Wilt Chamberlain scored the most points per game by a player in his 2nd season, with 38.4 per game.

Interpreted as:

NBA highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a 2nd year player

	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38.4	1960-61	PHI	79	47.8	27.2	1.9			15.8	31.1	50.9				6.7	13.3	50.4	51.9				3,773	3,033	2,149	148				130
2	Rick Barry R. Barry	35.6	1966-67	SFW	78	40.7	9.2	3.6			13.0	28.7	45.1				9.7	10.9	88.4	53.1				3,175	2,775	714	282				258
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	31.7	1970-71	MIL	82	40.1	16.0	3.3			13.0	22.5	57.7				5.7	8.3	69.0	60.6				3,288	2,596	1,311	272				264
4	Jerry West J. West	30.8	1961-62	LAL	75	41.2	7.9	5.4			10.7	23.9	44.5				9.5	12.3	76.9	52.4				3,087	2,310	591	402				173
5	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30.8	1961-62	CIN	79	44.3	12.5	11.4			11.0	22.9	47.8				8.9	11.0	80.3	55.4				3,503	2,432	985	899				258
6	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	30.6	1973-74	BUF	74	43.0	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	2,261	1,117	170	88	246		252
7	Trae Young T. Young	29.6	2019-20	ATL	60	35.3	4.3	9.3	1.1	0.1	9.1	20.8	43.7	3.4	9.5	36.1	8.0	9.3	86.0	59.5	0.5	3.7	4.8	2,120	1,778	255	560	65	8	289	104	-228
8	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	29.6	1959-60	MIN	70	41.0	16.4	3.5			10.8	25.4	42.4				8.1	11.0	73.2	48.9				2,873	2,074	1,150	243				234
9	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29.3	1993-94	ORL	81	39.8	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	2,377	1,072	195	76	231	222	281
10	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	28.8	2019-20	DAL	61	33.6	9.4	8.8	1.0	0.2	9.5	20.6	46.3	2.8	8.9	31.6	7.0	9.2	75.8	58.5	1.3	8.1	4.3	2,047	1,759	573	538	62	14	260	153	+253
11	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	28.2	1971-72	CIN	76	43.1	2.9	9.2			9.7	19.9	48.6				8.9	10.8	82.2	57.2				3,272	2,145	222	701				198
12	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	27.9	1962-63	CHI	80	41.3	16.4	2.9			10.5	19.9	52.7				6.9	10.3	67.4	57.1				3,306	2,233	1,309	233				283
13	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	27.5	1969-70	SDR	82	44.7	16.9	2.0			11.1	24.6	45.2				5.2	7.6	68.8	49.2				3,665	2,256	1,386	162				270
14	George Mikan G. Mikan	27.4	1949-50	MIN	68			2.9			9.5	23.5	40.7				8.3	10.7	77.9	48.7					1,865		197				297
15	George Gervin G. Gervin	27.2	1977-78	SAS	82	34.8	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	2,232	420	302	136	110	306	255
16	LeBron James L. James	27.2	2004-05	CLE	80	42.4	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	2,175	588	577	177	52	262	146	+152
17	David Thompson D. Thompson	27.2	1977-78	DEN	80	37.8	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	2,172	390	362	92	99	245	213
18	Dave Bing D. Bing	27.1	1967-68	DET	79	40.6	4.7	6.4			10.6	24.0	44.1				6.0	8.5	70.7	49.0				3,209	2,142	373	509				254
19	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	27.0	2020-21	NOP	61	33.2	7.2	3.7	0.9	0.6	10.4	17.0	61.1	0.2	0.6	29.4	6.0	8.7	69.8	64.9	2.7	4.5	2.7	2,026	1,647	441	226	57	39	167	135	+89
20	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	26.5	1982-83	DET	58	38.8	4.6	4.1	1.2	0.3	9.7	19.9	48.9	0.2	0.6	37.8	6.8	8.0	84.5	56.5	2.2	2.4	3.2	2,252	1,536	264	237	67	20	187	157
21	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	26.2	1971-72	SEA	73	43.4	12.7	2.0			9.8	21.3	46.1				6.6	8.0	81.9	52.7				3,167	1,914	926	148				208
22	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	25.8	1968-69	BAL	80	38.4	3.5	4.9			10.1	23.0	44.0				5.6	7.3	76.8	49.3				3,075	2,065	280	392				261
23	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	25.7	1971-72	DET	80	38.7	14.2	3.1			10.4	21.1	49.3				4.9	6.3	76.8	53.8				3,092	2,056	1,132	248				297
24	Vince Carter V. Carter	25.7	1999-00	TOR	82	38.1	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	2,107	476	322	110	92	178	263	+181
25	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	25.7	1955-56	STL	72	38.8	16.2	2.6			9.0	20.9	42.9				7.7	10.5	73.6	50.2				2,794	1,849	1,164	189				202