1959-60 NBA Regular Season: Points Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more points per game in the 1959-1960 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
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Who averaged the most points in the 1959-60 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Philadelphia Warriors, Wilt Chamberlain led the NBA with an average of 37.6 points in 72 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Points Per Game Leaders this season: 60 games.
Points Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1959-60 Regular Season
| Points | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Warriors) |
37.6 | 2,707 | 72 |
| 2 | (Royals) |
31.2 | 2,338 | 75 |
| 3 | (Lakers) |
29.6 | 2,074 | 70 |
| 4 | (Hawks) |
26.1 | 1,882 | 72 |
| 5 | (Hawks) |
24.8 | 1,859 | 75 |
| 6 | (Pistons) |
22.8 | 1,712 | 75 |
| 7 | (Nationals) |
22.5 | 1,689 | 75 |
| 8 | (Warriors) |
22.3 | 1,606 | 72 |
| 9 | (Knicks) |
21.8 | 1,615 | 74 |
| 10 | (Celtics) |
21.7 | 1,629 | 75 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Knicks) |
21.4 | 1,388 | 65 |
| 12 | (Hawks) |
20.8 | 1,416 | 68 |
| 13 | (Nationals) |
20.2 | 1,473 | 73 |
| 14 | (Celtics) |
19.4 | 1,455 | 75 |
| 15 | (Celtics) |
19.3 | 1,370 | 71 |
| 16 | (Knicks) |
18.5 | 1,187 | 64 |
| 17 | (Celtics) |
18.2 | 1,350 | 74 |
| 18 | (Pistons) |
17.8 | 1,332 | 75 |
| 19 | (Celtics) |
15.3 | 1,117 | 73 |
| 20 | (Pistons) |
15.2 | 1,004 | 66 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Warriors) |
15.0 | 1,122 | 75 |
| 22 | (Nationals) |
14.7 | 1,105 | 75 |
| 23 | (Nationals) |
14.0 | 993 | 71 |
| 24 | (Lakers) |
13.7 | 975 | 71 |
| 25 | (Royals) |
13.4 | 1,004 | 75 |
| 26 | (Nationals) |
13.2 | 924 | 70 |
| 27 | (Lakers) |
12.8 | 933 | 73 |
| 28 | (Knicks) |
12.8 | 945 | 74 |
| 29 | (2 teams) |
12.2 | 877 | 72 |
| 30 | (2 teams) |
12.1 | 849 | 70 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Celtics) |
11.9 | 878 | 74 |
| 32 | (Warriors) |
11.6 | 787 | 68 |
| 33 | (Pistons) |
11.2 | 781 | 70 |
| 34 | (Royals) |
10.6 | 773 | 73 |
| 35 | (Royals) |
10.5 | 791 | 75 |
| 36 | (Royals) |
10.1 | 727 | 72 |
| 37 | (Warriors) |
9.9 | 705 | 71 |
| 38 | (Pistons) |
9.7 | 707 | 73 |
| 39 | (2 teams) |
9.5 | 674 | 71 |
| 40 | (Knicks) |
9.5 | 655 | 69 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (2 teams) |
9.3 | 713 | 77 |
| 42 | (2 teams) |
9.1 | 563 | 62 |
| 43 | (Pistons) |
8.9 | 666 | 75 |
| 44 | (Pistons) |
8.9 | 602 | 68 |
| 45 | (Nationals) |
8.7 | 650 | 75 |
| 46 | (Royals) |
8.7 | 641 | 74 |
| 47 | (Hawks) |
8.6 | 608 | 71 |
| 48 | (Hawks) |
8.4 | 629 | 75 |
| 49 | (2 teams) |
8.3 | 611 | 74 |
| 50 | (Warriors) |
8.2 | 615 | 75 |