Michael Jordan recorded ten scoring titles in his career—the most in NBA history—and is the oldest scoring champion, having achieved his last title aged 35.

In basketball, points are accumulated through free throws or field goals.[1] The National Basketball Association's (NBA) scoring title is awarded to the player with the highest points per game average in a given season. The scoring title was originally determined by total points scored through the 1968–69 season, after which points per game was used to determine the leader instead.[2] The three-point field goal was introduced in the NBA at the start of the 1979–80 season.[3][4] To qualify for the scoring title, a player must appear in at least 58 games (out of 82). However, a player who appears in fewer than 58 games may qualify as annual scoring leader if his point total would have given him the greatest average, had he appeared in 58 games. This has been the requirement since the 2013–14 season, with requirements changing several times previously throughout history.[5]

Wilt Chamberlain holds the all-time records for total points scored (4,029) and points per game (50.4) in a season; both records were achieved in the 1961–62 season.[6] He also holds the rookie records for points per game when he averaged 37.6 points in the 1959–60 season.[6] Among active players, James Harden has the highest point total (2,818) and the highest scoring average (36.1) in a season; both were achieved in the 2018–19 season.

Michael Jordan has won the most scoring titles, with ten.[7] Jordan and Chamberlain are the only players to have won seven consecutive scoring titles (this was also Chamberlain's career total).[7] George Gervin, Allen Iverson and Kevin Durant have won four scoring titles in their career,[8] and James Harden, George Mikan, Neil Johnston and Bob McAdoo have achieved it three times. Paul Arizin, Bob Pettit, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal, Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant, Russell Westbrook, Stephen Curry and Joel Embiid have each won the scoring title twice. Since the 1946–47 season, five players have won both the scoring title and the NBA championship in the same season: Joe Fulks in 1947 with the Philadelphia Warriors, Mikan from 1949 to 1950 with the Minneapolis Lakers, Abdul-Jabbar (then Lew Alcindor)[g] in 1971 with the Milwaukee Bucks, Jordan from 1991 to 1993 and from 1996 to 1998 with the Chicago Bulls, and O'Neal in 2000 with the Los Angeles Lakers.[2][9] Since the introduction of the three-point field goal, O'Neal is the only scoring leader to not have made a three-pointer during the season.[10]

At 21 years and 197 days, Durant is the youngest scoring leader in NBA history,[11] averaging 30.1 points in the 2009–10 season. Stephen Curry led the league with an average of 30.1 points in the 2015–16 season and became the first player to win the title shooting 50–40–90 in a season. Russell Westbrook led the league with an average of 31.6 points in the 2016–17 season, when he also became the second NBA player to average a triple-double in a season. The most recent champion is Joel Embiid.

Key

^ Denotes player who is still active in the NBA
* Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
† Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[a]
‡ Denotes player who won the Most Valuable Player award that year
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been the scoring leader up to and including that season
G Guard F Forward C Center

Annual leaders

Joe Fulks won the first scoring title in 1947.
Wilt Chamberlain won seven consecutive scoring titles from 1960 to 1966.
Jerry West won the scoring title in 1970, averaging 31.2 points per game.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won scoring titles in 1971 and 1972.
Bob McAdoo won consecutive titles 1974–1976.
Allen Iverson won scoring titles in 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2005.
Kobe Bryant won scoring titles in 2006 and 2007.
LeBron James won the scoring title in 2008 en route to becoming the NBA's all-time scoring leader in 2023.
Kevin Durant became the youngest scoring champion in 2010. He won another three in 2011, 2012 and 2014.
Russell Westbrook won in 2015, following teammate Durant's win a year earlier, and again in 2017.
Stephen Curry became the first player to win the title shooting 50–40–90 in 2016, he won it again in 2021
James Harden won consecutive titles 2018–2020.
Season Player Age[b] Pos[c] Team Games
played 		Field goals
made 		3-point
field goals
made 		Free throws
made 		Total
points 		Points per
game 		Ref
1946–47 Joe Fulks* 25 F/C Philadelphia Warriors 60 475 — 439 1,389 23.2 [12][13]
1947–48 Max Zaslofsky[d] 22 G/F Chicago Stags 48 373 — 261 1,007 21.0 [15][16]
1948–49 George Mikan* 24 C Minneapolis Lakers 60 583 — 532 1,698 28.3 [17][18]
1949–50 George Mikan* (2) 25 C Minneapolis Lakers 68 649 — 567 1,865 27.4 [18][19]
1950–51 George Mikan* (3) 26 C Minneapolis Lakers 68 678 — 576 1,932 28.4 [18][20]
1951–52 Paul Arizin* 23 F/G Philadelphia Warriors 66 548 — 578 1,674 25.4 [21][22]
1952–53 Neil Johnston* 23 C Philadelphia Warriors 70 504 — 556 1,564 22.3 [23][24]
1953–54 Neil Johnston* (2) 24 C Philadelphia Warriors 72 591 — 577 1,759 24.5 [24][25]
1954–55 Neil Johnston* (3) 25 C Philadelphia Warriors 72 521 — 589 1,631 22.7 [24][26]
1955–56 ‡ Bob Pettit* 23 F/C St. Louis Hawks 72 646 — 557 1,849 25.7 [27][28]
1956–57 Paul Arizin* (2) 28 F/G Philadelphia Warriors 71 613 — 591 1,817 25.6 [22][29]
1957–58 George Yardley* 29 F/G Detroit Pistons 72 673 — 655 2,001 27.8 [30][31]
1958–59 ‡ Bob Pettit* (2) 26 F/C St. Louis Hawks 72 719 — 667 2,105 29.2 [28][32]
1959–60 ‡ Wilt Chamberlain*[e] 23 C Philadelphia Warriors 72 1,065 — 577 2,707 37.6 [33][34]
1960–61 Wilt Chamberlain* (2) 24 C Philadelphia Warriors 79 1,251 — 531 3,033 38.4 [34][35]
1961–62 Wilt Chamberlain* (3)[f] 25 C Philadelphia Warriors 80 1,597 — 835 4,029 50.4 [34][36]
1962–63 Wilt Chamberlain* (4) 26 C San Francisco Warriors 80 1,463 — 660 3,586 44.8 [34][37]
1963–64 Wilt Chamberlain* (5) 27 C San Francisco Warriors 80 1,204 — 540 2,948 36.9 [34][38]
1964–65 Wilt Chamberlain* (6) 28 C San Francisco Warriors
Philadelphia 76ers 		73 1,063 — 408 2,534 34.7 [34][39]
1965–66 ‡ Wilt Chamberlain* (7) 29 C Philadelphia 76ers 79 1,074 — 501 2,649 33.5 [34][40]
1966–67 Rick Barry* 22 F San Francisco Warriors 78 1,011 — 753 2,775 35.6 [41][42]
1967–68 Dave Bing*[g] 24 G Detroit Pistons 79 835 — 472 2,142 27.1 [45][46]
1968–69 Elvin Hayes*[h] 23 F/C San Diego Rockets 82 930 — 467 2,327 28.4 [47][48]
1969–70 Jerry West*[i] 31 G Los Angeles Lakers 74 831 — 647 2,309 31.2 [50][51]
1970–71 ‡ Lew Alcindor*[j] 23 C Milwaukee Bucks 82 1,063 — 470 2,596 31.7 [53][54]
1971–72 ‡ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* (2) 24 C Milwaukee Bucks 81 1,159 — 504 2,822 34.8 [54][55]
1972–73 Nate Archibald* 24 G Kansas City-Omaha Kings 80 1,028 — 663 2,719 34.0 [56][57]
1973–74 Bob McAdoo* 22 C/F Buffalo Braves 74 901 — 459 2,261 30.6 [58][59]
1974–75 ‡ Bob McAdoo* (2) 23 C/F Buffalo Braves 82 1,095 — 641 2,831 34.5 [59][60]
1975–76 Bob McAdoo* (3) 24 C/F Buffalo Braves 78 934 — 559 2,427 31.1 [59][61]
1976–77 Pete Maravich* 29 G New Orleans Jazz 73 886 — 501 2,273 31.1 [62][63]
1977–78 George Gervin*[k] 25 G/F San Antonio Spurs 82 864 — 504 2,232 27.2 [69][70]
1978–79 George Gervin* (2) 26 G/F San Antonio Spurs 80 947 — 471 2,365 29.6 [70][71]
1979–80 George Gervin* (3) 27 G/F San Antonio Spurs 78 1,024 32 505 2,585 33.1 [70][72]
1980–81 Adrian Dantley* 24 F/G Utah Jazz 80 909 2 632 2,452 30.7 [73][74]
1981–82 George Gervin* (4) 29 G/F San Antonio Spurs 79 993 10 555 2,551 32.3 [70][75]
1982–83 Alex English* 29 F Denver Nuggets 82 959 2 406 2,326 28.4 [76][77]
1983–84 Adrian Dantley* (2) 27 F/G Utah Jazz 79 802 1 813 2,418 30.6 [74][78]
1984–85 Bernard King*[l] 28 F New York Knicks 55 691 1 426 1,809 32.9 [80][81]
1985–86 Dominique Wilkins*[m] 26 F Atlanta Hawks 78 888 13 577 2,366 30.3 [83][84]
1986–87 Michael Jordan* 23 G Chicago Bulls 82 1,098 12 833 3,041 37.1 [85][86]
1987–88 ‡ Michael Jordan* (2) 24 G Chicago Bulls 82 1,069 7 723 2,868 35.0 [86][87]
1988–89 Michael Jordan* (3) 25 G Chicago Bulls 81 966 27 674 2,633 32.5 [86][88]
1989–90 Michael Jordan* (4) 26 G Chicago Bulls 82 1,034 92 593 2,753 33.6 [86][89]
1990–91 ‡ Michael Jordan* (5) 27 G Chicago Bulls 82 990 29 571 2,580 31.5 [86][90]
1991–92 ‡ Michael Jordan* (6) 28 G Chicago Bulls 80 943 27 491 2,404 30.1 [86][91]
1992–93 Michael Jordan* (7) 29 G Chicago Bulls 78 992 81 476 2,541 32.6 [86][92]
1993–94 David Robinson*[n] 28 C San Antonio Spurs 80 840 10 693 2,383 29.8 [94][95]
1994–95 Shaquille O'Neal* 22 C Orlando Magic 79 930 0 455 2,315 29.3 [96][97]
1995–96 ‡ Michael Jordan* (8) 32 G Chicago Bulls 82 916 111 548 2,491 30.4 [86][98]
1996–97 Michael Jordan* (9) 33 G Chicago Bulls 82 920 111 480 2,431 29.6 [86][99]
1997–98 ‡ Michael Jordan* (10)[o] 34 G Chicago Bulls 82 881 30 565 2,357 28.7 [86][102]
1998–99[p] Allen Iverson*[q] 23 G Philadelphia 76ers 48 435 58 356 1,284 26.8 [105][106]
1999–00 ‡ Shaquille O'Neal* (2) 27 C Los Angeles Lakers 79 956 0 432 2,344 29.7 [97][107]
2000–01 ‡ Allen Iverson* (2)[r] 25 G Philadelphia 76ers 71 762 98 585 2,207 31.1 [106][109]
2001–02 Allen Iverson* (3)[s] 26 G Philadelphia 76ers 60 665 78 475 1,883 31.4 [106][111]
2002–03 Tracy McGrady*[t] 23 G/F Orlando Magic 75 829 173 576 2,407 32.1 [113][114]
2003–04 Tracy McGrady* (2)[u] 24 G/F Orlando Magic 67 653 174 398 1,878 28.0 [114]
2004–05 Allen Iverson* (4) 29 G Philadelphia 76ers 75 771 104 656 2,302 30.7 [106]
2005–06 Kobe Bryant* 27 G Los Angeles Lakers 80 978 180 696 2,832 35.4 [116]
2006–07 Kobe Bryant* (2) 28 G Los Angeles Lakers 77 813 137 667 2,430 31.6 [116]
2007–08 LeBron James^[v] 23 F Cleveland Cavaliers 75 794 113 549 2,250 30.0 [118]
2008–09 Dwyane Wade* 27 G Miami Heat 79 854 88 590 2,386 30.2 [119]
2009–10 Kevin Durant^[w] 21 F Oklahoma City Thunder 82 794 128 756 2,472 30.1 [121]
2010–11 Kevin Durant^ (2) 22 F Oklahoma City Thunder 78 711 145 594 2,161 27.7 [121]
2011–12[x] Kevin Durant^ (3)[y] 23 F Oklahoma City Thunder 66 643 133 431 1,850 28.0 [121]
2012–13 Carmelo Anthony†[z] 28 F New York Knicks 67 669 157 425 1,920 28.7 [125]
2013–14 ‡ Kevin Durant^ (4) 25 F Oklahoma City Thunder 81 849 192 703 2,593 32.0 [121]
2014–15 Russell Westbrook^[aa] 26 G Oklahoma City Thunder 67 627 86 546 1,886 28.1 [127]
2015–16 ‡ Stephen Curry^[ab] 28 G Golden State Warriors 79 805 402 363 2,375 30.1 [129]
2016–17 ‡ Russell Westbrook^ (2) 28 G Oklahoma City Thunder 81 824 200 710 2,558 31.6 [127]
2017–18 ‡ James Harden^[ac] 28 G Houston Rockets 72 651 265 624 2,191 30.4 [131]
2018–19 James Harden^ (2) 29 G Houston Rockets 78 843 378 754 2,818 36.1 [131]
2019–20 James Harden^ (3) 30 G Houston Rockets 68 672 299 692 2,335 34.3 [131]
2020–21 Stephen Curry^ (2) 32 G Golden State Warriors 63 658 337 362 2,015 32.0 [129]
2021–22 Joel Embiid^[ad] 27 C Philadelphia 76ers 68 666 93 654 2,079 30.6 [133]
2022–23 ‡ Joel Embiid^ (2)[ae] 28 C Philadelphia 76ers 66 728 66 661 2,183 33.1 [135]

Multiple-time leaders

Rank Player Team Times leader Years
1 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 10 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998
2 Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia Warriors/San Francisco Warriors (5) / Philadelphia 76ers (2) 7 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
3 Kevin Durant Oklahoma City Thunder 4 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
George Gervin San Antonio Spurs 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982
Allen Iverson Philadelphia 76ers 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005
6 James Harden Houston Rockets 3 2018, 2019, 2020
Neil Johnston Philadelphia Warriors 1953, 1954, 1955
Bob McAdoo Buffalo Braves 1974, 1975, 1976
George Mikan Minneapolis Lakers 1949, 1950, 1951
10 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Milwaukee Bucks 2 1971, 1972
Paul Arizin Philadelphia Warriors 1952, 1957
Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers 2006, 2007
Stephen Curry Golden State Warriors 2016, 2021
Adrian Dantley Utah Jazz 1981, 1984
Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers 2022, 2023
Tracy McGrady Orlando Magic 2003, 2004
Shaquille O'Neal Orlando Magic (1) / Los Angeles Lakers (1) 1995, 2000
Bob Pettit St. Louis Hawks 1956, 1959
Russell Westbrook Oklahoma City Thunder 2015, 2017

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
  2. ^ At the start of February 1 of that season.
  3. ^ The player's primary position is listed first.
  4. ^ In the 1947–48 season, Joe Fulks averaged the most points (22.1) but had only played in 43 games and totaled 949 points, the second-highest total.[13][14]
  5. ^ Wilt Chamberlain holds the all-time rookie record for points per game.[6]
  6. ^ Wilt Chamberlain holds the all-time record for total points scored and points per game in a single season.[6]
  7. ^ In the 1967–68 season, Oscar Robertson averaged the most points (29.2) but had only played in 65 games and totaled 1,896 points, the sixth-highest total.[43][44]
  8. ^ Elvin Hayes is the last rookie to lead the league in scoring average.
  9. ^ In the 1969–70 season, rookie Lew Alcindor had the highest point total (2,361) but was second in scoring average (28.8).[49]
  10. ^ Before the 1971–72 season, Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.[52]
  11. ^ In the 1977–78 season, George Gervin defeated David Thompson for the scoring title in the closest scoring duel ever (27.21 to 27.15). Thompson scored 73 on the last day of the season and Gervin answered with 63 (Gervin also broke Thompson's record of 32 points set earlier on the same day in the first quarter by scoring a record 33 points in the second quarter).[64][65][66][67] Both Thompson's and Gervin's games were losses.[68]
  12. ^ In the 1984–85 season, rookie Michael Jordan had the highest point total (2,313) but was third in scoring average (28.2). Bernard King tied for the twelfth-highest point total (1,809) but had the highest scoring average (32.9).[79]
  13. ^ In the 1985–86 season Alex English had the highest point total (2,414) but was third in scoring average (29.8).[82]
  14. ^ In the 1993–94 season, David Robinson scored 71 points in the final game of the season to edge Shaquille O'Neal (29.3) for the scoring title.[93]
  15. ^ In the 1997–98 season, Michael Jordan defeated Shaquille O'Neal for the scoring title in the third-closest race ever (28.7 to 28.3).[100] Jordan, at 35 years and 60 days old, is the oldest scoring leader in NBA history.[101]
  16. ^ The 1998–99 season was shortened to 50 games due to the league's lockout.[103] The qualification of this season's scoring title is to appear in at least 43 games (out of 50) or to have at least 854 points.[5]
  17. ^ In the lockout-shortened 1998–99 season, Shaquille O'Neal had the highest point total (1,289) but was second in scoring average (26.3).[104]
  18. ^ In the 2000–01 season, Jerry Stackhouse had the highest point total (2,380) but was second in scoring average (29.8).[108]
  19. ^ In the 2001–02 season, Paul Pierce had the highest point total (2,144) but was third in scoring average (26.1).[110]
  20. ^ In the 2002–03 season, Kobe Bryant had the highest point total (2,461) but was second in scoring average (30.0).[112]
  21. ^ In the 2003–04 season, Kevin Garnett had the highest point total (1,987) but was third in scoring average (24.2).[115]
  22. ^ In the 2007–08 season, Kobe Bryant had the highest point total (2,323) but was second in scoring average (28.3).[117]
  23. ^ In the 2009–10 season, Kevin Durant defeated LeBron James for the scoring title (30.1 to 29.7).[120] Durant, at 21 years and 197 days old, is the youngest scoring leader in NBA history.[11]
  24. ^ The 2011–12 season was shortened to 66 games due to the league's lockout.[122] The qualification of this season's scoring title is to appear in at least 56 games (out of 66) or to have at least 1127 points.[5]
  25. ^ In the 2011–12 season, Kevin Durant defeated Kobe Bryant for the scoring title in the second-closest scoring race ever (28.03 to 27.86).[100][123] Bryant, who needed to score 38 points in the final game to win, decided to sit out.[123]
  26. ^ In the 2012–13 season, Kevin Durant had the highest point total (2,280) but was second in scoring average (28.1).[124]
  27. ^ In the 2014–15 season, James Harden had the highest point total (2,217) but was second in scoring average (27.4).[126]
  28. ^ In the 2015–16 season, James Harden had the highest point total (2,376) but was second in scoring average (29.0).[128]
  29. ^ In the 2017–18 season, LeBron James had the highest point total (2,251) but was third in scoring average (27.5).[130]
  30. ^ In the 2021–22 season, Trae Young had the highest point total (2,155) but was fourth in scoring average (28.4).[132]
  31. ^ In the 2022–23 season, Jayson Tatum had the highest point total (2,225) but was sixth in scoring average (30.1).[134]

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