highest ppg in a season by a 23 year old

Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points per game by a 23-year-old player in a season, with 37.6 per game in his rookie season in 1959-60.

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highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in a season by a 23 year old

	NAME	PPG	Age	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37.6	23	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	2,707	1,941	168				150
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37.1	23	1986-87	CHI	82	40.0	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	13.4	27.8	48.2	0.1	0.8	18.2	10.2	11.9	85.7	56.2	2.0	3.2	3.3	3,281	3,041	430	377	236	125	272	237
3	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	34.5	23	1974-75	BUF	82	43.2	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1	13.4	26.1	51.2				7.8	9.7	80.5	56.9	3.7	10.3		3,539	2,831	1,155	179	92	174		278
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	32.4	23	2022-23	DAL	66	36.2	8.6	8.0	1.4	0.5	10.9	22.0	49.6	2.8	8.2	34.2	7.8	10.5	74.2	60.9	0.8	7.8	3.6	2,390	2,138	569	529	90	33	236	166	+128
5	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	32.1	23	2002-03	ORL	75	39.4	6.5	5.5	1.7	0.8	11.1	24.2	45.7	2.3	6.0	38.6	7.7	9.7	79.3	56.4	1.6	4.9	2.6	2,954	2,407	488	411	124	59	195	156	+201
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	31.7	23	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	Jerry West J. West	30.8	23	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
8	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30.8	23	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
9	LeBron James L. James	30.0	23	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
10	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	29.2	23	1972-73	SEA	77	42.3	12.9	2.5			11.5	24.3	47.6				6.1	7.3	83.9	53.2				3,259	2,251	995	196				213
11	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	28.4	23	1968-69	SDR	82	45.1	17.1	1.4			11.3	25.4	44.7				5.7	9.1	62.6	48.3				3,695	2,327	1,406	113				266
12	Trae Young T. Young	28.4	23	2021-22	ATL	76	34.9	3.7	9.7	0.9	0.1	9.4	20.3	46.0	3.1	8.0	38.2	6.6	7.3	90.4	60.3	0.7	3.1	4.0	2,652	2,155	284	737	72	7	303	128	+158
13	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	28.2	23	1971-72	CIN	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
14	Kevin Durant K. Durant	28.0	23	2011-12	OKC	66	38.6	8.0	3.5	1.3	1.2	9.7	19.7	49.6	2.0	5.2	38.7	6.5	7.6	86.0	61.0	0.6	7.4	3.8	2,546	1,850	527	231	88	77	248	133	+369
15	Anthony Davis A. Davis	28.0	23	2016-17	NOP	75	36.1	11.8	2.1	1.3	2.2	10.3	20.3	50.5	0.5	1.8	29.9	6.9	8.6	80.2	58.0	2.3	9.5	2.4	2,708	2,099	884	157	94	167	181	168	+51
16	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	27.9	23	1962-63	CHI	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
17	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	27.6	23	2024-25	MIN	79	36.3	5.7	4.5	1.2	0.6	9.1	20.4	44.7	4.1	10.3	39.5	5.3	6.3	83.7	59.5	0.8	4.9	3.2	2,871	2,177	450	359	91	51	249	150	+291
18	David Thompson D. Thompson	27.2	23	1977-78	DEN	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
19	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	26.9	23	2021-22	BOS	76	35.9	8.0	4.4	1.0	0.6	9.3	20.6	45.3	3.0	8.6	35.3	5.3	6.2	85.3	57.8	1.1	6.9	2.9	2,731	2,046	609	334	75	49	217	174	+667
20	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	26.9	23	2017-18	MIL	75	36.7	10.0	4.8	1.5	1.4	9.9	18.7	52.9	0.6	1.9	30.7	6.5	8.5	76.0	59.8	2.1	8.0	3.0	2,756	2,014	753	361	109	106	223	231	+148
21	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	26.8	23	1998-99	PHI	48	41.5	4.9	4.6	2.3	0.1	9.1	22.0	41.2	1.2	4.1	29.1	7.4	9.9	75.1	50.8	1.4	3.5	3.5	1,990	1,284	236	223	110	7	167	98	+185
22	Devin Booker D. Booker	26.6	23	2019-20	PHX	70	35.9	4.2	6.5	0.7	0.3	9.0	18.3	48.9	2.0	5.7	35.4	6.7	7.3	91.9	61.8	0.4	3.8	3.8	2,511	1,863	297	456	49	18	264	213	+130
23	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	26.5	23	1982-83	DET	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
24	Ja Morant J. Morant	26.2	23	2022-23	MEM	61	31.9	5.9	8.1	1.1	0.3	9.3	19.9	46.6	1.5	4.9	30.7	6.1	8.1	74.8	55.7	1.0	4.9	3.4	1,948	1,596	357	493	66	16	206	100	+303
25	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	26.1	23	2024-25	DET	70	35.0	6.1	9.1	1.0	0.8	9.8	20.8	46.9	2.1	6.0	35.6	4.5	5.3	84.6	56.5	0.8	5.3	4.4	2,452	1,830	425	638	71	53	309	195	+175

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