Wilt Chamberlain had the most points by a player in his 3rd season, with 4,029 points.

	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	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	LeBron James L. James	2,478	2005-06	CLE	79	42.5	31.4	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	11.1	23.1	48.0	1.6	4.8	33.5	7.6	10.3	73.8	56.8	0.9	6.1	3.3	3,361	556	521	123	66	260	181	+275
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	2,472	2009-10	OKC	82	39.5	30.1	7.6	2.8	1.4	1.0	9.7	20.3	47.6	1.6	4.3	36.5	9.2	10.2	90.0	60.7	1.3	6.3	3.3	3,239	623	231	112	84	271	171	+431
9	George Gervin G. Gervin	2,365	1978-79	SAS	80	36.1	29.6	5.0	2.7	1.7	1.1	11.8	21.9	54.1				5.9	7.1	82.6	59.1	1.8	3.2	3.6	2,888	400	219	137	91	286	275
10	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	2,350	1970-71	SDR	82	44.3	28.7	16.6	2.3			11.6	27.0	42.8				5.5	8.2	67.2	46.8				3,633	1,362	186				225
11	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	2,330	1983-84	DAL	79	36.7	29.5	5.9	4.5	1.0	0.3	11.7	22.3	52.4	0.2	0.7	26.8	5.9	7.9	74.9	57.2	2.0	3.9	3.6	2,900	469	358	80	22	285	246
12	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	2,315	1994-95	ORL	79	37.0	29.3	11.4	2.7	0.9	2.4	11.8	20.2	58.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.8	10.8	53.3	58.8	4.2	7.3	2.6	2,923	901	214	73	192	204	258
13	Karl Malone K. Malone	2,268	1987-88	UTA	82	39.0	27.7	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	986	199	117	50	325	296
14	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	2,264	1962-63	CIN	80	44.0	28.3	10.4	9.5			10.3	19.9	51.8				7.7	9.5	81.0	58.8				3,521	835	758				293
15	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	2,251	1972-73	SEA	77	42.3	29.2	12.9	2.5			11.5	24.3	47.6				6.1	7.3	83.9	53.2				3,259	995	196				213
16	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	2,217	1984-85	ATL	81	37.3	27.4	6.9	2.5	1.7	0.7	10.5	23.3	45.1	0.3	1.0	30.9	6.0	7.4	80.6	51.4	2.8	4.1	2.8	3,023	557	200	135	54	225	170
17	Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	2,186	1982-83	DEN	82	35.5	26.7	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	437	203	66	38	177	198
18	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	2,159	1963-64	BAL	80	42.4	27.0	17.0	1.6			10.1	19.8	51.3				6.7	10.3	65.1	55.5				3,394	1,361	126				300
19	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	2,122	2005-06	DEN	80	36.8	26.5	4.9	2.7	1.1	0.5	9.5	19.7	48.1	0.5	1.9	24.3	7.2	8.9	80.8	56.3	1.5	3.4	2.7	2,941	394	216	88	42	218	229	+4
20	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	2,080	2004-05	PHX	80	36.1	26.0	8.9	1.6	1.0	1.6	9.3	16.7	55.9	0.0	0.2	18.8	7.3	9.9	73.3	61.7	2.7	6.2	2.4	2,889	713	131	77	130	189	278	+602
21	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	2,071	2000-01	BOS	82	38.0	25.3	6.4	3.1	1.7	0.8	8.4	18.5	45.4	1.8	4.7	38.3	6.7	9.0	74.5	56.3	1.1	5.2	3.2	3,120	522	253	138	69	262	251	-77
22	Vince Carter V. Carter	2,070	2000-01	TOR	75	39.7	27.6	5.5	3.9	1.5	1.1	10.2	22.1	46.0	2.2	5.3	40.8	5.1	6.7	76.5	55.1	2.3	3.2	2.2	2,979	416	291	114	82	167	205	+323
23	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	2,063	1972-73	ATL	79	39.1	26.1	4.4	6.9			10.0	22.6	44.1				6.1	7.7	80.0	50.2				3,089	346	546				245
24	Antawn Jamison A. Jamison	2,044	2000-01	GSW	82	41.4	24.9	8.7	2.0	1.4	0.3	9.8	22.1	44.2	0.8	2.5	30.2	4.7	6.5	71.5	49.9	3.4	5.3	2.4	3,394	715	164	114	28	199	225	-554
25	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	2,040	2005-06	MIA	75	38.6	27.2	5.7	6.7	1.9	0.8	9.3	18.8	49.5	0.2	1.0	17.1	8.4	10.7	78.3	57.7	1.4	4.3	3.6	2,892	430	503	146	58	268	217	+485