Lakers Top 50 Players for Career Points Average in the NBA Regular Season
Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers players with the best average in career points in the NBA Regular Season.
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| Career Average | In this page you can find the top 50 list with the best career point averages. The list includes both the Minneapolis Lakers and the Los Angeles Lakers players. Elgin Baylor is at the top of the list with his 27.36 point average. Kobe Bryant is 4th and Pau Gasol 11th.. |
 Elgin Baylor 27.4 points per game 1958-59 to 1971-72 |
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Notes:
- Stats updated on Mar 20, 2025.
- Total Rebounds were not recorded until 1950-51, steals, blocks, offensive and defensive rebounds until 1973-74, turnovers until 1977-78 and 3-pointers started in 1979-80.
Lakers Top 50 Players for Career Points Average in the NBA Regular Season
| Player | Points | Seasons | Games | |||||||
| 1. | Elgin Baylor | 27.36 | 14 | 846 | ||||||
| 2. | Shaquille O'Neal | 27.03 | 8 | 514 | ||||||
| Jerry West | 27.03 | 14 | 932 | |||||||
| 4. | LeBron James | 26.75 | 7 | 407 | ||||||
| 5. | Luka Doncic | 26.50 | 1 | 16 | ||||||
| 6. | Kobe Bryant | 24.99 | 20 | 1346 | ||||||
| 7. | Anthony Davis | 24.80 | 6 | 312 | ||||||
| 8. | George Mikan | 23.13 | 7 | 439 | ||||||
| 9. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 22.12 | 14 | 1093 | ||||||
| 10. | Cedric Ceballos | 20.85 | 3 | 144 | ||||||
| 11. | Magic Johnson | 19.54 | 13 | 906 | ||||||
| 12. | Gail Goodrich | 18.99 | 9 | 687 | ||||||
| 13. | Jamaal Wilkes | 18.44 | 8 | 575 | ||||||
| 14. | Adrian Dantley | 18.34 | 2 | 116 | ||||||
| 15. | Pau Gasol | 17.74 | 7 | 429 |
| Player | Points | Seasons | Games | |||||||
| 16. | Wilt Chamberlain | 17.65 | 5 | 339 | ||||||
| 17. | James Worthy | 17.62 | 12 | 926 | ||||||
| 18. | Russell Westbrook | 17.45 | 2 | 130 | ||||||
| 19. | Clyde Lovellette | 17.23 | 4 | 282 | ||||||
| 20. | Lou Williams | 16.85 | 2 | 125 | ||||||
| 21. | Dick Barnett | 16.77 | 3 | 232 | ||||||
| 22. | Norm Nixon | 16.37 | 6 | 485 | ||||||
| 23. | Glen Rice | 16.30 | 2 | 107 | ||||||
| 24. | Lucius Allen | 15.96 | 3 | 210 | ||||||
| 25. | Caron Butler | 15.52 | 1 | 77 | ||||||
| 26. | Archie Clark | 15.35 | 2 | 157 | ||||||
| Jim McMillian | 15.35 | 3 | 242 | |||||||
| 28. | D Russell | 15.33 | 5 | 265 | ||||||
| 29. | Kyle Kuzma | 15.24 | 4 | 276 | ||||||
| Eddie Jones | 15.24 | 5 | 314 |
| Player | Points | Seasons | Games | |||||||
| 31. | Happy Hairston | 15.21 | 6 | 394 | ||||||
| 32. | Byron Scott | 15.11 | 11 | 846 | ||||||
| 33. | Nick Van Exel | 14.90 | 5 | 378 | ||||||
| 34. | Gary Payton | 14.62 | 1 | 82 | ||||||
| 35. | Sam Perkins | 14.58 | 3 | 185 | ||||||
| 36. | Cazzie Russell | 14.53 | 3 | 196 | ||||||
| 37. | Vern Mikkelsen | 14.40 | 10 | 699 | ||||||
| 38. | Isaiah Thomas | 14.38 | 2 | 21 | ||||||
| 39. | Jordan Clarkson | 14.30 | 4 | 273 | ||||||
| 40. | Larry Foust | 14.21 | 3 | 191 | ||||||
| 41. | Rudy LaRusso | 14.14 | 8 | 582 | ||||||
| 42. | Austin Reaves | 14.08 | 4 | 268 | ||||||
| 43. | Dennis Schroder | 13.94 | 2 | 127 | ||||||
| 44. | Brandon Ingram | 13.89 | 3 | 190 | ||||||
| 45. | Malik Monk | 13.79 | 1 | 76 |
| Player | Points | Seasons | Games | |||||||
| 46. | Lamar Odom | 13.66 | 7 | 519 | ||||||
| 47. | Chucky Atkins | 13.60 | 1 | 82 | ||||||
| 48. | Julius Randle | 13.53 | 4 | 238 | ||||||
| 49. | Montrezl Harrell | 13.49 | 1 | 69 | ||||||
| 50. | Carmelo Anthony | 13.32 | 1 | 69 | ||||||
| 51. | Karl Malone | 13.19 | 1 | 42 | ||||||
| 52. | Jim Pollard | 13.16 | 7 | 438 | ||||||
| 53. | Nick Young | 13.14 | 4 | 220 |