Luka Dončić has the highest regular-season scoring average in the NBA since the start of the 2014-15 season at 29.2 points per game. Joel Embiid ranks second at 27.6, while Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry both display at 26.9. The calculation includes every completed regular season through 2025-26.
This is an objective rate-stat leaderboard. Placement is determined by total regular-season points divided by total regular-season games during the full window, not by career reputation, playoff scoring, one peak season or the average of a player’s yearly PPG figures.
Table of Contents
Key Facts
- Leader: Luka Dončić at 29.2 points per game.
- Second place: Joel Embiid at 27.6 points per game.
- Highest total scorer in the window: James Harden.
- Final season included: 2025-26.
- Statistical window: 2014-15 through 2025-26 regular seasons.
- Table depth: Top 50 qualifying players.
Scope, Qualification and Ranking Method
“Since 2015” means the period beginning with the 2014-15 regular season. The final calculation ends after the completed 2025-26 regular season. Playoff games are excluded.
Cumulative PPG is calculated by dividing each player’s total points during the window by his total games played during the same window. It is not calculated by adding yearly scoring averages and dividing by the number of seasons, because that method would give equal weight to seasons with different game totals.
The leaderboard uses StatMuse’s interpretation of a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games. Ranks are resolved using the unrounded calculation, while the page displays PPG to one decimal place. That is why Durant ranks ahead of Curry and Davis ranks ahead of Gilgeous-Alexander even though each pair appears tied after rounding.
The cutoff rewards scoring rate rather than availability. A player can rank highly with fewer games, while a durable scorer can lead the period in total points without leading in PPG.
Top 10 Graphic
The top 10 regular-season scoring averages from 2014-15 through 2025-26, led by Luka Dončić.
The logos in the graphic are representative team identifiers. Several players appeared for multiple franchises during the window, so the image should not be read as a complete team-history record.
Top 10 Scorers by PPG Since 2015
1. Luka Dončić – 29.2 PPG
Points per game since 2014-15: 29.2
Luka Dončić leads the window at 29.2 points per game. His NBA career began in 2018-19, so every game in the calculation comes from a high-usage offensive role rather than developmental bench seasons.
That timing advantage matters, but it does not explain the entire gap. Dončić has combined scoring volume with primary playmaking responsibility, and his 2025-26 scoring title lifted his aggregate average farther above the field.
2. Joel Embiid – 27.6 PPG
Points per game since 2014-15: 27.6
Joel Embiid ranks second at 27.6 points per game. He has the smallest availability profile among several long-tenured names near the top, but his scoring rate remained exceptional whenever he played.
The number reflects two scoring titles, repeated free-throw pressure and a center who can create from the post, elbows and three-point line. Availability affects total points far more than it affects this rate leaderboard.
3. Kevin Durant – 26.9 PPG
Points per game since 2014-15: 26.9
Kevin Durant ranks narrowly ahead of Stephen Curry when the calculation uses full-precision points divided by games. Both display as 26.9 after rounding to one decimal place.
Durant’s figure covers several teams and multiple injury interruptions. The consistency is the notable part: his scoring rate remained close to its peak even as his role and supporting cast changed.
4. Stephen Curry – 26.9 PPG
Points per game since 2014-15: 26.9
Stephen Curry also displays at 26.9 points per game. His aggregate includes two MVP seasons, championship years, an injury-shortened 2019-20 season and later seasons with a heavier individual scoring burden.
This statistic captures his own points but not the extra offense created by his movement and shooting gravity. Even without that broader effect, his direct scoring rate ranks fourth.
5. James Harden – 26.7 PPG
Points per game since 2014-15: 26.7
James Harden ranks fifth at 26.7 points per game and leads the entire period in total regular-season points. That difference illustrates why a rate leaderboard and a total-points leaderboard answer separate questions.
His Houston peak pushed the average upward, while later playmaking-focused seasons lowered it. The complete window still leaves him comfortably inside the top five.
6. Damian Lillard – 26.3 PPG
Points per game since 2014-15: 26.3
Damian Lillard ranks sixth at 26.3 points per game. Most of the total was built as Portland’s first scoring option, where deep pull-up shooting and pick-and-roll volume defined the offense.
His placement combines a high nightly rate with a much larger game sample than several players above and below him.
7. LeBron James – 26.0 PPG
Points per game since 2014-15: 26.0
LeBron James ranks seventh at 26.0 points per game. The entire calculation begins in his 12th NBA season, making the result a measure of late-prime and late-career scoring rather than his full peak.
He also carried major playmaking responsibility throughout the period. Staying at 26.0 across that stage of a career is the defining part of his placement.
8. Giannis Antetokounmpo – 25.7 PPG
Points per game since 2014-15: 25.7
Giannis Antetokounmpo ranks eighth at 25.7 points per game. His early developmental seasons are included, which pulls down an average that has been much higher since his MVP ascent.
That makes the final figure especially strong. It combines the years before he became Milwaukee’s primary scorer with a long run of elite rim pressure and transition production.
9. Anthony Davis – 25.3 PPG
Points per game since 2014-15: 25.3
Anthony Davis ranks ninth at 25.3 points per game. Full precision places him slightly ahead of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander even though both display the same one-decimal average.
Davis reached the figure through interior finishing, face-up scoring, free throws and offensive rebounding while carrying a far larger defensive workload than this table measures.
10. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – 25.3 PPG
Points per game since 2014-15: 25.3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander rounds out the graphic at 25.3 points per game. His early reserve and developmental seasons are included, so the aggregate is lower than the scoring rate from his recent MVP-level peak.
His 2024-25 scoring title and another high-volume 2025-26 season moved him into the top 10 despite beginning the window years after it started.
What the Data Shows
Rate and volume produce different leaders
Dončić leads in PPG, while Harden leads in total points during the window. Dončić entered the league four seasons after the period began, so he has fewer games but a higher nightly scoring rate. Harden’s durability and full-window presence created the larger point total.
The leaderboard favors players who entered as immediate stars
Dončić, Embiid and several younger scorers began their NBA careers during the selected period. Their calculations do not include low-scoring seasons from before 2014-15. Giannis and other players who were still developing when the window opened carry those early seasons in their averages.
One-decimal ties are not always statistical ties
Durant and Curry both display at 26.9, but Durant ranks higher using the full points-divided-by-games result. Davis and Gilgeous-Alexander create the same issue at 25.3. Display rounding should never silently control the ranking order.
No player averaged 30 across the full window
Several individual seasons cleared 30 PPG, but sustaining that mark across every game played over a multi-year span is different. Dončić’s 29.2 leads because the calculation includes his lower-scoring seasons alongside his scoring-title peaks.
The top 50 cutoff adds context beyond the graphic
The graphic answers the immediate top-10 question. Extending the verified table to 50 shows where high-volume stars, shorter-career scorers and players with substantial developmental seasons settle once every game in the window receives equal weight.
| Rank | Player | PPG |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luka Dončić | 29.2 |
| 2 | Joel Embiid | 27.6 |
| 3 | Kevin Durant | 26.9 |
| 4 | Stephen Curry | 26.9 |
| 5 | James Harden | 26.7 |
| 6 | Damian Lillard | 26.3 |
| 7 | LeBron James | 26.0 |
| 8 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | 25.7 |
| 9 | Anthony Davis | 25.3 |
| 10 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 25.3 |
| 11 | Trae Young | 25.1 |
| 12 | Donovan Mitchell | 25.1 |
| 13 | Devin Booker | 24.6 |
| 14 | Kyrie Irving | 24.6 |
| 15 | Anthony Edwards | 24.6 |
| 16 | Zion Williamson | 23.8 |
| 17 | Kawhi Leonard | 23.8 |
| 18 | Jayson Tatum | 23.5 |
| 19 | Victor Wembanyama | 23.4 |
| 20 | DeMar DeRozan | 23.1 |
| 21 | Karl-Anthony Towns | 22.8 |
| 22 | Paul George | 22.7 |
| 23 | Bradley Beal | 22.5 |
| 24 | Cade Cunningham | 22.5 |
| 25 | Ja Morant | 22.4 |
| 26 | Paolo Banchero | 22.3 |
| 27 | Nikola Jokić | 22.2 |
| 28 | Russell Westbrook | 21.3 |
| 29 | De’Aaron Fox | 21.1 |
| 30 | Tyrese Maxey | 21.1 |
| 31 | Cooper Flagg | 21.0 |
| 32 | DeMarcus Cousins | 21.0 |
| 33 | Jimmy Butler III | 20.9 |
| 34 | LaMelo Ball | 20.8 |
| 35 | Zach LaVine | 20.7 |
| 36 | Kemba Walker | 20.7 |
| 37 | CJ McCollum | 20.2 |
| 38 | Jaylen Brown | 20.0 |
| 39 | Chris Bosh | 20.0 |
| 40 | Jalen Green | 19.9 |
| 41 | Brandon Ingram | 19.8 |
| 42 | Kristaps Porziņģis | 19.5 |
| 43 | Tyler Herro | 19.5 |
| 44 | John Wall | 19.4 |
| 45 | Klay Thompson | 19.4 |
| 46 | LaMarcus Aldridge | 19.4 |
| 47 | Julius Randle | 19.2 |
| 48 | Kobe Bryant | 19.2 |
| 49 | Franz Wagner | 19.2 |
| 50 | Jalen Brunson | 19.2 |
FAQ
Who has averaged the most points per game in the NBA since 2015?
Luka Dončić leads qualifying players at 29.2 points per game from the start of 2014-15 through the end of 2025-26.
What does “since 2015” mean in this ranking?
The calculation begins with the 2014-15 regular season and includes every completed regular season through 2025-26.
Does the ranking include playoff scoring?
No. The leaderboard uses regular-season points and regular-season games only.
How is cumulative PPG calculated?
Each player’s total points in the window are divided by his total games played in the window. Yearly PPG averages are not averaged together.
Why can two players show the same PPG but have different ranks?
The table displays one decimal place, but the ranking uses the full unrounded points-per-game calculation. Durant and Curry both show 26.9, for example, but Durant’s full-precision rate is slightly higher.
Final completed season included: 2025-26. Last reviewed: August 4, 2026.
Conclusion
Luka Dončić leads the NBA at 29.2 points per game since the beginning of the 2014-15 season. Embiid ranks second, Durant narrowly leads Curry after full-precision tie-breaking, and Harden pairs a top-five rate with the most total points in the period.
The leaderboard is most useful when read as a measure of nightly scoring rate. It does not reward longevity the same way as total points, and it does not isolate one peak season. Every regular-season game from the selected window contributes to the result.
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