NBA Players with the Highest Scoring Averages in Their 18th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 18th 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 18th year?

Playing for the 2021 Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James averaged 25.0 points in 45 games — the highest scoring average by any NBA player in his 18th season.

Points Per Game, 18th Season

25.0 ppg
LeBron James
(2021 Los Angeles Lakers)

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

Points Per Game in a Player's 18th Season - Top 50

Regular Season

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	LeBron James (2021 Lakers)	25.0	1,126	45	7.7	7.8	1.1	0.6	2.3
2	Kevin Durant (2026 Rockets)	24.8	521	21	4.6	4.0	1.0	0.8	1.8
3	Karl Malone (2003 Jazz)	20.6	1,667	81	7.8	4.7	1.7	0.4	0.0
4	Dirk Nowitzki (2016 Mavericks)	18.3	1,372	75	6.5	1.8	0.7	0.7	1.7
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1987 Lakers)	17.5	1,366	78	6.7	2.6	0.6	1.2	0.0
6	Kevin Garnett (2013 Celtics)	14.8	1,004	68	7.8	2.3	1.1	0.9	0.0
7	Reggie Miller (2005 Pacers)	14.8	974	66	2.4	2.2	0.8	0.1	1.5
8	Tim Duncan (2015 Spurs)	13.9	1,070	77	9.1	3.0	0.8	2.0	0.0
9	Chris Paul (2023 Suns)	13.9	819	59	4.3	8.9	1.5	0.4	1.7
10	Kobe Bryant (2014 Lakers)	13.8	83	6	4.3	6.3	1.2	0.2	0.5

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Russell Westbrook (2026 Kings)	13.8	358	26	6.8	7.3	1.4	0.2	1.8
12	John Stockton (2002 Jazz)	13.4	1,102	82	3.2	8.2	1.9	0.3	0.3
13	Carmelo Anthony (2021 Trail Blazers)	13.4	924	69	3.1	1.5	0.7	0.6	1.9
14	Shaquille O'Neal (2010 Cavaliers)	12.0	636	53	6.7	1.5	0.3	1.2	0.0
15	Robert Parish (1994 Celtics)	11.7	866	74	7.3	1.1	0.6	1.3	0.0
16	Jamal Crawford (2018 Timberwolves)	10.3	822	80	1.2	2.3	0.5	0.1	1.3
17	Ray Allen (2014 Heat)	9.6	701	73	2.8	2.0	0.7	0.1	1.6
18	Tony Parker (2019 Hornets)	9.5	530	56	1.5	3.7	0.4	0.1	0.2
19	Al Horford (2025 Celtics)	9.0	538	60	6.2	2.1	0.6	0.9	1.9
20	Terry Cummings (2000 Warriors)	8.4	184	22	4.9	1.0	0.6	0.4	0.0

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Mike Conley (2025 Timberwolves)	8.2	582	71	2.6	4.5	1.1	0.2	1.8
22	Kyle Lowry (2024 more than 1 team)	8.1	487	60	3.2	4.2	1.0	0.4	1.6
23	Jermaine O'Neal (2014 Warriors)	7.9	349	44	5.5	0.6	0.3	0.9	0.0
24	Hakeem Olajuwon (2002 Raptors)	7.1	435	61	6.0	1.1	1.2	1.5	0.0
25	Steve Nash (2014 Lakers)	6.8	102	15	1.9	5.7	0.5	0.1	0.5
26	Vince Carter (2016 Grizzlies)	6.6	395	60	2.4	0.9	0.6	0.3	1.0
27	Kevin Love (2026 Jazz)	6.5	97	15	4.5	1.7	0.3	0.3	1.3
28	Jason Kidd (2012 Mavericks)	6.2	299	48	4.1	5.5	1.7	0.2	1.6
29	Dwight Howard (2022 Lakers)	6.2	372	60	5.9	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.1
30	Paul Pierce (2016 Clippers)	6.1	417	68	2.7	1.0	0.5	0.3	1.1

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Brook Lopez (2026 Clippers)	5.8	110	19	1.7	0.5	0.3	0.8	1.3
32	Moses Malone (1994 76ers)	5.3	294	55	4.1	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.0
33	Derek Fisher (2014 Thunder)	5.2	425	81	1.5	1.4	0.9	0.0	1.1
34	Jerry Stackhouse (2013 Nets)	4.9	182	37	0.9	0.9	0.2	0.1	0.8
35	DeAndre Jordan (2026 Pelicans)	4.5	9	2	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
36	Nicolas Batum (2026 Clippers)	4.5	112	25	2.8	0.8	0.8	0.4	1.4
37	Eric Gordon (2026 76ers)	4.2	21	5	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.0	1.0
38	Kevin Willis (2003 Spurs)	4.2	297	71	3.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
39	Jason Terry (2017 Bucks)	4.1	307	74	1.4	1.3	0.6	0.3	1.0
40	Clifford Robinson (2007 Nets)	4.1	203	50	2.4	1.0	0.2	0.5	0.5

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Trevor Ariza (2022 Lakers)	4.0	96	24	3.4	1.1	0.5	0.3	0.8
	Udonis Haslem (2021 Heat)	4.0	4	1	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Andre Iguodala (2022 Warriors)	4.0	124	31	3.2	3.7	0.9	0.7	0.5
44	Pau Gasol (2019 more than 1 team)	3.9	118	30	4.6	1.7	0.2	0.5	0.2
45	Grant Hill (2013 Clippers)	3.2	93	29	1.7	0.9	0.4	0.2	0.1
46	Tyson Chandler (2019 more than 1 team)	3.1	173	55	5.6	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.0
47	James Edwards (1995 Trail Blazers)	2.7	75	28	1.5	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.0
48	Kurt Thomas (2013 Knicks)	2.5	97	39	2.3	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.0
49	Jeff Green (2026 Rockets)	2.1	21	10	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.5
50	Joe Johnson (2022 Celtics)	2.0	2	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0