All the times the scoring champion didn't actually lead the season in points
There’s a somewhat odd distinction in the NBA history books where the players who are credited as scoring champions are the ones who led the league in scoring average (with a certain number of games played) and not those who have the most total points scored for the campaign.
Throughout NBA history, there have been many seasons where the scoring champion didn’t lead the league in scoring total points.
To find out when that has happened, just scroll through the list below.