Wilt Chamberlain scored the most points per game in 1959-60, with 37.6 per game in his rookie season.

Interpreted as:

1959-60 ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games leaders

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37.6	1959-60	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
2	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	31.2	1959-60	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
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	29.6	1959-60	MIN	70	41.0	16.4	3.5	10.8	25.4	42.4	8.1	11.0	73.2	48.9	2,873	2,074	1,150	243	234
4	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	26.1	1959-60	STL	72	40.2	17.0	3.6	9.3	21.2	43.8	7.6	10.0	75.3	51.0	2,896	1,882	1,221	257	204
5	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	24.8	1959-60	STL	75	37.3	10.7	4.0	9.6	20.7	46.4	5.6	7.0	80.3	52.2	2,798	1,859	803	299	270
6	Gene Shue G. Shue	22.8	1959-60	DET	75	44.5	5.5	3.9	8.3	20.0	41.3	6.3	7.2	87.2	49.2	3,338	1,712	409	295	146
7	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	22.5	1959-60	SYR	75	36.5	12.8	3.4	7.7	19.2	40.1	7.1	8.0	89.3	49.6	2,741	1,689	959	256	263
8	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	22.3	1959-60	PHI	72	36.4	8.6	2.3	8.2	19.4	42.4	5.8	7.3	79.8	49.2	2,618	1,606	621	165	263
9	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	21.8	1959-60	NYK	74	34.4	6.8	6.3	7.8	18.6	42.0	6.2	8.0	77.3	49.3	2,549	1,615	505	463	255
10	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	21.7	1959-60	BOS	75	32.3	10.6	2.3	9.0	21.2	42.3	3.8	5.1	73.3	46.3	2,420	1,629	794	171	275
11	Willie Naulls W. Naulls	21.4	1959-60	NYK	65	34.6	14.2	2.1	8.5	19.8	42.8	4.4	5.3	83.6	48.3	2,250	1,388	921	136	214
12	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	20.8	1959-60	STL	68	28.7	10.6	1.9	8.1	17.3	46.8	4.6	5.7	82.1	52.7	1,953	1,416	721	127	248
13	George Yardley G. Yardley	20.2	1959-60	SYR	73	32.9	7.9	1.7	7.5	16.5	45.3	5.2	6.4	81.6	52.2	2,402	1,473	579	122	227
14	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	19.4	1959-60	BOS	75	34.5	4.7	9.5	7.6	19.7	38.4	4.3	5.4	79.2	43.9	2,588	1,455	352	715	146
15	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	19.3	1959-60	BOS	71	27.0	3.7	2.0	7.9	17.3	45.6	3.5	4.1	86.6	50.6	1,916	1,370	262	144	154
16	Kenny Sears K. Sears	18.5	1959-60	NYK	64	32.9	7.6	2.0	6.4	13.5	47.7	5.7	6.5	86.8	56.7	2,103	1,187	489	127	191
17	Bill Russell B. Russell	18.2	1959-60	BOS	74	42.5	24.0	3.7	7.5	16.1	46.7	3.2	5.3	61.2	49.6	3,146	1,350	1,778	277	210
18	Bailey Howell B. Howell	17.8	1959-60	DET	75	31.3	10.5	0.8	6.8	14.9	45.6	4.2	5.6	73.9	51.0	2,346	1,332	790	63	282
19	Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey	15.3	1959-60	BOS	73	27.5	6.9	1.9	5.8	14.5	39.7	3.7	4.8	78.7	46.0	2,009	1,117	506	137	251
20	Walter Dukes W. Dukes	15.2	1959-60	DET	66	32.4	13.4	1.2	4.8	13.2	36.1	5.7	7.7	74.0	45.9	2,140	1,004	883	80	310
21	Tom Gola T. Gola	15.0	1959-60	PHI	75	38.3	10.4	5.5	5.7	13.1	43.3	3.6	4.5	79.4	49.5	2,870	1,122	779	409	311
22	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	14.7	1959-60	SYR	75	31.6	12.2	2.2	5.8	14.8	39.2	3.1	4.1	75.2	44.3	2,372	1,105	913	167	207
23	Larry Costello L. Costello	14.0	1959-60	SYR	71	34.8	5.5	6.3	5.2	11.6	45.3	3.5	4.1	86.2	52.3	2,469	993	388	449	234
24	Rudy LaRusso R. LaRusso	13.7	1959-60	MIN	71	29.5	9.6	1.2	5.0	12.9	38.9	3.7	5.0	74.2	45.6	2,092	975	679	83	222
25	Phil Jordon P. Jordon	13.4	1959-60	CIN	75	27.5	8.3	2.8	5.1	12.9	39.3	3.2	4.5	71.6	44.9	2,066	1,004	624	207	227