which nba player scored the most points in a season before 2000

Before 1999-00, Wilt Chamberlain dropped the most points in a season, with 4,029 points in 1961-62.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	4,029	1961-62	PHI	80	48.5	50.4	25.7	2.4			20.0	39.5	50.6				10.4	17.0	61.3	53.6				3,882	2,052	192				123
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3,586	1962-63	SFW	80	47.6	44.8	24.3	3.4			18.3	34.6	52.8				8.3	13.9	59.3	55.0				3,806	1,946	275				136
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3,041	1986-87	CHI	82	40.0	37.1	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	430	377	236	125	272	237
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3,033	1960-61	PHI	79	47.8	38.4	27.2	1.9			15.8	31.1	50.9				6.7	13.3	50.4	51.9				3,773	2,149	148				130
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2,948	1963-64	SFW	80	46.1	36.9	22.3	5.0			15.1	28.7	52.4				6.8	12.7	53.1	53.7				3,689	1,787	403				182
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2,868	1987-88	CHI	82	40.4	35.0	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	449	485	259	131	252	270
7	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	2,831	1974-75	BUF	82	43.2	34.5	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	1,155	179	92	174		278
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,822	1971-72	MIL	81	44.2	34.8	16.6	4.6			14.3	24.9	57.4				6.2	9.0	68.9	60.3				3,583	1,346	370				235
9	Rick Barry R. Barry	2,775	1966-67	SFW	78	40.7	35.6	9.2	3.6			13.0	28.7	45.1				9.7	10.9	88.4	53.1				3,175	714	282				258
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2,753	1989-90	CHI	82	39.0	33.6	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	565	519	227	54	247	241
11	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	2,719	1972-73	KCO	80	46.0	34.0	2.8	11.4			12.9	26.3	48.8				8.3	9.8	84.7	55.5				3,681	223	910				207
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	2,719	1962-63	LAL	80	42.1	34.0	14.3	4.8			12.9	28.4	45.3				8.3	9.9	83.7	51.9				3,370	1,146	386				226
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2,707	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	37.6	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	1,941	168				150
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2,649	1965-66	PHI	79	47.3	33.5	24.6	5.2			13.6	25.2	54.0				6.3	12.4	51.3	54.7				3,737	1,943	414				171
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2,633	1988-89	CHI	81	40.2	32.5	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	652	650	234	65	290	247
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,596	1970-71	MIL	82	40.1	31.7	16.0	3.3			13.0	22.5	57.7				5.7	8.3	69.0	60.6				3,288	1,311	272				264
17	George Gervin G. Gervin	2,585	1979-80	SAS	78	37.6	33.1	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	403	202	110	79	254	208
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2,580	1990-91	CHI	82	37.0	31.5	6.0	5.5	2.7	1.0	12.1	22.4	53.9	0.4	1.1	31.2	7.0	8.2	85.1	60.5	1.4	4.6	2.5	3,034	492	453	223	83	202	229
19	George Gervin G. Gervin	2,551	1981-82	SAS	79	35.7	32.3	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	392	187	77	45	210	215
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2,541	1992-93	CHI	78	39.3	32.6	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	522	428	221	61	207	188
21	Karl Malone K. Malone	2,540	1989-90	UTA	82	38.1	31.0	11.1	2.8	1.5	0.6	11.1	19.8	56.2	0.2	0.5	37.2	8.5	11.1	76.2	62.6	2.8	8.3	3.7	3,122	911	226	121	50	304	259
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	2,538	1960-61	LAL	73	42.9	34.8	19.8	5.1			12.8	29.7	43.0				9.3	11.8	78.3	49.8				3,133	1,447	371				279
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2,534	1964-65	TOT	73	45.2	34.7	22.9	3.4			14.6	28.5	51.0				5.6	12.1	46.4	51.3				3,301	1,673	250				146
24	Moses Malone M. Malone	2,520	1981-82	HOU	81	42.0	31.1	14.7	1.8	0.9	1.5	11.7	22.5	51.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	7.8	10.2	76.2	57.6	6.9	7.8	3.6	3,398	1,188	142	76	125	294	208
25	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	2,495	1961-62	CHI	79	42.3	31.6	19.0	2.7			12.3	23.7	51.9				6.9	10.8	64.4	55.4				3,344	1,500	210				281

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