nba highest ppg in 60s decade

Between the 1959-60 and 1968-69 seasons, Wilt Chamberlain had the most points per game in a decade, with 34.4 per game in the 1960s.

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NBA highest ppg by a player in 60s decade
NAMEPPGDECADEGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
34.4
1960s
787
46.6
24.3
4.5
13.9
26.3
53.0
6.6
12.8
51.4
53.9
36,713
27,098
19,112
3,548
1,483
2Rick Barry
R. Barry
30.6
1960s
158
39.0
9.9
2.9
11.1
24.9
44.6
8.4
9.6
87.4
52.5
6,165
4,834
1,564
455
555
3Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
29.7
1960s
683
44.3
8.7
10.5
10.3
21.3
48.7
9.0
10.7
83.9
57.1
30,223
20,261
5,958
7,173
2,138
4Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
28.4
1960s
82
45.1
17.1
1.4
11.3
25.4
44.7
5.7
9.1
62.6
48.3
3,695
2,327
1,406
113
266
5Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
28.1
1960s
711
40.1
13.8
4.3
10.6
24.6
43.0
6.9
8.9
78.0
49.2
28,499
19,983
9,786
3,051
2,168
6Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
27.6
1960s
435
39.9
16.7
3.3
9.8
22.0
44.7
7.9
10.3
76.8
52.0
17,345
11,986
7,256
1,440
1,466
7Jerry West
J. West
27.5
1960s
612
39.6
6.5
5.7
9.7
20.7
46.9
8.1
10.0
81.0
54.8
24,220
16,835
3,986
3,469
1,668
8Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
25.0
1960s
162
37.6
4.6
4.6
9.6
21.4
44.6
5.9
7.6
77.5
50.5
6,087
4,056
745
741
543
9Dave Bing
D. Bing
23.5
1960s
236
38.2
4.7
5.9
9.2
21.2
43.5
5.0
7.0
71.6
48.3
9,010
5,543
1,114
1,385
727
10Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
23.3
1960s
648
39.4
15.0
2.4
8.8
17.0
51.8
5.7
8.7
65.4
55.9
25,561
15,086
9,716
1,541
2,272
11Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
22.5
1960s
229
36.4
8.0
2.4
8.1
19.3
42.0
6.3
7.7
81.3
49.5
8,338
5,144
1,829
554
905
12Hal Greer
H. Greer
21.2
1960s
774
37.2
5.6
4.2
8.3
18.2
45.5
4.6
5.7
80.1
51.0
28,821
16,390
4,352
3,238
2,733
13Bob Rule
B. Rule
21.0
1960s
164
33.7
10.5
1.5
8.2
17.2
47.7
4.6
6.9
67.0
52.0
5,528
3,449
1,717
240
638
14George Yardley
G. Yardley
20.2
1960s
73
32.9
7.9
1.7
7.5
16.5
45.3
5.2
6.4
81.6
52.2
2,402
1,473
579
122
227
15Bailey Howell
B. Howell
20.2
1960s
786
34.3
10.7
2.1
7.4
15.2
48.4
5.4
7.1
76.3
54.9
26,960
15,859
8,392
1,618
3,003
16Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
19.7
1960s
535
31.3
6.5
2.3
7.8
17.1
45.9
4.0
5.1
79.0
51.0
16,732
10,534
3,487
1,248
1,791
17Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
19.7
1960s
461
43.2
19.2
3.0
7.9
15.8
49.7
3.9
5.0
78.4
54.5
19,906
9,066
8,831
1,399
1,517
18Willis Reed
W. Reed
19.6
1960s
397
36.2
13.7
1.8
7.7
16.3
47.4
4.2
5.6
73.9
52.3
14,390
7,784
5,458
699
1,612
19Sam Jones
S. Jones
19.3
1960s
744
29.9
5.0
2.8
7.9
17.2
45.8
3.6
4.4
80.7
50.5
22,225
14,390
3,717
2,071
1,591
20John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
19.3
1960s
551
32.4
6.2
3.5
7.7
18.5
41.9
3.8
4.9
78.0
46.9
17,828
10,648
3,404
1,929
1,468
21Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
19.2
1960s
317
30.7
8.8
2.8
7.1
16.2
43.7
5.0
7.1
70.1
49.5
9,723
6,072
2,800
886
1,150
22Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
19.1
1960s
447
28.7
8.3
2.0
7.6
18.4
41.2
4.0
5.0
79.6
46.4
12,809
8,559
3,701
912
1,605
23Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
18.6
1960s
536
29.6
6.3
3.2
7.4
16.2
45.4
3.9
4.7
81.5
50.8
15,868
9,981
3,379
1,736
1,681
24Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
18.5
1960s
377
36.1
12.7
2.7
7.6
17.4
43.9
3.2
4.7
69.0
47.6
13,598
6,977
4,803
1,003
1,395
25Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
18.4
1960s
207
30.3
5.6
1.8
7.6
15.9
47.6
3.3
4.5
74.4
51.7
6,281
3,815
1,161
376
638

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