Allen Iverson averaged the most points per game by a player in his 3rd season, with 31.4 per game.

Interpreted as:

highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in third year since 2000

	NAME	PPG	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	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	31.4	2001-02	PHI	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
2	LeBron James L. James	31.4	2005-06	CLE	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
3	Kevin Durant K. Durant	30.1	2009-10	OKC	82	39.5	7.6	2.8	1.4	1.0	9.7	20.3	47.6	1.6	4.3	36.5	9.2	10.2	90.0	60.7	1.3	6.3	3.3	3,239	2,472	623	231	112	84	271	171	+431
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	27.7	2020-21	DAL	66	34.3	8.0	8.6	1.0	0.5	9.8	20.5	47.9	2.9	8.3	35.0	5.2	7.1	73.0	58.7	0.8	7.2	4.3	2,262	1,830	527	567	64	36	281	152	+164
5	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	27.5	2018-19	PHI	64	33.7	13.6	3.7	0.7	1.9	9.1	18.7	48.4	1.2	4.1	30.0	8.2	10.1	80.4	59.3	2.5	11.1	3.5	2,154	1,761	871	234	46	122	226	211	+371
6	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	27.2	2005-06	MIA	75	38.6	5.7	6.7	1.9	0.8	9.3	18.8	49.5	0.2	1.0	17.1	8.4	10.7	78.3	57.7	1.4	4.3	3.6	2,892	2,040	430	503	146	58	268	217	+485
7	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	27.2	2001-02	LAL	67	36.1	10.7	3.0	0.6	2.0	10.6	18.3	57.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.9	10.7	55.5	59.0	3.5	7.2	2.6	2,422	1,822	715	200	41	137	171	199	+566
8	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	26.5	2005-06	DEN	80	36.8	4.9	2.7	1.1	0.5	9.5	19.7	48.1	0.5	1.9	24.3	7.2	8.9	80.8	56.3	1.5	3.4	2.7	2,941	2,122	394	216	88	42	218	229	+4
9	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	26.1	2001-02	BOS	82	40.3	6.9	3.2	1.9	1.0	8.6	19.5	44.2	2.6	6.3	40.4	6.3	7.8	80.9	57.0	1.0	5.9	2.9	3,302	2,144	566	261	154	86	241	237	+314
10	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	26.0	2004-05	PHX	80	36.1	8.9	1.6	1.0	1.6	9.3	16.7	55.9	0.0	0.2	18.8	7.3	9.9	73.3	61.7	2.7	6.2	2.4	2,889	2,080	713	131	77	130	189	278	+602
11	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	25.6	2001-02	ORL	76	38.3	7.9	5.3	1.6	1.0	9.4	20.9	45.1	1.4	3.7	36.4	5.5	7.3	74.8	53.2	2.0	5.9	2.5	2,912	1,948	597	400	119	73	189	139	+291
12	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	25.5	2001-02	SAS	82	40.6	12.7	3.7	0.7	2.5	9.3	18.3	50.8	0.0	0.1	10.0	6.8	8.5	79.9	57.6	3.3	9.4	3.2	3,329	2,089	1,042	307	61	203	263	217	+563
13	Trae Young T. Young	25.3	2020-21	ATL	63	33.7	3.9	9.4	0.8	0.2	7.7	17.7	43.8	2.2	6.3	34.3	7.7	8.7	88.6	58.9	0.6	3.3	4.1	2,124	1,594	245	594	53	12	261	111	+267
14	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	25.2	2001-02	LAL	80	38.3	5.5	5.5	1.5	0.4	9.4	20.0	46.9	0.4	1.7	25.0	6.1	7.4	82.9	54.4	1.4	4.1	2.8	3,063	2,019	441	438	118	35	223	228	+444
15	Derrick Rose D. Rose	25.0	2010-11	CHI	81	37.4	4.1	7.7	1.0	0.6	8.8	19.7	44.5	1.6	4.8	33.2	5.9	6.9	85.8	55.0	1.0	3.1	3.4	3,026	2,026	330	623	85	51	278	136	+498
16	Vince Carter V. Carter	24.7	2001-02	TOR	60	39.8	5.2	4.0	1.6	0.7	9.3	21.8	42.8	2.0	5.2	38.7	4.1	5.1	79.8	51.5	2.3	2.9	2.6	2,385	1,484	313	239	94	43	154	191	+66
17	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	24.6	2022-23	MIN	79	36.0	5.8	4.4	1.6	0.7	8.9	19.5	45.9	2.7	7.3	36.9	4.0	5.3	75.6	56.4	0.6	5.2	3.3	2,841	1,946	458	350	125	58	259	186	+97
18	Anthony Davis A. Davis	24.4	2014-15	NOP	68	36.1	10.2	2.2	1.5	2.9	9.4	17.6	53.5	0.0	0.2	8.3	5.5	6.8	80.5	59.1	2.5	7.7	1.4	2,455	1,656	696	149	100	200	95	141	+267
19	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	24.3	2020-21	CLE	60	35.3	3.1	4.4	1.0	0.2	8.8	18.4	47.5	1.6	4.4	37.1	5.2	6.4	81.5	57.3	1.0	2.2	2.8	2,115	1,460	187	262	62	10	167	157	-376
20	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	24.0	2019-20	UTA	69	34.3	4.4	4.3	1.0	0.2	8.7	19.4	44.9	2.5	6.9	36.6	4.0	4.7	86.3	55.8	0.8	3.6	2.7	2,364	1,655	304	294	70	14	184	172	+113
21	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	23.6	2016-17	MIN	82	37.2	4.0	2.3	1.0	0.4	8.6	19.1	45.2	1.3	3.5	35.6	5.0	6.6	76.0	53.4	1.2	2.8	2.3	3,048	1,933	328	189	82	30	187	183	-17
22	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	23.4	2019-20	BOS	66	34.3	7.0	3.0	1.4	0.9	8.4	18.6	45.0	2.9	7.1	40.3	3.8	4.7	81.2	56.7	1.0	6.0	2.3	2,265	1,547	460	200	93	57	155	136	+501
23	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	23.4	2001-02	DAL	76	38.0	9.9	2.4	1.1	1.0	7.9	16.6	47.7	1.8	4.6	39.7	5.8	6.8	85.3	59.9	1.6	8.4	1.9	2,891	1,779	755	186	83	77	145	222	+411
24	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	22.7	2023-24	DET	62	33.5	4.3	7.5	0.9	0.4	8.5	18.8	44.9	1.9	5.4	35.5	3.8	4.4	86.9	54.6	0.5	3.8	3.4	2,074	1,405	268	464	56	22	212	153	-350
25	Brandon Roy B. Roy	22.6	2008-09	POR	78	37.2	4.7	5.1	1.1	0.3	8.1	16.9	48.0	1.1	2.8	37.7	5.3	6.5	82.4	57.3	1.3	3.4	1.9	2,903	1,765	370	400	88	22	152	127	+505