league player average points per game by year since 1970

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar put up 28.8 points per game in his rookie season in 1969-70.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	28.8	1969-70	MIL	82	43.1	14.5	4.1	11.4	22.1	51.8	5.9	9.1	65.3	55.2	3,534	2,361	1,190	337	283
2	Mahdi Abdul-Rahman M. Abdul-Rahman	15.3	1969-70	ATL	82	33.6	4.0	6.8	6.0	12.9	46.7	3.3	4.0	80.9	52.2	2,757	1,253	329	561	264
3	Zaid Abdul-Aziz Z. Abdul-Aziz	7.4	1969-70	MIL	80	20.5	7.5	0.8	3.0	6.8	43.4	1.5	2.3	64.3	47.3	1,637	593	603	62	167
4	Rick Adelman R. Adelman	7.4	1969-70	SDR	35	20.5	2.3	3.2	2.7	7.1	38.9	1.9	2.6	74.7	45.3	717	260	81	113	90
5	Lucius Allen L. Allen	9.8	1969-70	SEA	81	22.4	2.6	4.2	3.8	8.5	44.2	2.2	3.1	73.1	49.5	1,817	794	211	342	201
6	Wally Anderzunas W. Anderzunas	3.6	1969-70	CIN	44	8.4	1.9	0.2	1.5	3.8	39.2	0.7	1.0	63.0	42.7	370	159	82	9	47
7	John Arthurs J. Arthurs	3.2	1969-70	MIL	11	7.8	1.3	1.5	1.1	3.2	34.3	1.0	1.4	73.3	42.1	86	35	14	17	15
8	Al Attles A. Attles	5.1	1969-70	SFW	45	15.0	1.6	3.2	1.7	4.5	38.6	1.7	2.5	66.4	45.9	676	231	74	142	103
9	Dick Barnett D. Barnett	14.9	1969-70	NYK	82	33.8	2.7	3.6	6.0	12.7	47.5	2.8	4.0	71.4	51.6	2,772	1,220	221	298	220
10	Jim Barnes J. Barnes	5.9	1969-70	BOS	77	13.6	4.5	0.7	2.3	5.6	41.0	1.2	1.7	74.2	46.0	1,049	451	350	52	229
11	Jim Barnett J. Barnett	14.9	1969-70	SDR	80	26.3	3.8	3.6	5.6	12.5	45.1	3.6	4.6	79.0	51.3	2,105	1,189	305	287	222
12	Johnny Baum J. Baum	2.0	1969-70	CHI	3	4.3	1.3	0.0	1.0	3.7	27.3	0.0	0.0		27.3	13	6	4	0	1
13	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	24.0	1969-70	LAL	54	41.0	10.4	5.4	9.5	19.5	48.6	5.1	6.6	77.3	53.7	2,213	1,298	559	292	132
14	Butch Beard B. Beard	7.0	1969-70	ATL	72	13.1	1.9	1.7	2.5	5.4	46.7	1.9	2.3	82.8	54.0	941	501	140	121	124
15	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	11.6	1969-70	TOT	79	25.7	8.9	1.8	4.4	8.5	52.3	2.7	4.7	57.6	54.9	2,028	917	707	143	260
16	Dave Bing D. Bing	22.9	1969-70	DET	70	33.3	4.3	6.0	8.2	18.5	44.4	6.5	8.3	78.3	51.7	2,334	1,604	299	418	196
17	John Block J. Block	14.5	1969-70	SDR	82	26.2	7.4	1.7	5.5	12.5	44.2	3.5	4.5	78.2	50.3	2,152	1,193	609	137	275
18	Tom Boerwinkle T. Boerwinkle	10.4	1969-70	CHI	81	28.8	12.5	2.8	4.3	9.6	44.9	1.9	2.8	66.4	48.4	2,335	846	1,016	229	255
19	Bob Boozer B. Boozer	15.2	1969-70	SEA	82	31.1	8.7	1.3	6.0	12.3	49.1	3.2	3.9	82.2	54.5	2,549	1,249	717	110	237
20	Nate Bowman N. Bowman	2.9	1969-70	NYK	81	9.2	3.2	0.6	1.2	2.9	41.7	0.5	1.0	51.9	43.9	744	237	257	46	189
21	Bill Bradley B. Bradley	14.5	1969-70	NYK	67	31.3	3.6	4.0	6.2	13.4	46.0	2.2	2.6	82.4	49.8	2,098	971	239	268	219
22	Bill Bridges B. Bridges	14.8	1969-70	ATL	82	39.9	14.4	4.2	5.4	11.4	47.5	4.0	5.5	73.4	53.8	3,269	1,217	1,181	345	292
23	Em Bryant E. Bryant	7.8	1969-70	BOS	71	22.8	3.8	3.3	3.0	7.3	40.4	1.9	2.5	74.6	46.3	1,617	555	269	231	201
24	Joe Caldwell J. Caldwell	21.1	1969-70	ATL	82	34.8	5.0	3.5	8.2	16.2	50.7	4.6	6.7	68.8	54.9	2,857	1,727	407	287	255
25	Fred Carter F. Carter	5.2	1969-70	BAL	76	16.0	2.5	1.6	2.1	5.8	35.8	1.1	1.5	69.0	40.2	1,219	394	192	121	137