List of NBA Scoring Champions

At the end of each regular season in the National Basketball Association, the league names a scoring champion. From 1946 – 1968, the scoring champion was determined by the player with the most total points scored in the season. Starting in the 1968-1969 season, the NBA scoring champ was determined by the highest points-per-game average. In 1974, the league set criteria in order to qualify for the scoring title. To qualify, the player must play in at least 70/82 regular season games (amended for shortened seasons), or score at least 1,400 points in the season.

Nobody has won the title as the NBA’s leading scorer more times than Michael Jordan (10), who along with Wilt Chamberlain won the award seven consecutive times. Wilt Chamberlain holds the record for points scored in an NBA season (4,029) and highest per game average (50.4). The youngest player to win the NBA Scoring Title is Kevin Durant of the OKC Thunder who was 21 years and 197 days old.

Winning the scoring title rarely equates to a championship as well, as only three players have ever won the scoring title and an NBA championship in the same year. Those players would be: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1971), Michael Jordan (1991-93 and 1996-98), and Shaquille O’Neal (2000).

List of NBA Scoring Champions

*Indicates Hall of Fame Inductee

^Indicates Active Player

Season	Player	Position	Team	Games	Total	PPG
1946–47	Joe Fulks*	F/C	Philadelphia Warriors	60	1389	23.2
1947–48	Max Zaslofsky	G/F	Chicago Stags	48	1007	21
1948–49	George Mikan*	C	Minneapolis Lakers	60	1698	28.3
1949–50	George Mikan*	C	Minneapolis Lakers	68	1865	27.4
1950–51	George Mikan*	C	Minneapolis Lakers	68	1932	28.4
1951–52	Paul Arizin*	F/G	Philadelphia Warriors	66	1674	25.4
1952–53	Neil Johnston*	C	Philadelphia Warriors	70	1564	22.3
1953–54	Neil Johnston*	C	Philadelphia Warriors	72	1759	24.5
1954–55	Neil Johnston*	C	Philadelphia Warriors	72	1631	22.7
1955–56	Bob Pettit*	F/C	St. Louis Hawks	72	1849	25.7
1956–57	Paul Arizin*	F/G	Philadelphia Warriors	71	1817	25.6
1957–58	George Yardley*	F/G	Detroit Pistons	72	2001	27.8
1958–59	Bob Pettit*	F/C	St. Louis Hawks	72	2105	29.2
1959–60	Wilt Chamberlain*	C	Philadelphia Warriors	72	2707	37.6
1960–61	Wilt Chamberlain*	C	Philadelphia Warriors	79	3033	38.4
1961–62	Wilt Chamberlain*	C	Philadelphia Warriors	80	4029	50.4
1962–63	Wilt Chamberlain*	C	San Francisco Warriors	80	3586	44.8
1963–64	Wilt Chamberlain*	C	San Francisco Warriors	80	2948	36.9
1964–65	Wilt Chamberlain*	C	San Francisco Warriors	73	2534	34.7
1964–65	Wilt Chamberlain*	C	Philadelphia 76ers	73	2534	34.7
1965–66	Wilt Chamberlain*	C	Philadelphia 76ers	79	2649	33.5
1966–67	Rick Barry*	F	San Francisco Warriors	78	2775	35.6
1967–68	Dave Bing*	G	Detroit Pistons	79	2142	27.1
1968–69	Elvin Hayes*	F/C	San Diego Rockets	82	2327	28.4
1969–70	Jerry West*	G/F	Los Angeles Lakers	74	2309	31.2
1970–71	Lew Alcindor*	C	Milwaukee Bucks	82	2596	31.7
1971–72	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	C	Milwaukee Bucks	81	2822	34.8
1972–73	Nate Archibald*	G	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	80	2719	34
1973–74	Bob McAdoo*	C/F	Buffalo Braves	74	2261	30.6
1974–75	Bob McAdoo*	C/F	Buffalo Braves	82	2831	34.5
1975–76	Bob McAdoo*	C/F	Buffalo Braves	78	2427	31.1
1976–77	Pete Maravich*	G	New Orleans Jazz	73	2273	31.1
1977–78	George Gervin*	G/F	San Antonio Spurs	82	2232	27.2
1978–79	George Gervin*	G/F	San Antonio Spurs	80	2365	29.6
1979–80	George Gervin*	G/F	San Antonio Spurs	78	2585	33.1
1980–81	Adrian Dantley*	F/G	Utah Jazz	80	2452	30.7
1981–82	George Gervin*	G/F	San Antonio Spurs	79	2551	32.3
1982–83	Alex English*	F	Denver Nuggets	82	2326	28.4
1983–84	Adrian Dantley*	F/G	Utah Jazz	79	2418	30.6
1984–85	Bernard King	F	New York Knicks	55	1809	32.9
1985–86	Dominique Wilkins*	F/G	Atlanta Hawks	78	2366	30.3
1986–87	Michael Jordan*	G/F	Chicago Bulls	82	3041	37.1
1987–88	Michael Jordan*	G/F	Chicago Bulls	82	2868	35
1988–89	Michael Jordan*	G/F	Chicago Bulls	81	2633	32.5
1989–90	Michael Jordan*	G/F	Chicago Bulls	82	2753	33.6
1990–91	Michael Jordan*	G/F	Chicago Bulls	82	2580	31.5
1991–92	Michael Jordan*	G/F	Chicago Bulls	80	2404	30.1
1992–93	Michael Jordan*	G/F	Chicago Bulls	78	2541	32.6
1993–94	David Robinson*	C	San Antonio Spurs	80	2383	29.8
1994–95	Shaquille O’Neal	C	Orlando Magic	79	2315	29.3
1995–96	Michael Jordan*	G/F	Chicago Bulls	82	2491	30.4
1996–97	Michael Jordan*	G/F	Chicago Bulls	82	2431	29.6
1997–98	Michael Jordan*	G/F	Chicago Bulls	82	2357	28.7
1998–99	Allen Iverson	G	Philadelphia 76ers	48	1284	26.8
1999–00	Shaquille O’Neal	C	Los Angeles Lakers	79	2344	29.7
2000–01	Allen Iverson	G	Philadelphia 76ers	71	2207	31.1
2001–02	Allen Iverson	G	Philadelphia 76ers	60	1883	31.4
2002–03	Tracy McGrady^	F	Orlando Magic	75	2407	32.1
2003–04	Tracy McGrady^	F	Orlando Magic	67	1878	28
2004–05	Allen Iverson	G	Philadelphia 76ers	75	2302	30.7
2005–06	Kobe Bryant^	G	Los Angeles Lakers	80	2832	35.4
2006–07	Kobe Bryant^	G	Los Angeles Lakers	77	2430	31.6
2007–08	LeBron James^	F	Cleveland Cavaliers	75	2250	30
2008–09	Dwyane Wade^	G	Miami Heat	79	2386	30.2
2009–10	Kevin Durant^	F	Oklahoma City Thunder	82	2472	30.1
2010–11	Kevin Durant^	F	Oklahoma City Thunder	78	2161	27.7
2011–12	Kevin Durant^	F	Oklahoma City Thunder	66	1850	28
2012-13	Carmelo Anthony^	F	New York Knicks	67	1920	28.7