The biggest scoring leaps in NBA history
Clippers swingman Norman Powell has really taken advantage of the opportunity afforded by the departure of Paul George and the injury to Kawhi Leonard to spread his wings this season. With a green light to shoot, his scoring average has gone from 13.9 points per game to 23.3 points per game, a 9.4-point improvement in just one year.
That may sound like a lot, but it’s nothing compared to other scoring leaps we’ve seen in NBA history. We rank the biggest ever below. (You may soon notice these scoring explosions were more common back in the day than they are now.)
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1985-86: 7.06 ppg
1986-87: 24.89 ppg
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1970: 2.59 ppg
1971: 20.20 ppg
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1967: 2.91 ppg
1968: 20.15 ppg
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1989: 6.16 ppg
1990: 23.21 ppg
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1952: 5.97 ppg
1953: 22.34 ppg
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1970: 4.31 ppg
1971: 20.40 ppg
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1976: 3.94 ppg
1977: 19.35 ppg
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1969: 5.86 ppg
1970: 21.00 ppg
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1988: 7.51 ppg
1989: 22.62 ppg
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1967: 9.25 ppg
1968: 23.97 ppg
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1986: 22.67 ppg
1987: 37.09 ppg
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1957: 5.49 ppg
1958: 19.87 ppg
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2015: 6.84 ppg
2016: 20.83 ppg
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1988: 4.49 ppg
1989: 18.46 ppg
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1960: 0.00 ppg
1961: 13.73 ppg
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2019: 4.72 ppg
2020: 18.17 ppg
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1961: 17.58 ppg
1962: 30.80 ppg
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1978: 15.67 ppg
1979: 28.77 ppg
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1980: 9.26 ppg
1981: 21.86 ppg
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1961: 3.51 ppg
1962: 16.07 ppg
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1973: 18.01 ppg
1974: 30.55 ppg
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1990: 12.71 ppg
1991: 25.09 ppg
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1975: 7.69 ppg
1976: 20.01 ppg
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1971: 15.95 ppg
1972: 28.22 ppg
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1984: 9.84 ppg
1985: 22.09 ppg
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1971: 9.19 ppg
1972: 21.43 ppg
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1978: 3.95 ppg
1979: 16.03 ppg
Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
2011: 2.62 ppg
2012: 14.63 ppg
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1987: 4.00 ppg
1988: 15.99 ppg
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
1961: 38.39 ppg
1962: 50.36 ppg
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