Other than MJ, who is the best scorer of all time?

[cobra]

• Rank Player PPG
  1. Michael Jordan* 30.12
  2. Wilt Chamberlain* 30.07
  3. Elgin Baylor* 27.36
  4. LeBron James 27.15
  5. Kevin Durant 27.12
  6. Jerry West* 27.03
  7. Allen Iverson* 26.66
  8. Bob Pettit* 26.36
  9. Oscar Robertson* 25.68
  10. George Gervin* 25.09
  11. Karl Malone* 25.02
  12. Kobe Bryant 24.99
  13. Dominique Wilkins* 24.83
  14. Rick Barry* 24.78
  15. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.61
  16. Larry Bird* 24.29
  17. Adrian Dantley* 24.27
  18. Pete Maravich* 24.24
  19. Julius Erving* 24.16
  20. Carmelo Anthony 24.11
  21. Shaquille O'Neal* 23.69
  22. Anthony Davis 23.43
  23. George Mikan* 23.13
  24. Damian Lillard 23.12
  25. Stephen Curry 23.09

Keep in mind there are a few factors that effect this stat: high scoring eras, periods where defense was much tighter, inferior opposition, low efficiency, the three ball, minutes per game

Spoiler: my vote

tsvsppg

• cobra
• Jun 2, 2018

career ppg vs true shooting percentage (measure of efficiency)

 

[BlueHeffner]

 

[cobra]

What does Kobe bring to the table that puts him over than bron, KD AI, or even George Gervin

 

[KidJSoul]

Don't forget minutes per game

That's the reason curry's numbers aren't that high

 

[BlueHeffner]

What does Kobe bring to the table that puts him over than bron, KD AI, or even George Gervin

81

 

[cobra]

Don't forget minutes per game

That's the reason curry's numbers aren't that high

added, but the fact that he has had so much help is a knock on him

 

[malbaker86]

Don't forget minutes per game

That's the reason curry's numbers aren't that high

And efficiency too. Duncan was a great scorer but didn't shoot it as often as others or play as many minutes.

But my second vote goes to Shaq

 

[Yogi]

Wilt

 

[Yogi]

What does Kobe bring to the table that puts him over than bron, KD AI, or even George Gervin

Nothing

 

[Conscious Pilot]

Kobe
Durant
Kareem

 

[holidayinn21]

OP isn't actually trying to have a legit discussion.

This is a Bron stan thread. He's not fooling me.

 

[Roland Coltrane]

 

[Shadow King]

Don't forget minutes per game

That's the reason curry's numbers aren't that high

This and I feel like primes should be the measure of this. When players are in their mid-30s this doesn't represent what we talk about when comparing players at their best.

 

[Noah]

This is a hard question with all these things in mind. Overall give me Shaq, Wilt, KD, or possibly even LeBron. IMO though KD, Steph, LeBron and Kobe can all be argued out of perimeter players. I like Oscar Robertson and Jerry West, but I'll have to give a longer answer in their defense since they won't get many mentions (neither are #2 but damn if they don't get their due). Out of bigs I'd take Shaq, Wilt, Kareem, and Hakeem. Wilt's numbers are inflated, but out of everything that I have read about him and watched on him, his combination of talent+dominance force his name into the discussion regardless of any criticism of his era.

 

[David_TheMan]

Wilt is over Jordan easily

 

[cobra]

OP isn't actually trying to have a legit discussion.

This is a Bron stan thread. He's not fooling me.

not my fault he averages 27, better than the supposed current best scorer (KD) or the supposed best scorer of the 2000s (kobe)