nba players to average 20 ppg in their second season

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

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NBA players to average 20 or higher ppg in their second season
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
2Max 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
3George 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
4Alex 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
5Ed 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
6Paul 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
7Bob 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
8Neil 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
9Bob 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
10Elgin 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
11Wilt 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
12Bailey 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
13Oscar 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
14Jerry 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
15Walt 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
16Terry 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
17Jerry 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
18Rick Barry
R. Barry
35.6
1966-67
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
19Dave Bing
D. Bing
27.1
1967-68
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
20John Block
J. Block
20.2
1967-68
52
34.7
11.0
1.4
7.0
16.6
42.3
6.1
7.6
80.2
50.5
1,805
1,048
571
71
189
21Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
25.8
1968-69
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
22Bob Rule
B. Rule
24.0
1968-69
82
37.9
11.5
1.7
9.5
20.2
46.9
5.0
7.4
68.2
51.1
3,104
1,965
941
141
322
23Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27.5
1969-70
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
24Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31.7
1970-71
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
25Connie Hawkins
C. Hawkins
20.9
1970-71
71
37.5
9.1
4.5
7.2
16.6
43.4
6.4
7.9
81.6
51.9
2,662
1,481
643
322
197

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.732
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.683
4.0
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.524
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.390
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31
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.378
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.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
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64
18
.780
2
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.756
2.0
3
54
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.659
10.0
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53
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.646
11.0
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.634
12.0
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49
33
.598
15.0
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.549
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.512
22.0
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.512
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27.0
11
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38.0
12
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38.0
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