Wilt Chamberlain posted the most points by a player in his 2nd season, with 3,033 points.

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most points by a player scored in a 2nd season NBA

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3,033	1960-61	PHI	79	47.8	38.4	27.2	1.9			15.8	31.1	50.9				6.7	13.3	50.4	51.9				3,773	2,149	148				130
2	Rick Barry R. Barry	2,775	1966-67	SFW	78	40.7	35.6	9.2	3.6			13.0	28.7	45.1				9.7	10.9	88.4	53.1				3,175	714	282				258
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,596	1970-71	MIL	82	40.1	31.7	16.0	3.3			13.0	22.5	57.7				5.7	8.3	69.0	60.6				3,288	1,311	272				264
4	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	2,432	1961-62	CIN	79	44.3	30.8	12.5	11.4			11.0	22.9	47.8				8.9	11.0	80.3	55.4				3,503	985	899				258
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	2,377	1993-94	ORL	81	39.8	29.3	13.2	2.4	0.9	2.9	11.8	19.6	59.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.8	10.5	55.4	60.5	4.7	8.5	2.7	3,224	1,072	195	76	231	222	281
6	Jerry West J. West	2,310	1961-62	LAL	75	41.2	30.8	7.9	5.4			10.7	23.9	44.5				9.5	12.3	76.9	52.4				3,087	591	402				173
7	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	2,261	1973-74	BUF	74	43.0	30.6	15.1	2.3	1.2	3.3	12.2	22.3	54.7				6.2	7.8	79.3	59.4	3.8	11.3		3,185	1,117	170	88	246		252
8	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	2,256	1969-70	SDR	82	44.7	27.5	16.9	2.0			11.1	24.6	45.2				5.2	7.6	68.8	49.2				3,665	1,386	162				270
9	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	2,233	1962-63	CHI	80	41.3	27.9	16.4	2.9			10.5	19.9	52.7				6.9	10.3	67.4	57.1				3,306	1,309	233				283
10	George Gervin G. Gervin	2,232	1977-78	SAS	82	34.8	27.2	5.1	3.7	1.7	1.3	10.5	19.6	53.6				6.1	7.4	83.0	59.4	1.4	3.7	3.7	2,857	420	302	136	110	306	255
11	LeBron James L. James	2,175	2004-05	CLE	80	42.4	27.2	7.4	7.2	2.2	0.7	9.9	21.1	47.2	1.4	3.9	35.1	6.0	8.0	75.0	55.4	1.4	6.0	3.3	3,388	588	577	177	52	262	146	+152
12	David Thompson D. Thompson	2,172	1977-78	DEN	80	37.8	27.2	4.9	4.5	1.2	1.2	10.3	19.8	52.1				6.5	8.4	77.8	57.8	2.0	2.9	3.1	3,025	390	362	92	99	245	213
13	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	2,145	1971-72	CIN	76	43.1	28.2	2.9	9.2			9.7	19.9	48.6				8.9	10.8	82.2	57.2				3,272	222	701				198
14	Dave Bing D. Bing	2,142	1967-68	DET	79	40.6	27.1	4.7	6.4			10.6	24.0	44.1				6.0	8.5	70.7	49.0				3,209	373	509				254
15	Vince Carter V. Carter	2,107	1999-00	TOR	82	38.1	25.7	5.8	3.9	1.3	1.1	9.6	20.7	46.5	1.2	2.9	40.3	5.3	6.7	79.1	54.3	1.8	4.0	2.2	3,126	476	322	110	92	178	263	+181
16	David Robinson D. Robinson	2,101	1990-91	SAS	82	37.7	25.6	13.0	2.5	1.5	3.9	9.2	16.7	55.2	0.0	0.1	14.3	7.2	9.5	76.2	61.5	4.1	8.9	3.3	3,095	1,063	208	127	320	270	264
17	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	2,074	1959-60	MIN	70	41.0	29.6	16.4	3.5			10.8	25.4	42.4				8.1	11.0	73.2	48.9				2,873	1,150	243				234
18	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	2,065	1968-69	BAL	80	38.4	25.8	3.5	4.9			10.1	23.0	44.0				5.6	7.3	76.8	49.3				3,075	280	392				261
19	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	2,061	2016-17	MIN	82	37.0	25.1	12.3	2.7	0.7	1.3	9.8	18.0	54.2	1.2	3.4	36.7	4.3	5.2	83.2	61.8	3.6	8.7	2.6	3,030	1,007	220	56	103	212	241	-28
20	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	2,056	1971-72	DET	80	38.7	25.7	14.2	3.1			10.4	21.1	49.3				4.9	6.3	76.8	53.8				3,092	1,132	248				297
21	Charlie Scott C. Scott	2,048	1972-73	PHX	81	37.8	25.3	4.2	6.1			10.0	22.3	44.6				5.4	6.9	78.4	49.9				3,062	342	495				306
22	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	1,979	1982-83	DAL	81	34.4	24.4	6.3	4.1	1.0	0.3	9.5	19.6	48.3	0.2	0.9	21.1	5.3	7.3	72.8	53.5	2.4	3.9	3.2	2,784	508	332	80	26	261	247
23	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	1,972	1978-79	MIL	77	36.1	25.6	7.6	3.0	1.5	1.2	10.6	19.4	55.0				4.3	5.7	76.0	58.6	2.8	4.9	2.2	2,779	586	234	116	89	170	186
24	Bob Rule B. Rule	1,965	1968-69	SEA	82	37.9	24.0	11.5	1.7			9.5	20.2	46.9				5.0	7.4	68.2	51.1				3,104	941	141				322
25	Jamal Mashburn J. Mashburn	1,926	1994-95	DAL	80	37.3	24.1	4.1	3.7	1.0	0.1	8.5	19.6	43.6	1.4	4.3	32.8	5.6	7.6	73.9	52.6	1.5	2.7	2.9	2,980	331	298	82	8	235	190