1135 careers · 11456 seasons

Who dominated their era.

Career averages and single-season peaks, divided by the league average of every season the player suited up. 2.0× means double the league.

Compare-across-eras debates usually founder on the fact that 30 PPG in 1962 (when the league averaged 11) is not 30 PPG in 2025 (league average ~11). The metric here normalizes that out. See how the league averages have moved →

Most dominant career scorers

Career PPG ÷ era avg PPG

#	Player	vs era	PPG	GP	Years
1	Michael Jordan	2.94×	30.3	1037	1984 – 2002
2	Allen Iverson	2.83×	27.0	868	1996 – 2009
3	Kevin Durant	2.79×	27.9	1020	2007 – present
4	Luka Doncic	2.73×	29.2	514	2018 – present
5	George Mikan	2.71×	23.1	439	1948 – 1955
6	LeBron James	2.70×	26.8	1622	2003 – present
7	Joel Embiid	2.63×	27.8	471	2014 – present
8	Kobe Bryant	2.63×	25.0	1340	1996 – 2015
9	Wilt Chamberlain	2.56×	30.1	1033	1959 – 1972
10	George Gervin	2.50×	26.2	791	1976 – 1985
11	Stephen Curry	2.50×	25.1	1038	2009 – present
12	Karl Malone	2.49×	25.0	1476	1985 – 2003
13	Damian Lillard	2.48×	25.2	871	2012 – present
14	Shaquille O'Neal	2.48×	24.0	1179	1992 – 2010
15	Dominique Wilkins	2.42×	24.8	1074	1982 – 1998
16	James Harden	2.39×	24.0	1221	2009 – present
17	Trae Young	2.37×	25.3	483	2018 – present
18	Anthony Davis	2.37×	24.1	787	2012 – present
19	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	2.36×	25.3	530	2018 – present
20	Donovan Mitchell	2.36×	25.1	609	2017 – present
21	Elgin Baylor	2.34×	27.6	835	1958 – 1971
22	Devin Booker	2.34×	24.6	737	2015 – present
23	Jerry West	2.34×	27.0	932	1960 – 1973
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2.34×	24.6	1560	1969 – 1988
25	Bob Pettit	2.33×	26.4	792	1954 – 1964

Most dominant career rebounders

Career RPG ÷ era avg RPG

#	Player	vs era	RPG	GP	Years
1	Wilt Chamberlain	3.85×	22.9	1033	1959 – 1972
2	Bill Russell	3.67×	22.5	963	1956 – 1968
3	Dennis Rodman	3.14×	13.1	911	1986 – 1999
4	Moses Malone	2.88×	12.4	1299	1976 – 1994
5	Andre Drummond	2.88×	11.9	967	2012 – present
6	Dwight Howard	2.85×	11.8	1233	2004 – 2021
7	Dave Cowens	2.82×	13.6	766	1970 – 1982
8	Wes Unseld	2.81×	14.0	984	1968 – 1980
9	Charles Barkley	2.81×	11.7	1053	1984 – 1999
10	Rudy Gobert	2.81×	11.7	905	2013 – present
11	Nate Thurmond	2.76×	15.0	964	1963 – 1976
12	Karl-Anthony Towns	2.71×	11.3	691	2015 – present
13	Hakeem Olajuwon	2.66×	11.1	1238	1984 – 2002
14	Hassan Whiteside	2.66×	11.1	492	2010 – 2021
15	Nikola Jokic	2.65×	11.1	810	2015 – present
16	Tim Duncan	2.61×	10.8	1392	1997 – 2015
17	Bob Pettit	2.61×	16.2	792	1954 – 1964
18	Shaquille O'Neal	2.60×	10.9	1179	1992 – 2010
19	Joel Embiid	2.59×	10.9	471	2014 – present
20	Anthony Davis	2.58×	10.7	787	2012 – present
21	Elvin Hayes	2.57×	12.5	1303	1968 – 1983
22	David Robinson	2.56×	10.6	981	1989 – 2002
23	George Mikan	2.55×	13.4	439	1948 – 1955
24	Domantas Sabonis	2.53×	10.7	646	2016 – present
25	Dikembe Mutombo	2.51×	10.4	1137	1991 – 2008

Most dominant career playmakers

Career APG ÷ era avg APG

#	Player	vs era	APG	GP	Years
1	Magic Johnson	4.52×	11.2	906	1979 – 1995
2	John Stockton	4.52×	10.5	1504	1984 – 2002
3	Oscar Robertson	4.26×	9.5	1040	1960 – 1973
4	Chris Paul	4.23×	9.2	1354	2005 – present
5	John Wall	4.16×	8.9	647	2010 – 2022
6	Trae Young	4.10×	9.8	483	2018 – present
7	Rajon Rondo	4.04×	8.6	722	2006 – 2021
8	Jason Kidd	4.04×	8.7	1340	1994 – 2012
9	Steve Nash	4.02×	8.5	1202	1996 – 2013
10	Kevin Johnson	3.89×	9.2	701	1987 – 1999
11	Isiah Thomas	3.80×	9.3	979	1981 – 1993
12	Deron Williams	3.69×	7.7	535	2005 – 2016
13	Stephon Marbury	3.63×	7.8	781	1996 – 2008
14	Tim Hardaway	3.62×	8.2	815	1989 – 2002
15	Mark Jackson	3.51×	8.0	1267	1987 – 2003
16	Baron Davis	3.43×	7.3	760	1999 – 2011
17	Luka Doncic	3.42×	8.2	514	2018 – present
18	LeBron James	3.36×	7.4	1622	2003 – present
19	Bob Cousy	3.34×	7.6	917	1950 – 1969
20	Norm Nixon	3.31×	8.3	768	1977 – 1988
21	Kevin Porter	3.31×	8.1	621	1972 – 1982
22	Muggsy Bogues	3.26×	7.6	878	1987 – 2000
23	Rod Strickland	3.22×	7.3	1094	1988 – 2004
24	James Harden	3.21×	7.3	1221	2009 – present
25	Nikola Jokic	3.17×	7.5	810	2015 – present

Most dominant scoring seasons

Single-season PPG ÷ that year's league avg

#	Player	Season	vs era	PPG	GP
1	Wilt Chamberlain	1961-62	4.09×	50.4	80
2	Wilt Chamberlain	1962-63	3.87×	44.8	80
3	Kobe Bryant	2005-06	3.70×	35.4	80
4	Bob McAdoo	1974-75	3.49×	34.5	82
5	Allen Iverson	2000-01	3.47×	31.1	71
6	Allen Iverson	2005-06	3.45×	33.0	72
7	James Harden	2018-19	3.44×	36.1	78
8	George Mikan	1948-49	3.44×	28.3	60
9	George Mikan	1949-50	3.44×	27.4	68
10	Michael Jordan	1986-87	3.39×	37.1	82
11	Allen Iverson	2001-02	3.38×	31.4	60
12	Kevin Durant	2013-14	3.37×	32.0	81
13	George Mikan	1950-51	3.32×	28.4	68
14	Bob McAdoo	1975-76	3.31×	31.1	78
15	LeBron James	2005-06	3.28×	31.4	79
16	Joe Fulks	1946-47	3.28×	23.1	60
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1971-72	3.25×	34.8	81
18	Michael Jordan	1987-88	3.22×	35.0	82
19	Kobe Bryant	2006-07	3.21×	31.6	77
20	Shaquille O'Neal	1999-00	3.21×	29.7	79
21	Shaquille O'Neal	2000-01	3.20×	28.7	74
22	Wilt Chamberlain	1959-60	3.20×	37.6	72
23	George Gervin	1981-82	3.20×	32.3	79
24	Allen Iverson	2004-05	3.19×	30.7	75
25	Nate Archibald	1972-73	3.19×	34.0	80

Most dominant rebounding seasons

Single-season RPG ÷ that year's league avg

#	Player	Season	vs era	RPG	GP
1	Wilt Chamberlain	1967-68	4.18×	23.8	82
2	Wilt Chamberlain	1966-67	4.17×	24.2	81
3	Wilt Chamberlain	1962-63	4.10×	24.3	80
4	Wilt Chamberlain	1961-62	4.04×	25.6	80
5	Wilt Chamberlain	1959-60	4.02×	27.0	72
6	Wilt Chamberlain	1965-66	3.93×	24.6	79
7	Wilt Chamberlain	1971-72	3.93×	19.2	82
8	Wilt Chamberlain	1960-61	3.84×	27.2	79
9	Andre Drummond	2017-18	3.80×	16.0	78
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1975-76	3.80×	16.9	82
11	Moses Malone	1978-79	3.76×	17.6	82
12	Kevin Love	2010-11	3.75×	15.2	73
13	Wilt Chamberlain	1963-64	3.71×	22.3	80
14	Elvin Hayes	1973-74	3.70×	18.1	81
15	Wilt Chamberlain	1972-73	3.67×	18.6	82
16	Moses Malone	1982-83	3.67×	15.3	78
17	Andre Drummond	2015-16	3.66×	14.8	81
18	Andre Drummond	2018-19	3.66×	15.6	79
19	DeAndre Jordan	2014-15	3.65×	15.0	82
20	DeAndre Jordan	2017-18	3.61×	15.2	77
21	Moses Malone	1981-82	3.61×	14.7	81
22	Dave Cowens	1975-76	3.60×	16.0	78
23	Dwight Howard	2011-12	3.59×	14.5	54
24	Wilt Chamberlain	1968-69	3.56×	21.1	81
25	Andre Drummond	2019-20	3.49×	15.2	57

Most dominant playmaking seasons

Single-season APG ÷ that year's league avg

#	Player	Season	vs era	APG	GP
1	Rajon Rondo	2015-16	5.66×	11.7	72
2	Steve Nash	2010-11	5.57×	11.4	75
3	Rajon Rondo	2011-12	5.56×	11.7	53
4	Steve Nash	2006-07	5.53×	11.6	76
5	Rajon Rondo	2010-11	5.47×	11.2	68
6	Magic Johnson	1990-91	5.44×	12.5	79
7	Oscar Robertson	1964-65	5.44×	11.5	75
8	James Harden	2016-17	5.37×	11.2	81
9	Magic Johnson	1983-84	5.36×	13.1	67
10	Steve Nash	2004-05	5.36×	11.5	75
11	Chris Paul	2007-08	5.35×	11.6	80
12	Mark Jackson	1996-97	5.29×	12.3	52
13	Oscar Robertson	1963-64	5.27×	11.0	79
14	Oscar Robertson	1966-67	5.26×	10.7	79
15	Steve Nash	2009-10	5.25×	11.0	81
16	Chris Paul	2008-09	5.25×	11.0	78
17	Magic Johnson	1988-89	5.18×	12.8	77
18	Kevin Porter	1978-79	5.18×	13.4	82
19	John Wall	2016-17	5.13×	10.7	78
20	Steve Nash	2007-08	5.12×	11.1	81
21	Chris Paul	2013-14	5.11×	10.7	62
22	Steve Nash	2011-12	5.09×	10.7	62
23	Magic Johnson	1985-86	5.06×	12.6	72
24	Deron Williams	2010-11	5.03×	10.3	65
25	Oscar Robertson	1965-66	5.03×	11.1	76