Lakers Top 50 Players for Single Season Points Average in the NBA Regular Season
Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers players with the best average in single season points in the NBA Regular Season.
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| Season Average | In this page you can find the top 50 list with the best scoring seasons in Lakers history.The list includes both the Minneapolis Lakers and the Los Angeles Lakers players. Elgin Baylor is at the top of the list with his 1961-62 season, but he played only 48 games that year, an amount that didn't qualify for the scoring race then. If you don't consider that season, Kobe Bryant's 35.4 performance in 2005-06 is the best one in Lakers history. Kobe appears 10 more times on this list including his 27.86 ppg in 2011-12. Jerry West lead everybody with 11 appearances. |
 Elgin Baylor 38.3 points per game in 1961-62 |
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Notes:
- Stats updated on Apr 24, 2024.
- 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 Single Regular Season Points Average |
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| Player | Points | Season | Games | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | |
| 1. | Elgin Baylor | 38.25 | 1962 | 48 | 14.17 | 33.08 | 9.92 | 13.15 | ||
| 2. | Kobe Bryant | 35.40 | 2006 | 80 | 12.23 | 27.16 | 2.25 | 6.48 | 8.70 | 10.24 |
| 3. | Elgin Baylor | 34.77 | 1961 | 73 | 12.75 | 29.67 | 9.26 | 11.82 | ||
| 4. | Elgin Baylor | 33.99 | 1963 | 80 | 12.86 | 28.41 | 8.26 | 9.88 | ||
| 5. | Kobe Bryant | 31.56 | 2007 | 77 | 10.56 | 22.82 | 1.78 | 5.17 | 8.66 | 9.97 |
| 6. | Jerry West | 31.34 | 1966 | 79 | 10.35 | 21.91 | 10.63 | 12.37 | ||
| 7. | Jerry West | 31.20 | 1970 | 74 | 11.23 | 22.61 | 8.74 | 10.61 | ||
| 8. | Jerry West | 30.97 | 1965 | 74 | 11.11 | 22.36 | 8.76 | 10.66 | ||
| 9. | Jerry West | 30.80 | 1962 | 75 | 10.65 | 23.93 | 9.49 | 12.35 | ||
| 10. | LeBron James | 30.27 | 2022 | 56 | 11.43 | 21.80 | 2.88 | 8.00 | 4.54 | 6.00 |
| 11. | Kobe Bryant | 30.01 | 2003 | 82 | 10.59 | 23.46 | 1.51 | 3.95 | 7.33 | 8.70 |
| 12. | Shaquille O'Neal | 29.67 | 2000 | 79 | 12.10 | 21.08 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 5.47 | 10.43 |
| 13. | Elgin Baylor | 29.63 | 1960 | 70 | 10.79 | 25.44 | 8.06 | 11.00 | ||
| 14. | LeBron James | 28.91 | 2023 | 55 | 11.07 | 22.16 | 2.20 | 6.85 | 4.56 | 5.95 |
| 15. | Shaquille O'Neal | 28.72 | 2001 | 74 | 10.99 | 19.22 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 6.74 | 13.14 |
| 16. | Jerry West | 28.67 | 1964 | 72 | 10.28 | 21.24 | 8.11 | 9.75 | ||
| Jerry West | 28.67 | 1967 | 66 | 9.77 | 21.05 | 9.12 | 10.39 | |||
| 18. | Kobe Bryant | 28.50 | 2001 | 68 | 10.31 | 22.21 | 0.90 | 2.94 | 6.99 | 8.19 |
| 19. | George Mikan | 28.41 | 1951 | 68 | 9.97 | 23.29 | 8.47 | 10.54 | ||
| 20. | Kobe Bryant | 28.33 | 2008 | 82 | 9.45 | 20.61 | 1.83 | 5.06 | 7.60 | 9.05 |
| 21. | Shaquille O'Neal | 28.32 | 1998 | 60 | 11.17 | 19.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.98 | 11.35 |
| 22. | George Mikan | 28.30 | 1949 | 60 | 9.72 | 23.38 | 8.87 | 11.48 | ||
| 23. | Kobe Bryant | 27.86 | 2012 | 58 | 9.90 | 23.03 | 1.50 | 4.95 | 6.57 | 7.78 |
| 24. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 27.74 | 1976 | 82 | 11.15 | 21.07 | 5.45 | 7.76 | ||
| 25. | Kobe Bryant | 27.56 | 2005 | 66 | 8.68 | 20.06 | 1.98 | 5.86 | 8.21 | 10.06 |
| Player | Points | Season | Games | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | |
| 26. | Shaquille O'Neal | 27.48 | 2003 | 67 | 10.37 | 18.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.73 | 10.82 |
| 27. | George Mikan | 27.43 | 1950 | 68 | 9.54 | 23.46 | 8.34 | 10.71 | ||
| 28. | LeBron James | 27.36 | 2019 | 55 | 10.15 | 19.91 | 2.02 | 5.95 | 5.05 | 7.60 |
| 29. | Kobe Bryant | 27.35 | 2013 | 78 | 9.46 | 20.45 | 1.69 | 5.22 | 6.73 | 8.03 |
| 30. | Wilt Chamberlain | 27.33 | 1970 | 12 | 10.75 | 18.92 | 5.83 | 13.08 | ||
| 31. | Shaquille O'Neal | 27.19 | 2002 | 67 | 10.63 | 18.34 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 5.94 | 10.70 |
| 32. | Elgin Baylor | 27.15 | 1965 | 74 | 10.31 | 25.72 | 6.53 | 8.24 | ||
| 33. | Jerry West | 27.07 | 1963 | 55 | 10.16 | 22.05 | 6.75 | 8.67 | ||
| 34. | Kobe Bryant | 26.99 | 2010 | 73 | 9.81 | 21.49 | 1.36 | 4.12 | 6.01 | 7.41 |
| 35. | Jerry West | 26.94 | 1971 | 69 | 9.67 | 19.58 | 7.61 | 9.14 | ||
| 36. | Kobe Bryant | 26.84 | 2009 | 82 | 9.76 | 20.88 | 1.44 | 4.10 | 5.89 | 6.88 |
| 37. | Elgin Baylor | 26.60 | 1967 | 70 | 10.16 | 23.69 | 6.29 | 7.73 | ||
| 38. | Jerry West | 26.33 | 1968 | 51 | 9.33 | 18.16 | 7.67 | 9.45 | ||
| 39. | Shaquille O'Neal | 26.31 | 1999 | 49 | 10.41 | 18.06 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 5.49 | 10.16 |
| 40. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 26.24 | 1977 | 82 | 10.83 | 18.70 | 4.59 | 6.54 | ||
| 41. | Shaquille O'Neal | 26.20 | 1997 | 51 | 10.82 | 19.43 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 4.55 | 9.39 |
| 42. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 26.19 | 1981 | 80 | 10.45 | 18.21 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 5.29 | 6.90 |
| 43. | Anthony Davis | 26.10 | 2020 | 62 | 8.89 | 17.68 | 1.16 | 3.52 | 7.16 | 8.47 |
| 44. | Elgin Baylor | 26.00 | 1968 | 77 | 9.83 | 22.19 | 6.34 | 8.06 | ||
| 45. | Gail Goodrich | 25.94 | 1972 | 82 | 10.07 | 20.67 | 5.79 | 6.82 | ||
| 46. | Anthony Davis | 25.91 | 2023 | 56 | 9.68 | 17.18 | 0.34 | 1.32 | 6.21 | 7.93 |
| 47. | Jerry West | 25.90 | 1969 | 61 | 8.93 | 18.95 | 8.03 | 9.79 | ||
| 48. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 25.81 | 1978 | 62 | 10.69 | 19.44 | 4.42 | 5.65 | ||
| 49. | Jerry West | 25.78 | 1972 | 77 | 9.55 | 20.00 | 6.69 | 8.22 | ||
| 50. | LeBron James | 25.66 | 2024 | 71 | 9.65 | 17.87 | 2.10 | 5.11 | 4.27 | 5.69 |
| 51. | Elgin Baylor | 25.42 | 1964 | 78 | 9.69 | 22.79 | 6.04 | 7.51 | ||
| 52. | LeBron James | 25.34 | 2020 | 67 | 9.60 | 19.45 | 2.21 | 6.34 | 3.94 | 5.69 |
| Kobe Bryant | 25.34 | 2011 | 82 | 9.02 | 19.99 | 1.40 | 4.34 | 5.89 | 7.11 | |