Points per game scored by point guards
30
Each line represents one
individual point guard’s points
per game each season
Hand-checking rule introduced
25
Points per game averages
Allen Iverson*
33.0 p.p.g.
(Highest, 2005-2015)
The scoring average for a point guard from 1992 to 2004
was 7.78. From 2005 to present, the figure grew to 8.77.
Point guards
Stephen Curry
30.1 p.p.g.
No point guard reached 25 p.p.g in a
season from 1992 to 2005. Since 2005,
that has happened only six seasons (50%).
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their hands on an opponent unless
he is in the area near the basket
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Damian
Lillard
25.1 p.p.g.
Gary Payton
24.2 p.p.g.
(Highest, 1992-2004)
20
10
8.55
9.65
8.82 8.70 8.71 8.64
8.45 8.38 8.40 8.46 8.75
8.46 8.38
7.93
8.23
7.56
6.96
7.40
7.06
0
’93-’94
’95-’96
Source: Basketball-reference.com, NBA
’97-’98
’99-’00
’01-’02
’03-’04
’05-’06
’07-’08
’09-’10
’11-’12
’13-’14
’15-’16
1993-04
8.12
2005-16
8.03
Regular season MVP
Point guards
Centers and Power Forwards
Bob Pettit
1977
1998
Michael Jordan
1957
Bob Cousy
1978 Bill Walton
1999
Karl Malone
1958
Bill Russell
1979 Moses Malone
2000
Shaquille O’Neal
1959
Bob Pettit
1980 K. Abdul-Jabbar
2001
Allen Iverson*
John Wall
19.9 p.p.g.
1960
W. Chamberlain
1981 Julius Erving
2002
Tim Duncan
1961
Bill Russell
1982 Moses Malone
2003
Tim Duncan
1962
Bill Russell
1983 Moses Malone
2004
Kevin Garnett
1963
Bill Russell
1984 Larry Bird
1964
O. Robertson
1985 Larry Bird
1965
Bill Russell
1986 Larry Bird
1966
W. Chamberlain
1987 Magic Johnson
2005
Steve Nash
1967
W. Chamberlain
1988 Michael Jordan
2006
Steve Nash
1968
W. Chamberlain
1989 Magic Johnson
2007
Dirk Nowitzki
1969
Wes Unseld
1990 Magic Johnson
2008
Kobe Bryant
1970
Willis Reed
1991 Michael Jordan
2009
LeBron James
1971
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1992 Michael Jordan
2010
LeBron James
1972
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1993 Charles Barkley
2011
Derrick Rose
1973
Dave Cowens
1994 H. Olajuwon
2012
LeBron James
1974
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1995 David Robinson
2013
LeBron James*
1975
Bob McAdoo
1996 Michael Jordan
2014
Kevin Durant
1976
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1997 Karl Malone
2015
Stephen Curry
8.29 p.p.g
5
7.78
8.77
1956
9.16 9.23
7.70 7.77 7.72
2005-16
Russell
Westbrook
23.5 p.p.g.
15
Average, 1992-2016
All years since 2005
have been above
the average
1993-04
All other positions
K. Abdul-Jabbar
Rule introduced
*Basketball-reference listed Allen Iverson as SG from 1998-99 to 2003-2004,
and LeBron James as PF for the 2012-2013 season
CHIQUI ESTEBAN/THE WASHINGTON POST