most points in a season before 4th season

Wilt Chamberlain dropped the most points by a player in a season before his 4th season, with 4,029 points in 1961-62.

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most points by a player in a season before 4th season

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	4,029	1961-62	PHI	80	48.5	50.4	25.7	2.4			20.0	39.5	50.6				10.4	17.0	61.3	53.6				3,882	2,052	192				123
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3,041	1986-87	CHI	82	40.0	37.1	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	3,281	430	377	236	125	272	237
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3,033	1960-61	PHI	79	47.8	38.4	27.2	1.9			15.8	31.1	50.9				6.7	13.3	50.4	51.9				3,773	2,149	148				130
4	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	2,831	1974-75	BUF	82	43.2	34.5	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		3,539	1,155	179	92	174		278
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,822	1971-72	MIL	81	44.2	34.8	16.6	4.6			14.3	24.9	57.4				6.2	9.0	68.9	60.3				3,583	1,346	370				235
6	Rick Barry R. Barry	2,775	1966-67	SFW	78	40.7	35.6	9.2	3.6			13.0	28.7	45.1				9.7	10.9	88.4	53.1				3,175	714	282				258
7	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	2,719	1972-73	KCO	80	46.0	34.0	2.8	11.4			12.9	26.3	48.8				8.3	9.8	84.7	55.5				3,681	223	910				207
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2,707	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	37.6	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	1,941	168				150
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,596	1970-71	MIL	82	40.1	31.7	16.0	3.3			13.0	22.5	57.7				5.7	8.3	69.0	60.6				3,288	1,311	272				264
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	2,538	1960-61	LAL	73	42.9	34.8	19.8	5.1			12.8	29.7	43.0				9.3	11.8	78.3	49.8				3,133	1,447	371				279
11	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	2,495	1961-62	CHI	79	42.3	31.6	19.0	2.7			12.3	23.7	51.9				6.9	10.8	64.4	55.4				3,344	1,500	210				281
12	LeBron James L. James	2,478	2005-06	CLE	79	42.5	31.4	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	556	521	123	66	260	181	+275
13	Kevin Durant K. Durant	2,472	2009-10	OKC	82	39.5	30.1	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	623	231	112	84	271	171	+431
14	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	2,432	1961-62	CIN	79	44.3	30.8	12.5	11.4			11.0	22.9	47.8				8.9	11.0	80.3	55.4				3,503	985	899				258
15	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	2,377	1993-94	ORL	81	39.8	29.3	13.2	2.4	0.9	2.9	11.8	19.6	59.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.8	10.5	55.4	60.5	4.7	8.5	2.7	3,224	1,072	195	76	231	222	281
16	George Gervin G. Gervin	2,365	1978-79	SAS	80	36.1	29.6	5.0	2.7	1.7	1.1	11.8	21.9	54.1				5.9	7.1	82.6	59.1	1.8	3.2	3.6	2,888	400	219	137	91	286	275
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,361	1969-70	MIL	82	43.1	28.8	14.5	4.1			11.4	22.1	51.8				5.9	9.1	65.3	55.2				3,534	1,190	337				283
18	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	2,350	1970-71	SDR	82	44.3	28.7	16.6	2.3			11.6	27.0	42.8				5.5	8.2	67.2	46.8				3,633	1,362	186				225
19	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	2,330	1983-84	DAL	79	36.7	29.5	5.9	4.5	1.0	0.3	11.7	22.3	52.4	0.2	0.7	26.8	5.9	7.9	74.9	57.2	2.0	3.9	3.6	2,900	469	358	80	22	285	246
20	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	2,327	1968-69	SDR	82	45.1	28.4	17.1	1.4			11.3	25.4	44.7				5.7	9.1	62.6	48.3				3,695	1,406	113				266
21	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	2,315	1994-95	ORL	79	37.0	29.3	11.4	2.7	0.9	2.4	11.8	20.2	58.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.8	10.8	53.3	58.8	4.2	7.3	2.6	2,923	901	214	73	192	204	258
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2,313	1984-85	CHI	82	38.3	28.2	6.5	5.9	2.4	0.8	10.2	19.8	51.5	0.1	0.6	17.3	7.7	9.1	84.5	59.2	2.0	4.5	3.5	3,144	534	481	196	69	291	285
23	Jerry West J. West	2,310	1961-62	LAL	75	41.2	30.8	7.9	5.4			10.7	23.9	44.5				9.5	12.3	76.9	52.4				3,087	591	402				173
24	Karl Malone K. Malone	2,268	1987-88	UTA	82	39.0	27.7	12.0	2.4	1.4	0.6	10.5	20.1	52.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.7	9.6	70.0	56.8	3.4	8.6	4.0	3,198	986	199	117	50	325	296
25	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	2,264	1962-63	CIN	80	44.0	28.3	10.4	9.5			10.3	19.9	51.8				7.7	9.5	81.0	58.8				3,521	835	758				293

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