highest ppg in a single season from 1949-50 to 1958-59

Between the 1949-50 and 1958-59 seasons, Bob Pettit scored the most points per game in a season, with 29.2 per game in 1958-59.

Interpreted as:

highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player in a single season from 1949-50 to 1958-59

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	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
2	George Mikan G. Mikan	28.4	1950-51	MIN	68		14.1	3.1	10.0	23.3	42.8	8.5	10.5	80.3	50.9		1,932	958	208	308
3	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
4	George Mikan G. Mikan	27.4	1949-50	MIN	68			2.9	9.5	23.5	40.7	8.3	10.7	77.9	48.7		1,865		197	297
5	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
6	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
7	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	25.7	1955-56	STL	72	38.8	16.2	2.6	9.0	20.9	42.9	7.7	10.5	73.6	50.2	2,794	1,849	1,164	189	202
8	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
9	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	25.4	1951-52	PHI	66	44.5	11.3	2.6	8.3	18.5	44.8	8.8	10.7	81.8	54.6	2,939	1,674	745	170	250
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	24.9	1958-59	MIN	70	40.8	15.0	4.1	8.6	21.2	40.8	7.6	9.8	77.7	48.8	2,855	1,742	1,050	287	270
11	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	24.9	1957-58	SYR	72	40.5	14.2	3.1	8.1	20.3	39.8	8.7	9.7	90.4	50.8	2,918	1,791	1,022	224	244
12	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	24.7	1956-57	STL	71	35.1	14.6	1.9	8.6	20.8	41.5	7.5	9.6	77.3	49.4	2,491	1,755	1,037	133	181
13	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	24.6	1957-58	STL	70	36.1	17.4	2.2	8.3	20.3	41.0	8.0	10.6	74.9	49.2	2,528	1,719	1,216	157	222
14	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	24.4	1953-54	PHI	72	45.8	11.1	2.8	8.2	18.3	44.9	8.0	10.7	74.7	53.1	3,296	1,759	797	203	259
15	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	24.2	1955-56	PHI	72	37.8	7.5	2.6	8.6	19.1	44.8	7.0	8.7	81.0	52.6	2,724	1,741	539	189	282
16	George Mikan G. Mikan	23.8	1951-52	MIN	64	40.2	13.5	3.0	8.5	22.1	38.5	6.8	8.7	78.0	45.9	2,572	1,523	866	194	286
17	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	23.7	1958-59	STL	72	37.5	10.9	3.4	9.0	19.7	45.6	5.8	7.4	77.4	51.6	2,702	1,707	783	245	275
18	Alex Groza A. Groza	23.4	1949-50	IND	64			2.5	8.1	17.0	47.8	7.1	9.7	72.9	54.8		1,496		162	221
19	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	23.4	1957-58	CIN	71	36.5	12.1	1.9	9.6	21.7	44.1	4.2	5.7	74.3	48.3	2,589	1,659	862	134	236
20	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	22.8	1956-57	PHI	69	36.7	12.4	2.9	7.5	16.9	44.7	7.8	9.4	82.6	54.4	2,531	1,575	855	203	231
21	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	22.7	1954-55	PHI	72	40.5	15.1	3.0	7.2	16.4	44.0	8.2	10.7	76.6	53.6	2,917	1,631	1,085	215	255
22	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	22.5	1956-57	SYR	72	39.6	14.0	3.2	6.9	18.2	37.9	8.7	9.6	90.4	50.2	2,851	1,617	1,008	229	219
23	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	22.3	1952-53	PHI	70	45.2	13.9	2.8	7.2	15.9	45.2	7.9	11.3	70.0	53.4	3,166	1,564	976	197	248
24	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	22.3	1957-58	BOS	63	35.1	4.7	2.7	8.7	20.6	42.4	4.8	5.4	89.3	48.5	2,214	1,402	295	167	156
25	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	22.1	1955-56	PHI	70	37.1	12.5	3.2	7.1	15.6	45.7	7.8	9.8	80.1	55.5	2,594	1,547	872	225	251