first nba player to average 30 ppg in a season in nba history

Wilt Chamberlain scored 37.6 points per game in his rookie season in 1959-60.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37.6	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	27.0	2.3	14.8	32.1	46.1	8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3	3,338	2,707	1,941	168	150
2	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	31.2	1959-60	CIN	75	40.3	8.9	3.5	11.6	27.5	42.2	8.0	10.2	78.5	48.7	3,023	2,338	664	260	275
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34.8	1960-61	LAL	73	42.9	19.8	5.1	12.8	29.7	43.0	9.3	11.8	78.3	49.8	3,133	2,538	1,447	371	279
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38.4	1960-61	PHI	79	47.8	27.2	1.9	15.8	31.1	50.9	6.7	13.3	50.4	51.9	3,773	3,033	2,149	148	130
5	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30.5	1960-61	CIN	71	42.7	10.1	9.7	10.6	22.5	47.3	9.2	11.2	82.2	55.5	3,032	2,165	716	690	219
6	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	38.3	1961-62	LAL	48	44.4	18.6	4.6	14.2	33.1	42.8	9.9	13.1	75.4	49.2	2,129	1,836	892	222	155
7	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	31.6	1961-62	CHI	79	42.3	19.0	2.7	12.3	23.7	51.9	6.9	10.8	64.4	55.4	3,344	2,495	1,500	210	281
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50.4	1961-62	PHI	80	48.5	25.7	2.4	20.0	39.5	50.6	10.4	17.0	61.3	53.6	3,882	4,029	2,052	192	123
9	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	31.1	1961-62	STL	78	42.1	18.7	3.7	11.1	24.7	45.0	8.9	11.6	77.1	52.2	3,282	2,429	1,459	289	296
10	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30.8	1961-62	CIN	79	44.3	12.5	11.4	11.0	22.9	47.8	8.9	11.0	80.3	55.4	3,503	2,432	985	899	258
11	Jerry West J. West	30.8	1961-62	LAL	75	41.2	7.9	5.4	10.7	23.9	44.5	9.5	12.3	76.9	52.4	3,087	2,310	591	402	173
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34.0	1962-63	LAL	80	42.1	14.3	4.8	12.9	28.4	45.3	8.3	9.9	83.7	51.9	3,370	2,719	1,146	386	226
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	44.8	1962-63	SFW	80	47.6	24.3	3.4	18.3	34.6	52.8	8.3	13.9	59.3	55.0	3,806	3,586	1,946	275	136
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	36.9	1963-64	SFW	80	46.1	22.3	5.0	15.1	28.7	52.4	6.8	12.7	53.1	53.7	3,689	2,948	1,787	403	182
15	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	31.4	1963-64	CIN	79	45.1	9.9	11.0	10.6	22.0	48.3	10.1	11.9	85.3	57.6	3,559	2,480	783	868	280
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	34.7	1964-65	TOT	73	45.2	22.9	3.4	14.6	28.5	51.0	5.6	12.1	46.4	51.3	3,301	2,534	1,673	250	146
17	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30.4	1964-65	CIN	75	45.6	9.0	11.5	10.8	22.4	48.0	8.9	10.6	83.9	56.1	3,421	2,279	674	861	205
18	Jerry West J. West	31.0	1964-65	LAL	74	41.4	6.0	4.9	11.1	22.4	49.7	8.8	10.7	82.1	57.2	3,066	2,292	447	364	221
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	33.5	1965-66	PHI	79	47.3	24.6	5.2	13.6	25.2	54.0	6.3	12.4	51.3	54.7	3,737	2,649	1,943	414	171
20	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	31.3	1965-66	CIN	76	46.0	7.7	11.1	10.8	22.7	47.5	9.8	11.6	84.2	56.3	3,493	2,378	586	847	227
21	Jerry West J. West	31.3	1965-66	LAL	79	40.7	7.1	6.1	10.4	21.9	47.3	10.6	12.4	86.0	57.3	3,218	2,476	562	480	243
22	Rick Barry R. Barry	35.6	1966-67	SFW	78	40.7	9.2	3.6	13.0	28.7	45.1	9.7	10.9	88.4	53.1	3,175	2,775	714	282	258
23	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30.5	1966-67	CIN	79	43.9	6.2	10.7	10.6	21.5	49.3	9.3	10.7	87.3	58.3	3,468	2,412	486	845	226
24	Jerry West J. West	31.2	1969-70	LAL	74	42.0	4.6	7.5	11.2	22.6	49.7	8.7	10.6	82.4	57.2	3,106	2,309	338	554	160
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	31.7	1970-71	MIL	82	40.1	16.0	3.3	13.0	22.5	57.7	5.7	8.3	69.0	60.6	3,288	2,596	1,311	272	264

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Wilt Chamberlain scored 37.6 points per game in his rookie season in 1959-60.

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