most points in a season by a player prior 1963

Before 1962-63, Wilt Chamberlain dropped the most points in a season, with 4,029 points in 1961-62.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	REB	AST	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	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	2,429	1961-62	STL	78	42.1	31.1	18.7	3.7	11.1	24.7	45.0	8.9	11.6	77.1	52.2	3,282	1,459	289	296
8	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	2,338	1959-60	CIN	75	40.3	31.2	8.9	3.5	11.6	27.5	42.2	8.0	10.2	78.5	48.7	3,023	664	260	275
9	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
10	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	2,303	1961-62	NYK	78	42.9	29.5	6.4	6.9	10.8	24.3	44.2	8.0	9.8	82.0	51.6	3,348	501	539	299
11	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	2,165	1960-61	CIN	71	42.7	30.5	10.1	9.7	10.6	22.5	47.3	9.2	11.2	82.2	55.5	3,032	716	690	219
12	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	2,120	1960-61	STL	76	39.8	27.9	20.3	3.4	10.1	22.6	44.7	7.7	10.6	72.4	51.1	3,027	1,540	262	217
13	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	2,105	1958-59	STL	72	39.9	29.2	16.4	3.1	10.0	22.8	43.8	9.3	12.2	75.9	51.9	2,873	1,182	221	200
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	2,074	1959-60	MIN	70	41.0	29.6	16.4	3.5	10.8	25.4	42.4	8.1	11.0	73.2	48.9	2,873	1,150	243	234
15	George Yardley G. Yardley	2,001	1957-58	DET	72	39.5	27.8	10.7	1.3	9.3	22.6	41.4	9.1	11.2	81.1	50.5	2,843	768	97	226
16	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	1,997	1960-61	CIN	79	37.0	25.3	8.5	2.8	10.1	20.7	48.8	5.1	7.0	73.1	53.2	2,920	672	225	279
17	George Mikan G. Mikan	1,932	1950-51	MIN	68		28.4	14.1	3.1	10.0	23.3	42.8	8.5	10.5	80.3	50.9		958	208	308
18	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	1,882	1959-60	STL	72	40.2	26.1	17.0	3.6	9.3	21.2	43.8	7.6	10.0	75.3	51.0	2,896	1,221	257	204
19	Willie Naulls W. Naulls	1,877	1961-62	NYK	75	39.7	25.0	11.6	2.6	10.0	24.0	41.5	5.1	6.1	84.2	47.0	2,978	867	192	260
20	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	1,868	1960-61	SYR	79	38.1	23.6	12.2	3.7	7.5	20.2	37.2	8.6	9.9	86.8	48.2	3,007	960	296	296
21	George Mikan G. Mikan	1,865	1949-50	MIN	68		27.4		2.9	9.5	23.5	40.7	8.3	10.7	77.9	48.7			197	297
22	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	1,859	1959-60	STL	75	37.3	24.8	10.7	4.0	9.6	20.7	46.4	5.6	7.0	80.3	52.2	2,798	803	299	270
23	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	1,857	1958-59	CIN	72	37.7	25.8	9.1	2.9	9.9	23.5	42.0	6.1	7.8	78.3	47.9	2,713	653	209	277
24	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	1,851	1958-59	PHI	70	40.0	26.4	9.1	1.7	9.0	20.9	43.1	8.4	10.3	81.3	51.9	2,799	637	119	264
25	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	1,849	1955-56	STL	72	38.8	25.7	16.2	2.6	9.0	20.9	42.9	7.7	10.5	73.6	50.2	2,794	1,164	189	202