before 1982 season who had the most points through their first season

Before 1981-82, Wilt Chamberlain dropped the most points in his first season, with 2,707 points in his rookie season in 1959-60.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2,707	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	37.6	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	1,941	168				150
2	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	2,495	1961-62	CHI	79	42.3	31.6	19.0	2.7			12.3	23.7	51.9				6.9	10.8	64.4	55.4				3,344	1,500	210				281
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,361	1969-70	MIL	82	43.1	28.8	14.5	4.1			11.4	22.1	51.8				5.9	9.1	65.3	55.2				3,534	1,190	337				283
4	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	2,327	1968-69	SDR	82	45.1	28.4	17.1	1.4			11.3	25.4	44.7				5.7	9.1	62.6	48.3				3,695	1,406	113				266
5	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	2,165	1960-61	CIN	71	42.7	30.5	10.1	9.7			10.6	22.5	47.3				9.2	11.2	82.2	55.5				3,032	716	690				219
6	David Thompson D. Thompson	2,125	1976-77	DEN	82	36.6	25.9	4.1	4.1	1.4	0.6	10.0	19.8	50.7				5.8	7.6	76.6	55.9	1.7	2.4		3,001	334	337	114	53		236
7	Billy Knight B. Knight	2,075	1976-77	IND	78	40.0	26.6	7.5	3.3	1.5	0.2	10.7	21.6	49.3				5.3	6.5	81.6	54.3	2.9	4.6		3,117	582	260	117	19		197
8	Rick Barry R. Barry	2,059	1965-66	SFW	80	37.4	25.7	10.6	2.2			9.3	21.2	43.9				7.1	8.3	86.2	51.8				2,990	850	173				297
9	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	2,031	1970-71	POR	82	37.0	24.8	3.4	4.8			9.6	21.6	44.3				5.6	7.3	77.2	49.9				3,032	280	390				196
10	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	2,009	1971-72	POR	82	39.6	24.5	11.5	4.3			9.6	22.4	42.7				5.4	7.6	71.0	47.6				3,245	943	350				186
11	Connie Hawkins C. Hawkins	1,995	1969-70	PHX	81	40.9	24.6	10.4	4.8			8.8	17.9	49.0				7.1	9.1	77.9	56.3				3,312	846	391				287
12	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	1,991	1967-68	BAL	82	36.7	24.3	5.7	4.3			9.0	20.0	45.3				6.2	7.9	78.1	51.8				3,012	465	349				282
13	Walter Davis W. Davis	1,959	1977-78	PHX	81	32.0	24.2	6.0	3.4	1.4	0.2	9.7	18.4	52.6				4.8	5.8	83.0	57.7	2.0	4.0	3.5	2,590	484	273	113	20	283	242
14	Bernard King B. King	1,909	1977-78	NJN	79	39.1	24.2	9.5	2.4	1.5	0.5	10.1	21.1	47.9				4.0	5.8	67.7	51.1	3.4	6.2	3.9	3,092	751	193	122	36	311	302
15	George Gervin G. Gervin	1,895	1976-77	SAS	82	33.0	23.1	5.5	2.9	1.3	1.3	8.9	16.3	54.4				5.4	6.5	83.3	60.4	1.6	3.9		2,705	454	238	105	104		286
16	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	1,880	1970-71	ATL	81	36.1	23.2	3.7	4.4			9.1	19.9	45.8				5.0	6.2	80.0	51.2				2,926	298	355				238
17	Ron Boone R. Boone	1,818	1976-77	KCK	82	36.8	22.2	3.9	4.1	1.5	0.2	9.1	19.2	47.4				4.0	4.7	84.4	52.1	1.6	2.4		3,021	321	338	119	19		258
18	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	1,781	1979-80	NYK	82	38.4	21.7	8.9	2.0	0.6	1.2	8.1	14.8	54.7	0.0	0.0		5.5	6.9	79.7	60.8	2.4	6.5	2.7	3,150	726	165	48	101	222	279
19	Julius Erving J. Erving	1,770	1976-77	PHI	82	35.9	21.6	8.5	3.7	1.9	1.4	8.4	16.7	49.9				4.9	6.3	77.7	55.3	2.3	6.1		2,940	695	306	159	113		251
20	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	1,769	1975-76	PHI	77	38.3	23.0	12.6	4.7	2.6	0.5	8.4	20.2	41.7				6.2	8.3	74.0	48.2	3.4	9.2		2,946	967	359	198	41		334
21	Dan Issel D. Issel	1,765	1976-77	DEN	79	31.7	22.3	8.8	2.2	1.2	0.4	8.4	16.2	51.5				5.6	7.1	79.7	57.8	2.7	6.1		2,507	696	177	91	29		246
22	Larry Bird L. Bird	1,745	1979-80	BOS	82	36.0	21.3	10.4	4.5	1.7	0.6	8.5	17.8	47.4	0.7	1.7	40.6	3.7	4.4	83.6	53.8	2.6	7.8	3.2	2,955	852	370	143	53	263	279
23	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	1,742	1958-59	MIN	70	40.8	24.9	15.0	4.1			8.6	21.2	40.8				7.6	9.8	77.7	48.8				2,855	1,050	287				270
24	Larry Kenon L. Kenon	1,705	1976-77	SAS	78	37.6	21.9	11.3	2.9	2.1	0.8	9.1	18.4	49.2				3.8	4.6	82.3	53.6	3.6	7.7		2,936	879	229	167	60		190
25	George Mikan G. Mikan	1,698	1948-49	MIN	60		28.3		3.6			9.7	23.4	41.6				8.9	11.5	77.2	49.8						218				260

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