1961-62 NBA Regular Season: Points Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more points per game in the 1961-1962 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
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Who averaged the most points in the 1961-62 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Philadelphia Warriors, Wilt Chamberlain led the NBA with an average of 50.4 points in 80 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Points Per Game Leaders this season: 65 games.
Points Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1961-62 Regular Season
Points | ||||
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
1 | (Warriors) |
50.4 | 4,029 | 80 |
2 | (Packers) |
31.6 | 2,495 | 79 |
3 | (Hawks) |
31.1 | 2,429 | 78 |
4 | (Lakers) |
30.8 | 2,310 | 75 |
5 | (Royals) |
30.8 | 2,432 | 79 |
6 | (Knicks) |
29.5 | 2,303 | 78 |
7 | (Knicks) |
25.0 | 1,877 | 75 |
8 | (Hawks) |
22.9 | 1,764 | 77 |
9 | (Royals) |
22.9 | 1,831 | 80 |
10 | (Nationals) |
22.8 | 1,619 | 71 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
11 | (Celtics) |
22.1 | 1,742 | 79 |
12 | (Warriors) |
21.9 | 1,706 | 78 |
13 | (Pistons) |
19.9 | 1,576 | 79 |
14 | (Royals) |
19.8 | 1,484 | 75 |
15 | (Pistons) |
19.0 | 1,522 | 80 |
16 | (Celtics) |
18.9 | 1,436 | 76 |
17 | (Celtics) |
18.4 | 1,435 | 78 |
18 | (Lakers) |
17.2 | 1,374 | 80 |
19 | (Pistons) |
17.0 | 1,311 | 77 |
20 | (Nationals) |
16.9 | 1,267 | 75 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
21 | (Nationals) |
16.7 | 1,338 | 80 |
22 | (Nationals) |
16.3 | 1,304 | 80 |
23 | (Packers) |
16.1 | 1,125 | 70 |
24 | (Knicks) |
15.9 | 1,275 | 80 |
25 | (Royals) |
15.8 | 1,260 | 80 |
26 | (Celtics) |
15.7 | 1,175 | 75 |
27 | (Celtics) |
15.3 | 1,206 | 79 |
28 | (Lakers) |
14.7 | 1,164 | 79 |
29 | (Packers) |
14.3 | 1,014 | 71 |
30 | (Pistons) |
13.9 | 1,108 | 80 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
31 | (Royals) |
13.7 | 1,083 | 79 |
32 | (Pistons) |
13.3 | 995 | 75 |
33 | (2 teams) |
12.7 | 900 | 71 |
34 | (Warriors) |
12.1 | 966 | 80 |
35 | (Knicks) |
11.9 | 902 | 76 |
36 | (Warriors) |
11.3 | 844 | 75 |
37 | (Celtics) |
11.2 | 897 | 80 |
38 | (2 teams) |
10.9 | 728 | 67 |
39 | (Packers) |
10.4 | 799 | 77 |
40 | (Nationals) |
10.3 | 826 | 80 |
Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
41 | (Lakers) |
10.0 | 780 | 78 |
42 | (Pistons) |
9.4 | 720 | 77 |
43 | (Celtics) |
9.2 | 735 | 80 |
44 | (Lakers) |
9.1 | 721 | 79 |
45 | (Warriors) |
8.2 | 655 | 80 |
46 | (2 teams) |
7.8 | 509 | 65 |
47 | (Hawks) |
7.8 | 566 | 73 |
48 | (Nationals) |
7.7 | 615 | 80 |
49 | (Pistons) |
7.6 | 571 | 75 |
50 | (Hawks) |
7.5 | 591 | 79 |