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NBA History: All-Time Scoring Average Leaders By Position

By Maxwell Ogden

Dec 23, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) moves to the basket against Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant (24) during the 2nd quarter at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 23, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) moves to the basket against Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant (24) during the 2nd quarter at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports /
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INGLEWOOD, CA - JUNE 12: Guard Michael Jordan #23 of the Chicago Bulls sits nexts to his wife Juanita and his dad James while hugging the NBA Championship Trophy after the Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 after Game 5 of the NBA Finals on June 12, 1991 at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Ken Levine/Getty Images)
INGLEWOOD, CA – JUNE 12: Guard Michael Jordan #23 of the Chicago Bulls sits nexts to his wife Juanita and his dad James while hugging the NBA Championship Trophy after the Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 after Game 5 of the NBA Finals on June 12, 1991 at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Ken Levine/Getty Images) /

Shooting Guard: Michael Jordan

Years Active: 1984 to 1993, 1995 to 1998, 2001 to 2003
Team(s): Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards
Career Scoring Average: 30.12 PPG
Career Points Scored: 32,292

You know how the younger generation who didn’t quite get to watch Michael Jordan play says he’s overrated? Well, Jordan played in one of the greatest big men eras of all-time, routinely drove the lane, and didn’t shoot a high volume of 3-point field goals.

Even still, Jordan is No. 1 on amongst all NBA players in career scoring average at 30.12 points per game.

Jordan won an NBA record 10 scoring titles during his unprecedented and incomparable career. That doesn’t include his rookie season, when he led the league in total points scored with 2,313 in 82 games—26.5 points per game.

With eight seasons above 30 points per game, including the crown jewels that were the 1986-87 and 1987-88 campaigns, Jordan set the standard for scoring by a shooting guard.

In 1986-87, Jordan averaged 37.1 points per game on 48.2 percent shooting from the field. A season later, he poured in 35.0 points per game on 53.5 percent shooting from the field—the year he also won Defensive Player of the Year.

Jordan also averaged 32.5 points and 8.0 assists per game in 1988-89.

With a career average of 30.1 points on 49.7 percent shooting from the field, it simply doesn’t make sense how productive and efficient Jordan was.

How’s that for overrated?

For those who prefer longevity, Kobe Bryant is No. 1 amongst shooting guards with 33,643 career points scored.