Ranking: The all-time leading scorers in each month of the calender

Courtesy of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the league’s schedule, we can now say NBA basketball has been played in every month of the calendar year. That prompted us to delve into the data and find out who the leading scorers are for each month.

Since LeBron James is now running up the score in the all-time list, you would think he dominates the monthly scoring charts, right? Well, you would be wrong. In fact, seven different players hold the title of leading scorer in at least one month.

Here they are:

January: LeBron James

February: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 6,919 points
2. Wilt Chamberlain: 6,737 points
3. LeBron James: 6,001 points
4. Karl Malone: 5,788 points
5. Oscar Robertson: 5,381 points

March: LeBron James

1. LeBron James: 7,463 points
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 7,415 points
3. Karl Malone: 7,304 points
4. Dirk Nowitzki: 6,559 points
5. Kobe Bryant: 6,548 points

April: Karl Malone

1. Karl Malone: 6,387 points
2. Michael Jordan: 5,589 points
3. Dirk Nowitzki: 5,139 points
4. Shaquille O’Neal: 4,976 points
5. Kobe Bryant: 4,953 points

May: LeBron James

1. LeBron James: 4,119 points
2. Michael Jordan: 3,503 points
3. Kobe Bryant: 3,271 points
4. Karl Malone: 3,156 points
5. Tim Duncan: 3,071 points

June: LeBron James

1. LeBron James: 1,611 points
2. Michael Jordan: 1,322 points
3. Shaquille O’Neal: 1,085 points
4. Kobe Bryant: 1,025 points
5. Stephen Curry: 865 points

July: Giannis Antetokounmpo

1. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 247 points
2. Khris Middleton: 220 points
3. Devin Booker: 196 points
4. Jrue Holiday: 172 points
5. Chris Paul: 131 points

August: James Harden

1. James Harden: 381 points
2. Damian Lillard: 369 points
3. Luka Doncic: 368 points
4. Kawhi Leonard: 342 points
5. Donovan Mitchell: 342 points

September: Anthony Davis

1. Anthony Davis: 317 points
2. Nikola Jokic: 310 points
3. Jayson Tatum: 308 points
4. Jamal Murray: 300 points
5. LeBron James: 289 points

October: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson

November: LeBron James

1. LeBron James: 6,753 points
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 6,223 points
3. Wilt Chamberlain: 5,935 points
4. Karl Malone: 5,896 points
5. Kobe Bryant: 5,491 points

December: LeBron James

1. LeBron James: 7,133 points
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 6,825 points
3. Wilt Chamberlain: 6,392 points
4. Karl Malone: 6,307 points
5. Kobe Bryant: 6,217 points

Story originally appeared on HoopsHype