most ppg before 1962

Before 1961-62, Wilt Chamberlain averaged the most points per game, with 38.0 per game.

Interpreted as:
most ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player before 1962
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38.0
151
47.1
27.1
2.1
15.3
31.6
48.6
7.3
13.5
54.2
50.6
7,111
5,740
4,090
316
280
2Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
30.5
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
3Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
29.8
213
41.6
17.1
4.2
10.8
25.5
42.2
8.3
10.9
76.4
49.3
8,861
6,354
3,647
901
783
4Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
25.5
505
38.2
16.5
2.9
8.9
20.9
42.7
7.6
10.2
74.9
50.2
19,268
12,896
8,354
1,448
1,484
5George 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
6Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
22.9
635
38.8
8.8
2.3
7.9
18.7
42.3
7.1
8.8
81.0
50.8
22,112
14,560
5,602
1,464
2,457
7Alex 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
8Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
21.8
442
34.7
7.4
2.5
8.4
19.1
44.0
5.0
6.6
76.0
49.6
15,358
9,641
3,273
1,098
1,545
9Bailey Howell
B. Howell
20.7
152
34.9
12.5
1.7
7.3
15.9
46.3
6.0
8.0
74.8
53.4
5,298
3,147
1,901
259
579
10Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
19.8
850
36.9
13.1
3.2
6.3
16.4
38.2
7.3
8.6
84.7
49.1
26,532
16,855
10,332
2,729
3,012
11Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
19.5
361
31.5
9.0
3.3
7.4
16.5
44.7
4.7
6.0
78.4
50.8
11,362
7,030
3,255
1,186
1,263
12Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
19.4
516
35.5
11.3
2.5
6.4
14.4
44.4
6.6
8.6
76.8
53.4
18,298
10,023
5,856
1,269
1,681
13Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
19.3
766
37.4
5.6
7.6
6.9
18.7
37.2
5.4
6.7
81.0
44.6
26,042
14,777
4,327
5,846
1,921
14Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
19.2
356
31.2
10.0
2.0
7.5
18.8
40.0
4.2
5.4
76.6
45.3
11,121
6,843
3,574
718
1,384
15George Yardley
G. Yardley
19.2
472
33.4
8.9
1.7
6.8
16.0
42.2
5.7
7.3
78.0
49.9
15,767
9,063
4,220
815
1,426
16Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
18.7
558
30.2
10.8
1.8
7.4
16.8
44.2
3.8
5.0
75.2
49.0
16,878
10,414
6,010
978
1,916
17Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
17.8
711
32.0
3.9
3.0
6.7
15.7
42.6
4.4
5.0
88.3
49.7
21,793
12,665
2,793
2,101
1,925
18Willie Naulls
W. Naulls
17.8
351
32.6
11.7
1.7
7.0
17.4
40.4
3.8
4.7
80.8
45.8
11,434
6,248
4,115
610
1,121
19Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
17.7
359
34.2
6.9
5.1
6.2
15.7
39.6
5.3
7.0
74.9
47.1
12,291
6,362
2,474
1,829
1,208
20Jerry West
J. West
17.6
79
35.4
7.7
4.2
6.7
16.0
41.9
4.2
6.3
66.6
46.8
2,797
1,389
611
333
213
21Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
17.5
641
35.7
7.5
3.2
5.8
13.4
43.6
5.9
7.7
76.1
52.2
18,071
11,234
4,325
2,079
1,667
22Kenny Sears
K. Sears
16.8
401
33.1
8.6
1.8
5.6
12.5
45.1
5.6
6.7
82.9
54.5
13,267
6,732
3,455
706
1,271
23Bill Russell
B. Russell
16.8
339
41.1
22.9
3.1
6.7
15.1
44.5
3.4
6.0
55.7
47.3
13,918
5,688
7,765
1,057
850
24Maurice 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
25Joe 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

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