most ppg before 1959

Before 1958-59, Bob Pettit averaged the most points per game, with 23.8 per game.

Interpreted as:
most ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player before 1959
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
23.8
285
36.7
15.5
2.5
8.3
19.9
41.5
7.3
9.7
75.2
49.3
10,472
6,789
4,411
708
863
2George 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
3Alex 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
4Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
22.4
414
39.4
8.8
2.4
7.6
18.0
42.1
7.2
8.9
80.7
51.0
13,760
9,271
3,663
992
1,595
5Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
20.2
488
36.7
11.7
2.6
6.7
14.9
44.7
6.9
8.9
76.8
53.6
17,905
9,846
5,717
1,248
1,631
6Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
19.4
550
38.6
6.0
7.2
6.8
18.5
36.8
5.7
7.1
81.2
44.8
18,583
10,647
3,285
3,987
1,444
7George Yardley
G. Yardley
18.9
338
34.1
9.5
1.9
6.5
15.8
41.3
5.9
7.6
77.3
49.5
11,526
6,381
3,210
628
1,040
8Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
18.9
624
36.7
13.3
3.2
5.9
15.4
38.0
7.1
8.5
83.6
49.2
18,139
11,764
7,451
1,999
2,173
9Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
18.5
353
31.8
11.4
1.7
7.4
17.0
43.3
3.7
5.2
71.5
47.8
11,215
6,518
4,007
588
1,204
10Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
17.8
627
36.3
7.7
3.3
5.9
13.6
43.7
5.9
7.8
76.2
52.4
17,875
11,169
4,285
2,066
1,647
11Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
17.5
507
33.5
4.0
3.2
6.4
15.1
42.4
4.6
5.3
87.5
50.0
15,957
8,853
2,016
1,632
1,471
12Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
17.0
141
30.9
10.0
1.7
6.5
16.7
38.9
4.0
5.2
76.7
44.8
4,356
2,393
1,410
242
578
13Maurice 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
14Joe 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
15Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
16.0
216
31.0
5.9
1.9
6.2
14.1
43.8
3.6
4.9
74.5
49.2
6,702
3,449
1,284
404
714
16Ralph 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
17Bill Russell
B. Russell
15.8
117
37.1
21.4
2.5
6.3
14.4
43.6
3.3
6.4
50.8
45.9
4,335
1,848
2,507
290
324
18Ed 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
19Kenny Sears
K. Sears
15.5
214
34.0
9.4
1.6
5.2
12.0
43.2
5.1
6.4
80.4
52.3
7,270
3,307
2,015
341
678
20Larry Foust
L. Foust
15.2
548
32.6
11.1
1.9
5.1
12.7
40.3
5.0
6.8
72.9
48.4
15,632
8,334
6,076
1,026
2,064
21Carl Braun
C. Braun
14.9
599
33.4
3.8
3.6
5.4
14.3
37.6
4.1
5.1
80.1
44.9
14,304
8,911
1,622
2,154
1,781
22Max 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
23Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
14.5
627
32.9
9.6
2.2
5.1
12.6
40.4
4.3
5.6
76.2
48.0
16,304
9,071
5,370
1,356
2,566
24Bob Davies
B. Davies
14.3
462
31.3
2.9
4.9
5.0
13.1
37.8
4.4
5.7
75.9
45.6
8,617
6,594
980
2,250
1,566
25Frankie Baumholtz
F. Baumholtz
14.0
45
1.2
5.7
19.0
29.8
2.7
3.5
77.6
34.1
631
54
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