highest total points by a nba player in 3rd season

Wilt Chamberlain had the most points by a player in his 3rd season, with 4,029 points.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	4,029	1961-62	PHI	80	3,882	2,052	192			1,597	3,159	50.6				835	1,363	61.3	53.6				123		48.5	50.4	25.7	2.4
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3,041	1986-87	CHI	82	3,281	430	377	236	125	1,098	2,279	48.2	12	66	18.2	833	972	85.7	56.2	166	264	272	237		40.0	37.1	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	3.3
3	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	2,831	1974-75	BUF	82	3,539	1,155	179	92	174	1,095	2,138	51.2				641	796	80.5	56.9	307	848		278		43.2	34.5	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,822	1971-72	MIL	81	3,583	1,346	370			1,159	2,019	57.4				504	732	68.9	60.3				235		44.2	34.8	16.6	4.6
5	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	2,719	1972-73	KCO	80	3,681	223	910			1,028	2,106	48.8				663	783	84.7	55.5				207		46.0	34.0	2.8	11.4
6	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	2,538	1960-61	LAL	73	3,133	1,447	371			931	2,166	43.0				676	863	78.3	49.8				279		42.9	34.8	19.8	5.1
7	LeBron James L. James	2,478	2005-06	CLE	79	3,361	556	521	123	66	875	1,823	48.0	127	379	33.5	601	814	73.8	56.8	75	481	260	181	+275	42.5	31.4	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	3.3
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	2,472	2009-10	OKC	82	3,239	623	231	112	84	794	1,668	47.6	128	351	36.5	756	840	90.0	60.7	105	518	271	171	+431	39.5	30.1	7.6	2.8	1.4	1.0	3.3
9	George Gervin G. Gervin	2,365	1978-79	SAS	80	2,888	400	219	137	91	947	1,749	54.1				471	570	82.6	59.1	142	258	286	275		36.1	29.6	5.0	2.7	1.7	1.1	3.6
10	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	2,350	1970-71	SDR	82	3,633	1,362	186			948	2,215	42.8				454	676	67.2	46.8				225		44.3	28.7	16.6	2.3
11	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	2,330	1983-84	DAL	79	2,900	469	358	80	22	925	1,765	52.4	15	56	26.8	465	621	74.9	57.2	161	308	285	246		36.7	29.5	5.9	4.5	1.0	0.3	3.6
12	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	2,315	1994-95	ORL	79	2,923	901	214	73	192	930	1,594	58.3	0	5	0.0	455	854	53.3	58.8	328	573	204	258		37.0	29.3	11.4	2.7	0.9	2.4	2.6
13	Karl Malone K. Malone	2,268	1987-88	UTA	82	3,198	986	199	117	50	858	1,650	52.0	0	5	0.0	552	789	70.0	56.8	277	709	325	296		39.0	27.7	12.0	2.4	1.4	0.6	4.0
14	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	2,264	1962-63	CIN	80	3,521	835	758			825	1,593	51.8				614	758	81.0	58.8				293		44.0	28.3	10.4	9.5
15	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	2,251	1972-73	SEA	77	3,259	995	196			889	1,868	47.6				473	564	83.9	53.2				213		42.3	29.2	12.9	2.5
16	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	2,217	1984-85	ATL	81	3,023	557	200	135	54	853	1,891	45.1	25	81	30.9	486	603	80.6	51.4	226	331	225	170		37.3	27.4	6.9	2.5	1.7	0.7	2.8
17	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	2,186	1982-83	DEN	82	2,909	437	203	66	38	841	1,537	54.7	15	51	29.4	489	559	87.5	61.3	124	313	177	198		35.5	26.7	5.3	2.5	0.8	0.5	2.2
18	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	2,159	1963-64	BAL	80	3,394	1,361	126			811	1,582	51.3				537	825	65.1	55.5				300		42.4	27.0	17.0	1.6
19	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	2,122	2005-06	DEN	80	2,941	394	216	88	42	756	1,572	48.1	37	152	24.3	573	709	80.8	56.3	122	272	218	229	+4	36.8	26.5	4.9	2.7	1.1	0.5	2.7
20	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	2,080	2004-05	PHX	80	2,889	713	131	77	130	747	1,336	55.9	3	16	18.8	583	795	73.3	61.7	219	494	189	278	+602	36.1	26.0	8.9	1.6	1.0	1.6	2.4
21	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	2,071	2000-01	BOS	82	3,120	522	253	138	69	687	1,513	45.4	147	384	38.3	550	738	74.5	56.3	94	428	262	251	-77	38.0	25.3	6.4	3.1	1.7	0.8	3.2
22	Vince Carter V. Carter	2,070	2000-01	TOR	75	2,979	416	291	114	82	762	1,656	46.0	162	397	40.8	384	502	76.5	55.1	176	240	167	205	+323	39.7	27.6	5.5	3.9	1.5	1.1	2.2
23	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	2,063	1972-73	ATL	79	3,089	346	546			789	1,788	44.1				485	606	80.0	50.2				245		39.1	26.1	4.4	6.9
24	Antawn Jamison A. Jamison	2,044	2000-01	GSW	82	3,394	715	164	114	28	800	1,812	44.2	62	205	30.2	382	534	71.5	49.9	280	435	199	225	-554	41.4	24.9	8.7	2.0	1.4	0.3	2.4
25	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	2,040	2005-06	MIA	75	2,892	430	503	146	58	699	1,413	49.5	13	76	17.1	629	803	78.3	57.7	107	323	268	217	+485	38.6	27.2	5.7	6.7	1.9	0.8	3.6