player with most points in there first 3 seasons before 1962

Before 1961-62, Elgin Baylor posted the most points in his first 3 seasons, with 6,354 points.

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	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	REB	AST	PF
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	6,354	213	41.6	29.8	17.1	4.2	10.8	25.5	42.2	8.3	10.9	76.4	49.3	8,861	3,647	901	783
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	5,740	151	47.1	38.0	27.1	2.1	15.3	31.6	48.6	7.3	13.5	54.2	50.6	7,111	4,090	316	280
3	George Mikan G. Mikan	5,495	196		28.0	14.1	3.2	9.7	23.4	41.7	8.5	10.9	78.5	49.8		958	623	865
4	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	5,070	215	36.9	23.6	14.9	2.6	8.3	19.8	41.7	7.0	9.3	75.3	49.3	7,944	3,195	551	641
5	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	4,307	203	42.7	21.2	10.1	2.6	7.0	16.8	41.9	7.1	9.0	79.7	51.1	5,892	2,060	518	804
6	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	3,918	206	41.1	19.0	6.5	6.5	6.7	18.7	35.8	5.7	7.1	79.8	43.7	5,626	1,344	1,329	602
7	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	3,898	163		23.9		0.8	8.2	27.6	29.5	7.6	10.0	76.0	37.3			125	623
8	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	3,729	201	39.9	18.6	8.5	3.4	5.9	13.7	43.3	6.7	8.8	76.1	52.8	2,631	1,145	684	600
9	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	3,705	206	36.2	18.0	10.3	2.1	6.0	13.3	45.3	6.0	8.3	71.8	53.1	7,455	2,115	439	661
10	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	3,635	207	31.1	17.6	9.9	2.0	6.7	17.1	38.9	4.2	5.4	77.7	45.0	6,445	2,048	406	849
11	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	3,466	209	28.1	16.6	8.3	2.4	6.1	14.0	43.9	4.3	5.7	76.1	50.3	5,863	1,737	506	707
12	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	3,449	216	31.0	16.0	5.9	1.9	6.2	14.1	43.8	3.6	4.9	74.5	49.2	6,702	1,284	404	714
13	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	3,425	213	28.8	16.1	10.4	1.5	6.3	14.7	43.2	3.4	4.8	70.3	47.9	6,134	2,213	315	717
14	Frankie Brian F. Brian	3,333	198	40.5	16.8	3.6	3.5	5.4	16.4	33.0	6.0	7.2	83.1	42.9	2,672	476	688	627
15	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	3,315	202	37.3	16.4	17.3	5.3	6.2	17.7	35.1	4.0	5.8	69.8	40.6	7,544	3,492	1,062	789
16	Kenny Sears K. Sears	3,307	214	34.0	15.5	9.4	1.6	5.2	12.0	43.2	5.1	6.4	80.4	52.3	7,270	2,015	341	678
17	Hal Greer H. Greer	3,228	217	29.3	14.9	4.4	2.7	6.1	13.2	45.9	2.7	3.5	77.7	50.3	6,367	954	591	639
18	Ray Felix R. Felix	3,192	216	29.6	14.8	11.1	0.9	4.9	11.5	42.3	5.0	7.7	65.2	49.6	6,398	2,399	196	832
19	Bailey Howell B. Howell	3,147	152	34.9	20.7	12.5	1.7	7.3	15.9	46.3	6.0	8.0	74.8	53.4	5,298	1,901	259	579
20	Max Zaslofsky M. Zaslofsky	3,081	167		18.4		1.3	6.8	20.3	33.4	4.9	6.1	79.4	40.1			218	402
21	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	3,061	193	31.8	15.9	14.4	3.6	4.9	13.3	36.6	6.1	7.9	77.4	47.2	2,004	1,853	692	709
22	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	3,027	206	32.6	14.7	6.5	4.2	5.1	13.2	38.4	4.6	6.3	71.8	46.0	6,719	1,341	863	643
23	Bill Russell B. Russell	3,016	187	39.1	16.1	22.0	2.7	6.4	14.3	44.4	3.4	6.3	54.1	47.2	7,314	4,119	512	485
24	Willie Naulls W. Naulls	3,014	207	30.0	14.6	10.3	1.4	5.7	14.9	38.0	3.3	4.1	79.3	43.6	6,208	2,139	283	639
25	Alex Groza A. Groza	2,925	130		22.5	10.7	2.4	7.8	16.4	47.4	6.9	9.1	75.6	55.0		709	318	458

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Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
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DraftKings Points Leaders

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