highest ppg in season 36 minutes

Wilt Chamberlain was on the court for 3,882 minutes in 1961-62.

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highest ppg in season 36 minutes by a player
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1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,882
50.4
1961-62
80
48.5
25.7
2.4
20.0
39.5
50.6
10.4
17.0
61.3
53.6
4,029
2,052
192
123
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,806
44.8
1962-63
80
47.6
24.3
3.4
18.3
34.6
52.8
8.3
13.9
59.3
55.0
3,586
1,946
275
136
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,773
38.4
1960-61
79
47.8
27.2
1.9
15.8
31.1
50.9
6.7
13.3
50.4
51.9
3,033
2,149
148
130
4Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
2,129
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
1,836
892
222
155
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,338
37.6
1959-60
72
46.4
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
2,707
1,941
168
150
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3,281
37.1
1986-87
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
3,041
430
377
236
125
272
237
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,689
36.9
1963-64
80
46.1
22.3
5.0
15.1
28.7
52.4
6.8
12.7
53.1
53.7
2,948
1,787
403
182
8James Harden
J. Harden
2,867
36.1
2018-19
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
2,818
518
586
158
58
387
244
+357
9Rick Barry
R. Barry
3,175
35.6
1966-67
78
40.7
9.2
3.6
13.0
28.7
45.1
9.7
10.9
88.4
53.1
2,775
714
282
258
10Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
3,277
35.4
2005-06
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
2,832
425
360
147
30
250
233
+320
11Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3,311
35.0
1987-88
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
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
12Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3,583
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
2,822
1,346
370
235
13Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3,133
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
2,538
1,447
371
279
14Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,301
34.7
1964-65
TOT
73
45.2
22.9
3.4
14.6
28.5
51.0
5.6
12.1
46.4
51.3
2,534
1,673
250
146
15Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
1,309
34.7
2023-24
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
1,353
430
219
46
66
150
112
+267
16Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
3,539
34.5
1974-75
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
2,831
1,155
179
92
174
278
17James Harden
J. Harden
2,483
34.3
2019-20
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
2,335
446
512
125
60
308
227
+287
18Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
3,681
34.0
1972-73
80
46.0
2.8
11.4
12.9
26.3
48.8
8.3
9.8
84.7
55.5
2,719
223
910
207
19Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3,370
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
2,719
1,146
386
226
20Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
2,624
33.9
2023-24
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
2,370
647
686
99
38
282
149
+319
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3,197
33.6
1989-90
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
2,753
565
519
227
54
247
241
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,737
33.5
1965-66
79
47.3
24.6
5.2
13.6
25.2
54.0
6.3
12.4
51.3
54.7
2,649
1,943
414
171
23Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
2,289
33.5
2025-26
64
35.8
7.7
8.3
1.6
0.5
10.8
22.8
47.6
4.0
10.8
36.6
7.9
10.1
78.0
61.6
0.6
7.1
4.0
2,143
495
530
105
34
255
153
+187
24George Gervin
G. Gervin
2,934
33.1
1979-80
78
37.6
5.2
2.6
1.4
1.0
13.1
24.9
52.8
0.4
1.3
31.4
6.5
7.6
85.2
58.7
2.0
3.2
3.3
2,585
403
202
110
79
254
208
25Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
2,284
33.1
2022-23
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
2,183
670
274
66
112
226
205
+424
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