who had the highest ppg in their first season with the lakers

George Mikan had the most points per game for the Minneapolis Lakers in his first season, with 28.3 per game in 1948-49.

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NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1George Mikan
G. Mikan
28.3
1948-49
60
3.6
9.7
23.4
41.6
8.9
11.5
77.2
49.8
1,698
218
260
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
27.7
1975-76
82
41.2
16.9
5.0
1.5
4.1
11.1
21.1
52.9
5.5
7.8
70.3
56.7
3.3
13.5
3,379
2,275
1,383
413
119
338
292
3LeBron James
L. James
27.4
2018-19
55
35.2
8.5
8.3
1.3
0.6
10.1
19.9
51.0
2.0
5.9
33.9
5.1
7.6
66.5
58.8
1.0
7.4
3.6
1,937
1,505
465
454
72
33
197
94
+115
4Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
26.2
1996-97
51
38.1
12.5
3.1
0.9
2.9
10.8
19.4
55.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.5
9.4
48.4
55.6
3.8
8.7
2.9
1,941
1,336
640
159
46
147
146
180
+268
5Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.1
2019-20
62
34.4
9.3
3.2
1.5
2.3
8.9
17.7
50.3
1.2
3.5
33.0
7.2
8.5
84.6
61.0
2.3
7.0
2.5
2,131
1,618
577
200
91
143
154
156
+241
6Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
24.9
1958-59
70
40.8
15.0
4.1
8.6
21.2
40.8
7.6
9.8
77.7
48.8
2,855
1,742
1,050
287
270
7Cedric Ceballos
C. Ceballos
21.7
1994-95
58
35.0
8.0
1.8
1.0
0.3
8.6
16.8
50.9
1.0
2.5
39.7
3.6
5.0
71.6
57.0
2.9
5.1
2.5
2,029
1,261
464
105
60
19
143
131
8Happy Hairston
H. Hairston
20.6
1969-70
55
39.0
12.5
2.0
7.7
15.8
49.0
5.1
6.4
80.3
55.3
2,145
1,133
687
110
194
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
20.5
1968-69
81
45.3
21.1
4.5
7.9
13.6
58.3
4.7
10.6
44.6
56.4
3,669
1,664
1,712
366
142
10Lucius Allen
L. Allen
19.5
1974-75
56
35.9
4.4
5.7
2.2
0.5
7.9
18.0
44.0
3.7
4.8
77.0
48.6
1.4
3.0
2,011
1,093
247
319
122
28
194
11Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
19.4
1977-78
56
35.4
7.2
3.4
1.3
0.1
6.7
12.9
52.0
6.0
7.4
80.1
59.9
3.1
4.2
2.9
1,985
1,088
404
188
70
7
161
157
12Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
18.5
2021-22
78
34.3
7.4
7.1
1.0
0.3
7.0
15.8
44.4
1.0
3.4
29.8
3.4
5.1
66.7
51.2
1.4
6.0
3.8
2,678
1,441
580
550
75
20
295
235
-211
13Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
18.0
1979-80
77
36.3
7.7
7.3
2.4
0.5
6.5
12.3
53.0
0.1
0.4
22.6
4.9
6.0
81.0
60.2
2.2
5.6
4.0
2,795
1,387
596
563
187
41
305
218
14Dick Barnett
D. Barnett
18.0
1962-63
80
31.8
3.0
2.8
6.8
14.5
47.1
4.3
5.3
81.5
53.3
2,544
1,437
242
224
189
15Nick Young
N. Young
17.9
2013-14
64
28.3
2.6
1.5
0.7
0.2
6.0
13.9
43.5
2.1
5.5
38.6
3.7
4.5
82.5
56.4
0.5
2.1
1.5
1,810
1,144
166
95
46
12
95
156
-86
16Jerry West
J. West
17.6
1960-61
79
35.4
7.7
4.2
6.7
16.0
41.9
4.2
6.3
66.6
46.8
2,797
1,389
611
333
213
17Glen Rice
G. Rice
17.5
1998-99
27
36.5
3.7
2.6
0.6
0.2
6.3
14.7
43.2
2.0
5.0
39.3
2.9
3.3
85.6
54.2
0.3
3.3
1.7
985
472
99
71
17
6
45
67
+55
18Dwight Howard
D. Howard
17.1
2012-13
76
35.8
12.4
1.4
1.1
2.4
6.2
10.7
57.8
0.0
0.1
16.7
4.7
9.5
49.2
57.3
3.3
9.1
3.0
2,722
1,296
945
108
84
186
225
291
+140
19Larry Foust
L. Foust
16.8
1957-58
72
30.6
12.2
1.5
5.4
13.6
39.8
5.9
7.9
75.6
49.1
2,200
1,210
876
108
299
20Kyle Kuzma
K. Kuzma
16.1
2017-18
77
31.2
6.3
1.8
0.6
0.4
6.1
13.5
45.0
2.1
5.6
36.6
1.9
2.7
70.7
54.9
1.1
5.1
1.8
2,401
1,242
483
141
49
34
140
160
-126
21Caron Butler
C. Butler
15.5
2004-05
77
35.7
5.8
1.9
1.4
0.3
5.7
12.9
44.5
0.5
1.6
30.4
3.6
4.1
86.2
52.8
1.9
3.9
1.6
2,746
1,195
450
146
110
23
125
213
-236
22Dennis Schröder
D. Schröder
15.4
2020-21
61
32.1
3.5
5.8
1.1
0.2
5.4
12.5
43.7
1.2
3.5
33.5
3.4
4.0
84.8
54.3
0.5
3.0
2.7
1,956
941
211
351
70
13
163
159
+84
23Lou Williams
L. Williams
15.3
2015-16
67
28.5
2.5
2.5
0.9
0.3
4.2
10.3
40.8
1.6
4.8
34.4
5.3
6.3
83.0
58.4
0.5
2.1
1.6
1,907
1,028
169
167
62
19
107
107
-399
24Lamar Odom
L. Odom
15.2
2004-05
64
36.3
10.2
3.7
0.7
1.0
5.7
12.1
47.3
0.6
1.8
30.8
3.2
4.7
69.5
53.9
2.1
8.1
2.5
2,320
975
653
238
42
65
161
211
-105
25Sedale Threatt
S. Threatt
15.1
1991-92
82
37.4
3.1
7.2
2.0
0.2
6.2
12.7
48.9
0.2
0.8
32.3
2.5
3.0
83.1
54.0
0.5
2.6
2.2
3,070
1,240
253
593
168
16
182
231

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