Most points in a final NBA season
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Joe Caldwell leads with 1,727 points in 1969-70, his final season, first of 3,909 final seasons.
| # | Player and seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|
 Joe Caldwell (1969-70 ATL)1969-70 | 1,727 | |
 Paul Arizin (1961-62 PHW)1961-62 | 1,701 | |
 Reggie Lewis (1992-93 BOS)1992-93 | 1,666 | |
 Michael Jordan (2002-03 WAS)2002-03 | 1,640 | |
 Drazen Petrovic (1992-93 NJN)1992-93 | 1,564 | |
| Rudy LaRusso (1968-69 SFW)1968-69 | 1,550 | |
 Yao Ming (2008-09 HOU)2008-09 | 1,514 | |
| Reggie Theus (1990-91 NJN)1990-91 | 1,510 | |
 George Yardley (1959-60 SYR)1959-60 | 1,473 | |
 Chet Walker (1974-75 CHI)1974-75 | 1,460 | |
| Alex Groza (1950-51 INO)1950-51 | 1,427 | |
 Geoff Petrie (1975-76 POR)1975-76 | 1,363 | |
 Malik Beasley (2024-25 DET)2024-25 | 1,336 | |
| George Gervin (1985-86 CHI)1985-86 | 1,325 | |
| John Havlicek (1977-78 BOS)1977-78 | 1,322 | |
 Elgin Baylor (1969-70 LAL)1969-70 | 1,298 | |
| Clyde Drexler (1997-98 HOU)1997-98 | 1,287 | |
 Dave DeBusschere (1973-74 NYK)1973-74 | 1,282 | |
| Kobe Bryant (2015-16 LAL)2015-16 | 1,161 | |
 Jimmy Walker (1975-76 KCK)1975-76 | 1,149 | |
 Michael Dickerson (2000-01 VAN)2000-01 | 1,142 | |
| Sam Jones (1968-69 BOS)1968-69 | 1,140 | |
| Bob Pettit (1964-65 STL)1964-65 | 1,124 | |
| Ralph Beard (1950-51 INO)1950-51 | 1,115 | |
| Dick Garmaker (1960-61 NYK)1960-61 | 1,105 |
Method
- A career is over here two seasons after his last NBA game, or once he's said so, so a player who left for another league counts. A final season is his last with 10 or more games, so a cameo at the end isn't one.