This list exhibits the National Basketball Association's top single-season scoring averages based on at least 70 games played or 1,400 points scored. The NBA began recording 3-point field goals during the 1979–80 NBA season. Of the top 30 single-season scoring averages in NBA history, Wilt Chamberlain leads with seven appearances followed by Michael Jordan with five appearances. During the 2023–24 NBA season, Joel Embiid averaged the 15th most points per game in a single season but failed to meet the games played or the points scored minimum thresholds.