On this day in 1958, George Yardley became the first player in NBA history to score 2,000 points in a single season. The 1957-58 season was the first year the Pistons were in Detroit. George Yardley would lead the entire league in scoring, averaging 27.8 points per game. That 27.8 PPG average was enough to tally 2,001 total points on the season, an NBA record. Yardley became the first player to score 2,000 points in the regular season, a feat that is now a regular occurrence for NBA players.
Wilt Chamberlain famously smashed this record, scoring more than double Yardley’s record of 2,001 points in a regular season with 4,029 points in the 1961-62 season.
Among active players, James Harden currently holds the record for most points in a regular season with 2,335 points last season.
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