who was the first nba player to average 30 ppg for an entire season

Wilt Chamberlain put up 37.6 points per game in his rookie season in 1959-60.

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Who was the first NBA player to average 30 or higher ppg for an entire season?
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37.6
1959-60
PHI PHI
72
46.4
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
150
2Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
31.2
1959-60
CIN CIN
75
40.3
8.9
3.5
11.6
27.5
42.2
8.0
10.2
78.5
48.7
3,023
2,338
664
260
275
3Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
34.8
1960-61
LAL LAL
73
42.9
19.8
5.1
12.8
29.7
43.0
9.3
11.8
78.3
49.8
3,133
2,538
1,447
371
279
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38.4
1960-61
PHI PHI
79
47.8
27.2
1.9
15.8
31.1
50.9
6.7
13.3
50.4
51.9
3,773
3,033
2,149
148
130
5Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
30.5
1960-61
CIN CIN
71
42.7
10.1
9.7
10.6
22.5
47.3
9.2
11.2
82.2
55.5
3,032
2,165
716
690
219
6Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
38.3
1961-62
LAL LAL
48
44.4
18.6
4.6
14.2
33.1
42.8
9.9
13.1
75.4
49.2
2,129
1,836
892
222
155
7Walt 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
8Wilt 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
9Bob 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
10Oscar 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
11Jerry 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
12Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
34.0
1962-63
LAL LAL
80
42.1
14.3
4.8
12.9
28.4
45.3
8.3
9.9
83.7
51.9
3,370
2,719
1,146
386
226
13Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
44.8
1962-63
SFW SFW
80
47.6
24.3
3.4
18.3
34.6
52.8
8.3
13.9
59.3
55.0
3,806
3,586
1,946
275
136
14Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
36.9
1963-64
SFW SFW
80
46.1
22.3
5.0
15.1
28.7
52.4
6.8
12.7
53.1
53.7
3,689
2,948
1,787
403
182
15Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
31.4
1963-64
CIN CIN
79
45.1
9.9
11.0
10.6
22.0
48.3
10.1
11.9
85.3
57.6
3,559
2,480
783
868
280
16Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
34.7
1964-65
TOT
73
45.2
22.9
3.4
14.6
28.5
51.0
5.6
12.1
46.4
51.3
3,301
2,534
1,673
250
146
17Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
30.4
1964-65
CIN CIN
75
45.6
9.0
11.5
10.8
22.4
48.0
8.9
10.6
83.9
56.1
3,421
2,279
674
861
205
18Jerry West
J. West
31.0
1964-65
LAL LAL
74
41.4
6.0
4.9
11.1
22.4
49.7
8.8
10.7
82.1
57.2
3,066
2,292
447
364
221
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33.5
1965-66
PHI PHI
79
47.3
24.6
5.2
13.6
25.2
54.0
6.3
12.4
51.3
54.7
3,737
2,649
1,943
414
171
20Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
31.3
1965-66
CIN CIN
76
46.0
7.7
11.1
10.8
22.7
47.5
9.8
11.6
84.2
56.3
3,493
2,378
586
847
227
21Jerry West
J. West
31.3
1965-66
LAL LAL
79
40.7
7.1
6.1
10.4
21.9
47.3
10.6
12.4
86.0
57.3
3,218
2,476
562
480
243
22Rick Barry
R. Barry
35.6
1966-67
SFW SFW
78
40.7
9.2
3.6
13.0
28.7
45.1
9.7
10.9
88.4
53.1
3,175
2,775
714
282
258
23Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
30.5
1966-67
CIN CIN
79
43.9
6.2
10.7
10.6
21.5
49.3
9.3
10.7
87.3
58.3
3,468
2,412
486
845
226
24Jerry West
J. West
31.2
1969-70
LAL LAL
74
42.0
4.6
7.5
11.2
22.6
49.7
8.7
10.6
82.4
57.2
3,106
2,309
338
554
160
25Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31.7
1970-71
MIL MIL
82
40.1
16.0
3.3
13.0
22.5
57.7
5.7
8.3
69.0
60.6
3,288
2,596
1,311
272
264

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DRTG

113.2

8th

NETRTG

0.3

17th

3P%

35.9

15th

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6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
14
8
.636
7.0
7
Suns Suns
13
9
.591
8.0
8
Warriors Warriors
11
12
.478
10.5
9
Grizzlies Grizzlies
9
13
.409
12.0
10
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
9
13
.409
12.0
Schedule
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Sat
12/6
GSW GSW
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Sun
12/7
GSW GSW
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Sun
12/14
GSW GSW
@
POR POR
9:00 PM
Thu
12/18
GSW GSW
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

11 - 12

98

Final

99

PHI 76ers

12 - 9

Thu 4 Dec 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
16
5
.762
4.5
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
14
8
.636
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
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Pistons Pistons
17
5
.773
2
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
15
8
.652
2.5
4
Heat Heat
14
8
.636
3.0
5
Celtics Celtics
13
9
.591
4.0
6
Magic Magic
13
9
.591
4.0

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/6
CHA CHA
@
MIA MIA
108-126
Thu
11/6
UTA UTA
@
MIN MIN
97-137
Thu
11/6
OKC OKC
@
SAC SAC
132-101
Thu
11/6
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
104-129
Fri
11/7
DAL DAL
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WAS WAS
111-105

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12/5
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
UTA UTA
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
SAS SAS
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CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Fri
12/5
DEN DEN
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM