Wilt Chamberlain scored the most points per game by a player in his 3rd season, with 50.4 per game.

highest points averaged by a player in their third season

Interpreted as:

highest points with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games averaged by a player in their third season

NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
Wilt 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	3,882	4,029	2,052	192				123
Michael Jordan	37.1	1986-87	CHI	82	40.0	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	3.3	13.4	27.8	48.2	0.1	0.8	18.2	10.2	11.9	85.7	3,281	3,041	430	377	236	125	272	237
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	34.8	1971-72	MIL	81	44.2	16.6	4.6				14.3	24.9	57.4				6.2	9.0	68.9	3,583	2,822	1,346	370				235
Elgin 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	3,133	2,538	1,447	371				279
Bob McAdoo	34.5	1974-75	BUF	82	43.2	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1		13.4	26.1	51.2				7.8	9.7	80.5	3,539	2,831	1,155	179	92	174		278
Nate Archibald	34.0	1972-73	KCO	80	46.0	2.8	11.4				12.9	26.3	48.8				8.3	9.8	84.7	3,681	2,719	223	910				207
LeBron James	31.4	2005-06	CLE	79	42.5	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	3.3	11.1	23.1	48.0	1.6	4.8	33.5	7.6	10.3	73.8	3,361	2,478	556	521	123	66	260	181	+275
Kevin Durant	30.1	2009-10	OKC	82	39.5	7.6	2.8	1.4	1.0	3.3	9.7	20.3	47.6	1.6	4.3	36.5	9.2	10.2	90.0	3,239	2,472	623	231	112	84	271	171	+431
George Gervin	29.6	1978-79	SAS	80	36.1	5.0	2.7	1.7	1.1	3.6	11.8	21.9	54.1				5.9	7.1	82.6	2,888	2,365	400	219	137	91	286	275
Mark Aguirre	29.5	1983-84	DAL	79	36.7	5.9	4.5	1.0	0.3	3.6	11.7	22.3	52.4	0.2	0.7	26.8	5.9	7.9	74.9	2,900	2,330	469	358	80	22	285	246
Shaquille O'Neal	29.3	1994-95	ORL	79	37.0	11.4	2.7	0.9	2.4	2.6	11.8	20.2	58.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.8	10.8	53.3	2,923	2,315	901	214	73	192	204	258
Spencer Haywood	29.2	1972-73	SEA	77	42.3	12.9	2.5				11.5	24.3	47.6				6.1	7.3	83.9	3,259	2,251	995	196				213
Elvin Hayes	28.7	1970-71	SDR	82	44.3	16.6	2.3				11.6	27.0	42.8				5.5	8.2	67.2	3,633	2,350	1,362	186				225
George Mikan	28.4	1950-51	MIN	68		14.1	3.1				10.0	23.3	42.8				8.5	10.5	80.3		1,932	958	208				308
Oscar Robertson	28.3	1962-63	CIN	80	44.0	10.4	9.5				10.3	19.9	51.8				7.7	9.5	81.0	3,521	2,264	835	758				293
Luka Doncic	27.7	2020-21	DAL	66	34.3	8.0	8.6	1.0	0.5	4.3	9.8	20.5	47.9	2.9	8.3	35.0	5.2	7.1	73.0	2,262	1,830	527	567	64	36	281	152	+164
Karl Malone	27.7	1987-88	UTA	82	39.0	12.0	2.4	1.4	0.6	4.0	10.5	20.1	52.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.7	9.6	70.0	3,198	2,268	986	199	117	50	325	296
Vince Carter	27.6	2000-01	TOR	75	39.7	5.5	3.9	1.5	1.1	2.2	10.2	22.1	46.0	2.2	5.3	40.8	5.1	6.7	76.5	2,979	2,070	416	291	114	82	167	205	+323
Joel Embiid	27.5	2018-19	PHI	64	33.7	13.6	3.7	0.7	1.9	3.5	9.1	18.7	48.4	1.2	4.1	30.0	8.2	10.1	80.4	2,154	1,761	871	234	46	122	226	211	+371
Dominique Wilkins	27.4	1984-85	ATL	81	37.3	6.9	2.5	1.7	0.7	2.8	10.5	23.3	45.1	0.3	1.0	30.9	6.0	7.4	80.6	3,023	2,217	557	200	135	54	225	170
Dwyane Wade	27.2	2005-06	MIA	75	38.6	5.7	6.7	1.9	0.8	3.6	9.3	18.8	49.5	0.2	1.0	17.1	8.4	10.7	78.3	2,892	2,040	430	503	146	58	268	217	+485
Walt Bellamy	27.0	1963-64	BAL	80	42.4	17.0	1.6				10.1	19.8	51.3				6.7	10.3	65.1	3,394	2,159	1,361	126				300
Allen Iverson	26.8	1998-99	PHI	48	41.5	4.9	4.6	2.3	0.1	3.5	9.1	22.0	41.2	1.2	4.1	29.1	7.4	9.9	75.1	1,990	1,284	236	223	110	7	167	98	+185
Kiki VanDeWeghe	26.7	1982-83	DEN	82	35.5	5.3	2.5	0.8	0.5	2.2	10.3	18.7	54.7	0.2	0.6	29.4	6.0	6.8	87.5	2,909	2,186	437	203	66	38	177	198
Carmelo Anthony	26.5	2005-06	DEN	80	36.8	4.9	2.7	1.1	0.5	2.7	9.5	19.7	48.1	0.5	1.9	24.3	7.2	8.9	80.8	2,941	2,122	394	216	88	42	218	229	+4