most points per game before 1960

Before 1959-60, Bob Pettit averaged the most points per game, with 24.9 per game.

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NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
24.9
357
37.4
15.7
2.6
8.6
20.5
42.1
7.7
10.2
75.4
49.9
13,345
8,894
5,593
929
1,063
2Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
24.9
70
40.8
15.0
4.1
8.6
21.2
40.8
7.6
9.8
77.7
48.8
2,855
1,742
1,050
287
270
3George Mikan
G. Mikan
23.1
439
34.4
13.4
2.8
8.1
20.0
40.4
7.0
8.9
78.2
48.3
8,350
10,156
4,167
1,245
1,862
4Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
23.0
484
39.5
8.9
2.3
7.8
18.5
42.2
7.4
9.1
80.8
51.1
16,559
11,122
4,300
1,111
1,859
5Alex Groza
A. Groza
22.5
130
10.7
2.4
7.8
16.4
47.4
6.9
9.1
75.6
55.0
2,925
709
318
458
6Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
19.4
516
35.5
11.3
2.5
6.4
14.4
44.4
6.6
8.6
76.8
53.4
18,298
10,023
5,856
1,269
1,681
7Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
19.4
615
38.4
5.9
7.4
6.9
18.6
37.0
5.7
6.9
81.6
44.9
20,986
11,944
3,644
4,544
1,579
8Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
19.1
696
36.7
13.3
3.1
6.0
15.7
38.0
7.2
8.5
83.9
49.1
20,784
13,298
8,413
2,177
2,453
9George Yardley
G. Yardley
19.0
399
33.5
9.1
1.7
6.6
16.0
41.6
5.8
7.4
77.4
49.5
13,365
7,590
3,641
693
1,199
10Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
18.4
288
32.7
6.7
2.1
7.1
16.4
43.2
4.3
5.6
75.8
48.8
9,415
5,306
1,937
613
991
11Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
17.8
579
33.5
4.0
3.1
6.6
15.6
42.2
4.6
5.3
88.2
49.6
18,339
10,319
2,308
1,811
1,644
12Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
17.8
423
30.3
10.9
1.6
7.1
16.3
43.6
3.6
4.9
72.8
48.2
12,814
7,527
4,612
679
1,420
13Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
17.6
207
31.1
9.9
2.0
6.7
17.1
38.9
4.2
5.4
77.7
45.0
6,445
3,635
2,048
406
849
14Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
17.5
641
35.7
7.5
3.2
5.8
13.4
43.6
5.9
7.7
76.1
52.2
18,071
11,234
4,325
2,079
1,667
15Kenny Sears
K. Sears
16.8
285
34.3
9.4
1.7
5.6
12.5
44.8
5.6
6.8
82.1
54.2
9,768
4,795
2,673
477
915
16Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
16.6
209
28.1
8.3
2.4
6.1
14.0
43.9
4.3
5.7
76.1
50.3
5,863
3,466
1,737
506
707
17Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
16.4
202
37.3
17.3
5.3
6.2
17.7
35.1
4.0
5.8
69.8
40.6
7,544
3,315
3,492
1,062
789
18Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
16.4
489
23.4
5.3
1.2
5.8
19.1
30.2
4.8
6.3
76.6
37.4
4,490
8,003
1,379
587
1,774
19Bill Russell
B. Russell
16.1
187
39.1
22.0
2.7
6.4
14.3
44.4
3.4
6.3
54.1
47.2
7,314
3,016
4,119
512
485
20Ralph Beard
R. Beard
15.9
126
3.8
4.4
5.9
16.2
36.6
4.0
5.2
77.0
42.9
2,006
251
551
228
21Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
15.6
229
1.8
5.6
15.7
35.4
4.5
6.4
69.7
42.1
3,579
416
893
22Larry Foust
L. Foust
14.9
620
31.8
10.8
1.8
5.0
12.5
40.2
4.9
6.6
73.2
48.3
17,565
9,216
6,703
1,117
2,297
23Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
14.8
540
28.3
2.8
2.0
5.3
15.4
34.3
4.2
5.5
76.9
41.5
6,760
7,990
864
1,093
1,291
24Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
14.7
206
32.6
6.5
4.2
5.1
13.2
38.4
4.6
6.3
71.8
46.0
6,719
3,027
1,341
863
643
25Willie Naulls
W. Naulls
14.6
207
30.0
10.3
1.4
5.7
14.9
38.0
3.3
4.1
79.3
43.6
6,208
3,014
2,139
283
639

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