NBA Scoring Leaders
Year By Year
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| Current Scoring Leader: |
NBA Honors: Scoring Leaders |
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Carmelo Anthony
2012-13 Scoring Leader |
Since the 1969-70 NBA season, the leading scorer is determined by points per game. Previously, from 1946-47 through the 1968-69 season, the NBA scoring leader was the player with more total points at the end of each season.
Kobe Bryant scored 35.4 points in 2005-06, breaking the 35-point mark for the first time since Michael Jordan did it 18 years before. Kobe repeated in 2006-07 and Lebron James followed him in 2007-08 with 30.0 points per game. Dwayne Wade scored more than Kobe and Lebron in 2008-09 for his first scoring title. Kevin Durant showed what he can do best in 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12. In the ginal game of 2012 Kobe Bryant needed to score just 38 points to average more than Durant but he decided not to play and get some rest for the Playoffs. In 2013 Carmelo Anthony was the scoring leader, the third from the 2003 Draft.
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About the NBA Scoring Leaders:
Scoring Leaders Year by Year / Scoring Leaders by Player / Scoring Leaders by Team |
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NBA Scoring Leaders Year by Year |
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| Season |
Player |
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Team |
Points Per Game |
Total Points |
Games |
| 2012-13 |
Carmelo Anthony
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New York Knicks |
28.7 |
1,920 |
67 |
| 2011-12 |
Kevin Durant
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Oklahoma City Thunder |
28.0 |
1,850 |
66 |
| 2010-11 |
Kevin Durant
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Oklahoma City Thunder |
27.7 |
2,161 |
78 |
| 2009-10 |
Kevin Durant
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Oklahoma City Thunder |
30.1 |
2,472 |
82 |
| 2008-09 |
Dwyane Wade
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Miami Heat |
30.2 |
2,386 |
79 |
| 2007-08 |
LeBron James
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Cleveland Cavaliers |
30.0 |
2,250 |
75 |
| 2006-07 |
Kobe Bryant
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Los Angeles Lakers |
31.6 |
2,430 |
77 |
| 2005-06 |
Kobe Bryant
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Los Angeles Lakers |
35.4 |
2,832 |
80 |
| 2004-05 |
Allen Iverson
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Philadelphia 76ers |
30.7 |
2,302 |
75 |
| 2003-04 |
Tracy McGrady
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Orlando Magic |
28.0 |
1,878 |
67 |
| 2002-03 |
Tracy McGrady
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Orlando Magic |
32.1 |
2,407 |
75 |
| 2001-02 |
Allen Iverson
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Philadelphia 76ers |
31.4 |
1,883 |
60 |
| 2000-01 |
Allen Iverson
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Philadelphia 76ers |
31.1 |
2,207 |
71 |
| 1999-00 |
Shaquille O'Neal
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Los Angeles Lakers |
29.7 |
2,344 |
79 |
| 1998-99 |
Allen Iverson
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Philadelphia 76ers |
26.8 |
1,284 |
48 |
| 1997-98 |
Michael Jordan
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Chicago Bulls |
28.7 |
2,357 |
82 |
| 1996-97 |
Michael Jordan
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Chicago Bulls |
29.6 |
2,431 |
82 |
| 1995-96 |
Michael Jordan
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Chicago Bulls |
30.4 |
2,491 |
82 |
| 1994-95 |
Shaquille O'Neal
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Orlando Magic |
29.3 |
2,315 |
79 |
| 1993-94 |
David Robinson
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San Antonio Spurs |
29.8 |
2,383 |
80 |
| 1992-93 |
Michael Jordan
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Chicago Bulls |
32.6 |
2,541 |
78 |
| 1991-92 |
Michael Jordan
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Chicago Bulls |
30.1 |
2,404 |
80 |
| 1990-91 |
Michael Jordan
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Chicago Bulls |
31.5 |
2,580 |
82 |
| 1989-90 |
Michael Jordan
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Chicago Bulls |
33.6 |
2,753 |
82 |
| 1988-89 |
Michael Jordan
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Chicago Bulls |
32.5 |
2,633 |
81 |
| 1987-88 |
Michael Jordan
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Chicago Bulls |
35.0 |
2,868 |
82 |
| 1986-87 |
Michael Jordan
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Chicago Bulls |
37.1 |
3,041 |
82 |
| 1985-86 |
Dominique Wilkins
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Atlanta Hawks |
30.3 |
2,366 |
78 |
| 1984-85 |
Bernard King
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New York Knicks |
32.9 |
1,809 |
55 |
| 1983-84 |
Adrian Dantley
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Utah Jazz |
30.6 |
2,418 |
79 |
| 1982-83 |
Alex English
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Denver Nuggets |
28.4 |
2,326 |
82 |
| 1981-82 |
George Gervin
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San Antonio Spurs |
32.3 |
2,551 |
79 |
| 1980-81 |
Adrian Dantley
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Utah Jazz |
30.7 |
2,452 |
80 |
| 1979-80 |
George Gervin
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San Antonio Spurs |
33.1 |
2,585 |
78 |
| 1978-79 |
George Gervin
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San Antonio Spurs |
29.6 |
2,365 |
80 |
| 1977-78 |
George Gervin
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San Antonio Spurs |
27.2 |
2,232 |
82 |
| 1976-77 |
Pete Maravich
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New Orleans Jazz |
31.1 |
2,273 |
73 |
| 1975-76 |
Bob McAdoo
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Buffalo Braves |
31.1 |
2,427 |
78 |
| 1974-75 |
Bob McAdoo
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Buffalo Braves |
34.5 |
2,831 |
82 |
| 1973-74 |
Bob McAdoo
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Buffalo Braves |
30.6 |
2,261 |
74 |
| 1972-73 |
Tiny Archibald
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Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
34.0 |
2,719 |
80 |
| 1971-72 |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Milwaukee Bucks |
34.8 |
2,822 |
81 |
| 1970-71 |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Milwaukee Bucks |
31.7 |
2,596 |
82 |
| 1969-70 |
Jerry West
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Los Angeles Lakers |
31.2 |
2,309 |
74 |
| 1968-69 |
Elvin Hayes
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San Diego Rockets |
28.4 |
2,327 |
82 |
| 1967-68 |
Dave Bing
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Detroit Pistons |
27.1 |
2,142 |
79 |
| 1966-67 |
Rick Barry
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San Francisco Warriors |
35.6 |
2,775 |
78 |
| 1965-66 |
Wilt Chamberlain
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Philadelphia 76ers |
33.5 |
2,649 |
79 |
| 1964-65 |
Wilt Chamberlain
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San Francisco Warriors / Philadelphia 76ers |
34.7 |
2,534 |
73 |
| 1963-64 |
Wilt Chamberlain
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San Francisco Warriors |
36.9 |
2,948 |
80 |
| 1962-63 |
Wilt Chamberlain
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San Francisco Warriors |
44.8 |
3,586 |
80 |
| 1961-62 |
Wilt Chamberlain
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Philadelphia Warriors |
50.4 |
4,029 |
80 |
| 1960-61 |
Wilt Chamberlain
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Philadelphia Warriors |
38.4 |
3,033 |
79 |
| 1959-60 |
Wilt Chamberlain
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Philadelphia Warriors |
37.6 |
2,707 |
72 |
| 1958-59 |
Bob Pettit
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St. Louis Hawks |
29.2 |
2,105 |
72 |
| 1957-58 |
George Yardley
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Detroit Pistons |
27.8 |
2,001 |
72 |
| 1956-57 |
Paul Arizin
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Philadelphia Warriors |
25.6 |
1,817 |
71 |
| 1955-56 |
Bob Pettit
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St. Louis Hawks |
25.7 |
1,849 |
72 |
| 1954-55 |
Neil Johnston
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Philadelphia Warriors |
22.7 |
1,631 |
72 |
| 1953-54 |
Neil Johnston
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Philadelphia Warriors |
24.4 |
1,759 |
72 |
| 1952-53 |
Neil Johnston
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Philadelphia Warriors |
22.3 |
1,564 |
70 |
| 1951-52 |
Paul Arizin
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Philadelphia Warriors |
25.4 |
1,674 |
66 |
| 1950-51 |
George Mikan
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Minneapolis Lakers |
28.4 |
1,932 |
68 |
| 1949-50 |
George Mikan
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Minneapolis Lakers |
27.4 |
1,865 |
68 |
| 1948-49 |
George Mikan
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Minneapolis Lakers |
28.3 |
1,698 |
60 |
| 1947-48 |
Max Zaslofsky
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Chicago Stags |
21.0 |
1,007 |
48 |
| 1946-47 |
Joe Fulks
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Philadelphia Warriors |
23.2 |
1,389 |
60 |
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- NBA Champion that same year
(1) When he won the award his name was Lew Alcindor. He changed it to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar after the 1970-71 season. |
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