Most Points/Game Above League Average

Single-Season, NBA History

				POINTS/GAME
			POINTS ABOVE	ABOVE	TRUE
Player	Season	POINTS	LEAGUE AVG.	AVG.	SHOOTING+
George Mikan	1949*	1698	366	6.10	127
Stephen Curry	2016**	1063	218	6.05	126
Alex Groza	1950	1496	378	5.9	134
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1972	2822	460	5.7	119
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1971	2596	453	5.5	121
Wilt Chamberlain	1967	1956	442	5.5	129
Charles Barkley	1988	2264	432	5.4	124
Wilt Chamberlain	1962	4029	429	5.4	112
Adrian Dantley	1984	2418	406	5.1	120
Jerry West	1965	2292	374	5.1	120
Paul Arizin	1952	1674	329	5.0	124
Oscar Robertson	1964	2480	393	5.0	119
Kevin Durant	2013	2280	395	4.9	121
* BAA
** Through 36 Games