nba players to average 8.5 ppg in a season

John Abramovic put up 11.2 points per game in his rookie season in 1946-47.

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NBA players to average 8.5 or higher ppg in a season
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1John Abramovic
J. Abramovic
11.2
1946-47
47
0.7
4.3
17.7
24.2
2.6
3.8
69.1
28.9
527
35
161
2Frankie Baumholtz
F. Baumholtz
14.0
1946-47
45
1.2
5.7
19.0
29.8
2.7
3.5
77.6
34.1
631
54
93
3Hank Beenders
H. Beenders
12.3
1946-47
58
0.6
4.6
17.5
26.2
3.1
4.4
70.4
31.6
713
37
196
4Al Brightman
A. Brightman
9.8
1946-47
58
1.0
3.8
15.0
25.6
2.1
3.3
62.7
29.7
567
60
115
5Ernie Calverley
E. Calverley
14.3
1946-47
59
3.4
5.5
18.7
29.3
3.4
4.8
70.3
34.4
845
202
191
6Don Carlson
D. Carlson
10.7
1946-47
59
1.0
4.6
14.3
32.2
1.5
2.7
54.1
34.4
630
59
182
7Howie Dallmar
H. Dallmar
8.8
1946-47
60
1.7
3.3
11.8
28.0
2.2
3.4
64.0
33.0
528
104
141
8Bob Doll
B. Doll
8.7
1946-47
60
0.4
3.2
12.8
25.3
2.2
3.4
65.0
30.4
522
22
167
9Bob Feerick
B. Feerick
16.8
1946-47
55
1.3
6.6
16.5
40.1
3.6
4.7
76.2
45.3
926
69
142
10Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
23.2
1946-47
60
0.4
7.9
26.0
30.5
7.3
10.0
73.0
38.1
1,389
25
199
11Coulby Gunther
C. Gunther
14.1
1946-47
52
0.6
4.9
14.5
33.6
4.3
6.8
64.4
40.3
734
32
117
12Chick Halbert
C. Halbert
12.7
1946-47
61
0.8
4.6
15.0
30.6
3.5
5.8
59.8
36.1
773
46
161
13Kleggie Hermsen
K. Hermsen
9.3
1946-47
TOT
32
0.8
3.5
12.3
28.7
2.2
3.5
63.4
33.5
297
25
86
14Sonny Hertzberg
S. Hertzberg
8.7
1946-47
59
0.6
3.4
11.8
28.9
1.9
2.5
75.8
33.9
515
37
109
15John Janisch
J. Janisch
11.6
1946-47
60
0.8
4.7
16.4
28.8
2.2
3.3
66.2
32.6
697
49
132
16John Logan
J. Logan
12.6
1946-47
61
1.3
4.8
17.1
27.8
3.1
4.2
74.8
33.3
770
78
136
17John Mahnken
J. Mahnken
9.3
1946-47
60
1.0
3.7
14.6
25.5
1.9
2.7
68.1
29.4
557
60
181
18Dino Martin
D. Martin
12.2
1946-47
60
1.0
5.2
17.0
30.4
1.9
2.8
66.1
33.4
733
59
98
19Ariel Maughan
A. Maughan
9.0
1946-47
59
1.0
3.8
15.7
24.1
1.4
1.9
73.7
27.2
532
57
180
20Mike McCarron
M. McCarron
10.8
1946-47
60
1.0
3.9
14.0
28.2
3.0
4.8
61.5
33.6
649
59
184
21Bones McKinney
B. McKinney
12.0
1946-47
58
1.2
4.7
17.0
27.9
2.5
3.6
69.0
32.2
695
69
162
22Stan Miasek
S. Miasek
14.9
1946-47
60
1.6
5.5
19.2
28.7
3.9
6.4
60.5
33.8
895
93
208
23Leo Mogus
L. Mogus
13.0
1946-47
TOT
58
1.4
4.5
15.2
29.5
4.1
5.6
72.3
36.8
753
84
176
24Angelo Musi
A. Musi
9.4
1946-47
60
0.4
3.8
13.6
28.1
1.7
2.1
82.9
32.2
562
26
120
25Johnny Norlander
J. Norlander
10.4
1946-47
60
0.8
3.7
11.6
31.9
3.0
4.6
65.2
38.2
626
50
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

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3/17
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3/18
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3/18
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111-130
Wed
3/18
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99-105

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