nba players who averaged most points per game in their 3rd season

Wilt Chamberlain had the most points per game by a player in his 3rd season, with 50.4 per game.

Interpreted as:
NBA players who averaged most points per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in their 3rd season
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50.4
1961-62
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
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
37.1
1986-87
82
40.0
5.2
4.6
2.9
1.5
13.4
27.8
48.2
0.1
0.8
18.2
10.2
11.9
85.7
56.2
2.0
3.2
3.3
3,281
3,041
430
377
236
125
272
237
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
34.8
1971-72
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
4Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
34.8
1960-61
73
42.9
19.8
5.1
12.8
29.7
43.0
9.3
11.8
78.3
49.8
3,133
2,538
1,447
371
279
5Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
34.5
1974-75
82
43.2
14.1
2.2
1.1
2.1
13.4
26.1
51.2
7.8
9.7
80.5
56.9
3.7
10.3
3,539
2,831
1,155
179
92
174
278
6Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
34.0
1972-73
80
46.0
2.8
11.4
12.9
26.3
48.8
8.3
9.8
84.7
55.5
3,681
2,719
223
910
207
7LeBron James
L. James
31.4
2005-06
79
42.5
7.0
6.6
1.6
0.8
11.1
23.1
48.0
1.6
4.8
33.5
7.6
10.3
73.8
56.8
0.9
6.1
3.3
3,361
2,478
556
521
123
66
260
181
+275
8Kevin Durant
K. Durant
30.1
2009-10
82
39.5
7.6
2.8
1.4
1.0
9.7
20.3
47.6
1.6
4.3
36.5
9.2
10.2
90.0
60.7
1.3
6.3
3.3
3,239
2,472
623
231
112
84
271
171
+431
9George Gervin
G. Gervin
29.6
1978-79
80
36.1
5.0
2.7
1.7
1.1
11.8
21.9
54.1
5.9
7.1
82.6
59.1
1.8
3.2
3.6
2,888
2,365
400
219
137
91
286
275
10Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
29.5
1983-84
79
36.7
5.9
4.5
1.0
0.3
11.7
22.3
52.4
0.2
0.7
26.8
5.9
7.9
74.9
57.2
2.0
3.9
3.6
2,900
2,330
469
358
80
22
285
246
11Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29.3
1994-95
79
37.0
11.4
2.7
0.9
2.4
11.8
20.2
58.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.8
10.8
53.3
58.8
4.2
7.3
2.6
2,923
2,315
901
214
73
192
204
258
12Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
29.2
1972-73
77
42.3
12.9
2.5
11.5
24.3
47.6
6.1
7.3
83.9
53.2
3,259
2,251
995
196
213
13Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
28.7
1970-71
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
14George Mikan
G. Mikan
28.4
1950-51
68
14.1
3.1
10.0
23.3
42.8
8.5
10.5
80.3
50.9
1,932
958
208
308
15Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
28.3
1962-63
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
16Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
27.7
2020-21
66
34.3
8.0
8.6
1.0
0.5
9.8
20.5
47.9
2.9
8.3
35.0
5.2
7.1
73.0
58.7
0.8
7.2
4.3
2,262
1,830
527
567
64
36
281
152
+164
17Karl Malone
K. Malone
27.7
1987-88
82
39.0
12.0
2.4
1.4
0.6
10.5
20.1
52.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.7
9.6
70.0
56.8
3.4
8.6
4.0
3,198
2,268
986
199
117
50
325
296
18Vince Carter
V. Carter
27.6
2000-01
75
39.7
5.5
3.9
1.5
1.1
10.2
22.1
46.0
2.2
5.3
40.8
5.1
6.7
76.5
55.1
2.3
3.2
2.2
2,979
2,070
416
291
114
82
167
205
+323
19Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27.5
2018-19
64
33.7
13.6
3.7
0.7
1.9
9.1
18.7
48.4
1.2
4.1
30.0
8.2
10.1
80.4
59.3
2.5
11.1
3.5
2,154
1,761
871
234
46
122
226
211
+371
20Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
27.4
1984-85
81
37.3
6.9
2.5
1.7
0.7
10.5
23.3
45.1
0.3
1.0
30.9
6.0
7.4
80.6
51.4
2.8
4.1
2.8
3,023
2,217
557
200
135
54
225
170
21Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
27.2
2005-06
75
38.6
5.7
6.7
1.9
0.8
9.3
18.8
49.5
0.2
1.0
17.1
8.4
10.7
78.3
57.7
1.4
4.3
3.6
2,892
2,040
430
503
146
58
268
217
+485
22Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
27.0
1963-64
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
23Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
26.8
1998-99
48
41.5
4.9
4.6
2.3
0.1
9.1
22.0
41.2
1.2
4.1
29.1
7.4
9.9
75.1
50.8
1.4
3.5
3.5
1,990
1,284
236
223
110
7
167
98
+185
24Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
26.7
1982-83
82
35.5
5.3
2.5
0.8
0.5
10.3
18.7
54.7
0.2
0.6
29.4
6.0
6.8
87.5
61.3
1.5
3.8
2.2
2,909
2,186
437
203
66
38
177
198
25Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
26.5
2005-06
80
36.8
4.9
2.7
1.1
0.5
9.5
19.7
48.1
0.5
1.9
24.3
7.2
8.9
80.8
56.3
1.5
3.4
2.7
2,941
2,122
394
216
88
42
218
229
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28.7

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RPG

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Green

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APG

5.5

Green

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115.6

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DRTG

113.5

9th

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2.2

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
22
13
.629
8.0
7
23
15
.605
8.5
8
Warriors Warriors
21
18
.538
11.0
9
19
20
.487
13.0
10
16
22
.421
15.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/11
@
8:30 PM
Tue
1/13
@
11:00 PM
Thu
1/15
@
10:00 PM
Sat
1/17
@
8:30 PM
Mon
1/19
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
SAC Kings

8 - 30

103

Final

137

GSW Warriors

21 - 18

Fri 9 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
28
9
.757
2
24
13
.649
4.0
3
24
14
.632
4.5
4
23
16
.590
6.0
5
21
15
.583
6.5
6
20
17
.541
8.0
7
21
18
.538
8.0
8
21
18
.538
8.0
9
19
21
.475
10.5
10
17
20
.459
11.0
11
17
21
.447
11.5
12
13
25
.342
15.5
13
11
24
.314
16.0
14
10
27
.270
18.0
15
7
31
.184
21.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
32
7
.821
2
26
11
.703
5.0
3
25
13
.658
6.5
4
25
13
.658
6.5
5
23
13
.639
7.5
6
22
13
.629
8.0
7
23
15
.605
8.5
8
21
18
.538
11.0
9
19
20
.487
13.0
10
16
22
.421
15.5
11
14
23
.378
17.0
12
14
24
.368
17.5
13
13
24
.351
18.0
14
9
31
.225
23.5
15
8
30
.211
23.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
12/11
@
105-115
Thu
12/11
@
129-126
Thu
12/11
@
130-126
Thu
12/11
@
111-119
Thu
12/11
@
127-120

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/10
@
7:00 PM
Sat
1/10
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/10
@
8:00 PM
Sat
1/10
@
8:00 PM
Sat
1/10
@
9:30 PM