nba player highest single season ppg 1956-57 to 1962-63

Between the 1956-57 and 1962-63 seasons, Wilt Chamberlain averaged the most points per game in a season, with 50.4 per game in 1961-62.

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NBA player highest single season PPG with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games 1956-57 to 1962-63

	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	50.4	1961-62	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
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	44.8	1962-63	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
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38.4	1960-61	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
4	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
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34.8	1960-61	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
6	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	34.0	1962-63	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
7	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	31.6	1961-62	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
8	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
9	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	31.1	1961-62	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
10	Jerry West J. West	30.8	1961-62	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
11	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30.8	1961-62	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
12	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30.5	1960-61	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
13	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
14	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	29.5	1961-62	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
15	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	29.2	1958-59	STL	72	39.9	16.4	3.1	10.0	22.8	43.8	9.3	12.2	75.9	51.9	2,873	2,105	1,182	221	200
16	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	28.4	1962-63	STL	79	39.1	15.1	3.1	9.8	22.1	44.6	8.7	11.2	77.4	52.5	3,090	2,241	1,191	245	282
17	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	28.3	1962-63	CIN	80	44.0	10.4	9.5	10.3	19.9	51.8	7.7	9.5	81.0	58.8	3,521	2,264	835	758	293
18	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	27.9	1962-63	CHI	80	41.3	16.4	2.9	10.5	19.9	52.7	6.9	10.3	67.4	57.1	3,306	2,233	1,309	233	283
19	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	27.9	1960-61	STL	76	39.8	20.3	3.4	10.1	22.6	44.7	7.7	10.6	72.4	51.1	3,027	2,120	1,540	262	217
20	George Yardley G. Yardley	27.8	1957-58	DET	72	39.5	10.7	1.3	9.3	22.6	41.4	9.1	11.2	81.1	50.5	2,843	2,001	768	97	226
21	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	26.4	1958-59	PHI	70	40.0	9.1	1.7	9.0	20.9	43.1	8.4	10.3	81.3	51.9	2,799	1,851	637	119	264
22	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
23	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	25.8	1958-59	CIN	72	37.7	9.1	2.9	9.9	23.5	42.0	6.1	7.8	78.3	47.9	2,713	1,857	653	209	277
24	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	25.6	1956-57	PHI	71	39.0	7.9	2.1	8.6	20.4	42.2	8.3	10.0	82.9	51.5	2,767	1,817	561	150	274
25	Terry Dischinger T. Dischinger	25.5	1962-63	CHI	57	40.2	8.0	3.1	9.2	18.0	51.2	7.1	9.2	77.0	57.8	2,294	1,452	458	175	188

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