most points per game by an nba player in the first 8 years of their career

Wilt Chamberlain averaged the most points per game by a player in his first 8 seasons, with 37.6 per game.

Interpreted as:

most points per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by an NBA player in the first 8 years of their career

	NAME	PPG	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37.6	624	46.8	24.8	4.0			15.2	29.2	52.2				7.1	13.3	53.7	53.6				29,208	23,442	15,448	2,480				1,181
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32.3	589	38.7	6.3	6.0	2.7	1.1	12.0	23.2	51.9	0.3	1.2	28.4	7.8	9.3	84.7	59.2	1.7	4.6	3.1	22,775	19,000	3,697	3,507	1,594	623	1,799	1,756
3	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30.3	604	44.3	9.0	10.6			10.6	21.8	48.7				9.1	10.8	83.9	57.0				26,762	18,306	5,456	6,401				1,907
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	29.5	631	41.8	15.3	4.3	1.3	3.5	12.2	22.3	54.8				5.1	7.3	69.7	57.9	3.3	11.4		26,349	18,638	9,634	2,740	397	1,094		1,987
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	28.6	558	40.4	14.7	4.2			10.6	25.1	42.4				7.4	9.4	78.0	48.9				22,555	15,980	8,192	2,360				1,791
6	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	28.6	450	34.9	8.6	8.2	1.2	0.5	9.7	20.7	46.8	3.1	8.8	35.0	6.2	8.2	75.1	58.8	0.9	7.7	3.9	15,711	12,878	3,881	3,700	556	203	1,777	1,028	+1236
7	George Gervin G. Gervin	28.0	637	35.1	5.0	3.0	1.3	0.9	10.9	21.1	51.4	0.2	0.6	31.7	6.2	7.3	84.1	57.5	1.6	3.3	3.2	22,380	17,859	3,158	1,892	826	599	1,778	1,913
8	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	27.9	433	31.9	11.2	3.6	0.9	1.7	9.2	18.2	50.4	1.2	3.4	34.1	8.3	10.1	82.6	61.5	2.2	8.9	3.4	13,834	12,071	4,832	1,573	397	720	1,485	1,327	+2547
9	LeBron James L. James	27.7	627	40.1	7.1	7.0	1.7	0.8	9.8	20.6	47.9	1.4	4.2	32.9	6.6	8.9	74.4	56.6	1.2	5.9	3.3	25,171	17,362	4,451	4,364	1,079	532	2,086	1,233	+2936
10	Jerry West J. West	27.7	551	39.6	6.8	5.5			9.8	20.9	46.8				8.1	10.0	80.9	54.7				21,826	15,255	3,724	3,046				1,512
11	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	27.5	534	37.7	12.4	2.7	0.7	2.7	11.0	19.1	57.7	0.0	0.0	5.9	5.4	10.1	53.4	58.3	4.0	8.3	2.9	20,148	14,687	6,615	1,430	400	1,436	1,554	1,836	+1848
12	Kevin Durant K. Durant	27.3	569	38.0	6.9	3.5	1.2	1.0	9.2	19.1	48.1	1.7	4.4	37.9	7.3	8.3	88.1	60.1	0.8	6.1	3.2	21,630	15,537	3,929	2,002	705	554	1,833	1,076	+1317
13	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	27.0	535	41.4	4.1	5.7	2.4	0.2	9.5	22.9	41.7	1.3	4.2	31.0	6.6	8.7	75.8	50.5	1.0	3.1	3.6	22,164	14,436	2,175	3,046	1,273	112	1,947	1,178	+526
14	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	26.8	583	39.3	11.8	2.9	1.2	1.9	10.6	20.9	50.6	0.1	0.4	12.5	5.7	7.5	75.4	55.5	3.0	9.3	4.1	22,922	15,627	6,888	1,674	602	937	801	2,010
15	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	26.3	583	38.7	16.8	3.0			9.2	21.4	43.1				7.8	10.4	75.2	50.5				22,550	15,325	9,813	1,737				1,780
16	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	26.1	639	36.8	6.7	2.4	1.5	0.7	10.0	21.3	46.9	0.3	1.1	28.3	5.8	7.2	80.4	53.4	2.9	3.8	2.6	23,532	16,695	4,305	1,557	937	450	1,659	1,337
17	Karl Malone K. Malone	26.1	652	37.2	10.9	2.8	1.4	0.8	9.6	18.2	52.8	0.0	0.2	25.8	6.8	9.4	72.2	58.4	2.9	8.0	3.3	24,233	16,987	7,118	1,857	912	489	2,162	2,214
18	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	26.0	546	37.9	6.7	3.3	1.2	0.2	9.3	16.9	55.0	0.0	0.0	25.0	7.4	9.0	82.3	62.3	2.7	4.0	3.3	20,708	14,207	3,676	1,787	653	101	1,541	1,581
19	Rick Barry R. Barry	25.6	642	38.1	7.3	5.1	2.3	0.5	10.1	22.4	44.9				5.5	6.1	89.6	51.0	1.0	4.8	2.7	24,443	16,447	4,655	3,247	929	203	224	1,887
20	David Robinson D. Robinson	25.5	563	37.9	11.7	3.1	1.7	3.6	9.0	17.2	52.5	0.0	0.2	26.1	7.4	9.9	74.6	59.2	3.4	8.3	2.9	21,353	14,366	6,614	1,726	940	2,012	1,634	1,710	+21
21	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	25.4	547	37.6	5.1	6.3	1.8	1.0	8.9	18.4	48.5	0.6	1.9	29.2	7.0	9.1	76.9	56.7	1.3	3.8	3.6	20,540	13,908	2,783	3,472	973	548	1,986	1,397	+1951
22	Trae Young T. Young	25.3	483	34.4	3.5	9.8	1.0	0.2	8.0	18.5	43.3	2.6	7.5	35.2	6.7	7.6	87.3	57.9	0.6	2.9	4.2	16,621	12,220	1,687	4,748	505	74	2,051	841	-121
23	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	25.2	566	38.0	4.5	5.7	1.5	0.2	9.7	22.0	44.2				5.7	7.0	81.8	50.2	1.1	3.7	5.0	21,528	14,254	2,548	3,237	503	84	248	1,682
24	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	24.8	591	36.4	6.3	3.1	1.1	0.5	8.9	19.3	45.9	0.8	2.4	32.0	6.3	7.9	80.6	54.5	1.9	4.4	3.0	21,498	14,681	3,747	1,810	659	275	1,790	1,783	+1262
25	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	24.7	539	33.8	4.3	4.7	1.4	0.3	8.8	19.5	44.9	3.0	8.2	36.6	4.2	5.0	84.0	56.9	0.8	3.5	2.7	18,244	13,320	2,324	2,530	740	173	1,447	1,300	+2590