highest ppg in 1953 while playing 1 game

Neil Johnston scored the most points per game with 1+ game played in 1952-53, with 22.3 per game.

Interpreted as:

highest ppg by a player in 1953 while playing 1 or more game

	NAME	PPG	GP	SEASON	TM	MPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	22.3	70	1952-53	PHI	45.2	13.9	2.8	7.2	15.9	45.2	7.9	11.3	70.0	53.4	3,166	1,564	976	197	248
2	George Mikan G. Mikan	20.6	70	1952-53	MIN	37.9	14.4	2.9	7.1	17.9	39.9	6.3	8.1	78.0	48.0	2,651	1,442	1,007	201	290
3	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	20.3	69	1952-53	BOS	42.1	9.1	4.1	6.5	14.4	45.2	7.2	9.7	75.0	54.3	2,902	1,402	629	280	188
4	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	19.8	71	1952-53	BOS	41.5	6.3	7.7	6.5	18.6	35.2	6.7	8.3	81.6	44.6	2,945	1,407	449	547	227
5	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	17.8	71	1952-53	SYR	37.6	13.0	3.2	5.3	14.1	37.4	7.2	8.7	82.7	49.5	2,668	1,262	920	227	271
6	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	16.2	71	1952-53	BOS	32.9	4.1	2.7	5.7	13.0	43.6	4.8	5.6	85.0	52.1	2,333	1,147	288	191	240
7	Jack Nichols J. Nichols	15.8	69	1952-53	MIL	38.1	7.7	2.8	6.2	17.0	36.3	3.5	4.9	70.8	41.3	2,626	1,090	533	196	237
8	Bob Davies B. Davies	15.6	66	1952-53	ROC	33.6	3.0	4.2	5.1	13.3	38.5	5.3	7.1	75.3	47.4	2,216	1,029	195	280	261
9	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	15.0	70	1952-53	MIN	35.2	9.3	2.1	5.4	12.4	43.5	4.2	5.5	75.2	50.4	2,465	1,047	654	148	289
10	Bobby Wanzer B. Wanzer	14.6	70	1952-53	ROC	36.8	5.0	3.6	4.5	12.4	36.7	5.5	6.8	81.2	47.5	2,577	1,020	351	252	206
11	Larry Foust L. Foust	14.3	67	1952-53	FTW	34.4	11.5	2.3	4.6	12.9	36.0	5.0	6.9	72.3	44.8	2,303	958	769	151	267
12	Paul Seymour P. Seymour	14.2	67	1952-53	SYR	40.1	3.7	4.4	4.6	11.9	38.3	5.1	6.2	81.7	48.5	2,684	952	246	294	210
13	Carl Braun C. Braun	14.0	70	1952-53	NYK	33.1	3.3	3.5	4.6	11.5	40.0	4.7	5.7	82.5	49.7	2,316	977	233	243	287
14	Don Barksdale D. Barksdale	13.8	65	1952-53	BAL	35.4	9.2	2.6	4.9	12.8	38.7	4.0	6.2	64.1	44.7	2,298	899	597	166	273
15	Leo Barnhorst L. Barnhorst	13.6	71	1952-53	IND	40.4	6.8	3.9	5.7	14.6	38.9	2.3	3.6	62.9	42.1	2,871	967	483	277	245
16	Fred Scolari F. Scolari	13.4	62	1952-53	TOT	34.2	3.4	3.8	4.5	13.0	34.2	4.5	5.3	84.4	43.6	2,123	830	209	233	212
17	Jim Pollard J. Pollard	13.0	66	1952-53	MIN	36.4	6.8	3.5	5.0	14.1	35.7	2.9	3.8	76.9	41.2	2,403	859	452	231	194
18	Arnie Risen A. Risen	13.0	68	1952-53	ROC	33.6	11.0	2.0	4.3	11.8	36.8	4.3	6.3	68.5	44.6	2,288	884	745	135	274
19	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	13.0	69	1952-53	IND	40.1	10.0	2.3	3.9	11.6	34.0	5.1	7.4	68.2	43.6	2,769	894	687	156	303
20	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	12.4	70	1952-53	NYK	33.3	13.1	1.8	4.0	9.1	44.4	4.3	6.1	70.0	52.5	2,333	865	916	126	224
21	Ernie Vandeweghe E. Vandeweghe	12.0	61	1952-53	NYK	28.6	5.6	2.4	4.5	10.2	43.5	3.1	4.0	76.6	49.9	1,745	731	342	144	242
22	Danny Finn D. Finn	11.9	31	1952-53	PHI	32.7	5.6	4.7	4.4	13.2	33.0	3.2	5.9	54.4	37.7	1,015	369	175	146	124
23	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	11.9	70	1952-53	PHI	29.8	5.5	2.0	4.7	13.7	34.6	2.4	3.3	72.7	39.2	2,085	832	387	138	319
24	Dick Groat D. Groat	11.9	26	1952-53	FTW	25.5	3.3	2.7	3.8	10.5	36.8	4.2	5.3	79.0	46.4	663	309	86	69	90
25	Max Zaslofsky M. Zaslofsky	11.9	29	1952-53	NYK	24.9	2.6	1.9	4.2	11.0	38.4	3.4	4.9	69.0	45.0	722	344	75	55	81