Only 3 players have 5 seasons with 30 ppg: Michael Jordan makes the cut, LeBron James doesn’t
Michael Jordan is the best scorer of all time: he is the only one who has averaged 30 points per season 8 times.
Michael Jordan is a guy who scores first, he has led the league in scoring 10 times, 8 of them over 30 points per game. The other two years? .4 and 1.3 points below 30.
If he took one more free throw than in those seasons, we’d be looking at an award winner who won it 10 times by 30-plus points. Jordan was a freak, and not just at a poker table.
The other two people who have achieved this feat are Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson. Two people who need no introduction are the Big Dipper and the Big Dipper. They are two giants of the game.
Chamberlain’s scoring prowess needs no introduction because he is the only player with a triple-digit score. Averaging a ridiculous 37.6 points in his rookie season, Wilt saw higher numbers in his first year than Michael Jordan did in his prime (37.1).
The surprising entry for many would-be Oscar Robertsons. Many would have imagined having Kobe Bryant, Elgin Baylor or even Shaquille O’Neal. But amazingly, the Lakers big man never averaged 30 per season!
Robertson was an underrated scorer who people forget when it comes to all-around scorers. Even during his time, he had an arsenal of shots and performed exceptionally well in the other facets of the game as well.
LeBron James is on almost every list; this belongs exclusively to Michael Jordan and his companions.
The modern version of the icon that 23 wears, LeBron James, is on almost every top 10 list ever compiled. But not this one, because he’s only managed to average 30 per season three times. Last season was the first time since 2007-08 that he reached the 30 mark. If he had played more games, that number would have dropped. It’s not a blow to his performances, but you should also take into account his age.
No player in the modern NBA will be able to catch up with Oscar and his record, least of all Mike.
The game has evolved to have multiple scoring options, so the workload will always be shared. They were the main options for his team and ran all his channels through them. Defensive plays have evolved much more than a simple man-to-man marking, which would be able to curtail them to some extent.
But who is going to stop a skinny 7 foot man who could sink 3 people?
We have Giannis Antetokounmpo doing the same thing, and he is arguably a much weaker Wilt Chamberlain. They would evolve along with the game because they were constantly learning.
This is how they managed to stay on top for so long.
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