NBA Players With The Most All-Time Points Per Game By Each Month

1. Wilt Chamberlain - 31.6 PPG

2. Michael Jordan - 31.0 PPG

3. Joel Embiid - 28.8 PPG

As expected, we kick things off with the month of January when Wilt Chamberlain came to play some of the best basketball in his career. In 204 career January games, Wilt averaged 31.6 points and 23.1 rebounds per game on 53.2% shooting from the field. Right behind him sits Michael Jordan at 31.0 points per game in 191 career January games and Joel Embiid with 28.8 points per game in 73 career January games.

Chamberlain’s career-high in a game in January came during his historic 1962 season in which he averaged 50.4 points per game. On January 13, 1962, Chamberlain scored 73 points and grabbed 36 rebounds while shooting 29-48 from the field in an 18-point win over the Chicago Packers.

In his career, Chamberlain would have seven 60-point games in January as well as 25 career 50-point games.

February - Michael Jordan (30.8 PPG)

1. Michael Jordan - 30.8 PPG

2. Wilt Chamberlain - 30.7 PPG

3. Luka Doncic - 30.0 PPG

The next month on our list is February with a race for the ages coming down to two of the greatest scorers ever, Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain. Michael Jordan edges out Chamberlain with 30.8 points per game along with 5.9 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 2.2 steals per game on 49.6% shooting.

Following Jordan for February is of course Chamberlain who averaged 30.7 points and 22.4 rebounds per game in 219 career February games. Luka Doncic is the only other player to ever average 30.0 points per game in February, doing so on 47.5% shooting from the field in 42 career February games.

Michael Jordan’s career-high in the month of February would come against the New Jersey Nets in 1987. On February 26, 1987, Jordan went for 58 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 blocks on 64.0% shooting. It would be one of three career 50-point games in February for MJ who also poured in 24 40-point games in the month as well.

March - Michael Jordan (29.8 PPG)

1. Michael Jordan - 29.8 PPG

2. Joel Embiid - 28.1 PPG

3. LeBron James - 28.0 PPG

Michael Jordan carried the momentum over from February into March during his career. In 202 career games in March, Jordan averaged 29.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 2.3 steals per game while shooting 50.1% from the floor. Just behind Jordan with 28.1 points per game in March who has done so in 57 career games in the month. LeBron James is last but not least with 28.0 points per game in March in 267 games played and shooting 50.8%.

Michael Jordan had the highest-scoring game of his career in March 1990. During a matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Jordan dropped a career-high 69 points on 62.2% shooting and added 18 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. He would score at least 60 points one other time in March during his career as well as seven other 50-point games from 1987 through 1996.

April - Michael Jordan And Joel Embiid (30.5 PPG)

T1. Michael Jordan - 30.5 PPG

T1. Joel Embiid - 30.5 PPG

3. Pete Maravich - 29.6 PPG

For the first time on our list, we have a tie atop the month of April with Michael Jordan and Joel Embiid both averaging 30.5 points per game in their careers. Jordan averaged 30.5 points per game in 145 career April games, shooting 50.4% from the field and adding 6.0 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game as well. Embiid averages 30.5 points per game in just 23 career April games along with 10.6 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game on 52.4% shooting.

Jordan’s highest-scoring game in April would also come in 1987. In an April matchup with the Atlanta Hawks, Jordan would score 63 points on 57.9% shooting in a 117-114 loss. Jordan also added 10 rebounds and 4 steals in the contest. For the rest of his career in April, Jordan would have one more 60-point game and four other 50-point games as well.

As for Embiid, his greatest April game came just last season in 2022-23. Embiid put up 52 points on April 4, 2023, in a 103-101 victory over the Boston Celtics. Embiid grabbed 13 rebounds and dished out 6 assists while shooting 80.0% from the field. It is Embiid’s only 50-point game in April and he has three other 40-point games so far in his career.

May - Kyle Lowry (37.0 PPG)

1. Kyle Lowry - 37.0 PPG

2. Stephen Curry - 36.8 PPG

3. Stephon Marbury - 36.7 PPG

Coming to the month of May, an interesting turn of events comes to light. Kyle Lowry is the NBA’s all-time leader in points per game in May, averaging 37.0 points per game. The only thing is, Lowry has played just one game in his career in May while Stephen Curry, who is second with 36.8 points per game, has played eight games. Stephon Marbury has played three May games as well, averaging 36.7 points per game.

As it stands, Kyle Lowry’s 37-point game against the Lakers in May 2021 makes him the all-time leading scorer for the month. In 2021, Lowry led the Raptors to a 121-114 win over the Lakers with 37 points and 11 assists on 8-13 shooting from three and 15-26 shooting overall. Lowry, Curry, and Marbury are the only three players in NBA history to average over 35.0 points per game in May while five others average over 30.0 points per game.

June N/A

There have been no regular season games played in June.

July - James Harden (49.0 PPG)

1. James Harden - 49.0 PPG

T2. Kristaps Porzingis - 39.0 PPG

T2. De’Aaron Fox - 39.0 PPG

Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, many unprecedented situations arose for the NBA in 2020. One such situation was the fact that a regular season game was played in July for the first and only time in NBA history. Given the historic precedent set, it is only right we honor James Harden for the 49-point game he had that day to lead July in scoring.

On July 31, 2020, James Harden recorded 49 points against the Dallas Mavericks in a 153-149 overtime victory. Harden also added 9 rebounds and 8 assists while shooting 70.0% from the field. Harden's 49 points topped Kristaps Porzingis and De’Aaron Fox’s 39-point games they had that evening for the most points in July in NBA history. Giannis Antetokounmpo also had a 36-point game, making these four players the only ones to average over 35.0 points per game in July in NBA history.

August - Damian Lillard (38.9 PPG)

1. Damian Lillard - 38.9 PPG

2. James Harden - 31.7 PPG

T3. Devin Booker - 31.0 PPG

T3. T.J. Warren - 31.0 PPG

The 2020 NBA Bubble to restart the season also brought us the only NBA action in August that has ever been held. Thanks to the restarted season, seven NBA games counted toward regular season stats. Damian Lillard outscored the field with 38.9 points and 9.7 assists per game while 50.3% shooting overall and 45.7% shooting from three-point range.

Only four other players would average at least 30.0 points per game in those restart games in August of 2020 and they included James Harden, Devin Booker, T.J. Warren, and Luka Doncic. Lillard’s best performance during those August games came against the Dallas Mavericks on August 11th. On that day, Lillard went off for 61 points on 9-17 shooting from three and 17-32 shooting overall from the field.

Lillard would lead the Trail Blazers to the playoffs thanks to his incredible 38.9 points per game in August 2020. Lillard would also be named Bubble MVP but his team would fall to the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs as Los Angeles went on to capture the NBA championship.

September - N/A

No regular season games have ever been played in September in NBA history.

October - Kevin Durant And Stephen Curry (28.0 PPG)

T1. Kevin Durant - 28.0 PPG

T1. Stephen Curry - 28.0 PPG

3. Rony Seikaly - 28.0 PPG

When it comes to the month of September, we get our second tie on this list. Both Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry have averaged 28.2 points per game in September in their careers with Durant playing 48 career games in the month and Curry playing 52 career games. Durant has averaged 28.2 points per game on 50/37/87 shooting splits while Curry has done it on 49/42/92 shooting splits.

Kevin Durant’s best game during the month of October came back in 2015 when he was still with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Durant had 43 points in a 139-136 win on the road shooting 15-30 from the field and adding 10 rebounds as well. Durant has had three total 40-point games in October in his career.

As for Curry, his highest-scoring game in October would come in the same season as Durant’s. On Halloween 2015, Curry would score 53 points shooting 8-14 from three and 17-27 overall from the field. Curry has had two career 50-point games in March as well as a total of six 40-point games.

November - Wilt Chamberlain - 30.3 PPG

1. Wilt Chamberlain - 30.3 PPG

2. Michael Jordan - 29.9 PPG

3. Luka Doncic - 28.0 PPG

As we begin to enter the colder months of the year, Wilt Chamberlain reruns to the top for the month of November. With 30.3 points per game, Wilt Chamberlain is the only player to average at least 30.0 points per game in November, topping Michael Jordan’s 29.9 points per game and Luka Doncic’s 28.0 points per game.

In total, WIlt Chamberlain played 196 career games in November, averaging 30.3 points and 23.8 rebounds per game on 50.4% shooting. Chamberlain’s best November game came in 1962 against the New York Knicks. Two weeks earlier against the Lakers, Wilt set his previous career-high in November with 72 points. Against the Knicks on November 16, he scored 73 points on 67.4% shooting from the field while also grabbing 14 rebounds.

Chamberlain dominated the month of November with two total 70-point games, five total 60-point games, and 20 total 50-point games in his 14-year NBA career.

December - Wilt Chamberlain (31.0 PPG)

1. Wilt Chamberlain - 31.0 PPG

2. Michael Jordan - 29.3 PPG

3. Elgin Baylor - 28.4 PPG

We end our journey through the calendar of the players with the most points per game by each month much like the way we started. Wilt Chamberlains leads the month of December in career scoring with 31.0 points and 23.2 rebounds on 51.7% shooting in 206 career games. Chamberlain leads Michael Jordan’s 29.3 points per game and Elgin Baylor’s 28.4 points per game in 165 games played.

Of the 206 games played in December for Wilt, his highest-scoring one would come on December 8, 1961. In a game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia’s Wilt Chamberlain would score 78 points and grab 43 rebounds in a 151-147 loss. Chamberlain would shoot 31-62 from the floor as well and the Lakers got 63 points and 31 rebounds from Elgin Baylor in the win.