what is the highest ppg in a season by a retiring player

Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points per game by an inactive or retired player in a season, with 50.4 per game in 1961-62.

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What is the highest ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games in a season by a retiring player?

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50.4	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
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	44.8	1962-63	SFW	80	47.6	24.3	3.4			18.3	34.6	52.8				8.3	13.9	59.3	55.0				3,806	3,586	1,946	275				136
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38.4	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
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	38.3	1961-62	LAL	48	44.4	18.6	4.6			14.2	33.1	42.8				9.9	13.1	75.4	49.2				2,129	1,836	892	222				155
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37.6	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
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37.1	1986-87	CHI	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
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	36.9	1963-64	SFW	80	46.1	22.3	5.0			15.1	28.7	52.4				6.8	12.7	53.1	53.7				3,689	2,948	1,787	403				182
8	Rick Barry R. Barry	35.6	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
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	35.4	2005-06	LAL	80	41.0	5.3	4.5	1.8	0.4	12.2	27.2	45.0	2.3	6.5	34.7	8.7	10.2	85.0	55.9	0.9	4.4	3.1	3,277	2,832	425	360	147	30	250	233	+320
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35.0	1987-88	CHI	82	40.4	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	13.0	24.4	53.5	0.1	0.6	13.2	8.8	10.5	84.1	60.3	1.7	3.8	3.1	3,311	2,868	449	485	259	131	252	270
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	34.8	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
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34.8	1960-61	LAL	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
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	34.7	1964-65	TOT	73	45.2	22.9	3.4			14.6	28.5	51.0				5.6	12.1	46.4	51.3				3,301	2,534	1,673	250				146
14	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	34.5	1974-75	BUF	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
15	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	34.0	1972-73	KCO	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
16	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34.0	1962-63	LAL	80	42.1	14.3	4.8			12.9	28.4	45.3				8.3	9.9	83.7	51.9				3,370	2,719	1,146	386				226
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33.6	1989-90	CHI	82	39.0	6.9	6.3	2.8	0.7	12.6	24.0	52.6	1.1	3.0	37.6	7.2	8.5	84.8	60.6	1.7	5.1	3.0	3,197	2,753	565	519	227	54	247	241
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	33.5	1965-66	PHI	79	47.3	24.6	5.2			13.6	25.2	54.0				6.3	12.4	51.3	54.7				3,737	2,649	1,943	414				171
19	George Gervin G. Gervin	33.1	1979-80	SAS	78	37.6	5.2	2.6	1.4	1.0	13.1	24.9	52.8	0.4	1.3	31.4	6.5	7.6	85.2	58.7	2.0	3.2	3.3	2,934	2,585	403	202	110	79	254	208
20	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	33.0	2005-06	PHI	72	43.1	3.2	7.4	1.9	0.1	11.3	25.3	44.7	1.0	3.1	32.3	9.4	11.5	81.4	54.3	0.6	2.6	3.4	3,103	2,377	232	532	140	10	248	121	-3
21	Bernard King B. King	32.9	1984-85	NYK	55	37.5	5.8	3.7	1.3	0.3	12.6	23.7	53.0	0.0	0.2	10.0	7.7	10.0	77.2	58.5	2.1	3.7	3.7	2,063	1,809	317	204	71	15	204	191
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32.6	1992-93	CHI	78	39.3	6.7	5.5	2.8	0.8	12.7	25.7	49.5	1.0	2.9	35.2	6.1	7.3	83.7	56.4	1.7	5.0	2.7	3,067	2,541	522	428	221	61	207	188
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32.5	1988-89	CHI	81	40.2	8.0	8.0	2.9	0.8	11.9	22.2	53.8	0.3	1.2	27.6	8.3	9.8	85.0	61.4	1.8	6.2	3.6	3,255	2,633	652	650	234	65	290	247
24	George Gervin G. Gervin	32.3	1981-82	SAS	79	35.7	5.0	2.4	1.0	0.6	12.6	25.2	50.0	0.1	0.5	27.8	7.0	8.1	86.4	56.2	1.7	3.2	2.7	2,817	2,551	392	187	77	45	210	215
25	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	32.1	2002-03	ORL	75	39.4	6.5	5.5	1.7	0.8	11.1	24.2	45.7	2.3	6.0	38.6	7.7	9.7	79.3	56.4	1.6	4.9	2.6	2,954	2,407	488	411	124	59	195	156	+201

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