most points per a minute in a season

Wilt Chamberlain has the most points in a season, with 4,029 points in 1961-62.

Interpreted as:
most points per a minute by a player in a season
NAMEPTSMINSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
4,029
3,882
1961-62
80
48.5
50.4
25.7
2.4
20.0
39.5
50.6
10.4
17.0
61.3
53.6
2,052
192
123
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,586
3,806
1962-63
80
47.6
44.8
24.3
3.4
18.3
34.6
52.8
8.3
13.9
59.3
55.0
1,946
275
136
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3,041
3,281
1986-87
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
430
377
236
125
272
237
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,033
3,773
1960-61
79
47.8
38.4
27.2
1.9
15.8
31.1
50.9
6.7
13.3
50.4
51.9
2,149
148
130
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2,948
3,689
1963-64
80
46.1
36.9
22.3
5.0
15.1
28.7
52.4
6.8
12.7
53.1
53.7
1,787
403
182
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,868
3,311
1987-88
82
40.4
35.0
5.5
5.9
3.2
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
449
485
259
131
252
270
7Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
2,832
3,277
2005-06
80
41.0
35.4
5.3
4.5
1.8
0.4
12.2
27.2
45.0
2.3
6.5
34.7
8.7
10.2
85.0
55.9
0.9
4.4
3.1
425
360
147
30
250
233
+320
8Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
2,831
3,539
1974-75
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
1,155
179
92
174
278
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2,822
3,583
1971-72
81
44.2
34.8
16.6
4.6
14.3
24.9
57.4
6.2
9.0
68.9
60.3
1,346
370
235
10James Harden
J. Harden
2,818
2,867
2018-19
78
36.8
36.1
6.6
7.5
2.0
0.7
10.8
24.5
44.2
4.8
13.2
36.8
9.7
11.0
87.9
61.6
0.8
5.8
5.0
518
586
158
58
387
244
+357
11Rick Barry
R. Barry
2,775
3,175
1966-67
78
40.7
35.6
9.2
3.6
13.0
28.7
45.1
9.7
10.9
88.4
53.1
714
282
258
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,753
3,197
1989-90
82
39.0
33.6
6.9
6.3
2.8
0.7
12.6
24.0
52.6
1.1
3.0
37.6
7.2
8.5
84.8
60.6
1.7
5.1
3.0
565
519
227
54
247
241
13Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
2,719
3,681
1972-73
80
46.0
34.0
2.8
11.4
12.9
26.3
48.8
8.3
9.8
84.7
55.5
223
910
207
14Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
2,719
3,370
1962-63
80
42.1
34.0
14.3
4.8
12.9
28.4
45.3
8.3
9.9
83.7
51.9
1,146
386
226
15Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2,707
3,338
1959-60
72
46.4
37.6
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
1,941
168
150
16Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2,649
3,737
1965-66
79
47.3
33.5
24.6
5.2
13.6
25.2
54.0
6.3
12.4
51.3
54.7
1,943
414
171
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,633
3,255
1988-89
81
40.2
32.5
8.0
8.0
2.9
0.8
11.9
22.2
53.8
0.3
1.2
27.6
8.3
9.8
85.0
61.4
1.8
6.2
3.6
652
650
234
65
290
247
18Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2,596
3,288
1970-71
82
40.1
31.7
16.0
3.3
13.0
22.5
57.7
5.7
8.3
69.0
60.6
1,311
272
264
19Kevin Durant
K. Durant
2,593
3,122
2013-14
81
38.5
32.0
7.4
5.5
1.3
0.7
10.5
20.8
50.3
2.4
6.1
39.1
8.7
9.9
87.3
63.5
0.7
6.7
3.5
598
445
103
59
285
174
+509
20George Gervin
G. Gervin
2,585
2,934
1979-80
78
37.6
33.1
5.2
2.6
1.4
1.0
13.1
24.9
52.8
0.4
1.3
31.4
6.5
7.6
85.2
58.7
2.0
3.2
3.3
403
202
110
79
254
208
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,580
3,034
1990-91
82
37.0
31.5
6.0
5.5
2.7
1.0
12.1
22.4
53.9
0.4
1.1
31.2
7.0
8.2
85.1
60.5
1.4
4.6
2.5
492
453
223
83
202
229
22Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
2,558
2,802
2016-17
81
34.6
31.6
10.7
10.4
1.6
0.4
10.2
24.0
42.5
2.5
7.2
34.3
8.8
10.4
84.5
55.4
1.7
9.0
5.4
864
840
132
31
438
190
+251
23George Gervin
G. Gervin
2,551
2,817
1981-82
79
35.7
32.3
5.0
2.4
1.0
0.6
12.6
25.2
50.0
0.1
0.5
27.8
7.0
8.1
86.4
56.2
1.7
3.2
2.7
392
187
77
45
210
215
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,541
3,067
1992-93
78
39.3
32.6
6.7
5.5
2.8
0.8
12.7
25.7
49.5
1.0
2.9
35.2
6.1
7.3
83.7
56.4
1.7
5.0
2.7
522
428
221
61
207
188
25Karl Malone
K. Malone
2,540
3,122
1989-90
82
38.1
31.0
11.1
2.8
1.5
0.6
11.1
19.8
56.2
0.2
0.5
37.2
8.5
11.1
76.2
62.6
2.8
8.3
3.7
911
226
121
50
304
259
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.646
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.549
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