highest ppg in a season in the 1940s

Between the 1939-40 and 1948-49 seasons, George Mikan had the most points per game in a season, with 28.3 per game in 1948-49.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in a season in the 1940s
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1George Mikan
G. Mikan
28.3
1948-49
60
3.6
9.7
23.4
41.6
8.9
11.5
77.2
49.8
1,698
218
260
2Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
26.0
1948-49
60
1.2
8.8
28.2
31.3
8.4
10.6
78.7
39.6
1,560
74
262
3Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
23.2
1946-47
60
0.4
7.9
26.0
30.5
7.3
10.0
73.0
38.1
1,389
25
199
4Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
22.1
1947-48
43
0.6
7.6
29.3
25.9
6.9
9.1
76.2
33.2
949
26
162
5Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
21.0
1947-48
48
0.6
7.8
24.1
32.3
5.4
6.9
78.4
38.7
1,007
29
125
6Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
20.6
1948-49
58
2.6
7.3
21.0
35.0
6.0
7.1
84.0
42.8
1,197
149
156
7Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
19.4
1947-48
47
1.6
6.6
20.3
32.3
6.3
9.0
69.7
40.0
910
74
182
8Bob Feerick
B. Feerick
16.8
1946-47
55
1.3
6.6
16.5
40.1
3.6
4.7
76.2
45.3
926
69
142
9Arnie Risen
A. Risen
16.6
1948-49
60
1.7
5.8
13.6
42.3
5.1
7.7
66.0
48.8
995
100
216
10Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
16.5
1946-47
TOT
53
0.9
6.2
16.8
36.9
4.1
6.2
66.8
42.4
877
46
194
11Bob Feerick
B. Feerick
16.1
1947-48
48
1.2
6.1
17.9
34.0
3.9
5.0
78.8
40.1
775
56
139
12Kenny Sailors
K. Sailors
15.8
1948-49
57
3.7
5.4
15.9
34.1
4.9
6.4
76.6
42.1
899
209
239
13Belus Smawley
B. Smawley
15.5
1948-49
59
3.1
6.0
16.0
37.2
3.6
4.8
74.7
42.7
914
183
145
14Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
15.3
1948-49
60
2.7
5.7
14.0
40.5
4.0
5.8
68.6
46.3
920
160
273
15Bob Davies
B. Davies
15.1
1948-49
60
5.4
5.3
14.5
36.4
4.5
5.8
77.6
44.1
904
321
197
16Stan Miasek
S. Miasek
14.9
1947-48
48
0.6
5.5
18.1
30.3
4.0
6.5
61.3
35.7
716
31
192
17Stan Miasek
S. Miasek
14.9
1946-47
60
1.6
5.5
19.2
28.7
3.9
6.4
60.5
33.8
895
93
208
18Jim Pollard
J. Pollard
14.8
1948-49
53
2.7
5.9
14.9
39.6
2.9
4.3
68.7
44.0
784
142
144
19Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
14.4
1946-47
61
0.7
5.5
16.7
32.9
3.4
4.6
73.7
38.4
877
40
121
20Ernie Calverley
E. Calverley
14.3
1946-47
59
3.4
5.5
18.7
29.3
3.4
4.8
70.3
34.4
845
202
191
21Carl Braun
C. Braun
14.3
1947-48
47
1.3
5.9
18.2
32.3
2.5
3.9
65.0
35.9
671
61
102
22Carl Braun
C. Braun
14.2
1948-49
57
3.0
5.2
15.9
33.0
3.7
4.9
76.0
39.4
810
173
144
23Coulby Gunther
C. Gunther
14.1
1946-47
52
0.6
4.9
14.5
33.6
4.3
6.8
64.4
40.3
734
32
117
24John Logan
J. Logan
14.1
1948-49
57
4.8
4.9
14.3
34.6
4.2
5.3
79.1
42.3
803
276
191
25Frankie Baumholtz
F. Baumholtz
14.0
1946-47
45
1.2
5.7
19.0
29.8
2.7
3.5
77.6
34.1
631
54
93

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