most points on the first 20 nba games in a single season

George Mikan had the most points in a season in the first 20 team games, with 590 points in 1948-49.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player on the first 20 NBA games in a single season
NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1George Mikan
G. Mikan
590
1948-49
MIN MIN
20
29.5
10.3
9.0
11.2
80.7
2Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
441
1946-47
PHI PHI
20
22.1
8.2
5.8
3Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
337
1949-50
SYR SYR
20
16.9
5.2
6.6
7.8
84.0
4Arnie Risen
A. Risen
334
1948-49
ROC ROC
20
16.7
5.9
5.0
7.2
69.9
5Jim Pollard
J. Pollard
313
1948-49
MIN MIN
20
15.7
6.7
2.4
3.7
64.4
6Herm Schaefer
H. Schaefer
265
1948-49
MIN MIN
20
13.3
5.0
3.3
4.0
82.3
7Don Otten
D. Otten
241
1949-50
TRI TRI
20
12.1
3.9
4.3
6.3
68.0
8Bob Davies
B. Davies
237
1948-49
ROC ROC
20
11.9
4.1
3.8
5.2
72.1
9Sonny Hertzberg
S. Hertzberg
235
1946-47
NYK NYK
20
11.8
4.8
2.2
10Dike Eddleman
D. Eddleman
231
1949-50
TRI TRI
20
11.6
4.8
2.1
3.2
65.1
11Bob Tough
B. Tough
229
1948-49
FTW FTW
20
11.5
4.7
2.2
3.2
68.3
12Red Holzman
R. Holzman
219
1948-49
ROC ROC
20
11.0
4.5
2.0
2.5
78.0
13Bobby Wanzer
B. Wanzer
202
1948-49
ROC ROC
20
10.1
3.1
4.0
4.8
83.3
14Murray Wier
M. Wier
188
1949-50
TRI TRI
20
9.4
3.7
2.1
3.0
71.2
15Don Carlson
D. Carlson
182
1948-49
MIN MIN
20
9.1
3.7
1.7
2.5
69.4
16Howie Dallmar
H. Dallmar
178
1946-47
PHI PHI
20
8.9
3.7
1.6
17Angelo Musi
A. Musi
176
1946-47
PHI PHI
20
8.8
3.4
2.0
18Al Cervi
A. Cervi
175
1949-50
SYR SYR
18
9.7
2.7
4.4
5.1
85.9
19Andy Duncan
A. Duncan
174
1948-49
ROC ROC
20
8.7
3.6
1.6
2.6
62.7
20Ralph Kaplowitz
R. Kaplowitz
169
1946-47
NYK NYK
20
8.5
3.1
2.4
21Bob Kinney
B. Kinney
167
1948-49
FTW FTW
20
8.4
2.8
2.9
5.3
54.3
22Bill Gabor
B. Gabor
166
1949-50
SYR SYR
18
9.2
3.2
2.8
4.1
67.6
23Alex Hannum
A. Hannum
166
1949-50
SYR SYR
20
8.3
2.7
2.9
4.2
69.9
24Billy Hassett
B. Hassett
161
1949-50
TRI TRI
18
8.9
2.6
3.8
5.2
74.2
25Jack Smiley
J. Smiley
157
1948-49
FTW FTW
20
7.9
2.8
2.3
3.2
71.4

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