NBA Players with the Most Points Scored in Their 21st Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 21st NBA season, ranked by regular season total points. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player had the most total points in the Regular Season in his 21st year?
Playing for the 2024 Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James recorded a total of 1,822 points in 71 games — the highest total ever by an NBA player in his 21st season.
Total Points, 21st Season
1,822 pts
LeBron James
(2024 Los Angeles Lakers)
Note:
= NBA champion in this season.
Total Points in a Player's 21st Season - Full List
Regular Season
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (2024 Lakers) |
1,822 | 25.7 | 71 | 518 | 589 | 89 | 38 | 149 |
| 2 | (2019 Hawks) |
562 | 7.4 | 76 | 194 | 87 | 44 | 27 | 123 |
| 3 | (2019 Mavericks) |
373 | 7.3 | 51 | 158 | 35 | 9 | 18 | 64 |
| 4 | (1997 Bulls) ![]() |
161 | 3.7 | 43 | 89 | 22 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| 5 | (2016 Timberwolves) |
122 | 3.2 | 38 | 150 | 62 | 28 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | (2026 Clippers) |
47 | 2.9 | 16 | 28 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | (2007 Mavericks) |
12 | 2.4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |