highest point average by a nba player in january in nba history in a single season

Wilt Chamberlain has averaged the most points per game in a season in the month of January, with 51.8 per game in 1961-62.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	51.8	1961-62	PHI	19	48.4	24.9	2.7			20.4	39.4	51.8				10.9	16.9	64.8	55.3				919	984	473	51				28
2	James Harden J. Harden	43.6	2018-19	HOU	14	38.8	8.7	7.6	2.1	1.2	12.8	29.7	43.0	5.6	16.6	33.5	12.4	13.7	90.6	60.9	1.6	7.1	5.5	543	610	122	106	29	17	77	46	+54
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	43.4	2005-06	LAL	13	41.6	5.6	4.1	1.8	0.1	13.9	29.6	47.0	3.5	8.9	39.7	12.0	13.4	89.7	61.1	0.5	5.1	3.5	541	564	73	53	23	1	46	39	+50
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	41.9	1962-63	SFW	17	45.3	23.3	1.8			17.2	31.8	54.0				7.5	13.2	56.9	55.6				770	712	396	30				33
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	41.4	1959-60	PHI	19	47.5	30.1	3.0			16.4	34.3	47.8				8.6	15.3	56.6	50.5				902	786	571	57				45
6	Jerry West J. West	38.3	1961-62	LAL	15						13.1						12.2	14.7	82.8						575						37
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38.2	1965-66	PHI	16	47.1	23.9	4.4			15.7	29.2	53.7				6.8	12.4	54.8	55.1				753	611	382	70				32
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37.7	1963-64	SFW	18	46.3	21.8	4.2			15.4	30.4	50.7				6.8	13.4	50.8	51.9				834	679	392	76				38
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37.7	1960-61	PHI	17	48.6	27.7	1.9			14.8	28.5	52.0				8.1	15.1	53.3	53.6				826	641	471	33				32
10	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	37.1	2023-24	DAL	10	38.8	9.2	10.4	1.6	0.5	12.1	24.8	48.8	3.4	9.8	34.7	9.5	12.4	76.6	61.3	0.8	8.4	3.7	388	371	92	104	16	5	37	22	-35
11	George Gervin G. Gervin	36.9	1979-80	SAS	16	39.9	4.2	2.4	1.4	0.8	14.3	25.9	55.3	0.6	1.6	36.0	7.7	8.9	86.6	61.9				638	590	67	38	22	13		34
12	Bradley Beal B. Beal	36.7	2020-21	WAS	10	35.3	5.5	5.0	1.1	0.6	13.4	27.4	48.9	3.0	7.8	38.5	6.9	7.7	89.6	59.6	1.6	3.9	2.9	353	367	55	50	11	6	29	24	-28
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	36.6	1986-87	CHI	14	38.9	4.6	3.6	1.9	0.6	13.9	29.4	47.2	0.2	1.2	17.6	8.7	10.2	85.3	54.1	1.9	2.6	3.3	544	513	64	50	27	9	46	42
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	36.5	1961-62	LAL	4		21.8				14.3	32.5	43.8				8.0	10.3	78.0	49.3					146	87					9
15	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	36.5	1960-61	LAL	17		21.7				13.6						9.2	11.6	78.8						620	369					70
16	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	36.3	2023-24	PHI	9	33.6	10.1	4.8	1.1	1.2	12.0	23.3	51.4	1.4	3.6	40.6	10.9	12.7	86.0	62.8	2.1	8.0	3.3	303	327	91	43	10	11	30	27	-10
17	Kevin Durant K. Durant	35.9	2013-14	OKC	16	38.3	6.1	6.1	1.6	0.9	11.8	21.5	54.9	2.8	6.3	43.6	9.6	10.8	89.0	68.5	0.5	5.6	3.8	612	575	97	97	26	14	60	35	+129
18	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	35.7	1961-62	CHI	19		20.2				13.9						7.8	11.7	66.4						678	384					69
19	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	35.6	2024-25	OKC	13	34.5	4.5	5.8	2.2	0.8	12.2	23.1	53.0	1.6	4.6	35.0	9.5	10.0	95.4	64.8	0.9	3.6	2.7	448	463	59	75	28	10	35	32	+161
20	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	35.5	1974-75	BUF	15		14.1	1.9			14.3						6.9	8.6	80.6						532	211	29
21	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	35.2	1966-67	CIN	15	46.8	6.8				13.1	24.1	54.1				9.1	10.3	88.3	61.4				702	528	102					56
22	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	35.0	1972-73	KCO	14	46.6	3.4	10.5			13.1	26.2	49.9				8.9	10.6	83.2	56.6				652	490	48	147				39
23	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	34.9	2022-23	PHI	10	33.1	10.7	3.2	1.0	1.6	11.7	21.3	54.9	1.6	3.8	42.1	9.9	11.5	86.1	66.2	2.0	8.7	3.4	331	349	107	32	10	16	34	35	+64
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	34.7	1974-75	MIL	15		13.8	4.7	0.7	3.7	14.2	28.0	50.7				6.3	8.5	74.0	54.6					520	207	71	11	55		52
25	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	34.6	2000-01	PHI	15	44.4	2.9	4.4	2.7	0.4	11.9	26.2	45.5	1.5	4.3	34.4	9.3	11.2	82.7	55.6	0.3	2.6	3.2	666	519	44	66	40	6	48	30	+131

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