highest ppg by a sophomore in nba history

Wilt Chamberlain has the most points per game in his 2nd season, with 38.4 per game.

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NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38.4
79
47.8
27.2
1.9
15.8
31.1
50.9
6.7
13.3
50.4
51.9
3,773
3,033
2,149
148
130
2Rick Barry
R. Barry
35.6
78
40.7
9.2
3.6
13.0
28.7
45.1
9.7
10.9
88.4
53.1
3,175
2,775
714
282
258
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31.7
82
40.1
16.0
3.3
13.0
22.5
57.7
5.7
8.3
69.0
60.6
3,288
2,596
1,311
272
264
4Jerry West
J. West
30.8
75
41.2
7.9
5.4
10.7
23.9
44.5
9.5
12.3
76.9
52.4
3,087
2,310
591
402
173
5Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
30.8
79
44.3
12.5
11.4
11.0
22.9
47.8
8.9
11.0
80.3
55.4
3,503
2,432
985
899
258
6Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
30.6
74
43.0
15.1
2.3
1.2
3.3
12.2
22.3
54.7
6.2
7.8
79.3
59.4
3.8
11.3
3,185
2,261
1,117
170
88
246
252
7Trae Young
T. Young
29.6
60
35.3
4.3
9.3
1.1
0.1
9.1
20.8
43.7
3.4
9.5
36.1
8.0
9.3
86.0
59.5
0.5
3.7
4.8
2,120
1,778
255
560
65
8
289
104
-228
8Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
29.6
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
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29.3
81
39.8
13.2
2.4
0.9
2.9
11.8
19.6
59.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.8
10.5
55.4
60.5
4.7
8.5
2.7
3,224
2,377
1,072
195
76
231
222
281
10Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
28.8
61
33.6
9.4
8.8
1.0
0.2
9.5
20.6
46.3
2.8
8.9
31.6
7.0
9.2
75.8
58.5
1.3
8.1
4.3
2,047
1,759
573
538
62
14
260
153
+253
11Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
28.2
76
43.1
2.9
9.2
9.7
19.9
48.6
8.9
10.8
82.2
57.2
3,272
2,145
222
701
198
12Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
27.9
80
41.3
16.4
2.9
10.5
19.9
52.7
6.9
10.3
67.4
57.1
3,306
2,233
1,309
233
283
13Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27.5
82
44.7
16.9
2.0
11.1
24.6
45.2
5.2
7.6
68.8
49.2
3,665
2,256
1,386
162
270
14George Mikan
G. Mikan
27.4
68
2.9
9.5
23.5
40.7
8.3
10.7
77.9
48.7
1,865
197
297
15George Gervin
G. Gervin
27.2
82
34.8
5.1
3.7
1.7
1.3
10.5
19.6
53.6
6.1
7.4
83.0
59.4
1.4
3.7
3.7
2,857
2,232
420
302
136
110
306
255
16LeBron James
L. James
27.2
80
42.4
7.4
7.2
2.2
0.7
9.9
21.1
47.2
1.4
3.9
35.1
6.0
8.0
75.0
55.4
1.4
6.0
3.3
3,388
2,175
588
577
177
52
262
146
+152
17David Thompson
D. Thompson
27.2
80
37.8
4.9
4.5
1.2
1.2
10.3
19.8
52.1
6.5
8.4
77.8
57.8
2.0
2.9
3.1
3,025
2,172
390
362
92
99
245
213
18Dave Bing
D. Bing
27.1
79
40.6
4.7
6.4
10.6
24.0
44.1
6.0
8.5
70.7
49.0
3,209
2,142
373
509
254
19Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
27.0
61
33.2
7.2
3.7
0.9
0.6
10.4
17.0
61.1
0.2
0.6
29.4
6.0
8.7
69.8
64.9
2.7
4.5
2.7
2,026
1,647
441
226
57
39
167
135
+89
20Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
26.5
58
38.8
4.6
4.1
1.2
0.3
9.7
19.9
48.9
0.2
0.6
37.8
6.8
8.0
84.5
56.5
2.2
2.4
3.2
2,252
1,536
264
237
67
20
187
157
21Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
26.2
73
43.4
12.7
2.0
9.8
21.3
46.1
6.6
8.0
81.9
52.7
3,167
1,914
926
148
208
22Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
25.8
80
38.4
3.5
4.9
10.1
23.0
44.0
5.6
7.3
76.8
49.3
3,075
2,065
280
392
261
23Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
25.7
80
38.7
14.2
3.1
10.4
21.1
49.3
4.9
6.3
76.8
53.8
3,092
2,056
1,132
248
297
24Vince Carter
V. Carter
25.7
82
38.1
5.8
3.9
1.3
1.1
9.6
20.7
46.5
1.2
2.9
40.3
5.3
6.7
79.1
54.3
1.8
4.0
2.2
3,126
2,107
476
322
110
92
178
263
+181
25Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
25.7
72
38.8
16.2
2.6
9.0
20.9
42.9
7.7
10.5
73.6
50.2
2,794
1,849
1,164
189
202

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