most ppg before 1963

Before 1962-63, Wilt Chamberlain scored the most points per game, with 42.3 per game.

Interpreted as:
most ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player before 1963
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
42.3
231
47.6
26.6
2.2
16.9
34.3
49.4
8.4
14.8
57.0
51.8
10,993
9,769
6,142
508
403
2Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
31.6
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
3Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
31.4
261
42.1
17.4
4.3
11.4
26.9
42.3
8.6
11.3
76.2
49.3
10,990
8,190
4,539
1,123
938
4Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
30.6
150
43.6
11.3
10.6
10.8
22.7
47.6
9.0
11.1
81.2
55.5
6,535
4,597
1,701
1,589
477
5Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
26.3
583
38.7
16.8
3.0
9.2
21.4
43.1
7.8
10.4
75.2
50.5
22,550
15,325
9,813
1,737
1,780
6Jerry West
J. West
24.0
154
38.2
7.8
4.8
8.6
19.9
43.4
6.8
9.2
73.3
50.2
5,884
3,699
1,202
735
386
7George 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
8Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
22.8
713
38.4
8.6
2.3
7.9
18.7
42.1
7.0
8.7
81.0
50.6
24,897
16,266
6,129
1,665
2,764
9Alex 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
10Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
22.0
522
35.2
7.5
2.5
8.5
19.1
44.6
4.9
6.4
76.6
50.1
18,349
11,472
3,911
1,313
1,868
11Bailey Howell
B. Howell
20.4
231
35.3
12.5
1.9
7.2
15.6
46.3
6.0
7.9
75.5
53.5
8,155
4,723
2,897
445
896
12Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
20.1
438
32.3
8.9
3.6
7.7
17.0
45.1
4.7
6.0
79.1
51.1
14,146
8,794
3,888
1,556
1,545
13Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
19.8
437
35.8
6.8
5.4
7.0
17.3
40.8
5.8
7.5
76.6
48.2
15,639
8,665
2,975
2,368
1,507
14Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
19.7
435
31.0
9.9
2.0
7.7
19.1
40.6
4.2
5.5
77.6
45.9
13,504
8,585
4,321
883
1,664
15Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
19.5
906
36.1
12.8
3.1
6.2
16.2
38.0
7.2
8.4
84.9
48.9
28,012
17,677
10,771
2,849
3,179
16Neil 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
17George 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
18Willie Naulls
W. Naulls
19.1
426
33.8
11.7
1.9
7.5
18.5
40.6
4.0
4.9
81.6
46.1
14,412
8,125
4,982
802
1,381
19Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
19.0
841
36.5
5.5
7.6
6.9
18.4
37.3
5.2
6.5
80.7
44.6
28,156
15,952
4,588
6,430
2,056
20Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
18.8
598
30.2
10.6
1.7
7.5
16.9
44.4
3.8
5.0
75.7
49.2
18,070
11,251
6,360
1,046
2,052
21Bill 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
22Ed 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
23Bill Russell
B. Russell
17.2
415
41.8
23.0
3.4
6.9
15.4
44.7
3.4
6.1
56.4
47.6
17,351
7,124
9,555
1,398
1,057
24Lee Shaffer
L. Shaffer
16.9
75
27.8
6.8
1.3
6.9
15.7
43.6
3.2
4.1
77.1
48.1
2,083
1,267
511
99
266
25Hal Greer
H. Greer
16.8
288
31.5
5.1
3.1
6.8
15.0
45.5
3.2
4.0
79.2
50.2
9,072
4,847
1,478
904
891

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54
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