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Team Rankings: Points / 3-Pointers / Rebounds / Assists
1987-88 NBA Regular Season: Points Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more points per game in the 1987-1988 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most points in the 1987-88 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan led the NBA with an average of 35.0 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
1987-88 Regular Season
| Points | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Bulls) |
35.0 | 2,868 | 82 |
| 2 | (Hawks) |
30.7 | 2,397 | 78 |
| 3 | (Celtics) |
29.9 | 2,275 | 76 |
| 4 | (76ers) |
28.3 | 2,264 | 80 |
| 5 | (Jazz) |
27.7 | 2,268 | 82 |
| 6 | (Trail Blazers) |
27.0 | 2,185 | 81 |
| 7 | (Supersonics) |
25.8 | 1,938 | 75 |
| 8 | (Mavericks) |
25.1 | 1,932 | 77 |
| 9 | (Nuggets) |
25.0 | 2,000 | 80 |
| 10 | (Rockets) |
22.8 | 1,805 | 79 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Celtics) |
22.6 | 1,446 | 64 |
| 12 | (Lakers) |
21.7 | 1,754 | 81 |
| 13 | (Kings) |
21.6 | 1,574 | 73 |
| 14 | (Supersonics) |
21.4 | 1,669 | 78 |
| 15 | (Bucks) |
21.3 | 1,621 | 76 |
| 16 | (Kings) |
20.8 | 1,704 | 82 |
| 17 | (Bullets) |
20.5 | 1,641 | 80 |
| 18 | (Supersonics) |
20.4 | 1,674 | 82 |
| 19 | (Bullets) |
20.3 | 1,607 | 79 |
| 20 | (Knicks) |
20.2 | 1,653 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Lakers) |
19.7 | 1,478 | 75 |
| 22 | (Spurs) |
19.6 | 1,610 | 82 |
| 23 | (Jazz) |
19.6 | 1,604 | 82 |
| 24 | (Lakers) |
19.6 | 1,408 | 72 |
| 25 | (Pistons) |
19.5 | 1,577 | 81 |
| 26 | (Trail Blazers) |
19.2 | 1,516 | 79 |
| 27 | (Nuggets) |
18.9 | 1,546 | 82 |
| 28 | (Cavaliers) |
18.7 | 1,480 | 79 |
| 29 | (Mavericks) |
18.7 | 1,325 | 71 |
| 30 | (Nets) |
18.3 | 1,279 | 70 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Clippers) |
18.0 | 1,438 | 80 |
| 32 | (Suns) |
17.7 | 1,294 | 73 |
| 33 | (Knicks) |
17.4 | 1,412 | 81 |
| 34 | (Spurs) |
17.4 | 1,272 | 73 |
| 35 | (Mavericks) |
17.0 | 1,393 | 82 |
| 36 | (Pacers) |
17.0 | 1,341 | 79 |
| 37 | (2 teams) |
16.9 | 1,365 | 81 |
| 38 | (Bucks) |
16.5 | 1,352 | 82 |
| 39 | (Pacers) |
16.1 | 1,268 | 79 |
| 40 | (Cavaliers) |
16.0 | 1,279 | 80 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Spurs) |
16.0 | 1,119 | 70 |
| 42 | (Trail Blazers) |
15.8 | 1,231 | 78 |
| 43 | (Celtics) |
15.7 | 1,270 | 81 |
| 44 | (Nuggets) |
15.4 | 1,124 | 73 |
| 45 | (2 teams) |
15.3 | 1,178 | 77 |
| 46 | (2 teams) |
15.0 | 1,155 | 77 |
| 47 | (Trail Blazers) |
14.9 | 1,222 | 82 |
| 48 | (Jazz) |
14.7 | 1,204 | 82 |
| 49 | (Lakers) |
14.6 | 1,165 | 80 |
| 50 | (Clippers) |
14.5 | 1,046 | 72 |