NBA Individual Scoring Records – Facts and Figures
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We have collected some important facts and figures related to the individual scoring records in NBA. We hope that it may help you in finding the answers of some of your questions regarding scoring records, achieved by the NBA players.
- The all time leading scorer in NBA history
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the all time leading scorer with 38,387 points, accumulated over a span of 20 years.
- The player winning the first NBA scoring title
- Philadelphia Warriors’ Joe Fulks was the first player who won the scoring title in league’s history.
- The player who won the most NBA season scoring titles
- Michael Jordan won 10 scoring titles in his career, seven in a succession from 1987 to 1993 and three more in later years (1995-96, 1996-97 and 1997-98).
- The Youngest NBA scoring champion
- Kevin Durant became the youngest scoring champion in 2010 when he was 21 years and 197 days old.
- Most Consecutive scoring titles won by a player
- Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan equally share this record. Both became scoring leader seven times in a row, Wilt Chamberlain from 1960-66, while Michael Jordan got back to back titles from 1987 to 93.
- Most points scored in a half by an individual
- Wilt Chamberlain scored 59 points in 2nd half against New York Knicks on March 2, 1962.
- Most points scored in a quarter by a player
- There is a tie between George Gervin and Carmelo Anthony in this respect. George Gervin made 33 in 2nd quarter against the New Orleans Jazz on April 9, 1978; While Carmelo Anthony scored similar points in the 3rd quarter against Minnesota Timberwolves on December 10, 2008.
- The player scoring most points in a season
- In 1961-62 season, Wilt Chamberlain scored 4029 points, becoming the first and only player to break the 4,000-point barrier in a season.
- Most points made in a single NBA game
- On March 2, 1962, Wilt chamberlain scored 100 points in a game against New York Knicks and became the only player to score hundred points in a single NBA game.
- NBA top individual season scoring average
- Wilt Chamberlain averaged 50.4 points per game in 1961-62 season. It was the highest individual scoring average in a season.
- Most points scored by a player in rookie season
- Wilt Chamberlain holds the record of most points scored in rookie season. He made 2707 points in first NBA season (1959-60).
- Highest scoring average in rookie season
- Wilt Chamberlain had an average of 37.6 points per game in his rookie season.
- Most points scored in a playoff game
- On April 20, 1986, Michael Jordan made 63 points in a game against Boston Celtics, setting an NBA record for most points in a playoff game.
- Highest score by an individual in a finals game
- On April 14, 1962 Elgin Baylor scored 61 points in the fifth game of the NBA finals against Boston Celtics, highest score ever by an individual in a finals game.
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