Wilt Chamberlain averaged the most points per game in 1961-62, with 50.4 per game.

Interpreted as:

highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by player 1962

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	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	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	31.6	1961-62	CHI	79	42.3	19.0	2.7	12.3	23.7	51.9	6.9	10.8	64.4	55.4	3,344	2,495	1,500	210	281
3	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	31.1	1961-62	STL	78	42.1	18.7	3.7	11.1	24.7	45.0	8.9	11.6	77.1	52.2	3,282	2,429	1,459	289	296
4	Jerry West J. West	30.8	1961-62	LAL	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
5	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30.8	1961-62	CIN	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
6	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	29.5	1961-62	NYK	78	42.9	6.4	6.9	10.8	24.3	44.2	8.0	9.8	82.0	51.6	3,348	2,303	501	539	299
7	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
8	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	22.9	1961-62	STL	77	36.2	8.2	4.8	9.1	19.4	47.0	4.7	5.7	82.5	52.4	2,784	1,764	633	370	282
9	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	22.9	1961-62	CIN	80	37.4	8.0	2.7	9.2	19.3	47.9	4.4	5.4	81.1	52.8	2,991	1,831	638	215	323
10	Hal Greer H. Greer	22.8	1961-62	SYR	71	38.1	7.4	4.4	9.1	20.3	44.7	4.7	5.7	81.9	50.0	2,705	1,619	524	313	252
11	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
12	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	21.9	1961-62	PHI	78	35.7	6.8	2.6	7.8	19.1	41.0	6.2	7.7	80.5	48.6	2,785	1,706	527	201	307
13	Bailey Howell B. Howell	19.9	1961-62	DET	79	36.2	12.6	2.4	7.0	15.1	46.4	5.9	7.7	76.8	53.9	2,857	1,576	996	186	317
14	Wayne Embry W. Embry	19.8	1961-62	CIN	75	35.0	13.0	2.4	7.5	16.1	46.6	4.7	6.9	69.0	51.6	2,623	1,484	977	182	286
15	Gene Shue G. Shue	19.0	1961-62	DET	80	39.3	4.7	5.8	7.3	17.8	40.8	4.5	5.6	81.0	47.0	3,143	1,522	372	465	192
16	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
17	Sam Jones S. Jones	18.4	1961-62	BOS	78	30.6	5.9	3.0	7.6	16.5	46.4	3.1	3.8	81.8	50.7	2,388	1,435	458	232	149
18	Rudy LaRusso R. LaRusso	17.2	1961-62	LAL	80	34.4	10.4	2.2	6.5	13.9	46.6	4.3	5.6	76.3	52.6	2,754	1,374	828	179	255
19	Don Ohl D. Ohl	17.0	1961-62	DET	77	32.8	3.5	3.2	7.2	16.2	44.4	2.6	3.6	71.8	47.7	2,526	1,311	267	244	173
20	Lee Shaffer L. Shaffer	16.9	1961-62	SYR	75	27.8	6.8	1.3	6.9	15.7	43.6	3.2	4.1	77.1	48.1	2,083	1,267	511	99	266
21	Dave Gambee D. Gambee	16.7	1961-62	SYR	80	28.8	7.9	1.4	6.0	14.1	42.4	4.8	5.9	81.7	50.2	2,301	1,338	631	114	275
22	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	16.3	1961-62	SYR	80	34.6	14.7	3.0	6.8	15.3	44.3	2.8	3.8	73.5	48.2	2,768	1,304	1,176	243	272
23	Slick Leonard S. Leonard	16.1	1961-62	CHI	70	35.2	2.8	5.4	6.0	16.1	37.5	4.0	5.3	75.2	43.6	2,464	1,125	199	378	186
24	Johnny Green J. Green	15.9	1961-62	NYK	80	34.9	13.3	2.4	6.3	14.6	43.6	3.3	5.4	60.1	47.0	2,789	1,275	1,066	191	265
25	Bucky Bockhorn B. Bockhorn	15.8	1961-62	CIN	80	38.3	4.7	4.6	6.6	15.4	43.0	2.5	3.1	78.9	46.9	3,062	1,260	376	366	280