1986-87 NBA Regular Season: Points Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more points per game in the 1986-1987 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most points in the 1986-87 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan led the NBA with an average of 37.1 points in 82 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Points Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 1400 points.
Points Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1986-87 Regular Season
| Points | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Bulls) |
37.1 | 3,041 | 82 |
| 2 | (Hawks) |
29.0 | 2,294 | 79 |
| 3 | (Nuggets) |
28.6 | 2,345 | 82 |
| 4 | (Celtics) |
28.1 | 2,076 | 74 |
| 5 | (Trail Blazers) |
26.9 | 2,122 | 79 |
| 6 | (Celtics) |
26.1 | 2,008 | 77 |
| 7 | (Mavericks) |
25.7 | 2,056 | 80 |
| 8 | (Supersonics) |
24.9 | 2,041 | 82 |
| 9 | (Bullets) |
24.1 | 1,760 | 73 |
| 10 | (Lakers) |
23.9 | 1,909 | 80 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Suns) |
23.6 | 1,867 | 79 |
| 12 | (Rockets) |
23.4 | 1,755 | 75 |
| 13 | (Supersonics) |
23.3 | 1,909 | 82 |
| 14 | (Supersonics) |
23.0 | 1,890 | 82 |
| 15 | (76ers) |
23.0 | 1,564 | 68 |
| 16 | (Cavaliers) |
22.9 | 1,874 | 82 |
| 17 | (Suns) |
22.5 | 1,552 | 69 |
| 18 | (Bullets) |
22.0 | 1,758 | 80 |
| 19 | (Trail Blazers) |
21.7 | 1,782 | 82 |
| 20 | (Jazz) |
21.7 | 1,779 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Pistons) |
21.5 | 1,742 | 81 |
| 22 | (Warriors) |
21.2 | 1,720 | 81 |
| 23 | (Mavericks) |
21.0 | 1,676 | 80 |
| 24 | (Bucks) |
20.8 | 1,707 | 82 |
| 25 | (Nets) |
20.7 | 1,551 | 75 |
| 26 | (Pistons) |
20.6 | 1,671 | 81 |
| 27 | (Kings) |
20.3 | 1,600 | 79 |
| 28 | (Bucks) |
19.5 | 1,540 | 79 |
| 29 | (Lakers) |
19.4 | 1,594 | 82 |
| 30 | (Knicks) |
19.1 | 1,527 | 80 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Nuggets) |
18.9 | 1,552 | 82 |
| 32 | (Kings) |
18.9 | 1,547 | 82 |
| 33 | (Warriors) |
18.8 | 1,541 | 82 |
(Pacers) |
18.8 | 1,541 | 82 | |
| 35 | (Kings) |
18.7 | 1,516 | 81 |
| 36 | (Nets) |
18.0 | 1,472 | 82 |
| 37 | (Spurs) |
17.7 | 1,435 | 81 |
| 38 | (Celtics) |
17.5 | 1,403 | 80 |
| 39 | (Lakers) |
17.5 | 1,366 | 78 |
| 40 | (Clippers) |
17.1 | 1,262 | 74 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Lakers) |
17.0 | 1,397 | 82 |
| 42 | (Trail Blazers) |
16.8 | 1,330 | 79 |
| 43 | (Nets) |
16.4 | 1,179 | 72 |
| 44 | (Hawks) |
16.1 | 1,304 | 81 |
| 45 | (Mavericks) |
16.0 | 1,230 | 77 |
| 46 | (Pistons) |
15.7 | 1,228 | 78 |
| 47 | (Clippers) |
15.7 | 1,255 | 80 |
| 48 | (Cavaliers) |
15.7 | 1,253 | 80 |
| 49 | (Pistons) |
15.4 | 1,263 | 82 |
| 50 | (Pacers) |
15.2 | 1,218 | 80 |