most points per game in first season in the nba

Wilt Chamberlain put up the most points per game by a player in his first season, with 37.6 per game in his rookie season in 1959-60.

Interpreted as:

most points per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in first season in the NBA

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	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	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	2,707	1,941	168				150
2	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	31.6	1961-62	CHI	79	42.3	19.0	2.7			12.3	23.7	51.9				6.9	10.8	64.4	55.4				3,344	2,495	1,500	210				281
3	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30.5	1960-61	CIN	71	42.7	10.1	9.7			10.6	22.5	47.3				9.2	11.2	82.2	55.5				3,032	2,165	716	690				219
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	28.8	1969-70	MIL	82	43.1	14.5	4.1			11.4	22.1	51.8				5.9	9.1	65.3	55.2				3,534	2,361	1,190	337				283
5	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	28.4	1968-69	SDR	82	45.1	17.1	1.4			11.3	25.4	44.7				5.7	9.1	62.6	48.3				3,695	2,327	1,406	113				266
6	George Mikan G. Mikan	28.3	1948-49	MIN	60			3.6			9.7	23.4	41.6				8.9	11.5	77.2	49.8					1,698		218				260
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	28.2	1984-85	CHI	82	38.3	6.5	5.9	2.4	0.8	10.2	19.8	51.5	0.1	0.6	17.3	7.7	9.1	84.5	59.2	2.0	4.5	3.5	3,144	2,313	534	481	196	69	291	285
8	Billy Knight B. Knight	26.6	1976-77	IND	78	40.0	7.5	3.3	1.5	0.2	10.7	21.6	49.3				5.3	6.5	81.6	54.3	2.9	4.6		3,117	2,075	582	260	117	19		197
9	David Thompson D. Thompson	25.9	1976-77	DEN	82	36.6	4.1	4.1	1.4	0.6	10.0	19.8	50.7				5.8	7.6	76.6	55.9	1.7	2.4		3,001	2,125	334	337	114	53		236
10	Rick Barry R. Barry	25.7	1965-66	SFW	80	37.4	10.6	2.2			9.3	21.2	43.9				7.1	8.3	86.2	51.8				2,990	2,059	850	173				297
11	Terry Dischinger T. Dischinger	25.5	1962-63	CHI	57	40.2	8.0	3.1			9.2	18.0	51.2				7.1	9.2	77.0	57.8				2,294	1,452	458	175				188
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	24.9	1958-59	MIN	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
13	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	24.8	1970-71	POR	82	37.0	3.4	4.8			9.6	21.6	44.3				5.6	7.3	77.2	49.9				3,032	2,031	280	390				196
14	Connie Hawkins C. Hawkins	24.6	1969-70	PHX	81	40.9	10.4	4.8			8.8	17.9	49.0				7.1	9.1	77.9	56.3				3,312	1,995	846	391				287
15	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	24.5	1971-72	POR	82	39.6	11.5	4.3			9.6	22.4	42.7				5.4	7.6	71.0	47.6				3,245	2,009	943	350				186
16	David Robinson D. Robinson	24.3	1989-90	SAS	82	36.6	12.0	2.0	1.7	3.9	8.4	15.9	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.5	10.2	73.2	59.7	3.7	8.3	3.1	3,002	1,993	983	164	138	319	257	259
17	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	24.3	1967-68	BAL	82	36.7	5.7	4.3			9.0	20.0	45.3				6.2	7.9	78.1	51.8				3,012	1,991	465	349				282
18	Walter Davis W. Davis	24.2	1977-78	PHX	81	32.0	6.0	3.4	1.4	0.2	9.7	18.4	52.6				4.8	5.8	83.0	57.7	2.0	4.0	3.5	2,590	1,959	484	273	113	20	283	242
19	Bernard King B. King	24.2	1977-78	NJN	79	39.1	9.5	2.4	1.5	0.5	10.1	21.1	47.9				4.0	5.8	67.7	51.1	3.4	6.2	3.9	3,092	1,909	751	193	122	36	311	302
20	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	23.7	1982-83	SDC	70	36.2	10.6	2.5	1.8	0.9	9.8	18.7	52.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	5.9	70.9	55.7	4.3	6.3	2.9	2,531	1,660	744	177	129	62	204	294
21	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	23.5	1996-97	PHI	76	40.1	4.1	7.5	2.1	0.3	8.2	19.8	41.6	2.0	6.0	34.1	5.0	7.2	70.2	51.3	1.5	2.6	4.4	3,045	1,787	312	567	157	24	337	233	-439
22	Alex Groza A. Groza	23.4	1949-50	IND	64			2.5			8.1	17.0	47.8				7.1	9.7	72.9	54.8					1,496		162				221
23	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	23.4	1992-93	ORL	81	37.9	13.9	1.9	0.7	3.5	9.0	16.1	56.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	8.9	59.2	58.4	4.2	9.6	3.8	3,071	1,893	1,122	152	60	286	307	321
24	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	23.2	1970-71	ATL	81	36.1	3.7	4.4			9.1	19.9	45.8				5.0	6.2	80.0	51.2				2,926	1,880	298	355				238
25	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	23.2	1946-47	PHI	60			0.4			7.9	26.0	30.5				7.3	10.0	73.0	38.1					1,389		25				199

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