Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points per game with more than 0 points in a season, with 50.4 per game in 1961-62.

Interpreted as:

highest ppg in scoring by a player every season

	NAME	PPG	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50.4	4,029	1961-62	PHI	80	48.5	25.7	2.4			20.0	39.5	50.6				10.4	17.0	61.4	53.6				3,882	2,052	192				123
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	44.8	3,586	1962-63	SFW	80	47.6	24.3				18.3	34.6	52.8				8.3	13.9	59.3	55.0				3,806	1,946					136
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38.4	3,033	1960-61	PHI	79	47.8	27.2				15.8	31.2	50.8				6.7	13.3	50.4	51.8				3,774	2,149					130
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	38.3	1,836	1961-62	LAL	48						14.2						9.9	13.2	75.2											158
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37.6	2,707	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.7	58.3	49.3				3,338	1,941	163				150
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37.1	3,041	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	430	377	236	125	272	237
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	36.9	2,949	1963-64	SFW	80	46.1	22.3	5.0			15.1	28.7	52.4				6.8	12.7	53.2	53.7				3,689	1,785	403				182
8	James Harden J. Harden	36.1	2,818	2018-19	HOU	78	36.8	6.6	7.5	2.0	0.7	10.8	24.5	44.2	4.8	13.2	36.8	9.7	11.0	87.9	61.6	0.8	5.8	5.0	2,867	518	586	158	58	387	244	+357
9	Rick Barry R. Barry	35.6	2,775	1966-67	SFW	78	40.7	9.2	3.6			13.0	28.7	45.1				9.7	10.9	88.4	53.1				3,175	714	282				258
10	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	35.4	2,832	2005-06	LAL	80	41.0	5.3	4.5	1.8	0.4	12.2	27.2	45.0	2.3	6.5	34.7	8.7	10.2	85.0	55.9	0.9	4.4	3.1	3,277	425	360	147	30	250	233	+320
11	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	35.2	457	2025-26	LAL	13	37.2	8.8	9.2	1.9	0.5	10.8	23.1	47.0	3.7	11.1	33.3	9.8	12.4	78.9	61.6	0.8	7.9	4.2	484	114	120	25	7	54	35	+69
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35.0	2,868	1987-88	CHI	82	40.4	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	13.0	24.4	53.5	0.1	0.6	13.2	8.8	10.5	84.1	60.3	1.7	3.8	3.1	3,311	449	485	259	130	252	270
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	34.8	2,822	1971-72	MIL	81		16.6	4.6			14.3						6.2	9.0	68.9						1,346	370
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34.8	2,538	1960-61	LAL	73		19.8				12.8						9.3	11.8	78.3						1,447					280
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	34.7	2,534	1964-65	TOT	73		22.9	3.4			14.6	28.5	51.0				5.6	12.1	46.3	51.3					1,673	250				146
16	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	34.7	1,353	2023-24	PHI	39	33.6	11.0	5.6	1.2	1.7	11.5	21.8	52.9	1.4	3.6	38.8	10.2	11.6	88.3	64.4	2.4	8.6	3.8	1,309	430	219	46	66	150	112	+267
17	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	34.5	2,831	1974-75	BUF	82		14.1	2.2			13.4						7.8	9.7	80.5						1,154	179
18	James Harden J. Harden	34.3	2,335	2019-20	HOU	68	36.5	6.6	7.5	1.8	0.9	9.9	22.3	44.4	4.4	12.4	35.5	10.2	11.8	86.5	62.6	1.0	5.5	4.5	2,483	446	512	125	60	308	227	+287
19	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	34.0	2,719	1972-73	KCO	80	46.0	2.8	11.4			12.9	26.3	48.8				8.3	9.8	84.7	55.5				3,681	223	908				207
20	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34.0	2,719	1962-63	LAL	80						12.9						8.3	9.9	83.6											226
21	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	33.9	2,370	2023-24	DAL	70	37.5	9.2	9.8	1.4	0.5	11.5	23.6	48.7	4.1	10.6	38.2	6.8	8.7	78.6	61.7	0.8	8.4	4.0	2,624	647	686	99	38	282	149	+319
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33.6	2,753	1989-90	CHI	82	39.0	6.9	6.3	2.8	0.7	12.6	24.0	52.6	1.1	3.0	37.6	7.2	8.5	84.8	60.6	1.7	5.1	3.0	3,197	565	519	227	54	247	241
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	33.5	2,649	1965-66	PHI	79	47.2	24.6	5.2			13.6	25.2	54.0				6.3	12.4	51.3	54.7				3,730	1,943	414				171
24	George Gervin G. Gervin	33.1	2,585	1979-80	SAS	78	37.6	5.2	2.6	1.4	1.0	13.1	24.9	52.8	0.4	1.3	32.0	6.5	7.6	85.2	58.7				2,934	403	201	109	77		208
25	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	33.1	2,183	2022-23	PHI	66	34.6	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	11.0	20.1	54.8	1.0	3.0	33.0	10.0	11.7	85.7	65.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	2,284	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424