most ppg in a season by a player drafted 8th overall in the nba draft

George Yardley has scored the most points per game by a #8 overall pick in a season, with 27.8 per game in 1957-58.

	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	George Yardley G. Yardley	27.8	1957-58	DET	72	39.5	10.7	1.3			9.3	22.6	41.4				9.1	11.2	81.1	50.5				2,843	2,001	768	97				226
2	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	27.2	1989-90	PHX	81	37.6	7.0	2.3	1.1	0.6	10.0	20.0	50.1	0.3	1.1	27.9	6.9	8.0	86.1	57.9	1.5	5.6	2.7	3,046	2,201	571	190	88	47	218	260
3	Sam Jones S. Jones	25.9	1964-65	BOS	80	36.1	5.1	2.8			10.3	22.7	45.2				5.4	6.5	82.0	50.5				2,885	2,070	411	223				176
4	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	25.7	1988-89	PHX	81	37.1	8.4	2.9	1.1	0.7	9.6	20.3	47.1	0.3	1.1	32.6	6.3	7.4	85.1	54.7	1.8	6.7	2.9	3,002	2,085	684	231	87	55	231	271
5	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	24.9	1972-73	POR	79	39.7	3.5	4.4			10.6	22.8	46.4				3.8	4.8	77.8	50.0				3,134	1,970	273	350				163
6	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
7	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	24.3	2020-21	CLE	60	35.3	3.1	4.4	1.0	0.2	8.8	18.4	47.5	1.6	4.4	37.1	5.2	6.4	81.5	57.3	1.0	2.2	2.8	2,115	1,460	187	262	62	10	167	157	-376
8	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	24.3	1973-74	POR	73	38.4	2.8	4.3	1.2	0.2	10.1	21.1	48.1				4.0	4.7	85.3	52.5	0.9	2.0		2,800	1,771	208	315	84	15		199
9	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	24.2	2024-25	ORL	60	33.7	5.7	4.7	1.3	0.4	9.0	19.4	46.3	1.7	5.9	29.5	4.5	5.2	87.1	55.8	0.9	4.8	2.3	2,023	1,449	342	284	75	21	138	147	+248
10	Sam Jones S. Jones	23.5	1965-66	BOS	67	32.2	5.2	3.2			9.3	19.9	46.9				4.9	6.1	79.9	52.1				2,155	1,577	347	216				170
11	Calvin Natt C. Natt	23.3	1984-85	DEN	78	34.1	7.8	3.1	1.0	0.4	8.8	16.1	54.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.7	7.2	79.3	60.4	2.7	5.1	2.4	2,657	1,817	610	238	75	33	190	182
12	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	23.3	1986-87	SEA	82	36.8	6.6	3.0	1.0	0.6	8.0	17.6	45.6	0.7	1.8	37.2	6.5	7.7	84.9	55.4	2.0	4.7	3.3	3,018	1,909	545	245	81	50	268	307
13	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	23.0	2025-26	ORL	18	34.9	6.4	4.0	1.0	0.4	7.6	16.1	47.1	1.6	4.6	35.4	6.3	7.6	83.1	59.3	1.7	4.8	1.9	629	414	116	72	18	7	34	44	+43
14	Ron Harper R. Harper	22.9	1986-87	CLE	82	37.4	4.8	4.8	2.5	1.0	9.0	19.7	45.5	0.2	1.1	21.3	4.7	6.9	68.4	50.3	2.1	2.7	4.2	3,064	1,874	392	394	209	84	345	247
15	Ron Harper R. Harper	22.8	1989-90	TOT	35	39.1	5.9	5.2	2.3	1.2	8.6	18.2	47.3	0.4	1.5	27.5	5.2	6.6	78.8	54.0	2.1	3.8	2.9	1,367	798	206	182	81	41	100	105
16	Sam Jones S. Jones	22.1	1966-67	BOS	72	32.3	4.7	3.0			8.9	19.5	45.4				4.4	5.2	85.7	50.8				2,325	1,594	338	217				191
17	Larry Hughes L. Hughes	22.0	2004-05	WAS	61	38.7	6.3	4.7	2.9	0.3	7.7	17.8	43.0	1.0	3.4	28.2	5.8	7.4	77.7	52.3	1.2	5.0	2.5	2,358	1,345	382	285	176	18	153	168	+90
18	Campy Russell C. Russell	21.9	1978-79	CLE	74	38.6	6.8	4.7	1.3	0.3	8.1	17.1	47.6				5.6	7.1	79.7	54.2	2.0	4.8	3.5	2,859	1,623	503	348	98	25	259	222
19	George Yardley G. Yardley	21.5	1956-57	FTW	72	37.4	10.5	2.0			7.3	17.7	41.0				7.0	8.9	78.7	49.8				2,691	1,547	755	147				231
20	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	21.5	1984-85	SEA	81	36.1	7.1	2.6	0.9	0.7	7.8	16.1	48.3	0.1	0.3	27.3	5.9	7.0	83.2	56.0	2.0	5.1	3.2	2,923	1,739	579	209	70	57	260	312
21	Sam Jones S. Jones	21.3	1967-68	BOS	73	33.0	4.9	3.0			8.5	18.5	46.1				4.3	5.2	82.7	51.3				2,408	1,553	357	216				181
22	Vin Baker V. Baker	21.1	1995-96	MIL	82	40.5	9.9	2.6	0.8	1.1	8.5	17.4	48.9	0.1	0.6	20.8	3.9	5.8	67.0	52.7	3.2	6.6	2.6	3,319	1,729	808	212	68	91	216	272
23	Rudy Gay R. Gay	21.1	2014-15	SAC	68	35.4	5.9	3.7	1.0	0.6	7.5	16.4	45.5	1.2	3.2	35.9	5.0	5.8	85.8	55.6	1.4	4.4	2.7	2,408	1,432	399	250	71	41	183	157	-103
24	Vin Baker V. Baker	21.0	1996-97	MIL	78	40.5	10.3	2.7	1.0	1.4	8.1	16.0	50.5	0.2	0.7	27.8	4.6	6.7	68.7	55.3	3.4	6.9	3.1	3,159	1,637	804	211	81	112	245	275	-63
25	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	20.8	2019-20	CLE	65	33.0	3.1	3.0	1.0	0.1	7.9	16.7	47.2	1.5	3.9	38.0	3.5	4.1	84.6	56.0	0.9	2.2	2.4	2,143	1,349	204	192	65	7	158	142	-397