce (2015 Wizards)	11.9	868	73	4.0	2.0	0.6	0.3	1.6
23	Hakeem Olajuwon (2001 Rockets)	11.9	689	58	7.4	1.2	1.2	1.5	0.0
24	John Stockton (2001 Jazz)	11.5	944	82	2.8	8.7	1.6	0.3	0.7
25	Mike Conley (2024 Timberwolves)	11.4	869	76	2.9	5.9	1.2	0.2	2.4
26	Kyle Lowry (2023 Heat)	11.2	615	55	4.1	5.1	1.0	0.4	1.9
27	Ray Allen (2013 Heat)	10.9	863	79	2.7	1.7	0.8	0.2	1.8
28	Grant Hill (2012 Suns)	10.2	499	49	3.5	2.2	0.8	0.6	0.3
29	Pau Gasol (2018 Spurs)	10.1	775	77	8.0	3.1	0.3	1.0	0.6
30	Reggie Miller (2004 Pacers)	10.0	800	80	2.4	3.1	0.8	0.1	1.7

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Trevor Ariza (2021 Heat)	9.4	282	30	4.8	1.8	1.0	0.6	1.7
32	Terry Cummings (1999 Warriors)	9.1	454	50	5.1	1.2	0.9	0.2	0.0
33	Al Horford (2024 Celtics)	8.6	562	65	6.4	2.6	0.6	1.0	1.7
34	Jermaine O'Neal (2013 Suns)	8.3	454	55	5.3	0.8	0.3	1.4	0.0
35	Jason Kidd (2011 Mavericks)	7.9	630	80	4.4	8.2	1.7	0.4	1.7
36	Tony Parker (2018 Spurs)	7.7	421	55	1.7	3.5	0.5	0.0	0.2
37	Dwight Howard (2021 76ers)	7.0	482	69	8.4	0.9	0.4	0.9	0.1
38	Clifford Robinson (2006 Nets)	6.9	550	80	3.3	1.1	0.6	0.5	0.8
39	Eric Gordon (2025 76ers)	6.8	266	39	1.2	1.7	0.7	0.3	1.4
40	Joe Johnson (2018 more than 1 team)	6.8	372	55	3.1	1.5	0.3	0.1	0.7