highest ppg in a season by a 1st overall pick

Elgin Baylor has scored the most points per game by a #1 overall pick in a season, with 38.3 per game in 1961-62.

	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	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	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
3	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
4	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
5	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	33.0	2005-06	PHI	72	43.1	3.2	7.4	1.9	0.1	11.3	25.3	44.7	1.0	3.1	32.3	9.4	11.5	81.4	54.3	0.6	2.6	3.4	3,103	2,377	232	532	140	10	248	121	-3
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	31.7	1970-71	MIL	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
7	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
8	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	31.4	1963-64	CIN	79	45.1	9.9	11.0			10.6	22.0	48.3				10.1	11.9	85.3	57.6				3,559	2,480	783	868				280
9	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	31.4	2001-02	PHI	60	43.7	4.5	5.5	2.8	0.2	11.1	27.8	39.8	1.3	4.5	29.1	7.9	9.8	81.2	48.9	0.7	3.8	4.0	2,622	1,883	269	331	168	13	237	102	+278
10	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
11	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	31.3	1965-66	CIN	76	46.0	7.7	11.1			10.8	22.7	47.5				9.8	11.6	84.2	56.3				3,493	2,378	586	847				227
12	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	31.1	2000-01	PHI	71	42.0	3.8	4.6	2.5	0.3	10.7	25.5	42.0	1.4	4.3	32.0	8.2	10.1	81.4	51.8	0.7	3.1	3.3	2,979	2,207	273	325	178	20	237	147	+368
13	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
14	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	30.7	2004-05	PHI	75	42.3	4.0	7.9	2.4	0.1	10.3	24.2	42.4	1.4	4.5	30.8	8.7	10.5	83.5	53.2	0.7	3.3	4.6	3,174	2,302	299	596	180	9	344	140	+12
15	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30.5	1966-67	CIN	79	43.9	6.2	10.7			10.6	21.5	49.3				9.3	10.7	87.3	58.3				3,468	2,412	486	845				226
16	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30.5	1960-61	CIN	71	42.7	10.1	9.7			10.6	22.5	47.3				9.2	11.2	82.2	55.5				3,032	2,165	716	690				219
17	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30.4	1964-65	CIN	75	45.6	9.0	11.5			10.8	22.4	48.0				8.9	10.6	83.9	56.1				3,421	2,279	674	861				205
18	LeBron James L. James	30.3	2021-22	LAL	56	37.2	8.2	6.2	1.3	1.1	11.4	21.8	52.4	2.9	8.0	35.9	4.5	6.0	75.6	61.9	1.1	7.1	3.5	2,084	1,695	459	349	73	59	196	121	-117
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	30.2	1972-73	MIL	76	42.8	16.1	5.0			12.9	23.3	55.4				4.3	6.1	71.3	58.0				3,254	2,292	1,224	379				208
20	LeBron James L. James	30.0	2007-08	CLE	75	40.4	7.9	7.2	1.8	1.1	10.6	21.9	48.4	1.5	4.8	31.5	7.3	10.3	71.2	56.8	1.8	6.1	3.4	3,027	2,250	592	539	138	81	255	165	+139
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	30.0	1974-75	MIL	65	42.3	14.0	4.1	1.0	3.3	12.5	24.4	51.3				5.0	6.6	76.3	55.0	3.0	11.0		2,747	1,949	912	264	65	212		205
22	David Robinson D. Robinson	29.8	1993-94	SAS	80	40.5	10.7	4.8	1.7	3.3	10.5	20.7	50.7	0.1	0.4	34.5	8.7	11.6	74.9	57.7	3.0	7.7	3.2	3,241	2,383	855	381	139	265	253	228
23	LeBron James L. James	29.7	2009-10	CLE	76	39.0	7.3	8.6	1.6	1.0	10.1	20.1	50.3	1.7	5.1	33.3	7.8	10.2	76.7	60.4	0.9	6.4	3.4	2,966	2,258	554	651	125	77	261	119	+648
24	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29.7	1999-00	LAL	79	40.0	13.6	3.8	0.5	3.0	12.1	21.1	57.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.5	10.4	52.4	57.8	4.3	9.4	2.8	3,163	2,344	1,078	299	36	239	223	255	+706
25	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

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2	Celtics - x	53	25	.679	4.0
3	Knicks - x	50	28	.641	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	49	29	.628	8.0
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1	Thunder - x	62	16	.795
2	Spurs - x	59	19	.756	3.0
3	Lakers - x	50	28	.641	12.0
4	Nuggets - x	50	28	.641	12.0
5	Rockets - x	49	29	.628	13.0
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8	Clippers	40	38	.513	22.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	38	.513	22.0
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11	Grizzlies - e	25	53	.321	37.0
12	Mavericks - e	25	53	.321	37.0
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