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

Interpreted as:

highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player third season

	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	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
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37.1	1986-87	CHI	82	40.0	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	13.4	27.8	48.2	0.1	0.8	18.2	10.2	11.9	85.7	56.2	2.0	3.2	3.3	3,281	3,041	430	377	236	125	272	237
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. 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	60.3				3,583	2,822	1,346	370				235
4	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
5	Bob McAdoo B. 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	56.9	3.7	10.3		3,539	2,831	1,155	179	92	174		278
6	Nate Archibald N. 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	55.5				3,681	2,719	223	910				207
7	LeBron James L. James	31.4	2005-06	CLE	79	42.5	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	11.1	23.1	48.0	1.6	4.8	33.5	7.6	10.3	73.8	56.8	0.9	6.1	3.3	3,361	2,478	556	521	123	66	260	181	+275
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	30.1	2009-10	OKC	82	39.5	7.6	2.8	1.4	1.0	9.7	20.3	47.6	1.6	4.3	36.5	9.2	10.2	90.0	60.7	1.3	6.3	3.3	3,239	2,472	623	231	112	84	271	171	+431
9	George Gervin G. Gervin	29.6	1978-79	SAS	80	36.1	5.0	2.7	1.7	1.1	11.8	21.9	54.1				5.9	7.1	82.6	59.1	1.8	3.2	3.6	2,888	2,365	400	219	137	91	286	275
10	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	29.5	1983-84	DAL	79	36.7	5.9	4.5	1.0	0.3	11.7	22.3	52.4	0.2	0.7	26.8	5.9	7.9	74.9	57.2	2.0	3.9	3.6	2,900	2,330	469	358	80	22	285	246
11	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29.3	1994-95	ORL	79	37.0	11.4	2.7	0.9	2.4	11.8	20.2	58.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.8	10.8	53.3	58.8	4.2	7.3	2.6	2,923	2,315	901	214	73	192	204	258
12	Spencer Haywood S. 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	53.2				3,259	2,251	995	196				213
13	Elvin Hayes E. 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	46.8				3,633	2,350	1,362	186				225
14	George Mikan G. Mikan	28.4	1950-51	MIN	68		14.1	3.1			10.0	23.3	42.8				8.5	10.5	80.3	50.9					1,932	958	208				308
15	Oscar Robertson O. 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	58.8				3,521	2,264	835	758				293
16	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	27.7	2020-21	DAL	66	34.3	8.0	8.6	1.0	0.5	9.8	20.5	47.9	2.9	8.3	35.0	5.2	7.1	73.0	58.7	0.8	7.2	4.3	2,262	1,830	527	567	64	36	281	152	+164
17	Karl Malone K. Malone	27.7	1987-88	UTA	82	39.0	12.0	2.4	1.4	0.6	10.5	20.1	52.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.7	9.6	70.0	56.8	3.4	8.6	4.0	3,198	2,268	986	199	117	50	325	296
18	Vince Carter V. Carter	27.6	2000-01	TOR	75	39.7	5.5	3.9	1.5	1.1	10.2	22.1	46.0	2.2	5.3	40.8	5.1	6.7	76.5	55.1	2.3	3.2	2.2	2,979	2,070	416	291	114	82	167	205	+323
19	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	27.5	2018-19	PHI	64	33.7	13.6	3.7	0.7	1.9	9.1	18.7	48.4	1.2	4.1	30.0	8.2	10.1	80.4	59.3	2.5	11.1	3.5	2,154	1,761	871	234	46	122	226	211	+371
20	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	27.4	1984-85	ATL	81	37.3	6.9	2.5	1.7	0.7	10.5	23.3	45.1	0.3	1.0	30.9	6.0	7.4	80.6	51.4	2.8	4.1	2.8	3,023	2,217	557	200	135	54	225	170
21	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	27.2	2005-06	MIA	75	38.6	5.7	6.7	1.9	0.8	9.3	18.8	49.5	0.2	1.0	17.1	8.4	10.7	78.3	57.7	1.4	4.3	3.6	2,892	2,040	430	503	146	58	268	217	+485
22	Walt Bellamy W. 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	55.5				3,394	2,159	1,361	126				300
23	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	26.8	1998-99	PHI	48	41.5	4.9	4.6	2.3	0.1	9.1	22.0	41.2	1.2	4.1	29.1	7.4	9.9	75.1	50.8	1.4	3.5	3.5	1,990	1,284	236	223	110	7	167	98	+185
24	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	26.7	2025-26	SAS	6	33.8	13.7	3.2	1.3	4.7	9.7	18.3	52.7	1.0	3.5	28.6	6.3	8.0	79.2	61.0	1.8	11.8	2.5	203	160	82	19	8	28	15	21	+67
25	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	26.7	1982-83	DEN	82	35.5	5.3	2.5	0.8	0.5	10.3	18.7	54.7	0.2	0.6	29.4	6.0	6.8	87.5	61.3	1.5	3.8	2.2	2,909	2,186	437	203	66	38	177	198