most points per game in a career in the first 5 seasons

Wilt Chamberlain had the most points per game by a player in his first 5 seasons, with 41.7 per game.

Interpreted as:

most points per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player in a career in the first 5 seasons

	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	41.7	391	47.3	25.3	3.0			16.8	33.2	50.6				8.0	14.2	56.8	52.8				18,488	16,303	9,875	1,186				721
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32.6	345	39.0	6.2	5.9	2.8	1.2	11.9	23.3	51.3	0.2	0.8	20.2	8.6	10.1	84.8	58.9	1.9	4.3	3.3	13,442	11,263	2,129	2,046	962	411	1,150	1,085
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	32.0	341	42.1	16.7	4.4			11.7	27.2	43.1				8.5	11.0	77.8	49.9				14,360	10,909	5,685	1,509				1,164
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	30.5	402	42.8	15.5	4.3	1.4	3.5	12.7	22.9	55.3				5.2	7.6	68.6	58.2	3.5	11.0		17,207	12,262	6,249	1,744	112	283		1,228
5	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30.3	384	44.4	10.4	10.6			10.7	21.9	48.6				8.9	10.8	82.6	56.7				17,036	11,620	3,993	4,076				1,255
6	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	28.0	386	39.9	12.7	2.6	1.1	2.2	11.0	21.9	50.4				6.0	7.7	77.7	55.5	3.4	10.2		15,412	10,821	4,891	1,008	350	679		1,346
7	George Gervin G. Gervin	28.0	404	35.0	5.2	3.0	1.4	1.1	10.9	20.7	52.7	0.3	0.9	29.9	6.0	7.2	83.3	58.5	1.7	3.5	3.4	14,149	11,298	2,096	1,221	582	440	1,097	1,236
8	Rick Barry R. Barry	27.8	400	38.5	8.2	4.6	2.5	0.5	10.8	23.8	45.3				6.2	7.0	88.7	51.7	1.2	5.0		15,393	11,125	3,288	1,830	397	73		1,290
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	27.6	330	34.3	8.6	8.0	1.1	0.4	9.4	20.1	46.6	2.8	8.2	33.8	6.0	8.2	73.9	58.1	1.0	7.6	4.0	11,318	9,100	2,825	2,631	368	144	1,316	753	+573
10	LeBron James L. James	27.3	391	41.1	6.9	6.6	1.8	0.8	9.9	21.1	46.7	1.3	4.0	32.4	6.3	8.6	72.8	54.8	1.3	5.6	3.3	16,088	10,689	2,694	2,572	693	312	1,300	812	+799
11	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	27.0	346	37.9	12.5	2.5	0.8	2.8	10.9	18.8	57.7	0.0	0.0	6.7	5.3	9.9	53.7	58.4	4.1	8.4	3.0	13,105	9,355	4,331	875	289	971	1,034	1,233	+268
12	Jerry West J. West	26.9	355	39.5	7.0	5.1			9.7	21.0	46.3				7.5	9.6	78.0	53.3				14,019	9,544	2,476	1,809				957
13	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	26.8	399	41.8	16.5	2.5			10.2	19.7	51.5				6.5	9.9	65.6	55.7				16,697	10,688	6,590	995				1,418
14	Kevin Durant K. Durant	26.3	380	38.1	6.6	2.8	1.2	1.0	8.9	19.1	46.8	1.5	4.1	36.4	6.9	7.9	87.8	58.2	0.9	5.7	3.1	14,476	9,978	2,513	1,073	462	365	1,194	719	-81
15	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	26.2	409	43.5	16.0	2.1			10.6	24.1	44.1				5.0	7.6	65.9	47.8				17,801	10,713	6,528	858				1,226
16	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	26.2	345	40.6	4.0	5.6	2.2	0.2	9.3	21.8	42.6	1.4	4.2	32.3	6.2	8.4	74.5	51.4	1.1	2.9	3.5	14,017	9,025	1,384	1,937	765	81	1,215	840	+155
17	George Mikan G. Mikan	25.6	330	39.0	14.0	3.1			9.0	22.0	40.8				7.7	9.9	78.3	48.7				5,223	8,460	2,831	1,018				1,441
18	Trae Young T. Young	25.5	353	33.8	3.7	9.3	1.0	0.1	8.1	18.6	43.7	2.5	7.1	35.1	6.7	7.7	87.6	58.0	0.7	3.0	4.1	11,940	8,990	1,302	3,285	342	51	1,461	587	-39
19	David Robinson D. Robinson	25.3	394	38.4	11.9	3.1	1.7	3.7	9.0	17.1	52.7	0.0	0.2	23.8	7.2	9.8	73.8	59.0	3.5	8.4	3.1	15,113	9,971	4,686	1,235	689	1,473	1,203	1,209
20	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	25.2	355	40.4	2.8	8.1	1.5	0.1	9.1	19.3	47.0				7.0	8.5	83.1	54.7	0.6	2.0		14,336	8,959	994	2,884	175	14		886
21	David Thompson D. Thompson	25.2	354	35.5	4.1	3.6	1.0	0.9	9.5	18.7	50.8	0.1	0.5	29.3	6.2	8.0	77.2	56.7	1.6	2.5	2.9	12,555	8,928	1,459	1,279	368	332	797	966
22	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	25.1	401	36.7	6.8	2.3	1.5	0.8	9.6	20.5	46.9	0.2	0.7	25.4	5.7	7.2	79.2	53.0	2.9	3.9	2.7	14,699	10,061	2,729	922	591	304	1,086	896
23	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	24.9	326	40.4	12.1	2.4	0.8	1.5	9.7	21.0	46.3				5.5	6.8	81.3	52.0	3.6	7.8		13,156	8,131	3,954	769	119	214		876
24	Bob 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
25	Karl Malone K. Malone	24.9	407	36.3	10.6	2.6	1.5	0.7	9.4	17.9	52.4	0.1	0.2	28.8	6.1	8.8	69.3	57.2	3.0	7.6	3.5	14,778	10,116	4,323	1,038	591	274	1,430	1,459