who led the nba in scoring in 1962

Wilt Chamberlain had the most points per game in 1961-62, with 50.4 per game.

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1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50.4
1961-62
PHI 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
2Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
31.6
1961-62
CHI CHI
79
42.3
19.0
2.7
12.3
23.7
51.9
6.9
10.8
64.4
55.4
3,344
2,495
1,500
210
281
3Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
31.1
1961-62
STL STL
78
42.1
18.7
3.7
11.1
24.7
45.0
8.9
11.6
77.1
52.2
3,282
2,429
1,459
289
296
4Jerry West
J. West
30.8
1961-62
LAL LAL
75
41.2
7.9
5.4
10.7
23.9
44.5
9.5
12.3
76.9
52.4
3,087
2,310
591
402
173
5Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
30.8
1961-62
CIN CIN
79
44.3
12.5
11.4
11.0
22.9
47.8
8.9
11.0
80.3
55.4
3,503
2,432
985
899
258
6Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
29.5
1961-62
NYK NYK
78
42.9
6.4
6.9
10.8
24.3
44.2
8.0
9.8
82.0
51.6
3,348
2,303
501
539
299
7Willie Naulls
W. Naulls
25.0
1961-62
NYK NYK
75
39.7
11.6
2.6
10.0
24.0
41.5
5.1
6.1
84.2
47.0
2,978
1,877
867
192
260
8Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
22.9
1961-62
STL STL
77
36.2
8.2
4.8
9.1
19.4
47.0
4.7
5.7
82.5
52.4
2,784
1,764
633
370
282
9Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
22.9
1961-62
CIN CIN
80
37.4
8.0
2.7
9.2
19.3
47.9
4.4
5.4
81.1
52.8
2,991
1,831
638
215
323
10Hal Greer
H. Greer
22.8
1961-62
SYR SYR
71
38.1
7.4
4.4
9.1
20.3
44.7
4.7
5.7
81.9
50.0
2,705
1,619
524
313
252
11Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
22.1
1961-62
BOS BOS
79
30.2
9.5
2.1
8.8
20.4
42.9
4.5
5.5
81.9
48.2
2,383
1,742
747
165
280
12Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
21.9
1961-62
PHI PHI
78
35.7
6.8
2.6
7.8
19.1
41.0
6.2
7.7
80.5
48.6
2,785
1,706
527
201
307
13Bailey Howell
B. Howell
19.9
1961-62
DET DET
79
36.2
12.6
2.4
7.0
15.1
46.4
5.9
7.7
76.8
53.9
2,857
1,576
996
186
317
14Wayne Embry
W. Embry
19.8
1961-62
CIN CIN
75
35.0
13.0
2.4
7.5
16.1
46.6
4.7
6.9
69.0
51.6
2,623
1,484
977
182
286
15Gene Shue
G. Shue
19.0
1961-62
DET DET
80
39.3
4.7
5.8
7.3
17.8
40.8
4.5
5.6
81.0
47.0
3,143
1,522
372
465
192
16Bill Russell
B. Russell
18.9
1961-62
BOS BOS
76
45.2
23.6
4.5
7.6
16.6
45.7
3.8
6.3
59.5
48.9
3,433
1,436
1,790
341
207
17Sam Jones
S. Jones
18.4
1961-62
BOS BOS
78
30.6
5.9
3.0
7.6
16.5
46.4
3.1
3.8
81.8
50.7
2,388
1,435
458
232
149
18Rudy LaRusso
R. LaRusso
17.2
1961-62
LAL LAL
80
34.4
10.4
2.2
6.5
13.9
46.6
4.3
5.6
76.3
52.6
2,754
1,374
828
179
255
19Don Ohl
D. Ohl
17.0
1961-62
DET DET
77
32.8
3.5
3.2
7.2
16.2
44.4
2.6
3.6
71.8
47.7
2,526
1,311
267
244
173
20Lee Shaffer
L. Shaffer
16.9
1961-62
SYR SYR
75
27.8
6.8
1.3
6.9
15.7
43.6
3.2
4.1
77.1
48.1
2,083
1,267
511
99
266
21Dave Gambee
D. Gambee
16.7
1961-62
SYR SYR
80
28.8
7.9
1.4
6.0
14.1
42.4
4.8
5.9
81.7
50.2
2,301
1,338
631
114
275
22Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
16.3
1961-62
SYR SYR
80
34.6
14.7
3.0
6.8
15.3
44.3
2.8
3.8
73.5
48.2
2,768
1,304
1,176
243
272
23Slick Leonard
S. Leonard
16.1
1961-62
CHI CHI
70
35.2
2.8
5.4
6.0
16.1
37.5
4.0
5.3
75.2
43.6
2,464
1,125
199
378
186
24Johnny Green
J. Green
15.9
1961-62
NYK NYK
80
34.9
13.3
2.4
6.3
14.6
43.6
3.3
5.4
60.1
47.0
2,789
1,275
1,066
191
265
25Bucky Bockhorn
B. Bockhorn
15.8
1961-62
CIN CIN
80
38.3
4.7
4.6
6.6
15.4
43.0
2.5
3.1
78.9
46.9
3,062
1,260
376
366
280
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