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.

NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
38.3
1961-62
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
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
34.8
1971-72
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
3Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
34.8
1960-61
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
4Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
34.0
1962-63
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
5Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
33.0
2005-06
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
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31.7
1970-71
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
7Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
31.6
1961-62
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
8Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
31.4
1963-64
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
9Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
31.4
2001-02
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
10LeBron James
L. James
31.4
2005-06
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
11Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
31.3
1965-66
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
12Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
31.1
2000-01
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
13Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
30.8
1961-62
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
14Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
30.7
2004-05
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
15Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
30.5
1966-67
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
16Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
30.5
1960-61
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
17Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
30.4
1964-65
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
18LeBron James
L. James
30.3
2021-22
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
19Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
30.2
1972-73
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
20LeBron James
L. James
30.0
2007-08
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
21Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
30.0
1974-75
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
22David Robinson
D. Robinson
29.8
1993-94
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
23LeBron James
L. James
29.7
2009-10
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
24Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29.7
1999-00
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
25Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
29.6
1959-60
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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