highest ppg by 1956 draft class

Elgin Baylor has the most career points per game by a 1956 draft pick, with 27.4 per game.

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NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
27.4
846
40.0
13.5
4.3
10.3
23.8
43.1
6.8
8.7
78.0
49.4
33,863
23,149
11,463
3,650
2,596
2Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
18.6
654
29.4
8.8
2.0
7.3
18.0
40.5
4.0
5.1
79.0
46.0
19,254
12,194
5,749
1,318
2,454
3Sam Jones
S. Jones
17.7
871
27.9
4.9
2.5
7.2
15.8
45.6
3.3
4.1
80.3
50.3
24,285
15,411
4,305
2,209
1,735
4Willie Naulls
W. Naulls
15.8
716
28.8
9.1
1.6
6.3
15.6
40.6
3.1
3.9
81.2
45.7
20,620
11,305
6,508
1,112
2,216
5Bill Russell
B. Russell
15.1
963
42.3
22.5
4.3
5.9
13.4
44.0
3.3
5.8
56.1
47.1
40,726
14,522
21,620
4,100
2,592
6Phil Jordon
P. Jordon
10.9
442
24.4
6.9
1.7
4.4
11.2
39.8
2.0
3.0
69.0
43.8
10,792
4,835
3,028
769
1,246
7Si Green
S. Green
9.2
504
26.1
4.3
3.3
3.4
8.9
38.7
2.3
3.4
67.6
44.2
13,132
4,636
2,152
1,655
1,421
8Ron Sobie
R. Sobie
8.4
192
20.1
4.1
1.8
2.9
7.8
37.9
2.6
3.2
80.8
46.1
3,868
1,619
791
353
421
9Bob Hopkins
B. Hopkins
8.2
273
18.8
5.6
0.7
3.1
7.9
39.4
1.9
2.5
76.1
45.2
5,122
2,237
1,526
189
642
10Jim Paxson
J. Paxson
8.0
138
22.2
4.5
1.6
2.6
8.1
32.3
2.7
3.8
72.7
40.8
3,069
1,105
616
225
346
11Johnny McCarthy
J. McCarthy
7.8
316
27.9
3.6
3.7
3.0
8.6
35.3
1.7
2.7
62.2
39.6
8,828
2,450
1,145
1,184
885
12K.C. Jones
K.C. Jones
7.4
676
25.9
3.5
4.3
2.8
7.3
38.7
1.7
2.7
64.7
43.5
17,501
5,011
2,399
2,908
1,816
13Dave Piontek
D. Piontek
7.2
413
18.5
4.3
1.2
2.9
7.4
39.1
1.4
2.1
65.2
43.0
7,623
2,955
1,770
478
835
14Joe Holup
J. Holup
7.0
192
18.4
4.4
1.0
2.4
7.0
34.2
2.2
2.8
78.1
42.5
3,526
1,347
852
193
515
15Bob Burrow
B. Burrow
5.7
81
14.8
4.4
0.6
2.0
5.4
36.5
1.7
3.0
57.8
42.2
1,199
459
357
47
180
16Swede Halbrook
S. Halbrook
5.5
143
14.3
6.6
0.4
2.1
6.2
34.7
1.2
2.0
59.1
38.8
2,039
786
949
64
441
17Phil Rollins
P. Rollins
5.1
177
15.5
2.2
2.6
2.0
5.1
38.5
1.1
1.7
64.9
43.0
2,742
898
395
458
320
18Dan Swartz
D. Swartz
4.5
39
8.6
2.3
0.5
1.5
3.8
38.0
1.6
1.8
84.7
48.2
335
175
88
21
92
19Bill Thieben
B. Thieben
4.0
85
10.3
3.2
0.3
1.6
4.7
33.1
0.9
1.3
64.0
37.5
876
337
272
24
122
20Pat Dunn
P. Dunn
2.5
28
7.4
1.1
1.0
1.0
3.2
31.1
0.5
0.6
82.4
35.9
206
70
31
28
20
21Jerry Bird
J. Bird
2.3
11
4.1
1.1
0.4
1.1
2.9
37.5
0.1
0.1
100.0
38.5
45
25
12
4
7
22Norm Stewart
N. Stewart
2.0
5
7.4
1.0
0.4
0.8
3.0
26.7
0.4
1.2
33.3
28.3
37
10
5
2
9
23John Barber
J. Barber
1.4
5
3.8
1.2
0.0
0.4
1.6
25.0
0.6
1.2
50.0
32.9
19
7
6
0
4
24Gary Bergen
G. Bergen
1.3
6
6.7
1.3
0.2
0.5
1.8
27.3
0.3
0.3
100.0
33.7
40
8
8
1
4
25Hal Lear
H. Lear
1.3
3
4.7
0.3
0.3
0.7
2.0
33.3
0.0
0.0
33.3
14
4
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