Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Moses Malone put up the most points per game by a big man in a season, with 31.1 per game in 1981-82.

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	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	Moses Malone M. Malone	31.1	1981-82	HOU	81	42.0	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	2,520	1,188	142	76	125	294	208
2	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	29.4	1983-84	DEN	78	35.1	4.8	3.1	0.7	0.6	11.5	20.6	55.8	0.1	0.4	36.7	6.3	7.4	85.2	61.8	1.1	3.7	2.0	2,734	2,295	373	238	53	50	156	187
3	Karl Malone K. Malone	29.1	1988-89	UTA	80	39.1	10.7	2.7	1.8	0.9	10.1	19.5	51.9	0.1	0.2	31.3	8.8	11.5	76.6	59.2	3.2	7.4	3.6	3,126	2,326	853	219	144	70	285	286
4	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	28.3	1987-88	PHI	80	39.6	11.9	3.2	1.3	1.3	9.4	16.0	58.7	0.6	2.0	28.0	8.9	11.9	75.1	66.5	4.8	7.1	3.8	3,170	2,264	951	254	100	103	304	278
5	Moses Malone M. Malone	27.8	1980-81	HOU	80	40.6	14.8	1.8	1.0	1.9	10.1	19.3	52.2	0.0	0.0	33.3	7.6	10.1	75.7	58.5	5.9	8.8	3.9	3,245	2,222	1,180	141	83	150	308	223
6	Karl Malone K. Malone	27.7	1987-88	UTA	82	39.0	12.0	2.4	1.4	0.6	10.5	20.1	52.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.7	9.6	70.0	56.8	3.4	8.6	4.0	3,198	2,268	986	199	117	50	325	296
7	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	26.7	1982-83	DEN	82	35.5	5.3	2.5	0.8	0.5	10.3	18.7	54.7	0.2	0.6	29.4	6.0	6.8	87.5	61.3	1.5	3.8	2.2	2,909	2,186	437	203	66	38	177	198
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	26.2	1980-81	LAL	80	37.2	10.3	3.4	0.7	2.9	10.5	18.2	57.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	6.9	76.6	61.6	2.5	7.8	3.1	2,976	2,095	821	272	59	228	249	244
9	Kevin McHale K. McHale	26.1	1986-87	BOS	77	39.7	9.9	2.6	0.5	2.2	10.3	17.0	60.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.6	6.6	83.6	65.5	3.2	6.7	2.6	3,060	2,008	763	198	38	172	197	240
10	Moses Malone M. Malone	25.8	1979-80	HOU	82	38.3	14.5	1.8	1.0	1.3	9.5	18.9	50.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.9	9.5	71.9	56.0	7.0	7.5	3.7	3,140	2,119	1,190	147	80	107	300	210
11	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	25.8	1988-89	PHI	79	39.1	12.5	4.1	1.6	0.8	8.9	15.3	57.9	0.4	2.1	21.6	7.6	10.1	75.3	65.3	5.1	7.4	3.2	3,088	2,037	986	325	126	67	254	262
12	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	25.7	1988-89	PHX	81	37.1	8.4	2.9	1.1	0.7	9.6	20.3	47.1	0.3	1.1	32.6	6.3	7.4	85.1	54.7	1.8	6.7	2.9	3,002	2,085	684	231	87	55	231	271
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	24.8	1988-89	HOU	82	36.9	13.5	1.8	2.6	3.4	9.6	19.0	50.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.5	8.0	69.6	55.2	4.1	9.4	3.4	3,024	2,034	1,105	149	213	282	275	329
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	24.8	1979-80	LAL	82	38.3	10.8	4.5	1.0	3.4	10.2	16.9	60.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	5.8	76.5	63.9	2.3	8.5	3.6	3,143	2,034	886	371	81	280	297	216
15	Moses Malone M. Malone	24.6	1984-85	PHI	79	37.4	13.1	1.6	0.8	1.6	7.6	16.3	46.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.3	11.4	81.5	57.7	4.9	8.2	3.6	2,957	1,941	1,031	130	67	123	286	216
16	Moses Malone M. Malone	24.5	1982-83	PHI	78	37.5	15.3	1.3	1.1	2.0	8.4	16.7	50.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.7	10.1	76.1	57.8	5.7	9.6	3.4	2,922	1,908	1,194	101	89	157	264	206
17	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	24.1	1982-83	GSW	79	37.8	8.7	2.1	1.4	2.0	9.9	19.4	51.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.3	5.9	71.9	54.9	2.8	5.9	3.6	2,988	1,907	688	169	108	155	285	260
18	Moses Malone M. Malone	24.1	1986-87	WAS	73	34.1	11.3	1.6	0.8	1.3	8.2	18.0	45.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	7.8	9.5	82.4	54.5	4.7	6.6	2.8	2,488	1,760	824	120	59	92	202	139
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	23.9	1981-82	LAL	76	35.2	8.7	3.0	0.8	2.7	9.9	17.1	57.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.1	5.8	70.6	60.8	2.3	6.4	3.0	2,677	1,818	659	225	63	207	230	224
20	Dan Issel D. Issel	23.8	1979-80	DEN	82	35.8	8.8	2.4	1.1	0.7	8.7	17.3	50.5	0.0	0.1	33.3	6.3	8.1	77.5	57.1	2.9	5.9	2.0	2,938	1,951	719	198	88	54	163	190
21	Moses Malone M. Malone	23.8	1985-86	PHI	74	36.6	11.8	1.2	0.9	1.0	7.7	16.8	45.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.3	10.6	78.7	55.3	4.6	7.2	3.5	2,706	1,759	872	90	67	71	261	194
22	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	23.6	1984-85	MIL	79	34.5	9.1	2.9	1.5	0.8	9.6	19.4	49.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.3	5.9	74.1	53.6	3.1	6.0	2.4	2,722	1,861	716	228	117	67	190	264
23	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	23.5	1985-86	HOU	68	36.3	11.5	2.0	2.0	3.4	9.2	17.5	52.6	0.0	0.0		5.1	7.9	64.5	56.0	4.9	6.6	2.9	2,467	1,597	781	137	134	231	195	271
24	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	23.4	1986-87	HOU	75	36.8	11.4	2.9	1.9	3.4	9.0	17.8	50.8	0.0	0.1	20.0	5.3	7.6	70.2	55.4	4.2	7.2	3.0	2,760	1,755	858	220	140	254	228	294
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	23.4	1985-86	LAL	79	33.3	6.1	3.5	0.8	1.6	9.6	16.9	56.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.3	5.6	76.5	60.3	1.7	4.4	2.6	2,629	1,846	478	280	67	130	203	248

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