most points averaged in the 1940s decade

Between the 1939-40 and 1948-49 seasons, George Mikan had the most points per game in a decade, with 28.3 per game in the 1940s.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player averaged in the 1940s decade
NAMEPPGDECADEGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1George Mikan
G. Mikan
28.3
1940s
60
3.6
9.7
23.4
41.6
8.9
11.5
77.2
49.8
1,698
218
260
2Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
23.9
1940s
163
0.8
8.2
27.6
29.5
7.6
10.0
76.0
37.3
3,898
125
623
3Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
18.4
1940s
167
1.3
6.8
20.3
33.4
4.9
6.1
79.4
40.1
3,081
218
402
4Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
16.9
1940s
160
1.8
6.1
16.8
36.4
4.7
6.9
68.5
42.7
2,707
280
649
5Arnie Risen
A. Risen
16.6
1940s
60
1.7
5.8
13.6
42.3
5.1
7.7
66.0
48.8
995
100
216
6Bob Feerick
B. Feerick
15.2
1940s
161
1.9
5.6
15.4
36.5
4.0
5.0
80.6
43.4
2,453
313
452
7Bob Davies
B. Davies
15.1
1940s
60
5.4
5.3
14.5
36.4
4.5
5.8
77.6
44.1
904
321
197
8Jim Pollard
J. Pollard
14.8
1940s
53
2.7
5.9
14.9
39.6
2.9
4.3
68.7
44.0
784
142
144
9George Kaftan
G. Kaftan
14.5
1940s
21
2.9
5.5
15.0
36.8
3.4
5.5
62.6
41.6
304
61
28
10Carl Braun
C. Braun
14.2
1940s
104
2.3
5.5
16.9
32.7
3.2
4.4
71.6
37.7
1,481
234
246
11Frankie Baumholtz
F. Baumholtz
14.0
1940s
45
1.2
5.7
19.0
29.8
2.7
3.5
77.6
34.1
631
54
93
12Howie Shannon
H. Shannon
13.4
1940s
55
2.3
5.3
14.6
36.4
2.8
3.4
80.4
41.6
736
125
154
13John Logan
J. Logan
13.4
1940s
166
2.5
4.8
15.6
30.6
3.8
5.0
76.2
37.5
2,217
416
468
14Belus Smawley
B. Smawley
13.3
1940s
129
1.6
5.2
15.4
34.1
2.8
3.7
74.7
39.0
1,711
211
270
15Ray Lumpp
R. Lumpp
12.7
1940s
61
2.6
4.6
13.1
34.9
3.6
4.6
77.4
42.0
777
158
173
16Kenny Sailors
K. Sailors
12.6
1940s
159
2.5
4.7
14.7
31.9
3.2
4.6
70.2
37.7
2,000
402
578
17Stan Miasek
S. Miasek
12.4
1940s
166
1.1
4.6
15.1
30.4
3.2
5.5
58.8
35.4
2,062
181
608
18Fred Scolari
F. Scolari
12.1
1940s
153
1.4
4.7
15.7
29.8
2.8
3.5
78.0
35.1
1,855
216
462
19Bones McKinney
B. McKinney
12.0
1940s
158
1.4
4.6
15.6
29.2
2.9
4.3
68.4
34.4
1,903
219
554
20Ernie Calverley
E. Calverley
11.9
1940s
165
3.5
4.6
16.0
29.1
2.6
3.7
70.7
33.8
1,961
572
542
21Bud Palmer
B. Palmer
11.7
1940s
148
1.3
4.2
12.9
32.6
3.3
4.5
73.9
39.3
1,737
187
465
22Jack Nichols
J. Nichols
11.7
1940s
34
1.6
4.5
11.5
39.0
2.7
3.7
73.0
44.5
398
56
118
23Leo Mogus
L. Mogus
11.6
1940s
110
1.7
3.9
12.6
31.1
3.7
5.2
72.5
38.9
1,274
188
346
24Andy Phillip
A. Phillip
11.6
1940s
92
4.3
4.7
13.5
34.4
2.3
3.5
64.6
38.4
1,064
393
280
25Walt Budko
W. Budko
11.5
1940s
60
1.7
3.7
10.7
34.8
4.1
5.2
79.0
44.4
692
99
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