players to average 27 ppg in 2nd season

George Mikan put up 27.4 points per game in his 2nd season.

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players to average 27 or higher ppg in 2nd season
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1George 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
2Elgin 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
3Wilt 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
4Oscar 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
5Jerry 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
6Walt 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
7Rick 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
8Dave 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
9Elvin 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
10Kareem 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
11Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
28.2
1971-72
76
43.1
2.9
9.2
9.7
19.9
48.6
8.9
10.8
82.2
57.2
3,272
2,145
222
701
198
12Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
30.6
1973-74
74
43.0
15.1
2.3
1.2
3.3
12.2
22.3
54.7
6.2
7.8
79.3
59.4
3.8
11.3
3,185
2,261
1,117
170
88
246
252
13George Gervin
G. Gervin
27.2
1977-78
82
34.8
5.1
3.7
1.7
1.3
10.5
19.6
53.6
6.1
7.4
83.0
59.4
1.4
3.7
3.7
2,857
2,232
420
302
136
110
306
255
14David Thompson
D. Thompson
27.2
1977-78
80
37.8
4.9
4.5
1.2
1.2
10.3
19.8
52.1
6.5
8.4
77.8
57.8
2.0
2.9
3.1
3,025
2,172
390
362
92
99
245
213
15Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29.3
1993-94
81
39.8
13.2
2.4
0.9
2.9
11.8
19.6
59.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.8
10.5
55.4
60.5
4.7
8.5
2.7
3,224
2,377
1,072
195
76
231
222
281
16LeBron James
L. James
27.2
2004-05
80
42.4
7.4
7.2
2.2
0.7
9.9
21.1
47.2
1.4
3.9
35.1
6.0
8.0
75.0
55.4
1.4
6.0
3.3
3,388
2,175
588
577
177
52
262
146
+152
17Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
28.8
2019-20
61
33.6
9.4
8.8
1.0
0.2
9.5
20.6
46.3
2.8
8.9
31.6
7.0
9.2
75.8
58.5
1.3
8.1
4.3
2,047
1,759
573
538
62
14
260
153
+253
18Trae Young
T. Young
29.6
2019-20
60
35.3
4.3
9.3
1.1
0.1
9.1
20.8
43.7
3.4
9.5
36.1
8.0
9.3
86.0
59.5
0.5
3.7
4.8
2,120
1,778
255
560
65
8
289
104
-228
19Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
27.0
2020-21
61
33.2
7.2
3.7
0.9
0.6
10.4
17.0
61.1
0.2
0.6
29.4
6.0
8.7
69.8
64.9
2.7
4.5
2.7
2,026
1,647
441
226
57
39
167
135
+89

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