Paul Arizin, Bob Pettit, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal, Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant, Russell Westbrook, Stephen Curry and Joel Embiid have each won the scoring title twice. George Gervin, Allen Iverson and Kevin Durant have won four scoring titles in their career, and James Harden, George Mikan, Neil Johnston and Bob McAdoo have achieved it three times. Jordan and Chamberlain are the only players to have won seven consecutive scoring titles (this was also Chamberlain's career total). Michael Jordan has won the most scoring titles, with ten. Among active players, James Harden has the highest point total (2,818) and the highest scoring average (36.1) in a season both were achieved in the 2018–19 season. He also holds the rookie records for points per game when he averaged 37.6 points in the 1959–60 season. Wilt Chamberlain holds the all-time records for total points scored (4,029) and points per game (50.4) in a season both records were achieved in the 1961–62 season. For the scoring title, this has been the requirement since the 2013–14 season, with requirements changing several times previously throughout history. However, a player who appears in fewer than 58 games may qualify as annual scoring leader if his point total would have given him the greatest average, had he appeared in 58 games. To qualify for the scoring title, a player must appear in at least 58 games (out of 82). The three-point field goal was introduced in the NBA at the start of the 1979–80 season. The scoring title was originally determined by total points scored through the 1968–69 season, after which points per game was used to determine the leader instead. The National Basketball Association's (NBA) scoring title is awarded to the player with the highest points per game average in a given season. In basketball, points are accumulated through free throws or field goals. Michael Jordan recorded ten scoring titles in his career-the most in NBA history-and is the oldest scoring champion, having achieved his last title aged 35.

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