Who Has the Most NBA Scoring Titles?
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We take a look at the players who have won the most NBA scoring titles in history.
Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan is a retired American professional basketball player who is now the principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also considered by many to be the greatest basketball player of all time. Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s. Jordan played 15 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls.
Regular Season
Michael Jordan holds the NBA record for most scoring titles with 10. He also won 7 consecutive scoring titles from 1986-87 to 1992-93. Wilt Chamberlain is second on the list with 7 scoring titles, while Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kobe Bryant are tied for third with 6 apiece.
Playoffs
The playoffs are a best-of-seven elimination tournament among sixteen teams that have qualified by having the best record in their conference during the regular season. The tournament is an annual event that takes place each April, with the winner being awarded the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American retired professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During his career as a center, Abdul-Jabbar was a record six-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), a record 19-time NBA All-Star, a 15-time All-NBA selection, and an 11-time NBA All-Defensive Team member. A member of six NBA championship teams as a player and two as an assistant coach, Abdul-Jabbar twice was voted NBA Finals MVP. In 1996, he was honored as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. NBA coach Pat Riley and players LeBron James and Kobe Bryant have called him the greatest basketball player of all time.
Regular Season
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has the most NBA scoring titles with 10. He accomplished this feat by averaging at least 30 points per game for a season 10 times in his career. Abdul-Jabbar also has the second-most seasons averaging 30 points per game with 12. Michael Jordan is the only other player in NBA history to average 30 points per game for at least 10 seasons.
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played in a total of 234 playoff games throughout his illustrious 20-year career in the NBA. He averaged 24.6 points, 11.2 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game in the playoffs. He was a member of 6 NBA championship teams, and he was named the Finals MVP a record 6 times. In addition to his 6 MVP awards, Abdul-Jabbar was also a 14-time All-Star and a 10-time All-NBA First Team selection.
LeBron James
LeBron James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time. James has won four NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards, four NBA Finals MVP Awards, and two Olympic gold medals. He has also been selected to the All-NBA First Team twelve times and the All-Defensive First Team five times.
Regular Season
LeBron James has played 17 seasons in the NBA, and he’s been one of the league’s best players during that time. He’s a four-time MVP, a three-time champion, and he’s led the league in scoring on seven occasions. In fact, James is currently tied with Michael Jordan for the most scoring titles in NBA history.
James has averaged at least 28 points per game in 12 different seasons, and he’s eclipsed the 30-point mark nine times. He’s also averages at least eight rebounds and eight assists per game in eight different seasons, which is an incredible feat. In other words, LeBron James is one of the most dominant players we’ve ever seen, and he shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.
Playoffs
In the playoffs, James has appeared in 98 series, won 78 of them, and his teams havegone 16–8 in Game 7s. He holds numerous NBA playoff records, and is widely considered one of the greatest players of all time.James has scored over 35,000 regular-season points and 11,000 playoff points, which are both all-time records. He has played in 1,279 regular season games and 237 playoff games, more than any other player in NBA history.
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant has the most NBA scoring titles of all time with 10. He is followed by Michael Jordan with 8 and Wilt Chamberlain with 7. Kobe’s 10 scoring titles is a testament to his greatness as a scorer.
Regular Season
Kobe Bryant has the most NBA scoring titles with 10. He is followed by Michael Jordan with 10 as well. Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and LeBron James are all tied for third with 8 scoring titles each.
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant has the second most points in NBA playoff history. He has played in 220 playoff games and has a total of 7,041 points.