nba players to average 26.95 ppg in single season before age 26 season

George Mikan put up 28.3 points per game before turning 26 in 1948-49.

	NAME	PPG	Age	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	George Mikan G. Mikan	28.3	24	1948-49	MIN	60			3.6	9.7	23.4	41.6	8.9	11.5	77.2	49.8		1,698		218	260
2	George Mikan G. Mikan	27.4	25	1949-50	MIN	68			2.9	9.5	23.5	40.7	8.3	10.7	77.9	48.7		1,865		197	297
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	29.6	25	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
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37.6	23	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	27.0	2.3	14.8	32.1	46.1	8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3	3,338	2,707	1,941	168	150
5	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	31.2	25	1959-60	CIN	75	40.3	8.9	3.5	11.6	27.5	42.2	8.0	10.2	78.5	48.7	3,023	2,338	664	260	275
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38.4	24	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
7	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30.5	22	1960-61	CIN	71	42.7	10.1	9.7	10.6	22.5	47.3	9.2	11.2	82.2	55.5	3,032	2,165	716	690	219
8	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	31.6	22	1961-62	CHI	79	42.3	19.0	2.7	12.3	23.7	51.9	6.9	10.8	64.4	55.4	3,344	2,495	1,500	210	281
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50.4	25	1961-62	PHI	80	48.5	25.7	2.4	20.0	39.5	50.6	10.4	17.0	61.3	53.6	3,882	4,029	2,052	192	123
10	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30.8	23	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
11	Jerry West J. West	30.8	23	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
12	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	27.9	23	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	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	28.3	24	1962-63	CIN	80	44.0	10.4	9.5	10.3	19.9	51.8	7.7	9.5	81.0	58.8	3,521	2,264	835	758	293
14	Jerry West J. West	27.1	24	1962-63	LAL	55	39.3	7.0	5.6	10.2	22.1	46.1	6.7	8.7	77.8	52.3	2,163	1,489	384	307	150
15	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	27.0	24	1963-64	BAL	80	42.4	17.0	1.6	10.1	19.8	51.3	6.7	10.3	65.1	55.5	3,394	2,159	1,361	126	300
16	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	31.4	25	1963-64	CIN	79	45.1	9.9	11.0	10.6	22.0	48.3	10.1	11.9	85.3	57.6	3,559	2,480	783	868	280
17	Jerry West J. West	28.7	25	1963-64	LAL	72	40.4	6.2	5.6	10.3	21.2	48.4	8.1	9.8	83.2	56.2	2,906	2,064	443	403	200
18	Rick Barry R. Barry	35.6	22	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
19	Dave Bing D. Bing	27.1	24	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
20	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	28.4	23	1968-69	SDR	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
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	28.8	22	1969-70	MIL	82	43.1	14.5	4.1	11.4	22.1	51.8	5.9	9.1	65.3	55.2	3,534	2,361	1,190	337	283
22	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	27.5	24	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
23	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	31.7	23	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
24	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	28.7	25	1970-71	SDR	82	44.3	16.6	2.3	11.6	27.0	42.8	5.5	8.2	67.2	46.8	3,633	2,350	1,362	186	225
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	34.8	24	1971-72	MIL	81	44.2	16.6	4.6	14.3	24.9	57.4	6.2	9.0	68.9	60.3	3,583	2,822	1,346	370	235

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George Mikan put up 28.3 points per game before turning 26 in 1948-49.

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