Elgin Baylor scored 38.3 points per game in 1961-62.

Interpreted as:

highest ppg by a player by 1956 draft class

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	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
2	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
3	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
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	29.6	1959-60	MIN	70	41.0	16.4	3.5	10.8	25.4	42.4	8.1	11.0	73.2	48.9	2,873	2,074	1,150	243	234
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	27.1	1964-65	LAL	74	41.3	12.8	3.8	10.3	25.7	40.1	6.5	8.2	79.2	46.3	3,056	2,009	950	280	235
6	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	26.6	1966-67	LAL	70	38.7	12.8	3.1	10.2	23.7	42.9	6.3	7.7	81.3	49.1	2,706	1,862	898	215	211
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	26.0	1967-68	LAL	77	39.3	12.2	4.6	9.8	22.2	44.3	6.3	8.1	78.6	50.5	3,029	2,002	941	355	232
8	Sam Jones S. Jones	25.9	1964-65	BOS	80	36.1	5.1	2.8	10.3	22.7	45.2	5.4	6.5	82.0	50.5	2,885	2,070	411	223	176
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	25.4	1963-64	LAL	78	40.6	12.0	4.4	9.7	22.8	42.5	6.0	7.5	80.4	48.7	3,164	1,983	936	347	235
10	Willie Naulls W. Naulls	25.0	1961-62	NYK	75	39.7	11.6	2.6	10.0	24.0	41.5	5.1	6.1	84.2	47.0	2,978	1,877	867	192	260
11	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	24.9	1958-59	MIN	70	40.8	15.0	4.1	8.6	21.2	40.8	7.6	9.8	77.7	48.8	2,855	1,742	1,050	287	270
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	24.8	1968-69	LAL	76	40.3	10.6	5.4	9.6	21.5	44.7	5.5	7.5	74.3	50.0	3,064	1,881	805	408	204
13	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	24.0	1969-70	LAL	54	41.0	10.4	5.4	9.5	19.5	48.6	5.1	6.6	77.3	53.7	2,213	1,298	559	292	132
14	Sam Jones S. Jones	23.5	1965-66	BOS	67	32.2	5.2	3.2	9.3	19.9	46.9	4.9	6.1	79.9	52.1	2,155	1,577	347	216	170
15	Willie Naulls W. Naulls	23.4	1960-61	NYK	79	37.7	13.4	2.4	9.3	21.8	42.8	4.7	5.8	81.6	48.0	2,976	1,846	1,055	191	268
16	Sam Jones S. Jones	22.1	1966-67	BOS	72	32.3	4.7	3.0	8.9	19.5	45.4	4.4	5.2	85.7	50.8	2,325	1,594	338	217	191
17	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	22.1	1961-62	BOS	79	30.2	9.5	2.1	8.8	20.4	42.9	4.5	5.5	81.9	48.2	2,383	1,742	747	165	280
18	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	21.7	1959-60	BOS	75	32.3	10.6	2.3	9.0	21.2	42.3	3.8	5.1	73.3	46.3	2,420	1,629	794	171	275
19	Willie Naulls W. Naulls	21.4	1959-60	NYK	65	34.6	14.2	2.1	8.5	19.8	42.8	4.4	5.3	83.6	48.3	2,250	1,388	921	136	214
20	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	21.3	1960-61	BOS	74	30.5	9.9	1.9	8.5	21.2	40.0	4.4	5.7	76.7	45.0	2,256	1,579	732	141	260
21	Sam Jones S. Jones	21.3	1967-68	BOS	73	33.0	4.9	3.0	8.5	18.5	46.1	4.3	5.2	82.7	51.3	2,408	1,553	357	216	181
22	Sam Jones S. Jones	19.7	1962-63	BOS	76	30.6	5.2	3.2	8.2	17.2	47.6	3.4	4.3	79.3	51.8	2,323	1,499	396	241	162
23	Sam Jones S. Jones	19.4	1963-64	BOS	76	31.3	4.6	2.7	8.1	17.9	45.0	3.3	4.2	78.3	49.1	2,381	1,473	349	202	192
24	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	18.9	1962-63	BOS	76	26.4	7.5	1.3	7.2	17.1	42.3	4.5	5.4	83.5	48.7	2,004	1,440	569	95	270
25	Bill Russell B. Russell	18.9	1961-62	BOS	76	45.2	23.6	4.5	7.6	16.6	45.7	3.8	6.3	59.5	48.9	3,433	1,436	1,790	341	207