nba players averaging 18 ppg in their second year

Joe Fulks averaged 22.1 points per game in his 2nd season.

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NBA players averaging 18 or higher ppg in their second year
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
22.1
1947-48
43
0.6
7.6
29.3
25.9
6.9
9.1
76.2
33.2
949
26
162
2Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
19.4
1947-48
47
1.6
6.6
20.3
32.3
6.3
9.0
69.7
40.0
910
74
182
3Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
21.0
1947-48
48
0.6
7.8
24.1
32.3
5.4
6.9
78.4
38.7
1,007
29
125
4George Mikan
G. Mikan
27.4
1949-50
68
2.9
9.5
23.5
40.7
8.3
10.7
77.9
48.7
1,865
197
297
5Alex Groza
A. Groza
21.7
1950-51
66
10.7
2.4
7.5
15.8
47.0
6.7
8.6
78.6
55.2
1,429
709
156
237
6Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
20.4
1950-51
68
9.1
3.7
6.8
14.5
46.6
6.9
9.0
75.9
55.1
1,384
616
252
205
7Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
25.4
1951-52
66
44.5
11.3
2.6
8.3
18.5
44.8
8.8
10.7
81.8
54.6
2,939
1,674
745
170
250
8Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
21.7
1951-52
66
40.6
6.4
6.7
7.8
21.0
36.9
6.2
7.7
80.8
44.5
2,681
1,433
421
441
190
9Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
22.3
1952-53
70
45.2
13.9
2.8
7.2
15.9
45.2
7.9
11.3
70.0
53.4
3,166
1,564
976
197
248
10Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
18.7
1954-55
70
33.7
11.5
1.4
7.4
17.0
43.5
3.9
5.7
68.6
47.9
2,361
1,311
802
100
262
11Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
25.7
1955-56
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
12Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
19.9
1957-58
70
31.3
10.1
2.5
7.2
16.2
44.3
5.5
7.2
76.8
51.3
2,190
1,391
707
175
267
13Willie Naulls
W. Naulls
18.1
1957-58
68
34.8
11.8
1.4
6.9
17.5
39.7
4.2
5.1
82.6
45.8
2,369
1,228
799
97
220
14Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
29.6
1959-60
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
15Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38.4
1960-61
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
16Bailey Howell
B. Howell
23.6
1960-61
77
38.3
14.4
2.5
7.9
16.8
46.9
7.8
10.4
75.3
55.2
2,952
1,815
1,111
196
297
17Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
30.8
1961-62
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
18Jerry West
J. West
30.8
1961-62
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
19Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
18.2
1961-62
20
43.5
6.6
5.8
7.0
18.2
38.5
4.2
5.5
76.4
44.1
870
364
131
116
63
20Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
27.9
1962-63
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
21Lee Shaffer
L. Shaffer
18.6
1962-63
80
29.9
6.6
1.2
7.5
17.4
42.9
3.7
4.7
78.4
47.8
2,392
1,488
524
97
249
22Terry Dischinger
T. Dischinger
20.8
1963-64
80
35.2
8.3
2.0
7.6
15.2
49.6
5.7
7.3
77.6
56.4
2,816
1,662
667
157
321
23John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
19.9
1963-64
80
32.3
5.4
3.0
8.0
19.2
41.7
3.9
5.3
74.6
46.3
2,587
1,595
428
238
227
24Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
18.6
1964-65
76
38.1
13.0
3.6
7.6
18.1
41.8
3.4
5.1
67.6
45.7
2,899
1,415
988
270
258
25Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
21.4
1964-65
66
43.4
20.0
2.4
8.5
17.0
49.8
4.5
5.5
81.4
55.1
2,864
1,414
1,321
157
214

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