NBA Players with the Highest Scoring Averages in Their 23rd Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 23rd NBA season, ranked by regular season points per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Year: 23rd /
Other years
Which NBA player averaged the most points in the Regular Season in his 23rd year?
Playing for the 2026 Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James averaged 17.6 points in 9 games — the highest scoring average by any NBA player in his 23rd season.
Points Per Game, 23rd Season
17.6 ppg
LeBron James
(2026 Los Angeles Lakers)
Note: No game minimums were used for this list
Points Per Game in a Player's 23rd Season - Full List
Regular Season
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (2026 Lakers) |
17.6 | 158 | 9 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 |